In this episode, our Project Manager Lena Maria Ludwig sits down with Stephan Jacob— Founder & COO of Cotopaxi to talk about the journey of his direct-to-consumer, outdoor gear and apparel company. Giving and ‘Doing Good’ is core to the Cotopaxi model. They manufacture outdoor products and experiences to fund sustainable poverty alleviation. The company was founded in 2013, is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, and opened a subsidiary in Bavaria in 2018.

In this episode, our Managing Director James E. Mister chats with Ravi Belani —Managing Director of Alchemist Accelerator, a venture-backed initiative focused on accelerating the development of early-stage ventures that monetize from enterprises. The conversation includes Alchemist’s journey over the better part of the last decade under Ravi’s leadership and a few of the more memorable turning points or milestones in that time —of course including the decision to expand their footprint to Europe.

In this episode, Project Associate Stefan Faistenauer chats with Francesco Wiedemann, Co-Founder of KYTE — a San Francisco and Munich-based startup disrupting the rental car industry. Francesco will focus on the corner pillars of KYTE’s journey from startup launch to the ongoing market expansion process. 

This direct-to-consumer fleet logistics platform has now launched in several U.S. cities such as Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and Miami. Users can rent vehicles through KYTE and get them delivered right to where they are, be it their home, office, or the beach!