Expert mentors for AI startups
Giant Swarm GmbH
VP Product at Giant Swarm, CNCF Ambassador & PhD Candidate. Expert in Cloud Native, Kubernetes & Entrepreneurship with 20 years in tech.
DeepL SE
Sales Management Lead at DeepL. 15+ years in Enterprise Sales & strategic account management. MBA HHL Leipzig. Servant Leadership expert.
Data Scientist at Google, PhD in Behavioral Economics. Expert in experimentation, A/B testing & ML. Former Spotify Product Insights.
Legal Tech Lab Cologne e.V. | MWS
Board member at Legal Tech Lab Cologne & Legal Tech Engineer. Expert in AI in law, EU AI Act & digital transformation of legal processes.
let the work flow
Founder of 'let the work flow', n8n Expert Partner & Ambassador. Specialist in AI-powered automation and intelligent workflows.
JUPUS
Founder & CEO of JUPUS. Legal tech pioneer with over €8M funding. Automates law firm processes with AI. Lawyer & entrepreneur.
Xlife Sciences AG
Expert in science communication & investor relations in biotech. Ex-CEO mediomix, marketing leader at QIAGEN. PhD Marine Biology.
M2P Consulting
Senior Partner M2P Consulting. 35 years Aviation & Transportation. AI Entrepreneur + Co-Regional Leader German AI Association. Dr.-Ing. RWTH Aachen.
Synnous Consulting GmbH
8+ years HR & Leadership expertise. Guide teams from founding to scaling. Focus on modern recruiting strategies and GenAI impact.
Oppenhoff Rechtsanwälte
Junior Partner at Oppenhoff. Expert in technology, data and AI law. Best Lawyers award. Mentor at AI Founders Accelerator.
iseremo GmbH
Managing Partner iseremo GmbH, Founder jobMentor.ai & Agentivo.ai. 15+ years IT consulting, AI solutions & digital transformation.
NAIX Technology GmbH
Physicist, Founder & CEO of NAIX Technology. Expertise in Legal Tech, NLP and automated document anonymization with Machine Learning.
octonomy
Senior AI Solutions Consultant with 15+ years in digital transformation, AI solutions and enterprise software. Former VP Product Management.
Rotonda Investor Office
Business Angel and co-founder of Rotonda Investor Office. Over 20 years of investment experience with 40+ participations in PropTech and impact entrepreneurship...
DEUTZ AG
Program Manager at DEUTZ AG. 25+ years SCM, AI & digitalization. Co-Founder Operaize. Regional Co-Lead German AI Association.
Oppenhoff & Partner
Junior Partner & Labor Law Specialist at Oppenhoff & Partner. Expertise in AI regulation, digital transformation & modern work models.
Deutsche Telekom AG & Startup Mentor
Head of Lean Innovation at Telekom & UQBATE founder. 15+ years corporate entrepreneurship & lean startup.
Peters @ Ventures
GTM generalist focused on B2B SaaS and sales–marketing alignment. Early team member at SoSafe. Passionate about pipeline efficiency and scalable growth.
NiCE Cognigy
COO of NiCE Cognigy, Co-founder of Cognigy. 10+ years experience in AI, IoT and scale-ups. Bitkom Executive Board member.
VC Business Development Manager at Google and Angel Investor. Community builder and author of "The Week in Swiss Startups" newsletter.
made2GROW GmbH
Founder made2GROW GmbH, HubSpot Platinum Partner. Expert in B2B Marketing Automation, CRM & Inbound Marketing. Academy Trainer with 10+ years experience.
Caladan GmbH
Data protection expert & Co-CEO Caladan GmbH. Former junior professor (Uni Copenhagen). TÜV auditor. Only EU consultant with successful digital health certifica...
MI4People
COO at MI4People. Brings extensive expertise in change processes and integrating AI resources as meaningful complement to classic human resources. Supports team...
FROG VISION GmbH
Business Angel and Managing Director FROG VISION. 40+ years experience in product development, design and startup investments. Active investor in 10+ startups.
Humanizing Technologies
Co-Founder & CEO of Humanizing Technologies. Pioneer in AI avatars supporting 100+ languages. Making AI accessible, intuitive & emotional.
Oppenhoff Rechtsanwälte
Attorney at Oppenhoff specializing in employment law. Expertise in M&A transactions, restructuring, and legal support for startups.
DLR_Startup Factory
Senior Investment Manager DLR_Startup Factory, deep tech investor and venture partner. Bridges cutting-edge research with entrepreneurial practice.
CF Clever Funding GmbH / Rheinische Fachhochschule Köln
Professor of Entrepreneurship & expert in startup financing, venture capital and public funding programs with over 20 years of experience.
Branchen SEO
Founder of Branchen SEO with 25+ years SEO expertise. The 'Keyword King' supports startups with sustainable digital strategies.
BEST GRUPPE
Managing Director BEST GRUPPE & Board Member BEST Assekuranzmakler AG. 25+ years experience in insurance, risk management & business consulting.
erfolgsfaktor & Fresenius University
Business graduate with 20+ years in training & coaching. Digital Management lecturer, AZAV-certified AI manager.
KPMG
ESG Consultant at KPMG. Combines sustainability expertise with data analytics. Develops AI use cases for companies. Organizes AI meetup Cologne.
Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner
Attorney & expert in IT security law, AI Act and digital compliance. PhD in law with startup experience and lecturer at IU Cologne.
