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Till Augner

Till Augner

Till Augner co-founded Uplift Founders, combining startup operating experience with coaching on leadership and founder decision-making.

Mentee Testimony

"Till's superpower is to support a founder's inner game: how to become strong at decision-making? How to address conflicts? How to stay calm internally in times of rough surroundings. He has helped me in my transition from founder to CEO."

Florian Reister

About

Till Augner co-founded Uplift Founders, combining startup operating experience with coaching on leadership and founder decision-making.

Current Work

Co-founder and Founder Coach, Uplift Founders

Till Augner co-founded Uplift Founders, where his coaching work addresses leadership decisions, pressure and difficult team conversations. Before focusing on coaching, he founded SportHacks, worked as an Entrepreneur in Residence at RegioHelden and held an international product-management role at Mercedes-Benz.

Augner also contributes as an Uplift Founders expert to NXTGN’s fundraising program for pre-seed and seed startups. His professional background includes advisory work with electric-mobility marketplace Aampere and teaching in entrepreneurship and digital business models. He has completed Co-Active coaching education. His work brings together founder experience, product management and leadership development.

Experience Till brings to founders

  1. Founder leadership
  2. Decision-making
  3. Team conflict
  4. Product management
  5. Fundraising readiness

Operating and investing experience

A selection of companies and roles connected to Till Augner.

Ventures

Uplift Founders

Co-founder and Founder Coach

SportHacks

Founder; former role

Aampere

Advisor and Coach

Mercedes-Benz

Former International Product Manager

Highlights

  1. Co-founded Uplift Founders.
  2. Founded SportHacks before moving into founder coaching.
  3. Participates in NXTGN’s pre-seed and seed fundraising program as an Uplift Founders expert.

Questionsfounders ask aboutTill Augner

Who is Till Augner?

Till Augner co-founded Uplift Founders, combining startup operating experience with coaching on leadership and founder decision-making.

What experience does Till Augner bring to mentoring?

Their experience spans founder leadership, decision-making, team conflict, product management and fundraising readiness.

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