Four WHU-Alumni shine on Forbes 30 under 30 list 2025!

Four WHU-Alumni shine on Forbes 30 under 30 list 2025!

Vallendar, Deutschland - On April 17, 2025, four alumni of the WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management were included in the prestigious Forbes "30-UND 30" lists for Europe. This award honors young, outstanding personalities from different areas who have achieved significant success over the years. In the current issue there are Lucas Christel (BSC 2018), Tobias Hoss (MSC 2020), Finn zur Mühlen (BSC 2020) and Lukas Pauly (MSC 2019).

Lucas Christel and Tobias Hoss were awarded in the "Manufacturing & Industry" category, while Finn are represented in the "Technology" and Lukas Pauly category in the "Media & Marketing" category. The forbes "30-end-30" list has been published annually since 2012 and shows that the WHU plays a strong role in international comparison, since almost 40 alumni has already been performed in recent years.

success of the alumni

Lucas Christel is a co-founder of Purpose Green, a climate-tech start-up in Berlin, which was founded in 2023. With the aim of decarbonizing the real estate sector, the company has already acquired $ 18.4 million from well-known investors such as Fifth Wall and Speedinvest.

Tobias Hoss is Vice President Operations at Lunar X, a Berlin media company that was launched in 2021. Lunar X specializes in digital content brands and is enjoying an impressive range of over 108 million subscribers and 39 billion video calls.

Finn Zur Mühlen founded Telli, a AI start-up that developed voice AI agents for sales. The company, founded in 2024, has already received $ 3.6 million from Cherry Ventures and Y Combinator and is active in the USA, Great Britain and Germany.

Lukas Pauly. The company supports over 1,200 companies in Germany and has achieved profitability since the beginning of 2024, while it is also expanding into new markets such as Poland, France, Austria and the Netherlands.

wide spectrum of the awards

The Forbes "30-UNDER-30" list has profiled a variety of personalities over the years, including celebrities such as Miley Cyrus and LeBron James. In the 2024 edition, further WHU-Alumni were presented in international editions of the list.

• Fabian Bitta (BSC 2016) in the European edition
• Lea Henzgen (MSC 2020) in the Swiss edition
• Naud Idelbi (BSC 2026) and Johannes Jäschke (BSC 2020) in the German edition

The nominees are selected by an expert body that selects the best talents based on their impressive CVs. Forbes offers several international editions, including those for Europe, Germany and Switzerland. The recent successes of the WHU-Alumni in these lists prove the extraordinary training and the entrepreneurial skills that are promoted at this university.

Overall, the list of Forbes shows once again how important the WHU is for the promotion of innovative and successful young talents. The alumni rely on various business areas such as climate protection technologies, the media and KI, which makes them not only nationally but also internationally aware of themselves. These outstanding achievements are a reason for joy for the entire WHU community.

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