Jury
The NEXT Elevator Jury has a two-fold duty: Out of the 30 start-ups most voted-for by the NEXT Community, the jury selects the lucky 12 finalists to present on the NEXT stage on May 17. After the presentations, the winner is elected by the jury. These are the twelve industry experts who serve on the jury:
- Marco Börries, Founder, NumberFour AG
- Mike Butcher, Editor, TechCrunch Europe
- Alexander von Frankenberg, Managing Director, High-Tech Gründerfonds
- Maks Giordano, Founder and Managing Partner, juuman´okudo
- Stefan Glänzer, Founder, White Bear Yard
- Olaf Jacobi, Partner, Target Partners
- Torsten Oelke, Entrepreneur, YOU IS NOW
- Joana Picq, COO, The Next Women
- Christoph Räthke, Berlin Director, Founder Institute
- Reshma Sohoni, Partner, Seedcamp
- Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Entrepreneur, The Next Web
- Sarik Weber, Founder, Hanse Ventures