FOUNDERS FAMILY
The Team
Hi, this is us! The networkers, mentors, brand and project managers behind the Founders Foundation brand.
Every day, we work on cultivating outstanding talents and making the international startup scene even more interconnected.
We have a simple reason for doing what we do: We want to actively help shape the digital future and blaze a trail for the innovative tech ideas of our talented founders.
Dominik Gross
Managing Director and Co-Founder
Simon Brakhage
Head of Hinterland of Things
Anna-Luisa Korte
Director Brand and Content
Stephan Jacquemot
Director Founders Education
Moritz Schön
Director Finance, People & Operations
Malena Wöstmann
Marketing Manager Hinterland of Things
Jan Leplow
Partner Manager Hinterland of Things
Jennifer Trulley
Finance & Operations Manager
Ines Beschorner
HR Talent Acquisition Manager
Nils Lohmann
Video & Creative Content
Sven Grabbe
Partner Manager EdTech Next
Tobias Meier
Finance & Operations Manager
Jennifer Niemeyer
Operations Manager Education
Dana Frischetto
Program Manager EdTech Next Academy
Liesa-Marie Ellerbrok
Programm Manager Startup School
Theo
Feel Good Manager
Greta Kämper
Projektmanagerin Hinterland of Things
Simon Scherer
Venture Developer
Nurit de Hair
Operations Manager Education
Moritz Marxmeier
Social Media & Content Manager
Celine Brilka
Team Hinterland of Things
Kim-David Nguyen
Werkstudent Education
Alexandra Otto
HR Managerin
Marius Winkels
Performance Marketing & Kampagnen Manager
Leon Marvin Herzog
Education
Joyce Herberg
Online Marketing & Kampagnen Managerin
Maimuna Sillah
EdTech Next Operations Manager
Suki
Feel Good Manager
Frida
Feel Good Manager
Nik Riesmeier
Director EdTech Next
Nikita Bryde
Office & Event Manager
Jana Ruhkieck
Mediendesignerin
Mia Goranovic
CRM & Marketing Manager
Olga Hurtynin
Executive Assistant to the Managing Director
Dennis Birkhölzer
Program Manager EdTech Next Incubator
Denise Linnenbrügger
Platform & Operations Manager Hinterland of Things
Tugba Yildirim-Emeksiz
Sales Manager Hinterland of Things
Anna Julie Herrmann
Werkstudentin Education
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