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Julius Körfgen

Founder

Co-Founder & CEO at Uplane

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedUplane · YC

About

Julius Körfgen held a Marketing Director role at a European direct-to-consumer brand, managing significant advertising budgets. He previously worked on scaling a lead generation platform to over $10M in monthly revenue.

Co-Founder & CEO at UplaneYC F25

Intro paths

YC

Julius went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Uplane's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Julius can intro founders to Uplane's investors below.

Uplane's investors · 4

20VCLondon · $250K – $5M checks · since 2026Play VenturesSingapore · since 2026Rebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Uplane

MAMarvin Abdel-Massih
Marvin Abdel-MassihFounder
LVLukas Vollmer
Lukas VollmerFounder
JKJulius Korfgen
Julius KorfgenFounder

Founder at UplaneYC F25

Intro paths

YC

Julius went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Uplane's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

→

In turn, Julius can intro founders to Uplane's investors below.

Uplane's investors · 4

20VCLondon · $250K – $5M checks · since 2026Play VenturesSingapore · since 2026Rebel FundSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Uplane

JKJulius Körfgen
Julius KörfgenCo-Founder & CEO
MAMarvin Abdel-Massih
Marvin Abdel-MassihFounder
LVLukas Vollmer
Lukas VollmerFounder

Experience

  1. Uplane (YC F25)Co-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. EnpalDirector (Growth / Marketing)2025Berlin, Germany
  3. EnpalPrincipal (Growth / Marketing)2024 — 2025
  4. EnpalFounder's Associate2023 — 2024
  5. ResponsiblyMarketing & Sales Lead2022 — 2023Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  6. ResponsiblyFounder's Associate2022Copenhagen Municipality, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  7. FREISCHWIMMERFounder & CEO2017 — 2022Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area
  8. 180 Degrees Consulting MaastrichtFounder2020Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands

Skills & more

Languages Chinesisch · Deutsch · Englisch

  • GMAT 730 — GMAC

From Julius's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Julius Körfgen?
Julius Körfgen held a Marketing Director role at a European direct-to-consumer brand, managing significant advertising budgets. He previously worked on scaling a lead generation platform to over $10M in monthly revenue.
Where does Julius Körfgen work?
Julius Körfgen is Co-Founder & CEO of Uplane.
What companies did Julius Körfgen found?
Julius Körfgen founded Uplane.
Where did Julius Körfgen go to school?
Julius Körfgen studied at Y Combinator (F25); Maastricht University School of Business and Economics (Bachelor of Science - BS, Economics and Business Economics); Ewha Womans University 이화여자대학교 (Exchange, Bachelor of Business Administration).

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Shared employers

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