confluentes e. V. – The student's consultancy at WHU

We are thrilled to publish the WHU Founder Report Q3 2024! 🎉 This is the ninth edition of the Founder Report, giving an overview of all WHU start-ups that secured a funding round from July to September. One of the highlights of this report is an in-depth interview with Alexander Krauße, Investment Director at SevenVentures Berlin, where he shares how startups can scale their businesses using media-for-equity and media-for-revenue models. We also feature Lukas Minnebeck, co-founder of Sonic, who discusses how his product and engineering studio bridges the gap between tech and business to help startups build scalable software solutions, and avoid costly pitfalls. Explore these exclusive interviews and much more in this edition of the WHU Founder Report! The report is a collaboration between the WHU Entrepreneurship Center and confluentes e. V. – The student's consultancy at WHU. The WHU Entrepreneurship Center, which is kindly supported by In Praxi - WHU Alumni Association, provided the underlying data of this report. confluentes e.V. was responsible for creating the layout and curating the content. Together, we show the activeness of the WHU start-up ecosystem. Stay tuned for more insights, and enjoy reading! 💙 🦉 Thank you to everyone who participated in the creation of this report! Paul Appel, Konrad Ciezarek, Niklas Radermacher, Frederik Merz, Jochen Engert, Damian Doberstein, Florian Birner, Florian Brinkmann, Frank Rattey, Manish Seth, Cade Gorman, Fabian Loehmer, Lukas Puender, Hasib Samad, Dr. Leonhard Riehle, Honza Ngo, Maximilian Eckel, Dries Faems, Ben Litzinger, Charlotte Kopp, Johannes L. Niemöller, Mats K., Moritz Habetha, Luis Brune, Leonard Wölk, Olga Bartels, Daniel Kourie

We are thrilled to publish the WHU Founder Report Q2 2024! This is the eighth edition of the Founder Report, giving an overview of all WHU start-ups that secured a funding round from April to June. One of the highlights of this report is an in-depth interview with Julia Kost, WHU alumna and co-founder of Via Physio, where she shares how they are revolutionizing physiotherapy in Germany. Additionally, we feature Sebastian Seifert, who founded viafintech immediately after completing his bachelor's degree at WHU. He discusses his journey from building a payment system to scaling his business into an international success. Explore these exclusive interviews and much more in this edition of the WHU Founder Report! The report is a collaboration between the WHU Entrepreneurship Center and confluentes e. V. – The student's consultancy at WHU. The WHU Entrepreneurship Center, which is kindly supported by In Praxi - WHU Alumni Association, provided the underlying data of this report. confluentes e.V. was responsible for creating the layout and curating the content. Together, we show the activeness of the WHU start-up ecosystem. Stay tuned for more insights, and enjoy reading! 💙 🦉 Thank you to everyone who participated in the creation of this report! Jan Henrik Leisse, Max Renneberg, Luis Felipe Carvalho, David Budde, Dr. Tim Breker, Caesar van Heyningen, Dr. Anna Hocker, Miriam Mertens, Arne Wolfewicz, Roman Steigertahl, Maximilian Eckel, Dries Faems, Jonathan Fischer, Ben Litzinger, Charlotte Kopp, Olga Bartels, Johannes L. Niemöller, Mats K., Moritz Habetha, Luis Brune, Leonard Wölk, Julius de Gruyter, Daniel Kourie #WHUFounderReport #confluentes #entrepreneurship #mywhu

We would like to introduce ourselves as the new confluentes executive board 2024/2025! We are looking forward to an exciting year full of new projects, clients, and consultants. Our gratitude extends to the confluentes board of 2023/2024 for their commitment and work over the last year. Furthermore, we would like to thank the consultants within the WHU community for their great work and dedication. Lastly, a big thank you to our clients for the successful collaboration. With excitement for the year that awaits us, we are ready to build upon past accomplishments. From left to right:  Moritz Habetha, Mats K., Charlotte Kopp, Ben Litzinger, Olga Bartels, Luis Brune, Leonard Wölk, Johannes L. Niemöller, Jonathan Fischer

We are thrilled to publish the WHU Founder Report Q1 2024! This is the seventh edition of the Founder Report, giving an overview of all WHU start-ups that received a funding round from January to March from 2024. Furthermore, you can gain some valuable insights from WHU alumnus Roman Kirsch about his journey founding and exiting Casacanda within eight months right after his bachelor's degree at WHU and his entrepreneurial journey afterwards. Additionally, you can find out more about the innovative space of FoodTech in our interview with Marco Ries, Co-Founder of ProteinDistillery and former Executive Chairman of confluentes, discussing how his company is redefining protein production. This report is a collaboration between the WHU Entrepreneurship Center and confluentes e. V. – The student's consultancy at WHU. The WHU Entrepreneurship Center, which is kindly supported by In Praxi - WHU Alumni Association, provided the underlying data of this report. confluentes e.V. was responsible for creating the layout and curating the content.   Together, we show the activeness of the WHU start-up ecosystem.   Stay tuned for more insights, and enjoy reading! 💙 🦉 Thank you to everyone who participated in the creation of this report!

