Every top athlete has an agent. Top tech founders should get theirs, too.
Early-stage tech founders will get the support they need and will need — with the business decisions that matter: hiring, fundraising, operations and go-to-market. Not cheering from the sidelines — real support. Actively sparring and solving problems with you on eye level. With 15 years of experience in early stage startups (e.g. Delivery Hero, Babbel, 8fit, HelloBetter) and as a 2x founder (raising from top investors), I have seen a few things I would have loved to know before. One thing I learned: during successful or less successful phases, you always benefit from extra support. I enjoy working with founders, helping them to build and to create opportunities most people don't see. Consider me as your strategic super generalist — while I won't have all the answers, I will try to ask the right questions and give you additional data points you can move on with. This will increase your probability for success and gets you from level 1 to 10 faster. I believe in you before others do. I help you foresee problems, before they become one. My goal is to see and unlock your full potential, so you grow and have long-term success.
WHAT I DO
Hiring
Build the right team around you — from late co-founder, ops lead to key growth hires. Finding the right people with the right heart and energy is your key success factor.
Fundraising
Get the funding and investors you deserve and really want long-term. Ideally you do not need to raise, but if so, you better know from whom and on what terms.
Operations
Identify current and upcoming problems before they burn you and set up the company for success. Building a company is painful — the right mix of internal and external experts will reduce your headache.
GTM
Work on the alignment of product, market, channel and model, so your traction really happens. Be crystal clear what to focus on first and what to leave out for now — and don't burn money for nothing.
Don't stay alone - call me before you make the next big call.
Be smart - successful people get challenged and seek advice.
I have your back - your success is my success.
“Focus on where you are best. Let's find solutions for the rest.”
FOUNDERAGENT
Who this is for
Fit criteria- (Solo) tech founders in EU
- AI native startups in pre-seed/ seed
- High ambitions & commitment
- Good, honest humans with the right values
- Clear product direction
- First traction / user feedback
What this is not
Disfit criteria- A full co-founder / C-level substitute
- Your therapist
- Operational replacement of key functions & roles
- The solution to your product - market fit
- A solution to your cash needs
- A shortcut without hard work
- A guarantee of success
- Creative brainstorming fun without real commitments

Saman Hashemian
Background
HelloBetter
CMO · 2022 – 2026
Scaling growth at the leading DiGA provider for mental health.
Kianava
CO-FOUNDER & CEO · 2019 – 2022
Founded a telemedicine startup for holistic medical care.
8fit
CMO & COO · 2015 – 2019
Built the leading fitness & nutrition app with 20M+ users.
Babbel & Delivery Hero
STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS & PRODUCT MKT 2011 - 2015
Created partnerships with e.g. Apple, Google, Samsung and football clubs
Other
MKT EXPERT AT TEAM JULIA · 2024 – PRESENT
DEAL PARTNER, ANGEL & ADVISOR · 2026 – PRESENT
ENTREPRENEURSHIP FIRST – BERLIN COHORT 3 · 2019
Core Skills
MY COMMITMENT
Potential outcomes
What you may gain- Found a key person or external expert
- Helped to find the right investor and terms
- Enabled a key partnership
- Identified a scalable channel
- Ensured right focus to really scale & win
- Extinguished an operational fire
THE DEAL
1 YEAR SUPPORT
CORE PRINCIPLE
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER
All my processes are fully AI enabled and each email, conversation and information exchange runs via various software & AI tools. Please inform me beforehand if you want certain information to be excluded, and don't share anything sensitive upfront.
READY?
Let’s talk - and enjoy the ride together!
Just book a 20min call and let's discuss your top problem straight away so we get to know each other.