The EWOR Team

Daniel sold his first venture in his early twenties, has founded two profitable businesses since, was named Top Talent Under 25 in the EU and built Europe’s largest community of top entrepreneurs ‘Sigma Squared’, some of which became unicorn founders. With NEWNOW he was able to achieve € 7-figure sales within the first year.

Daniel Dippold
CO-FOUNDER & CEO

Alex has co-founded ProGlove, which was sold for € 500 Mio, has been managing Director at IDEO, and helped articulate the Design Thinking Method.

He has initiated and led many innovation and entrepreneurship programs at universities across the globe.

Alexander Grots
CO-FOUNDER & CCO

Florian Huber is a founder, entrepreneur and startup investor based in Berlin. He is the founder of united-domains (sold to 1&1 Group in 2015), neubau kompass (Germany’s leading real estate marketplace for new residential constructions) and is an early investor in 50 tech startups. In 2018, he was awarded "Business Angel of the Year" by the German Business Angels Association. Florian is a Venture Partner at Signature Ventures – a VC fund investing in blockchain startups – and he is also a lecturer at TU Munich on the topic of crypto assets.

Florian Huber
CO-FOUNDER
Daniel Dippold
CO-FOUNDER & CEO

Daniel sold his first venture in his early twenties, has founded two profitable businesses since, was named Top Talent Under 25 in the EU and built Europe’s largest community of top entrepreneurs ‘Sigma Squared’, some of which became unicorn founders. With NEWNOW he was able to achieve € 7-figure sales within the first year.

Alexander Grots
CO-FOUNDER & CCO

Alex has co-founded ProGlove, which was sold for € 500 Mio, has been managing Director at IDEO, and helped articulate the Design Thinking Method.

He has initiated and led many innovation and entrepreneurship programs at universities across the globe.

Florian Huber
CO-FOUNDER

Florian Huber is a founder, entrepreneur and startup investor based in Berlin. He is the founder of united-domains (sold to 1&1 Group in 2015), neubau kompass (Germany’s leading real estate marketplace for new residential constructions) and is an early investor in 50 tech startups. In 2018, he was awarded "Business Angel of the Year" by the German Business Angels Association. Florian is a Venture Partner at Signature Ventures – a VC fund investing in blockchain startups – and he is also a lecturer at TU Munich on the topic of crypto assets.

Berna was an Innovation Manager for Austrias biggest corporates, is Founding Partner at NOVID20, the first contact tracing app in Europe and a certified profiler.

Berna Epik
HEAD OF PROGRAMMES & COO

Lian holds Masters degrees in neuroscience and education as well as an MBA from Stanford University. She has worked for educational institutions across 5 different continents. She is always looking for the latest research informed ways to help the EWOR community develop into successful entrepreneurs.

Lian Boerma
HEAD OF EDUCATION

Laura Egg is an investor at EWOR, a managing partner of ROI Ventures, and an angel investor focused on early-stage startups. From 2020 to early 2023, she was managing director of the Austrian Angel Investors Association (aaia). Prior to that, she graduated with a degree in Business & Management. After gaining experience in the local startup community, her enthusiasm for new technologies led her to early-stage deep tech VC fund APEX Ventures in early 2019. She is also active in the startup ecosystem as a speaker, mentor, and member of the startup council of the ministry for labour and economy.

Laura Egg
INVESTOR
Berna Epik
HEAD OF PROGRAMMES & COO

Berna was an Innovation Manager for Austrias biggest corporates, is Founding Partner at NOVID20, the first contact tracing app in Europe and a certified profiler.

Lian Boerma
HEAD OF EDUCATION

Lian holds Masters degrees in neuroscience and education as well as an MBA from Stanford University. She has worked for educational institutions across 5 different continents. She is always looking for the latest research informed ways to help the EWOR community develop into successful entrepreneurs.

Laura Egg
INVESTOR

Laura Egg is an investor at EWOR, a managing partner of ROI Ventures, and an angel investor focused on early-stage startups. From 2020 to early 2023, she was managing director of the Austrian Angel Investors Association (aaia). Prior to that, she graduated with a degree in Business & Management. After gaining experience in the local startup community, her enthusiasm for new technologies led her to early-stage deep tech VC fund APEX Ventures in early 2019. She is also active in the startup ecosystem as a speaker, mentor, and member of the startup council of the ministry for labour and economy.

Justin completed his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with focus on Project Management and Project Consulting at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich. Currently, Justin is working as a student trainee at EWOR in parallel to his master studies in Applied Business Innovation. His tasks are mainly in the area of product management and process automation.

Justin Wiesner
WORKING STUDENT

Marcel is an expert in Digital Marketing and Search Engine Optimization. He co‑founded a Swiss think tank in his early twenties, scaled up a leading european CryptoCurrency news webpage from 1’000 to 500’000 monthly visitors and graduated with an Elite Master’s Degree in Material Science and Advanced Processes.

