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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Laura Raggl 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.

Tom holds a Master’s degree in Spacecraft Engineering and has experience as a founder or policy contributor in the vertical farming, 3D printing and bioplastic sectors. He works across EWOR, supporting the leadership team on operational tasks, leading strategic projects and supporting the fellows to create successful and impactful ventures.

Tolu graduated from Loughborough University in July 2022 with a Bachelor of Science degree in International Business and diploma in International Studies, obtained from studying at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid within her third year. During earlier years of her studies, she explored managing two micro businesses of her own in events and e-commerce. Upon graduating, she possessed a keen interest in entrepreneurship, leading her to the role of Founder’s Associate at EWOR.

Denise is currently pursuing her master’s degree in Business Psychology at FOM University. Along with her studies, Denise is actively involved in the talent selection and programme management at EWOR.

Dana is a Marketing Specialist with a Bachelor’s degree in American Studies and a minor in Media Studies from the University of Groningen. She specialises in generating program applications and is passionate about promoting educational opportunities.

Sonia is an accredited dentist with a background in healthcare consulting and startups. She wrote her doctoral thesis on the use of Artificial Intelligence in dentistry at Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg in joint collaboration with the Dental Faculty at Tufts University, Boston, which is currently under final review. In addition, Sonia is an experienced event moderator and webtalk host, having worked with foundations and other organizations as well as the German Federal Ministry of Health.

Brooke possesses extensive experience in SEO and content writing, and utilizes this digital content background to produce engaging materials in business innovation for EWOR. Her time with EWOR has also given her the opportunity to acquire strong leadership and technical skills, which she leverages to manage the EWOR Platform as well as the internship programme. With a Bachelor’s degree in Geology from the University of Pittsburgh, Brooke is now completing an Elite Master’s Program in Global Change Ecology at the University of Bayreuth.

Adriana began her full-time career at 16, accumulating 7+ years of experience in corporate, startup, and agency settings. She developed her marketing skills through hands-on learning and even co-built an e-commerce startup alongside its founder. Additionally, Adriana participated in a 2-month volunteer program in Tanzania, where she led fundraising campaigns and taught students.

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.

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

Rodrigo is a video editor/EVS Operator currently working on editing EWOR’s Educational Videos.