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For Investors
Get exclusive access to pre-selected investment opportunities within our global network
About Cashwalk
Make High-Quality Investment Connections
At Cashwalk, we select high-potential startups with strong growth signals, early traction, and investor-readiness to pitch their business to an exclusive audience of investors and VC judges. Tailored networking provides investors and passionate founders with the opportunity to have a one-on-one conversation in a discrete setting.
While we don’t always know which deals close, surveyed startup participants say that most of them made relevant investor connections during the event. Likewise, many investors return to Cashwalk year after year, because they appreciate the high-quality pitches.

Startup Selection
Participating startups are vetted by German Entrepreneurship. Our team of startup advisors supports nearly 800 startups annually across a multitude of programs. Over the past 15 years, German Entrepreneurship has proven itself to be an expert at evaluating the potential and viability of each startup and in helping them scale accordingly.
Today’s hot product categories for investment include deep dech, cybersecurity, climate tech, life sciences, and AI. However, these are not limitations: All startups are welcome to apply.
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The events are independent from each other. Different startups will pitch at each event, clustered by their industry segments.
Each sector group brings out a winner.
Cashwalk Vol. 15
BERLIN – May 2, 2023
This Event has ended.
Cashwalk Vol. 16
MUNICH – May 16, 2023
This Event has ended.
Cashwalk Vol. 17
October, 2023
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Jury of 15th and 16th Edition

Carla Schell
Auxxo Fund Management GmbH

Sophie Ahrens-Gruber
Acton Capital Partners

Johannes Triebs
Earlybird Venture Capital

Linda Erb
coparion

Stephan Vogel
World Fund

Bastian Bullmann
Atlantic Labs

Franz Diekmann
Capnamic

Johannes Pöllmann
Reimann Investors

Marc Alexander Kühn
UVC Partners

Juliane Elsner
Nauta Capital

Alena Redeker
Auxxo Fund Management GmbH

Christian Pürzer
SevenVentures GmbH

Martijn Balder
2bX

Natalia Ahmadian
Earlybird

Ion Hauer
APEX Ventures

Silvia Ersetti
IRIS

Isabelle Thierfelder
seed + speed Ventures

Manal Belaouane
HV Capital

Thomas Kirchner
OMA Ventures

Jason Grüninger
Capnamic

Mascha Bonk
Ananda Impact Ventures

Nina Neumann
Picus Capital

Leonie Schilling
coparion

Timo Bertsch
High-Tech Gründerfonds

Tobias Schulz
High-Tech Gründerfonds

Beatrice Böhm
Green European Tech Fund

Jakob Lilienweiss
High-Tech Gründerfonds

Paul Kurz
YZR

Martha Smets
Life Sciences Valley

Frederic Martin
HV Capital

Laura Bonomini
Wayra

Matthias Wolf
BayernKapital

Mila Cramer
Project A

Cihat Cengiz
Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures

Bernhard Janke
468 Capital

Matthias Buchinger
Bayern Kapital

Sophie Tribius
ALSTIN Capital
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