About
The Executive Trainings – a strong programme for strong founders
The Executive Trainings support selected entrepreneurs throughout their start-up's growth journey. The programme provides them with tailored advice on how to raise capital, scale the business and become capital market ready.
Growing start-ups face a whole lot of challenges and constantly need to
- evaluate and pursue new strategic opportunities,
- optimise processes and structures to keep pace with their growth and
- find and convince the right investors at the right time.
Especially from Series A up to Series D and onwards, these challenges tend to be increasingly urgent, complex and multifaceted. The Executive Trainings empower founders to face these challenges with solutions at hand, that are time-critical, evidence-based and individually tailored.
If you want to prepare your start-up for the growth challenges that lie ahead, get in touch and learn more about how this programme supports you.
Next trainings to join:

13-17 September (Module 5)
25-29 October (Module 6)
1-5 March (Modules 1-3)
Munich/Remote
17-21 May (Module 4)
The Executive Trainings programme supports selected entrepreneurs throughout their start-up's growth journey. It provides them with tailored advice on how to raise capital, scale the business and become capital market ready.
Growing start-ups face a whole lot of challenges and constantly need to
- evaluate and pursue new strategic opportunities,
- optimise processes and structures to keep pace with their growth and
- find and convince the right investors at the right time.
Especially from Series A up to Series D and onwards, these challenges tend to be increasingly urgent, complex and multifaceted. The Executive Trainings Programme empowers founders to face these challenges with solutions at hand, that are time-critical, evidence-based and individually tailored.
If you want to prepare your start-up for the growth challenges that lie ahead, get in touch and learn more about how this programme supports you.
Next trainings to join:

13-17 September (Module 5)
25-29 October (Module 6)
1-5 March (Modules 1-3)
Munich/Remote
17-21 May (Module 4)
Trainings
Get the right input – at the right time.
The Executive Trainings by Deutsche Börse Venture Network® and UnternehmerTUM are tailor-made for the needs of high-growth start-ups. Please check our required criteria to see whether you fulfill at least three of the mentioned requirements. If you do not but are still interested in learning more about what we do, please use the message field further down to get in touch with us.
Benefits
Basics
Structure
Early Stage
Later Stage
Core purpose, storytelling, successful pitching to investors, feedback from investors
Venture debt, equity, series B specifics, finance strategy, valuation, different venture financing options, term sheet negotiations
Strategic decision making, people operations, crisis management
Integrated growth management, people operations, scalable and agile organisational structures, managing challenges when expanding internationally
From corporate story to equity story, specifics on debt and VC financing in later stages, analysis of own specific growth challenges and planning next steps
Growth financing via IPO, introduction to all listing segments, communication with capital market stakeholders, investors’ expectations from IPO candidates
Structure
Core purpose, storytelling, successful pitching to investors, feedback from investors
Venture debt, equity, series B specifics, finance strategy, valuation, different venture financing options, term sheet negotiations
Strategic decision making, people operations, crisis management
Integrated growth management, people operations, scalable and agile organisational structures, managing challenges when expanding internationally
From corporate story to equity story, specifics on debt and VC financing in later stages, analysis of own specific growth challenges and planning next steps
Growth financing via IPO, introduction to all listing segments, communication with capital market stakeholders, investors’ expectations from IPO candidates
Ulrich Sprenzel, former CFO 21sportsgroup GmbH
Lars Hoffmann, CEO fos4X GmbH
Raffael Johnen, CEO and co-founder of auxmoney GmbH
Selection of lecturers
The Executive Trainings bring together a diverse spectrum of high-profile lecturers. Among the speakers are accomplished entrepreneurs, experienced industry experts, leading venture capitalists and distinguished professors, such as:
Head of Pre-IPO & Capital Markets
Professor of Entrepreneurial Finance
Head of Entrepreneurship & Tech Education
Managing Partner
Former Professor
Partner (Transactions & Tax)
Co-founder and CEO
Co-founder and CEO
Professor of International Entrepreneurship
CEO
Consultant & Researcher
CIO Multi Asset Europe
Selection of lecturers
The Executive Trainings bring together a diverse spectrum of high-profile lecturers. Among the speakers are accomplished entrepreneurs, experienced industry experts, leading venture capitalists and distinguished professors, such as:
Take off to the next growth stage