We are thrilled to announce our new "Seven Questions to Partners" series post! Jan Cina Mingo, Partner at Kearney, has answered seven important questions regarding his career and the consulting industry. Jan acquired his professional expertise while studying for his BS in transportation engineering at TU Berlin and his MS in automotive engineering at KTH Stockholm. At Kearney, he is a Partner working in the practice area of Private Equity and Principal Investors. Don't miss out on this exceptional opportunity to gain valuable insights. Thanks again Jan Cina Mingo for sharing your experiences! Enjoy reading 💙 !

We are thrilled to announce our new "Seven Questions to Partners" series post! Christian Seiffert, Partner at L.E.K. Consulting, has answered seven important questions regarding his career and the consulting industry. Christian studied Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences in Karlsruhe and is part of the European Life Sciences Practice at L.E.K Consulting. Christian has extensive consulting experience, and he has provided strategic recommendations to leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical technology organizations for more than 20 years. Don't miss out on this exceptional opportunity to gain valuable insights from a true industry expert. Thanks again Christian Seiffert for sharing your experiences! Enjoy reading 💙 !

We are thrilled to announce our new "Seven Questions to Partners" series post! Alexander Reitmann, Partner at goetzpartners, has answered seven important questions regarding his career and the consulting industry. Alexander studied Business Administration in Göttingen and is part of the Private Equity Consulting leadership team and the TMT practice’s expert team at goetzpartners. In his role, he advises renowned financial mid- and large-cap investors as well as globally leading, multi-billion revenue corporates. Don't miss out on this exceptional opportunity to gain valuable insights from a true industry expert. Thanks again Alexander Reitmann for sharing your experiences! Enjoy reading 💙 ! Interested in finding out more about confluentes? Contact us! 📧 [email protected] 👥 Management board: Jonathan Fischer, Maximilian Borkowsky, Sophie Anaïs Maser, Benjamin Pankrath, Ceyda Delibas, Aryo Omrani, Peter Johannes Kasper, Julius de Gruyter

We are excited to announce the first edition of the confluentes M&A Report Europe 2024! With this report, we want to give insights about the current M&A landscape in Europe and cover the following topics: 👉🏼 Key figures from the industry as well as analyses and interpretations of current developments in the M&A and PE market 👉🏼 Outlook on the future of the European M&A market with a breakdown of current trends 👉🏼 Condensed due diligence checklist Stay tuned for future insights and enjoy reading 💙 ! Special thanks to Leonard Wölk for putting together this report. Aryo Omrani, Jonathan Fischer, Peter Johannes Kasper, Ceyda Delibas, Sophie Anaïs Maser, Benjamin Pankrath, Julius de Gruyter, Maximilian Borkowsky

We are thrilled to publish the WHU Founder Report Q4 2023! This is the sixth edition of the Founder Report, giving an overview of all WHU start-ups that received a funding round from October to December as well as a summary over the total funding volume and biggest investments from 2023. Furthermore, you can gain some valuable insights from Felix Harms, WHU alumnus and co-founder of Tabbler about his journey from sailing to McKinsey and his current startup. Additionally, you can find out more about the topic of debt financing in our interview with Christopher Rautenberg and how this funding method helped him grow metrofibre. The report is a collaboration between the WHU Entrepreneurship Center and confluentes e. V. – The student's consultancy at WHU. The WHU Entrepreneurship Center, which is kindly supported by In Praxi - WHU Alumni Association, provided the underlying data of this report. confluentes e.V. was responsible for creating the layout and curating the content.   Together, we show the activeness of the WHU start-up ecosystem.   Stay tuned for more insights, and enjoy reading! 💙 🦉 Thank you to everyone who participated in the creation of this report! Maximilian Eckel, Dries Faems, Ceyda Delibas, Jonathan Fischer, Maximilian Borkowsky, Aryo Omrani, Sophie Anaïs Maser, Benjamin Pankrath, Peter Johannes Kasper, Julius de Gruyter, Daniel Kourie, Paul Titus Pietsch

We are thrilled to announce our new "Seven Questions to Partners" series post! Dr. Oliver Eitelwein has answered seven important questions regarding his career and the consulting industry. Oliver completed his diploma in Engineering and Business at Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) before doing his Ph.D. at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management. He is a partner at Oliver Wyman in the Health & Life Sciences Practice. Don't miss out on this exceptional opportunity to gain valuable knowledge from a true industry expert. Thanks again Dr. Oliver Eitelwein for sharing your experiences! Enjoy reading 💙 ! Interested in finding out more about confluentes? Contact Us! 📧 [email protected] 👥 Management board: Jonathan Fischer, Maximilian Borkowsky, Sophie Anaïs Maser, Aryo Omrani, Benjamin Pankrath, Ceyda Delibas, Julius de Gruyter