The WHU Entrepreneurship Roundtable Podcast presents the stories of MBA alumni from the WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management in Germany, who have founded businesses, are creating their own career path, and are having a positive impact in Germany and abroad.
#10 Tech Startups - Mapular - Peter Rose, Founder & CEO
Peter Rose, Founder & CEO of Mapular, discusses location intelligence SaaS for consumer analytics and data-driven decisions in marketing, growth, and expansion, in this interview.
9 Jul 2025
#09 Tech Startups - Bloon - Vuyiswa M'Cwabeni, CEO
Vuyiswa M'Cwabeni, CEO of Bloon, discusses her AI-powered, no-code development platform that helps enterprises build and deploy mission-critical applications, especially within SAP environments, in this interview.
Vuyiswa M'Cwabeni, Bloon Co-Founder and CEO, discusses Bloon's AI-powered, no-code platform for enterprise application development, especially within SAP environments, in this interview.
Aniruddh Goteti, Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Orbion, discusses Orbion's AI-driven predictive platform that enhances protein understanding and design for biotechnology, empowering scientists with tools to improve structural biology in this interview.
Claire Zhu, Co-Founder of Kontext21, discusses how their AI startup develops developer tools that provide real-time user context from various data sources, enabling smarter automation and personalized insights in this interview.
Florian Kriependorf and Thilo Hamm are Co-Founders and Co-CEOs of ScrapBees, a scrap metal recycling startup based in Neuss, Germany.
ScrapBees is revolutionizing the recycling industry by providing digital urban mining solutions that support the energy transition and address the skilled labour shortage. Their services streamline the collection, sorting, and recycling of scrap materials for craftsmen and large-scale installers. With a focus on efficiency and sustainability, Scrapbees transform waste into valuable resources, contributing to producing "Green Steel" and other eco-friendly products. By integrating advanced digital tools, Scrapbees ensures transparency and traceability in the recycling process, setting new industry standards and significantly reducing environmental impact.
Florian and Thilo are both alumni of the WHU Part-Time MBA 2013 batch. Florian also holds a Law degree from the University of Passau, while Thilo holds an Electronic Engineering degree from the University of Applied Sciences in Dresden.
Florian and Thilo are both originally from Germany, Florian from the Niederrhein area and Thilo from Sauerland. Florian is based in Neuss and Thilo in Cologne.
Learn more:
Florian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/florian-kriependorf-76090269/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/florian-kriependorf-76090269/)
Thilo on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thilo-hamm-798b74a3/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thilo-hamm-798b74a3/)
ScrapBees on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/scrapbees/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/scrapbees/)
ScrapBees website: https://schrottbienen.de/en/ (https://schrottbienen.de/en/)
7 May 2025
#05 Tech Startups - StrategyFrame - Christian Underwood, Co-Founder & CEO
Christian Underwood is Co-Founder & CEO of StrategyFrame, a strategy SaaS startup based in Düsseldorf, Germany.
StrategyFrame is an AI platform for strategy in medium-sized businesses. It provides owners and leaders a clear and comprehensive guidance on how to make their company thrive, from strategy development to strategy implementation. StrategyFrame is part of a wider portfolio of solutions that Christian has built for medium-sized businesses, including the StrategySummit, the book and podcast “Hope is not a Strategy”, and more.
Christian is an alumnus of the WHU Part-Time MBA 2012 batch and also holds a Magister Degree in Political Science South Asia from the Heidelberg University.
He is originally from Saarlouis in Saarland, Germany, and he is currently based in Düsseldorf.
Learn more:
Christian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianunderwood/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianunderwood/)
StrategyFrame on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/strategyframe/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/strategyframe/)
StrategyFrame website: https://www.strategy-frame.com/ (https://www.strategy-frame.com/)
23 Apr 2025
#04 Tech Startups - CUREosity - Caesar van Heyningen, Co-Founder & CEO
Caesar van Heyningen is Co-Founder & CEO of CUREosity, a MedTech startup based in Düsseldorf, Germany.
CUREosity focuses on virtual reality therapy through gamification. With its vision to revolutionize traditional rehabilitation, CUREosity develops VR-based therapy applications for clinics and practices, including its flagship product, CUREO. CUREO’s delivers evidence-based therapeutic success, sustainable relief of personnel, increased patient motivation, a wide range of applications, and an easy and intuitive usability. CUREO is the result of a collaborative approach between CUREosity’s developers and in-house medical experts with scientists, doctors, and therapists from major clinics and partner practices.
Caesar is an alumnus of the WHU Part-Time MBA 2021 batch and also holds a Bachelor in Business Management by the University of Europe for Applied Sciences.
He is originally from Essen, Germany, and he is currently based in Düsseldorf.
Learn more:
Caesar on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caesar-van-heyningen-3b6a1a133/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/caesar-van-heyningen-3b6a1a133/)
CUREosity on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cureosity-gmbh/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/cureosity-gmbh/)
CUREosity website: https://www.cureosity.com/ (https://www.cureosity.com/)
Alena Giwojna is Founder & CEO of Famville, a family tech and parent tech startup based in Düsseldorf, Germany.
Famville is the AI-powered family concierge redefining parenting. Designed for busy parents, it saves time and mental overload by instantly finding the best educational and entertaining activities, matching like-minded families, and intelligently scheduling meetups—all in a few clicks.
Alena is an alumna of the WHU Part-Time MBA 2021 batch and also holds a PhD in Biosciences from the Heidelberg University.
She is originally from Grodno, Belarus, has lived in Germany since 2014, and is currently based in Düsseldorf.
Learn more:
Alena on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alena-giwojna/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alena-giwojna/)
Famville on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/famville/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/famville/)
Famville website: https://famville.net/ (https://famville.net/)
Niklas Hanitsch is Founder & CEO of SECJUR, a compliance and security automation startup based in Hamburg, Germany.
SECJUR’s vision is effortless compliance and universal digital trust for a safer world. Therefore, SECJUR developed the Digital Compliance Office or DCO, an all-in-one solution for businesses for all things compliance. Thanks to SECJUR, businesses can implement compliance standards such as GDPR, ISO 27001, NIS2, DORA, and TISAX reliably and save hundreds of hours worth of effort.
Niklas is an alumnus of the WHU Part-Time MBA 2019 batch.
He is originally from Düsseldorf, Germany, and is currently based in Hamburg.
Learn more:
Niklas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanitsch/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanitsch/)
SECJUR on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/secjur/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/secjur/)
SECJUR website: https://www.secjur.com/ (https://www.secjur.com/)
12 Mar 2025
#01 Tech Startups - Inzipio - Thomas Roth, Co-Founder & CEO
Thomas Roth is Co-Founder & CEO of @Inzipio, a digital health startup based in Aachen, Germany.
Inzipio has developed an AI powered medical software designed to automate and enhance surgical planning. The startup is transforming the field with its innovative approach, providing patient specific planning for surgical procedures within a unified digital platform. By leveraging advanced artificial intelligence, Inzipio delivers a seamless planning experience that integrates all essential steps from medical imaging and virtual planning to the creation of 3D printed surgical guides.
Thomas is an alumnus of the WHU Full-Time MBA 2018 Fall (II) batch. During his studies at WHU, he also served as Chairman of the WHU Entrepreneurship Roundtable.
He is originally from Würzburg, Germany, and he is currently based between both Würzburg and Aachen.
Learn more:
Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasroth7/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasroth7/)
Inzipio on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/inzipio/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/inzipio/)
Inzipio website: https://inzipio-medical.com/ (https://inzipio-medical.com/)
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