EWOR

EWOR is an education-focused early backer of the world’s greatest talent, helping
them to launch tech & product businesses on an international scale. EWOR will invest
up to €150K in selected companies and provides a network as well as coaching to
those with the potential to change the world.

Pre-Idea Fellow

Flashpoint Venture Capital

As Venture Scout at Flashpoint VC, I source deal flow of early and late stage technological startups located in Central East European & Israel Markets.  

Flashpoint is an international tech investment manager with approx. $400 million AUM focused on international tech companies originating out of Europe and Israel. Flashpoint manages five venture funds: three VC funds, a Venture Debt Fund, and a Secondary Fund. The firm is headquartered in London and has offices in New York, Tel-Aviv, Budapest, Warsaw, Riga, and Nicosia.

Venture Scout 

Beam

Entrepreneur In Residence

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Strategist

NEEW Ventures

Venture Builder

Westerwelle Foundation

Program Manager

Fruitsteps

Chief Operating Officer

Fruitsteps is a startup building a platform to measure social impact measurement for social businesses and impact investors. After 18 months of research, prototyping and building connections we now have a functioning Minimal Viable Product. We are partnering with projects in Bern, Berlin, Cape Town and Sau Paolo for our initial rollout of the Fruisteps platform. 

At Fruitsteps managed to hone in on the following skills:
Operations Management
Strategic Management
Product Development
Technology Systems
Innovation
Collaboration 
Sustainability Management Practises
Impact Investment Models
Social Businesses Design

Business Partner

Yunus Social Business

Yunus Social Business tackles poverty from the bottom up with Philanthropic Venture Funds and the top-down with Corporate Innovation. MAN Impact Accelerator is one of its flagship corporate innovation programs, which I worked on during my contract at YSB. I supported the sourcing of startups in Africa for their second cohort for the program. 

During my time at YSB, I managed to hone in on:
- Building relations 
- Understanding the mobility startup landscape both in Europe & Africa
- Social business models

APX is a joint venture accelerator and venture capital between Axel Springer and Porsche GmBH. APX invests in early-stage technology startups through its 100-day tailormade program that supports startups to be investor-ready. It is considered to be one of the best VCs in Europe.

As Assistant Community Manager I honed in on the following skills:
- Venture building
- Investor relations
- Mentoring (match-making & facilitation)
- Digital content creation
- Event management

Venture Developer

Hubspace Khayelitsha

Hubspace Khayelitsha brought attention to townships as markets ripe for incubators & accelerators models to be worth the investment for impact investors and the private sector. Within the three years, we incubated over 50 startups and ran initiatives for over 100 youth leaders in Khayelitsha (2nd largest township in South Africa). We partnered and collaborated with over 20 companies, organizations, and global universities. 

At Hubspace Khayelitsha I honed in on the following skills:
Business Management
Lean Startup Models
Public Speaking
Program Development
Stakeholder Management
Financial Management
Event Management
Fundraising
Pitching

Co-Founder

Entrepreneur & Startup Enthusiast

I am interested in one thing - using entrepreneurship as a tool to solve problems for humanity.

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