AI
Artificial intelligence ventures.
Founder support
Mentoring
I mentor science and technology founders through Creative Destruction Lab and DEEP at ESMT Berlin. My focus is the commercial side: choosing a market, explaining the offer and deciding what to test next.
CDL-Paris · CDL-Berlin
Creative Destruction Lab
I contribute as a mentor in four streams, helping founders work through their commercial priorities alongside other entrepreneurs, investors and specialists.
Climate
Ventures addressing climate and environmental challenges.
Next Gen Computing
The next generation of computing technologies.
BioTech
Research-based biotechnology ventures.
ESMT Berlin
DEEP — Institute for Deep Tech Innovation
I also mentor founders in two DEEP partnership programmes.
DEEP × RWTH Aachen
Bioeconomy Mentoring Programme
Supporting research-based founders working on bioeconomy ventures, with a focus on markets, customer needs and commercial development.
About the DEEP x Series (opens in a new tab)DEEP × Forum Rathenau
Scale New Chemistry
Supporting founders bringing chemistry and bioeconomy innovations towards industrial applications, in a programme connecting startups with experienced industry participants.
About Scale New Chemistry (opens in a new tab)What we work on
Customers & markets
Who has the problem, who will pay, and which application should you pursue first?
Positioning & pitch
Explain what your technology changes for a customer, and support your claims with evidence.
Priorities & next steps
Turn a long list of possibilities into a few decisions, experiments and useful conversations.