DW Global Media Forum start-up contest 2021: our jurors
Our jury reflects not only the international and interdisciplinary nature of the DW Global Media Forum itself but also of the start-up contest in particular.
Nico Lumma, NMA, Germany
Nico Lumma is a managing partner at “next media accelerator” (NMA) in Hamburg, which invests in early-stage media startups from Europe and Israel. Launched in 2017, NMA has become one of the premier hubs for startup-driven media innovation in Europe, especially in the media and marketing sectors.
Parul Madan, DueDash, India & Germany
As an active early-stage investor, Parul Madan has invested in 40+ start-ups worldwide. Parul established the Founder Institute, a pre-seed accelerator program from Silicon Valley here based in Germany’s Cologne region in 2017, and in 2020 founded DueDash with a mission to leave no investable start-ups behind.