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.
Clara Bergediek
Program Manager Executive Education
Simon Brakhage
Head of Hinterland of Things
Jennifer Trulley
Executive Assistant to the Managing Director, drives Finance and Operations
Malena Wöstmann
Marketing Manager Hinterland of Things
Louis Schulze
Ecosystem Development Manager
Julia Trulley
Brand and Communications Manager
Marie-Andree Barthelemy
Project Manager Open Innovation City
Dominik Gross
Managing Director and Co-Founder
Janina Ostendorf
Partnership Manager Education
Sonja Retzlaff
Online Marketing Manager
Moritz Köster
Regional Network and Project Manager
Janna Kramer
Team People and Operations
Anna-Luisa Korte
Director Brand and Content
Sebastian Fischer
Project Manager Open Innovation City
Julia Gerner
Program Manager Accelerator
Leo Gonzalez Schilder
Creative and Design Manager
Miriam Kleiner
Talent Manager Education
Jennifer Niemeyer
Operations Manager Education
Dana Frischetto
Copy and Video Content Manager
Nils Lohmann
Video & Creative Content
Jasmin Tellbüscher
Eventmanager
Elias Weike
Program Manager Startup School
Stephan Jacquemot
Director Founders Education
Lena Schüler
Front Desk Manager
Sophia Klossok
Team Ecosystem
Annika Rubart
Content & Media
Hannes Ill
Team Education
Corinna Powalla
Director
People & Growth
OUR MANAGEMENT
Sebastian and Dominik are true startup and innovation experts. Both live and breathe startup culture and a entrepreneurial mindset. They are always ready to listen to talents talk about their ideas.
Our Directors
Beside our two founders, two experienced experts round out the Founders Foundation Management Board.
Anna-Luisa Korte
Director Brand & Content
Anna and her team are responsible for communicating the contents and visuals of the Founders Foundation brand. She is the Foundation’s voice in the press.
Anna’s strength are strategic and structured planning combined with a positive attitude. She knows the Founders Foundation in and out and lives by the lean startup approach.
Stephan Jacquemot
Director Education
Stephan and his team are responsible for the department Founders Education where talents are trained to become entrepreneurs using various formats. Stephan has been a successful angel investor for many years. He knows first-hand what's most important when forming a startup. He lives by the words "founders first"!
Stephan Jacquemot
Director Education
Stephan and his team are responsible for the department Founders Education where talents are trained to become entrepreneurs. Stephan has been a successful angel investor for many years. He knows first-hand what’s most important when forming a startup. He lives by the words “founders first”!
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