European Stealth Founders (poach.vc)

European Stealth Founders (poach.vc)

An Acquired Founder Returns + Ex-Google & Ex-Tesla Execs Building Anew

Mar 31, 2026
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Early Stage Founders

  • Jens Garberding (Berlin, Germany)

    • Ex-Google Head of Retail & Payments turned founder and CEO of Holyo GmbH for 6 years. Building a startup to connect competitive athletes with exclusive brand deals.

    • LinkedIn

  • André K. (Paris, France)

    • Management consultant turned transformation manager at BNP Paribas (5 years), now Director of Program Management Office at Ayvens. Has experience leading international transformation initiatives across EMEA, AMER and APAC regions.

    • LinkedIn

  • Antoine Bailbe (France)

    • Consultant turned co-founder of ChurnGuard, focused on preventing customer churn before it happens. Previously worked as a functional consultant at onepoint and served as community manager at Torekko.

    • LinkedIn

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