The Founder & Venture Capital Conference

6. November 2024 - Köln

The best founders, the most important investors and the largest corporates meet once a year at Startupland. The motto is: Learn, Connect, Grow.

Matchmaking plays a major role in Startupland: Startups can make targeted contacts with VCs. Venture capitalists, in turn, can find the latest, hottest and most important startups.

The three stages are also about learning from each other, meeting in the real world and growing together. There will be exciting presentations and discussions, informative interviews and inspiring pitches.

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Speaker

The best founders, the most important investors and the largest corporations: our speaker line-up for 2024.

Unicorn

Jannik Schall

Founder, 1Komma5°

100 million raised

Ijad Madisch

Founder, ResearchGate

Exit: 300 million

Josef Brunner

Founder, relayr, JouleX

Exit to IBM

Mirko Novakovic

Founder, Instana, New Forge

35 million raised

Lisa Dahlke

Founder, Localyze

180 Millionen Umsatz

Philipp Mühlbauer

Founder, Picanova

Podcast-legend

Sven Schmidt

CMO, Machineseeker Group

100 million turnover

Rene Ruhland

Founder, myposter

65 million raised

Christian Springub

Founder, Dance

15 million raised

Sophie Chung

Founder, Qunomedical

Serial founder

Oliver Steinki

Founder, FOND OF, xdeck, evolutiq

Serial founder

Max Wittrock

Founder, mymuesli, Jokolade

95 million raised

Frederik Fahning

Founder, Zenjob

18 million raised

Jan Pannenbäcker

Founder, Metaloop

30 million raised

Katrin Alberding

Founder, Kenbi

Exit: 500 million

Manuel Boenisch

Founder, ProGlove

Exit: 500 million

Thomas Kirchner

Founder, ProGlove

Exit to BlackBerry

Markus C. Müller

Founder, Nui Care

15 million raised

Irene Klemm

Founder, Edurino

50 million downloads

Tobias Börner

Founder, Fastic

13 million raised

Elisabeth L’Orange

Founder, Oxolo

15 Millionen raised

Florian Meissner

Founder, Aware

80 investments

Robert Maier

SB21 Business Angels

AUM: 11 billion Dollar

Michael Treskow

Partner, Eight Roads Ventures

60 investments

Stephan Schubert

General Partner, STS Ventures

Fonds: 360 million

Philipp Werner

Partner, Project A Ventures

Fonds: 120 million

David Rosskamp

Managing Partner, Magnetic

Fonds: 50 million

Tina Dreimann

Founder, better Ventures

Fonds: 300 million

Jan Sessenhausen

General Partner, Cusp Capital

Fonds: 40 million

Simon Schneider

Founding Partner, Neoteq Ventures

Fonds: 300 million

Tim Schumacher

General Partner, World Fund

Fonds: 20 million

Markus Gick

Managing Partner, xdeck

350 Investments

Anna Bosch

Principal, b2venture

Fonds: 160 million

Fridtjof Detzner

General Partner, Planet A Ventures

Fonds: 225 million

Fritz Oidtmann

Managing Partner, Acton Capital

Fonds: 250 Millione

Benjamin Erhart

General Partner, UVC Partners

Fonds: 150 Millionen

Katharina Man

Principal, Vorwerk Ventures

Fonds: 150 million

Philippe Klitzing

Partner, Peak

Fonds: 300 million

Maximilian Rowoldt

General Partner, Cusp Capital

50 investments

Alexander Kölpin

Managing Director, seed + speed

Fonds: 105 Millionen

Jan Leicht

Managing Partner, Simon Capital

Fonds: 100 Millionen

Reinhard Meier

Founding Partner, YZR Capital

Fonds: 50 Millionen

Til Klein

Founding Partner, identity.vc

Fonds: 50 Millionen

Jens-Philipp Klein

General Partner, Rethink Ventures

Fonds: 30 Millionen

Ann-Christin Kortenbrede

Managing Partner, Gründerfonds Ruhr

Fonds: 200 Millionen

Jörg Binnenbrücker

Founding Partner, Capnamic Ventures

Fußballer & Investor

Luca Waldschmidt

Stürmer, 1. FC Köln

>50 Early Stage-Investments

Fabian von Trotha

Managing Director, DvH Ventures)

Media for Equity

Niko Waesche

Founding Partner, German Media Pool

Fonds: 60 Millionen

Tommy Labryga

General Partner, Vireo Ventures

Fonds: 50 Millionen

Moritz Vohler

Senior Investment Manager, better ventures

Early-Stage Impact Fund

Anne Geiger

Managing Partner, Anthropia Ventures

20 Investments

Maximilian Naumow

Investment Manager, LBBW Venture Capital

Fonds: 150 Millionen

Julius Jürging

Partner, Hi Inov

AUM: 200 Millionen

Bernd Klosterkemper

Partner, Ananda Impact Ventures

Media-for-Equity

Kevin Lichtenfeld

Manager Media Investments, SevenVentures

25 Investments

Benjamin Visser

Founder, allygatr

20 Investments

Matthias Friese

Founding Partner, XPRESS Ventures

10 investments

Sophia Tran

Founder, Spotlight! Ventures

Fonds: 40 Millionen

Marie Hildebrand

Investmentmanagerin, neoteq ventures

PR-Unicorn

Tilo Bonow

Founder, PIABO

Moderation

Chérine De Bruijn

Know How Stage

Host

Andre Kempe

Founder, Admiral Media

Host

Johannes Pohl

Business unplugged

Host

Marie Fabiunke

Gründerin, Cosmyc Partners

Location

The Rheinenergiestadion, formerly known as the Müngersdorfer Stadion, is not only the sporting home of 1. FC Köln, but also a fantastic event location that impresses with a breathtaking view of the stadium interior.

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