Lars Hinrichs – Founder & CEO
Lars Hinrichs is the founder and Managing Director of Open Business Club GmbH (openBC). Lars started his career as an entrepreneur in 1998 at the age of 22 after working as a consultant at different new media firms.
In 1998 Lars initiated “politics digital” a well received and award winning platform in the area of politics and new media. In 2000 Lars established Boettcher Hinrichs AG, a consulting company and development house for enterprise communication.
Since 2001 Lars has concentrated on being an investment and funding advisor as he has accomplished several successful financing rounds for various enterprises. Lars advises portfolio companies with business development and business building strategies.
With his broad spectrum of activities and high level memberships in various organizations, e.g. the Entrepreneurs Organization (EO), Lars has an excellent network of contacts worldwide. The idea of enabling networking between his contacts has inspired him to build up openBC.
Awards: Deutscher Internetpreis, Grimme Prize, Europrix
