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Svenja Lassen

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Leitung Startup Services at Innovationsstarter

Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

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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

  1. IFB Innovationsstarter GmbHLeitung Startup City Hamburgcurrent2026 — presentHamburg, Deutschland
  2. Hamburgische Investitions- und Förderbank (IFB Hamburg)Teamleitercurrent2026 — presentHamburg, Germany
  3. Startup City HamburgTeamleitercurrent2026 — presentHamburg, Germany
  4. Female Investors NetworkInitiatorincurrent2020 — presentDACH
  5. MUNICH STARTUPBeiratcurrent2025 — present
  6. Komplett-Media VerlagCo-Autorincurrent2025 — present
  7. Frankfurter Allgemeine BuchCo-Autorincurrent2024 — present
  8. Linde VerlagCo-Autorin 'Startup Investing'current2023 — present
  9. hey circle | Die Mehrweg-VersandlösungBusiness Angelcurrent2024 — presentMünchen, Bayern, Deutschland
  10. Atopia SpaceBusiness Angelcurrent2023 — presentMünchen, Bayern, Deutschland
  11. Positive CarbonBusiness Angelcurrent2022 — presentDublin, Grafschaft Dublin, Irland
  12. Hellstern medical GmbHBusiness Angelcurrent2021 — presentWannweil, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
  13. WOMEN SPEAKER FOUNDATIONPresenter & Speakercurrent2012 — presentMünchen und Umgebung, Deutschland
  14. Gateway Ventures - ehm. primeCROWDCountry Managing Director2018 — 2025München und Umgebung, Deutschland
  15. MCI Management Center InnsbruckLecturer2015 — 2025Innsbruck
  16. CelonisSpeaker-Trainer2021 — 2022
  17. Bauer Media GroupMitbegründerin und Moderatorin #supporther Academy by COSMOPOLITAN2019 — 2021
  18. WirecardSpeaker Trainer2017 — 2020München und Umgebung, Deutschland
  19. CosmopolitanSenior Editor COSMOPOLITAN2005 — 2019München
  20. CosmopolitanInitiatorin COSMOPOLITAN BUSINESS ACADEMY (CBA)2006 — 2011
  21. T-shaped Learning Solutions GmbHPR- & Content-Manager2018Berlin und Umgebung, Deutschland

Skills & more

Events1Management2Operations1Social Media26Editing20Journalism22Start-ups8Venture Capital8Entrepreneurship6Marketing Strategy8Magazines11Publishing9
+12 moreSocial Media MarketingStartupsPublic RelationsBloggingCopy EditingDigital MediaContent ManagementNewspapersPress ReleasesInvestmentsJournalismusUnternehmertum

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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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