K2MATCH TEAM

Badr Moudden

CEO & CO-FOUNDER

Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Passionate senior expert in strategic development and moving organizations to the next level of Sales growth, including tender management, negotiation and deal closing. Badr covers industry expertise across Chemicals, Automotive, Engineering, Machinery and Devices, Industrial distribution, B2B Software (SaaS).

    Serial Founder, Business angel

    Doing the right things right : Badr has consulted top European companies and start-ups and brings a proven track record in scaling businesses and successfully guiding companies through seed and series A funding rounds. Badr is a recognized coach and a start-up mentor, President of the manager lounge Düsseldorf and an international networker.

Alexandros Dohn

CEO & CO-FOUNDER

Paphos, Cyprus

  • Alex is serial founder and startup advisor across various industries. With a profound knowledge of strategic partnerships, new business development, marketing, and investor relations, Alex possesses a unique skill set that drives business growth.

    He is dedicated to creating curated ecosystems that connect startups, investors, experts, corporations, and government entities. His passion lies in empowering founders to scale their businesses, secure funding, and achieve success.

    Alex is equally adept at identifying unexplored and spot on opportunities for investors (venture capitalists, family offices, high-net-worth individuals (HNWI), and angel investors).

Simone Romaine Treyvaud

COO

Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Simone was born and raised in Australia, where she used her extensive skills and experience to impact various industries, organisations and clients with her unique approach to Human Resources. Her results and her belief in the power of Human Resources professionals to directly impact business results rather than simply being a support function led to her relocation to the Netherlands in 2015.

    She now uses her skills and experience in retail and investment banking, consumer goods, manufacturing, retail and operations to work with C-suite teams and heads of countries and functions globally to drive business performance by developing leadership and team effectiveness capabilities.

    She is a member of the International Society Coaching Psychology and European Women on Boards.

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Lena Andican

Positioning and Messaging Expert

London, United Kingdom

  • Lena Andican is a positioning and messaging expert specialising in working with complex technical products. In addition to crafting compelling business narratives, her key skill is turning geek speak into a clear and concise value proposition.

    Lena is a Partner at Kurve (www.kurve.co.uk), where she leads Positioning & Messaging practice that services venture-backed businesses.

    She is also Founder of wellpositioned.co, a coaching program for early-stage startups that helps entrepreneurs to develop their strategic narratives and messaging.

Peter Harrison

Next level Performance Coaching

Millthorpe NSW, Australia

  • Managing multi-million dollar corporate and commercial contracts, and with decades of real world experience in management, sales, and training environments across a diverse range of industries, Peter has a deep respect and understanding of the structures and principles of highly effective people and organisations.

    As a you² certified master coach of the Pritchett you² Quantum Leap Strategy, his unique 'complementary opposites' methodology of training and coaching, offering a unique perspective drawn from a multitude of personal life experiences, will guide you through a powerful, easy to follow process for accomplishing far more, in less time, with only a fraction of the effort you've been giving.

Hans Ulrich Reitzel

Organizational Psychologist - Executive Coach

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

  • Ambitious Executives in corporations and SMEs and Entrepreneurs with powerful and innovative products or services have one thing in common: Make things better, easier and more meaningful for people.

    Hans Ulrich, working in the most challenging fields around the world, has a long record of helping ambitious people to get results and brigdge the gaps between goals and skills. He is seasoned with institutions, board rooms, big corporations on the one end, and small enterprises, NGOs and communities in hardship at the other end.

    He is trained as a negotiation expert at Harvard Law School and served as a professor for conflict management and governance. With an MBA and degrees in psychology specializing in people & organizations, in international law and theology he understands deeply diverse cultural backgrounds and enterprises struggling in complex economic and structural circumstances. His international experience, among others at the UN, comprises long years in Latinamerica and North-Africa, as well as dealing with Asian and Near East markets.

    He is an Executive coach for leadership and personal development in organizations. He works actually with CIOs and CDOs in corporate transformation scenarios, and as a startup founder he is well acquainted with startup accelerators.

    He is a member of the Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals.

Viktoria Soltesz

Banking and Payment Expert

Limassol, Cyprus

  • Viktoria is the founder and CEO of the independent payment consultancy, the PSP Angels Group. Viktoria is the author of the Moving Money - How Banks think Book, which is available on all Amazon store. She used to lecture at the University of West London and is a regular speaker at blockchain, fintech and investment conferences.

    Viktoria won the BusinessWoman of the Year 2023 Award by Acquisition International.

    With over 20 years in banking, payments, tax and finance, she is an awarded and acknowledged payment professional and speaker.

    Viktoria's unique skill is to explain "how banks think" and "how money moves" to companies worldwide.

