Jannik Nolden
Short Bio
🧑 Contact:
🏫 Educational background:
- B.Sc. in Business Administration at University of Cologne
- M.Sc. in Management (Major: Data & Business Analytics) at Nova School of Business and Economics (Lisbon)
💼 Work experience:
- Senior Consultant at McKinsey & Company
🔎 Supervisions:
- Currently accepting applications for MBA thesis proposals (e.g., Deep Tech, Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship) - for other potential thesis supervisions see information below.
- [Entrepreneurship] European Unicorn Study
- [Deep Tech] The Impact of Human Capital on Securing Funding for Deep Tech Startups
- [Deep Tech] Early success prediction of Deep Tech Startups
- Other/External thesis supervisions are generally feasible - topic should strongly focus on Deep Tech venture success.
🏃 Hobbies:
- Padel, Tennis, Football, Running
- Conference publications
Conference publications
- Nolden J., A., & Welpe, I. M. (2026). Overcoming the valley of death: Which founder human capital factors secure funding for Deep Tech startups? Paper to be presented at the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC 2026), University of Alabama
- Nolden J., A., & Treffers, T. (2026). Deep Tech founders: United by similarities or powered by differences? Paper to be presented at the Babson College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC 2026), University of Alabama