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Laurel BowdenunlockedSvenja: together at Celonis (2021–2022)
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About
Svenja Lassen leads Startup City Hamburg and its Startup Services department at IFB Innovationsstarter GmbH, which since January 2026 combines the central platform of Hamburg's startup ecosystem with the former Startup-Unit Hamburg to offer funding, advice, networking, and digital services to founders. She is the founder of the Female Investors Network (FIN), which focuses on visibility, financial education, and support for women in the startup and investment sectors. She also works as a trainer and speaker on topics including diversity and impact investing.
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Experience
- IFB Innovationsstarter GmbHLeitung Startup City Hamburgcurrent2026 — presentHamburg, Deutschland
- Hamburgische Investitions- und Förderbank (IFB Hamburg)Teamleitercurrent2026 — presentHamburg, Germany
- Startup City HamburgTeamleitercurrent2026 — presentHamburg, Germany
- Female Investors NetworkInitiatorincurrent2020 — presentDACH
- MUNICH STARTUPBeiratcurrent2025 — present
- Komplett-Media VerlagCo-Autorincurrent2025 — present
- Frankfurter Allgemeine BuchCo-Autorincurrent2024 — present
- Linde VerlagCo-Autorin 'Startup Investing'current2023 — present
- hey circle | Die Mehrweg-VersandlösungBusiness Angelcurrent2024 — presentMünchen, Bayern, Deutschland
- Atopia SpaceBusiness Angelcurrent2023 — presentMünchen, Bayern, Deutschland
- Positive CarbonBusiness Angelcurrent2022 — presentDublin, Grafschaft Dublin, Irland
- Hellstern medical GmbHBusiness Angelcurrent2021 — presentWannweil, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
- WOMEN SPEAKER FOUNDATIONPresenter & Speakercurrent2012 — presentMünchen und Umgebung, Deutschland
- Gateway Ventures - ehm. primeCROWDCountry Managing Director2018 — 2025München und Umgebung, Deutschland
- MCI Management Center InnsbruckLecturer2015 — 2025Innsbruck
- CelonisSpeaker-Trainer2021 — 2022
- Bauer Media GroupMitbegründerin und Moderatorin #supporther Academy by COSMOPOLITAN2019 — 2021
- WirecardSpeaker Trainer2017 — 2020München und Umgebung, Deutschland
- CosmopolitanSenior Editor COSMOPOLITAN2005 — 2019München
- CosmopolitanInitiatorin COSMOPOLITAN BUSINESS ACADEMY (CBA)2006 — 2011
- T-shaped Learning Solutions GmbHPR- & Content-Manager2018Berlin und Umgebung, Deutschland
Skills & more
Events1Management2Operations1Social Media26Editing20Journalism22Start-ups8Venture Capital8Entrepreneurship6Marketing Strategy8Magazines11Publishing9
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Social Media MarketingStartupsPublic RelationsBloggingCopy EditingDigital MediaContent ManagementNewspapersPress ReleasesInvestmentsJournalismusUnternehmertumFrom Svenja's professional profile.
Colleagues at Innovationsstarter
Alex Rode
Content Managerin/ Operations Lead at Innovationsstarter
Andrea Rohmann
Fachl. Leitung Redaktionsteam at Innovationsstarter
Benjamin Lakhssassi
Senior Investmentmanager at Innovationsstarter
Brad Flaishans
Investor at Clayton Dubilier & Rice
Bronja Renken
Assistenz Geschäftsorganisation at Innovationsstarter
Chiara Kracklauer
Junior Investmentmanager at Innovationsstarter
Dörte Bunge
Principal at Innovationsstarter
Dr. Annette Wurl
Programm-Managerin (programmübergreifend) at Innovationsstarter
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Svenja Lassen?
- Svenja Lassen leads Startup City Hamburg and its Startup Services department at IFB Innovationsstarter GmbH, which since January 2026 combines the central platform of Hamburg's startup ecosystem with the former Startup-Unit Hamburg to offer funding, advice, networking, and digital services to founders. She is the founder of the Female Investors Network (FIN), which focuses on visibility, financial education, and support for women in the startup and investment sectors. She also works as a trainer and speaker on topics including diversity and impact investing.
- Where does Svenja Lassen work?
- Svenja Lassen is Leitung Startup Services at Innovationsstarter.
- Where did Svenja Lassen go to school?
- Svenja Lassen studied at Die Coachingakademie (Systemischer Business-Coach, Systemisches Coaching); ZDF New York, USA (Hospitanz, TV-Produktion); Berliner Journalistenschule BJS (Redakteurin Print, Hörfunk und TV).
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Also attended University of Bremen18
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Shared employers
Also worked at Positive Carbon1
Also worked at Celonis31
Laurel BowdenPartner at 83NorthDave PetersonStorytelling Expert at Notion CapitalMuz AshrafGeneral Partner at TCVAliénor BosséPortfolio Success Lead at SpeedinvestRon HirsonVenture Partner at Founders Circle CapitalLuis SchmitzInvestor at Headline
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Also worked at Bauer Media Group16
Andrew RobbInvestor at FELIX CAPITALIskender DirikPartner at Delin VenturesHamlet AzarianVenture Partner, Growth Advisor at Untapped Venturesİskender DirikPartner at Delin VenturesEd BusseyCEO at Oxford Science EnterprisesGiulia McFarlaneHead of ESG at Five V Capital
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