Marcel Vogel
HEAD OF ANALYTICS & GROWTH

Combining compelling storytelling with informative business lessons, Dana creates content for the EWOR blog. She completed a Bachelor’s degree in American Studies and Media Studies at the University of Groningen.

Dana Jacobi
SEO CONTENT WRITER
Justin Wiesner
WORKING STUDENT

Justin completed his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with focus on Project Management and Project Consulting at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich. Currently, Justin is working as a student trainee at EWOR in parallel to his master studies in Applied Business Innovation. His tasks are mainly in the area of product management and process automation.

Marcel Vogel
HEAD OF ANALYTICS & GROWTH

Marcel is an expert in Digital Marketing and Search Engine Optimization. He co‑founded a Swiss think tank in his early twenties, scaled up a leading european CryptoCurrency news webpage from 1’000 to 500’000 monthly visitors and graduated with an Elite Master’s Degree in Material Science and Advanced Processes.

Dana Jacobi
SEO CONTENT WRITER

Combining compelling storytelling with informative business lessons, Dana creates content for the EWOR blog. She completed a Bachelor’s degree in American Studies and Media Studies at the University of Groningen.

Currently pursuing an Elite M.Sc. in Global Change Ecology, Brooke enjoys creating and communicating content to engage others with business innovation.

Brooke Riscoe
HEAD OF CONTENT

Stefan Bödenauer is currently completing his Master’s degree in “Digital Entrepreneurship” at the FH Joanneum in Graz. Prior to that, he completed a bachelor’s degree in Innovation Management and was working as an innovation consultant at weXelerate. Stefan’s work at EWOR focuses on the application process, programme organisation as well as enhancement activities.

Stefan Bödenauer
WORKING STUDENT

Lisa is currently completing her master‘s in Strategy, Innovation, and Management Control at Vienna University of Business and Economics and Tel Aviv University. She has been involved in several voluntary programmes, mainly supporting freshman students as a mentor and underprivileged children in Austria as a tutor.

Lisa-Maria Baumgartner
COMMUNITY MANAGER
Brooke Riscoe
HEAD OF CONTENT

Currently pursuing an Elite M.Sc. in Global Change Ecology, Brooke enjoys creating and communicating content to engage others with business innovation.

Stefan Bödenauer
WORKING STUDENT

Stefan Bödenauer is currently completing his Master’s degree in “Digital Entrepreneurship” at the FH Joanneum in Graz. Prior to that, he completed a bachelor’s degree in Innovation Management and was working as an innovation consultant at weXelerate. Stefan’s work at EWOR focuses on the application process, programme organisation as well as enhancement activities.

Lisa-Maria Baumgartner
COMMUNITY MANAGER

Lisa is currently completing her master‘s in Strategy, Innovation, and Management Control at Vienna University of Business and Economics and Tel Aviv University. She has been involved in several voluntary programmes, mainly supporting freshman students as a mentor and underprivileged children in Austria as a tutor.

Andrea Minichini graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples with a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Design, discussing a Thesis about creativity and problem solving through collaboration and thinking theories. He attended the Apple Developer Academy in Italy which led him to the UI/UX design and eventually to EWOR as Design Lead.

Andrea Minichini
DESIGN LEAD

Denise graduated from Munich University of Applied Sciences with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in February 2021. Since joining EWOR, she has been able to apply and improve her project management skills extensively. Her responsibilities include improving the user experience on the learning platform as well as HR tasks. Together with EWOR, she started her Master in Business Psychology at FOM Munich in September 2021.

Denise Harbauer
WORKING STUDENT

Beatriz is graduated in Film from Middlesex University London in 2021. She is currently working as a Producer & Video Editor and Freelance Writer.

Beatriz Ferreira
VIDEO PRODUCER
Andrea Minichini
DESIGN LEAD

Andrea Minichini graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts of Naples with a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Design, discussing a Thesis about creativity and problem solving through collaboration and thinking theories. He attended the Apple Developer Academy in Italy which led him to the UI/UX design and eventually to EWOR as Design Lead.

Denise Harbauer
WORKING STUDENT

Denise graduated from Munich University of Applied Sciences with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration in February 2021. Since joining EWOR, she has been able to apply and improve her project management skills extensively. Her responsibilities include improving the user experience on the learning platform as well as HR tasks. Together with EWOR, she started her Master in Business Psychology at FOM Munich in September 2021.

Beatriz Ferreira
VIDEO PRODUCER

Beatriz is graduated in Film from Middlesex University London in 2021. She is currently working as a Producer & Video Editor and Freelance Writer.

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