Upcoming dates:
1-5 March 2021
Munich/Remote
Modules 1-3
17-21 May 2021
Munich/Remote
Module 4
13-17 September 2021
Berlin/Remote
Module 5
25-29 October 2021
Frankfurt/Remote
Module 6
If you are interested in joining the Executive Trainings, please get in touch.
We will have a closer look at your start-up to determine whether you fulfill at least three of the required criteria!
Community
Pursue your start-up’s growth – beyond the programme.
The Executive Trainings are one of the core services offered by Deutsche Börse Venture Network. The network’s aim is to connect and match start-ups with investors within a growing community across the globe. As a participant of the programme, you will be one of over 600 members forming one of Europe’s leading ecosystems for growth financing.
Alumni
Keep on learning in exchange with strong peers and experts. As graduates of the Executive Trainings, you will be invited to exclusive alumni meet-ups.
Here you will find a selection of start-ups that are already part of the community:












Alumni
Keep on learning in exchange with strong peers and experts. As graduates of the Excecutive Trainings Programme, you will be invited to exclusive alumni meet-ups.
Here you will find a selection of start-ups that are already part of the community:













Partners
The best of two worlds
The Executive Trainings are based on a strong collaboration of two partners who are well known for their expertise in building and financing high-growth start-ups:
Deutsche Börse Venture Network is one of Europe’s leading ecosystems for growth financing with over 550 selected members from across the globe.
- At its core it is a community for targeted match making and enhanced visibility between start-ups with investors.
- Finding the right growth financing is supported by tailored services and exclusive networking events.
- Equipping start-ups with expertise to successfully scale their businesses is key.
The network serves as a one-stop-shop for start-up financing, from venture capital, over debt financing all the way to the capital market – always considering each individual growth case.
UnternehmerTUM, the Center for Innovation and Business Creation at TUM, offers founders a complete service from the initial idea to IPO.
- UnternehmerTUM is one of the leading university-based start-up ecosystems in Europe.
- The centre develops and connects talents, technologies, customers and capital.
- Students, academics, and professionals get inspired to take entrepreneurial action.
- UnternehmerTUM is at the core of an extensive start-up and industry network.
Every year, 50+ scalable high-tech start-ups originate at UnternehmerTUM.
Partners
The best of two worlds
The Executive Trainings are based on a strong collaboration of two partners who are well known for their expertise in building and financing high-growth start-ups:
Deutsche Börse Venture Network is one of Europe’s leading ecosystems for growth financing with over 550 selected members from across the globe.
- At its core it is a community for targeted match making and enhanced visibility between start-ups with investors.
- Finding the right growth financing is supported by tailored services and exclusive networking events.
- Equipping start-ups with expertise to successfully scale their businesses is key.
The network serves as a one-stop-shop for start-up financing, from venture capital, over debt financing all the way to the capital market - always considering each individual growth case.
UnternehmerTUM, the Center for Innovation and Business Creation at TUM, offers founders a complete service from the initial idea to IPO.
- UnternehmerTUM is one of the leading university-based start-up ecosystems in Europe.
- The centre develops and connects talents, technologies, customers and capital.
- Students, academics, and professionals get inspired to take entrepreneurial action.
- UnternehmerTUM is at the core of an extensive start-up and industry network.
Every year, 50+ scalable high-tech start-ups originate at UnternehmerTUM.
Join
Ready to scale your business? Join the programme.
Become part of a community that lasts
You are an entrepreneur and would like to join the Executive Trainings? As a first step, please complete the following contact form.
A team member from Deutsche Börse Venture Network will then personally contact you to discuss the next steps.
