Bio

Petra Wolkenstein is an expert in M&A and growth in the technology sector. She combines her consulting experience in Eastern Europe and the Middle East with her work with startups on scaling and startup financing. She founded Konsultori, a growing team of business experts for startup and SME development. Petra is a qualified startup trainer and negotiation coach. Her team at Konsultori Academy has worked with top accelerators and universities over the last decade. They have trained and coached about 2,400 startups in the Balkans, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, Romania, the Czech Republic, Italy, Germany, Austria and Bulgaria, as well as Africa. To reach even more startups and level the playing field, Konsultori Academy has started rolling out self-study trainings for startups. As a General Partner of the Startup Wise Guys Africa VC Fund and Accelerator, she actively invests in startups. She was awarded Ecosystem Hero of the Year at CESA 2022 and is a finalist at the Global Startup Awards. • General Partner Africa, Startup Wise Guys • Member of the Global Board Ready Women • Certified Supervisory Board Member • Certified Adviser in Business Transfer • Member of the Experts Group Succession Adviser Vienna • Negotiation Trainer and Speaker at Female Founders, Startup Wise Guys, Austrian Angel Investors Association • Ecosystem Hero of the Year at the Global Startup Awards in the CEE region 2022