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.

PRINCIPLE 01

Don't stay alone - call me before you make the next big call.

PRINCIPLE 02

Be smart - successful people get challenged and seek advice.

PRINCIPLE 03

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

Saman Hashemian

LinkedInMunich
15+ YEARS EXPERIENCE7X STARTUPS2x founderRAISED 20M+ FROM TOP INVESTORSEF ALUMNIVARIOUS ROLES & BOARD EXPERIENCE

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

Clarity
360° perspective
Win-Win Mindset
Creativity
Long-term Thinking
Human first approach

MY COMMITMENT

12 months and 120+ hours dedicated to youMax 10 startups a year

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 K € MONTHLY RETAINER (PAID AFTER 3-6 MONTHS WITH FIRST REV OR 1ST RAISE)1 % EQUITY (MONTHLY VESTING)1 % CASH BONUS ON 2ND RAISE (IF ANY)3 MONTH PROBATION (CANCEL WITHOUT COSTS)
1 YEAR SUPPORT

CORE PRINCIPLE

NO VALUE - NO PAYMENT

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.