    Viktoria is specialised in complex and challenging cases, resolving issues by utilising her unique and vast network of banking and payment providers and professionals.

Ahmad Assaad

Additive Manufacturing Expert

Bochum, Germany

  • Specializing in assisting businesses of varying sizes, from small and medium enterprises to large corporations, he facilitates the integration of 3D printing alongside injection molding and CNC milling. His expertise brings a significant value addition to clients by enabling customized, rapid prototyping, reducing the time and cost associated with traditional manufacturing processes. Moreover he delivers flexibility and innovation, leading to enhanced product quality and performance, which can be pivotal in gaining competitive advantage in various industries.

    Ahmad Assaad has devoted over a decade of his career to additive manufacturing, commencing more than 10 years ago. He has actively contributed to numerous startups, aiding them in establishing and enhancing their technical departments. His expertise spans Quality Assurance/Quality Control, Technical Trainings, 3D Scanning, and 3D Printing.

    With a keen ability to assess companies, he excels in pinpointing their specific needs and subsequently devising appropriate solutions utilizing 3D printing technology.

Hicham Moudden

HR and Compensation Expert

Monaco

Geraldine Hardy

Coming soon

Monaco

Aithem Charny

Coming soon

Monaco

Genevieve Clarise Köbbert

Recruiting

Duesseldorf

Stavriana Kofteros

Coming soon

Nicosia, Cyprus

  • Stavriana is a Founder and Partner of W11 Ventures. She is an Advisor of Pella Ventures, a SEE seed VC fund and a Greentech/AI early-to-growth cross border fund. She is an Executive Board member of the Techisland Association Health Cluster Committee and Global Advisory Council of G100 member for the wing of Humanity, Technology, and Innovation. She is the former Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Research Innovation Foundation, the national Research and Innovation fund of Cyprus (AUM €295m), member of the Investment Jury Committee of the European Innovation Council (EIC Fund €10bn) for European deeptech startups and an EIC Ambassador. She has been active in the European startup ecosystem, as Cofounder and President of the Board of Startup Cyprus, a member of EU’s Innovation Ecosystem Leaders Group (Commissioner Gabriel), member of the European Digital Leaders Network of WEF, former member of the EPP Expert Groups on Innovation and Digital Transition and a member of the Innovation Advisory Board of the Biosense Institute (foodtech, agritech, food security) in Serbia. She is a Cofounder of the European Startup Network and has served as Vice President of the Board and was a member of the Transatlantic Board of Allied for Startups, Brussels-based startup advocacy organizations. She is experienced in deeptech startup support on C-Executive and Board roles and deeptech investments as VC advisor and Angel Investment Committee Deal Leader with positions in deeptech European startups in cybersecurity, ICT, adtech, lifesciences/healthtech, SaaS, AI and energy, among others. She holds degrees in Business Administration and Political Science (ULV) and Certificates in Entrepreneurship Development (MIT-Fulbright Scholar), Corporate Finance (Columbia), and Venture Capital (EVCA).

Dr. Nikolas Mastroyiannopoulos

Coming soon

Nicosia, Cyprus

  • Dr. Nikolas P. Mastroyiannopoulos is Founding Managing Partner of W11 Ventures. Dr. Nikolas P. Mastroyiannopoulos is a Founder and the Managing Partner of W11 Ventures. He is a non-executive director on the Board of Directors of the Green Energy Group in Limassol, and the CIM Business School in Nicosia Cyprus and the Chairperson of the Techisland Health Cluster Committee. He is an Advisor of a Greentech/AI early-to-growth cross border fund. He has previously served as the Cyprus Chief Scientist of Research and Innovation, appointed by H.E. the President of the Republic of Cyprus. He was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation, the national R&I funding agency of Cyprus, and a Board member of the JRC Board of Governors, the Cyprus National Board for Research and Innovation, a member of the Steering Investment Committee of the Cyprus Equity Fund in collaboration with the European Equity Fund (EIF), Chairman of the Ministerial Committee for Research, Innovation and Technology, the national representative to SESAME and the European Blockchain Partnership (EBP), among others. Dr. Mastroyiannopoulos was a leading researcher, and academic. He has extensive translational and innovative research experience, focusing on developing Therapeutic approaches for Neuromuscular and Heart disorders with the aim to commercialize. He established national and international collaborations with various academic and research institutions around the world and has a solid publication record with several peer-reviewed publications and book chapters with considerable citations. He has attracted numerous grants and seed funding as principal investigator or collaborator from National and international funding bodies as well as private initiatives. He holds a doctorate in Molecular and Cellular Biology and a B.Sc. in Biomedical Sciences.

Maximilian Rang

Coming soon

Zurich, Switzerland

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