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Introduction

Co-founded in 2022 by Daniel Dippold, Florian Huber and Alexander Grots, the EWOR Fellowship supports outlier founders in tech globally with up to €500,000 and weekly 1:1 mentorship from unicorn founders (Adjust, ProGlove, SumUp). Bespoke, virtual-first support for each founder.

Since 2023, EWOR has grown its partner team with the additions of Paul Müller, Petter Made, Quinten Selhorst, and most recently Hubertus Bessau as Partner & CMO.

Partners

Daniel Dippold

Co-Founder & CEO

Daniel has a background in mathematics, computer science and entrepreneurship (from degrees at Cambridge, ETH, St. Gallen) and created companies worth > €200M in his early twenties. He co-founded New Now Group GmbH, which allows customers such as Deutsche Bank, Postbank, Eon, Philips, and Wella to tune algorithms post-deployment with their software. He initiated and scaled Sigma Squared Society e.V. to over 30 countries and 200 global directors. Sigma is the world’s largest community of U26 entrepreneurs, some of whom have become unicorn founders. He has been the first investor in multiple unicorns and has invested in over 50 companies to date.

Florian Huber

Co-Founder & CIO

Florian is a Berlin-based founder, entrepreneur, and startup investor. He founded united-domains, which was sold to the 1&1 Group in 2015, and neubau kompass, Germany's premier real estate marketplace for new residential constructions. As an early-stage investor, he holds stakes in 50 tech start-ups. In 2018, the German Business Angels Association recognised him as "Business Angel of the Year." Additionally, Florian was a General Partner at Signature Ventures, a VC fund that invests in web3 start-ups.

Alexander Grots

Co-Founder & CCO

Alex co-founded ProGlove, which sold for €500M, and has served as Managing Director at IDEO, where he played a key role in articulating the Design Thinking Method. Furthermore, he has initiated and led numerous innovation and entrepreneurship programmes at universities worldwide.

Paul Müller

Partner

A prominent angel investor, Paul is the co-founder of Adjust, a company that achieved a €1.2B exit and powers thousands of apps with built-in intelligence and automation, backed by responsive global customer support. In addition to his entrepreneurial success, he is also an avid race car enthusiast.

Petter Made

Partner

Petter Made co-founded SumUp and helped in its remarkable growth to an €8 billion valuation. He later joined Drooms as a co-founder and CPTO, bringing it to unicorn status. When not working in the fintech landscape, Petter can be found sharing his insights as a speaker, optimizing his well-being through biohacking, or immersing himself in his love for nature and sports.