Conversations over Coffees and Croissants

Welcome Comments

Thom Barnhardt, CEO, Wolves Summit

3 successful and funded ScaleUps

Speaker

• Attila Kecsmar - CEO & Co-founder at Antavo

• Nils Feigenwinter - CEO & Co-founder at Bling

• Evelina Necula – Co-founder & CMO at Kinderpedia

Perspectives from 2 CVC-backed ScaleUps

Speaker

• Viktor Matyas - Co-founder & CEO at Aignostics

• Leander de Laporte - Co-founder & CEO at Medbelle

Deep-dive into 2 top CVCs' Strategies, Profiles, and Portfolios.

Showcase:

• Mike Smeed, Managing DirectorInMotion Ventures - JLR (Jaguar Land Rover)

• Joerg Landsch, Head Central Corporate Venture Capital Deutsche Bank

2 CVC execs and 2 VC execs

Speakers

• Gabriele Strassburger - Investment Manager & Venture Architect - Kärcher New Venture

• Wojciech Drewczyński - Principal at Balnord

• David Polach - Principal at J&T Ventures

• Joerg Landsch - Head Central Corporate Venture Capital Deutsche Bank

Topics:

• VC update: the good, the bad and the ugly

• What changed, how CEOs must adapt

• Non-Traditional investors: worth the effort?

Speaker

Francois Mazoudier- Founder & CEO at Fundraising Bootcamp

Deep-dive into top CVCs' Strategies, Profiles, and Portfolios.

Showcase:

• Andreas Nemeth, CEO / Managing Parter at UNIQA Ventures

Showcases and “Most-exciting ScaleUp” Award

ScaleUps

• JobSync - Alex Murphy

• Ruby Logic - Aleksander Niemczyk

• NuManufacturing - Mustafa Sokullu

• Holidayheroes (Move) - Erez Bousso

• Aignostics - Viktor Matyas

• Sport Vision Technology - Karol Dubrawski

• Kinderpedia - Evelina Necula

• Fairbrics - Benoit Illy

• Emailtree.AI - Casius Morea

• Truekinetix - Truekinetix

Jury members

• Bianca Ambrosini - Best Nights VC

• Helen Han - DB Schenker

• Thomas Muscher - Wave-x VC

• Adam Formanek - Startup Incubator Program Manager - BHT Startup Hub

Pedro Félix da Costa - Co-founding partner at APEX, a sports-focused investment company

The 5 most exciting sports tech trends to look out for right now; and the misvaluation of sports assets - what Investors need to look at the real value drivers

Pedro Félix da Costa is a Co-founding partner at APEX, a sports-focused investment company backed by professional athletes across multiple sports. Currently, Pedro acts as the Chief Commercial Officer at APEX, overseeing all business development efforts, including athlete community management. Pedro has always been deeply involved in motorsport, largely due to his brother António Félix da Costa, who currently drives for the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team. Before co-founding APEX in 2021, Pedro gained valuable experience at 7egend, a leading digital transformation agency specialising in sports.