Startups

The Team for the region North

Jannis Grube

In the far north Jannis is responsible for all topics around Startups & Scaleups. He has been active in the Next Level Team since he joined PwC and is passionate about promoting young companies in the North, always keeping the entire startup ecosystem in mind. He finds the connection of young companies with corporates and investors particularly exciting. In addition, he cultivates a close relationship to family businesses and especially to the NextGens.

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The Team for the Central region

Daniel Spengemann

An auditor from the private equity and family business sector on his way through the start-up jungle - does not fit? Yes, because Daniel's many years of experience in screening a wide variety of companies helps him to identify challenges, including those of young entrepreneurs, and to help them overcome them - from the first steps of founding a company to going abroad and going public on the stock exchange.

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The Team for the region West

Sebastian Holtze

Sebastian is an expert on digital transformation and New Work, who as a "networker between the worlds" brings together start-ups, corporates and scientists. He supports start-ups in the (further) development and professionalization of business models and prototypes. In addition, he accompanies founders in scaling - at home and abroad. He is a coach, jury member and moderator in the start-up scene of the Ruhr area and heads the working group "Entrepreneurship of the Junior Chamber in Essen". Privately he prefers to build "ninja warrior playgrounds" suitable for children for himself ... and his son.

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The Team for the region East

Johannes Häner

Johannes is co-founder of PwC Next Level. Thanks to his many years of experience, he knows the typical challenges that young founders have to face on their way to an IPO. For Johannes, short and fast routes mean success - which is why he is personally committed to ensuring that start-ups always get to know the right experts at PwC directly.

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Isabel Steurer
Isabel is an expert in deals advisory for start-ups and established companies. She supports young companies in all aspects of financing and business management consulting and connects them with suitable contacts to ensure all-round support.

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Stephanie Köstner
Stephanie supports start-ups and established companies in adding value to their M&A transactions. Specializing in IT & Technology, her focus is on supporting IT projects in the deals environment and helping companies bridge the gap to start-ups.

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