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Team

Meet the KIT FORGE team. Find the right expert for your specific entrepreneurial needs.

Coordination

Thomas Neumann
Thomas Neumann
Spokesman of KIT FORGE, Head of Entrepreneurship Services & Sharholdings (IRM-ESS)
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Dr. Niels Feldmann
Dr. Niels Feldmann
Spokesman of KIT FORGE, Head of Entrepreneurship Services & Sharholdings (IRM-ESS)
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Prof. Dr. Orestis Terzidis
Prof. Dr. Orestis Terzidis
Head of Institute for Entrepreneurship, Technology Management and Innovation (EnTechnon)
Manuel Köcher
Manuel Köcher
Head of Department Knowledge Transfer (IRM-WT)
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Venture Development

Schadi Neumann
Schadi Neumann
Coach, Senior Researchers
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Dr. Rolf Blattner
Dr. Rolf Blattner
Senior Advisor, Grants & Public Funding
rolf.blattner@kit.edu LinkedIn
Marvin Blättner
Marvin Blättner
Senior Portfolio and Equity Manager
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Julia Schmidt
Julia Schmidt
Coach, Research-to-Venture
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Alexander Graf
Alexander Graf
Coach, Cybersecurity Startups
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Iman Baratvakili
Iman Baratvakili
Coach, International Founders
iman.baratvakili2@kit.edu LinkedIn

Communication & Events

Daniela Musial-Lemberg
Daniela Musial-Lemberg
Teamlead Communication & Events
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Madeleine Gahr
Madeleine Gahr
Project Lead Events
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Marlene Neidinger
Marlene Neidinger
Event Manager
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Ida Kielmann
Ida Kielmann
Communication & Marketing (Department Knowledge Transfer)
hello@triangel.kit.edu

Community & Internationalization

Claudia Schwer
Claudia Schwer
Head of TRIANGEL (Department Knowledge Transfer)
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Sandra Schöttelndreier
Sandra Schöttelndreier
Project Lead International Cooperations
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Rick Lindner
Rick Lindner
Community Manager
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Ralf Stübler
Ralf Stübler
Internationalization Advisor
ralf.stueber@kit.edu LinkedIn
Fang Wilhelm
Fang Wilhelm
Community Manager
fang.dong@kit.edu

Operations

Jacqueline Layh
Jacqueline Layh
Office Manager
jacqueline.layh@kit.edu
Ketsya Ntemir
Ketsya Ntemir
Office Manager (Department Knowledge Transfer)
hello@triangel.kit.edu
Waldemar Korb
Waldemar Korb
Location Manager
waldemar.korb@kit edu

Education & Talents

Tanja Himstedt
Tanja Himstedt
Project Coordinator (EnTechnon)
tanja.himstedt@kit.edu
Andreas Kleinn
Andreas Kleinn
Lecturer, Entrepreneurship Education (EnTechnon)
andreas.kleinn@kit.edu

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Whether you have a vague idea, a breakthrough research paper, or an active startup – let’s talk.

Consulting inquiry

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For consulting inquiries, please use our separate consulting inquiry form.

* Required field

I agree that my personal data submitted via the contact form may be processed by KIT FORGE for the following purposes: contacting me and providing startup consulting services. The processing of the data entered in the contact form is based solely on my consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). The information I provide in the contact form, including my contact details, will be stored by KIT FORGE for the purpose of processing my inquiry. KIT FORGE will not share this data with third parties without my consent. The data I enter in the contact form will remain with KIT FORGE until I request its deletion, withdraw my consent to its storage (which I may do informally by email to info@kit-forge.de), or the purpose for which the data was collected no longer applies (e.g. once my inquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular statutory retention periods, remain unaffected. For information on data protection relating to startup consulting, including applications for public funding programmes for spin-offs, please refer to https://www.kit-forge.de/en/privacy/.