
The CODE Trustees
In 2023, our founders and a group of five outstanding supporters formed a trust for CODE. Each of these CODE Trustees committed their personal reputation, network, time and resources to back and govern CODE, individually as board members, and together as the university’s majority shareholder, for the years to come.
CODE’s Sponsors & Supporters
More than 50 entrepreneurs helped us turning CODE into what it is today – these amazing individuals actively support us in our mission to empower, educate, and unite the next generations of innovative technology leaders, inventors, and entrepreneurs.

Verena Pausder
German Startups Association

Frank Thelen
10xDNA

Robert Gentz
Zalando

Ijad Madisch
ResearchGate

Rafael Laguna
SPRIND

Jonathan Teklu
Tio Holdings

Roland Fassauer
aifinyo / InfAI

Jeannette zu Fuerstenberg
La Famiglia

Dirk Graber
Mister Spex

Niklas Oestberg
Delivery Hero

Benjamin Otto
Otto Group

Udo Schloemer
Factory Berlin

Christian Vollmann
Carbon One

Heiko Hubertz
Bigpoint / Oxolo

Bernhard Mogk
ESL Gaming / Bitkraft

Gabriele Pulvermueller
Host Europe / dogado

Johannes Schaback
Visual Meta / home24 / SumUp

Klaas Kersting
Gameforge / Phoenix Games

Gero Decker
SAP Signavio

Judith Dada
La Famiglia

Holger Kujath
Knuddels

Patrick Adenauer
Bauwens

Joerg Binnenbruecker
Capnamic Ventures

André Christ
LeanIX

Tim Stracke
Chrono24

Philip Bierbach
Gehalt.de

Stefan Peukert
Ausbildung.de / Masterplan.com

Zoé Fabian
Noteus

Valentin von Albrecht
Bool Capital / CODE Alumn

Hendrik Hofstadt
Bool Capital / CODE Alum

Julia Bösch
OUTFITTERY

Pascal Zuta
GYANT / Oceans Apart

Soeren Hofmayer
ResearchGate

Issam El Ghouzafi
ESL Gaming / TOM BENZON

Feliks Eyser
Superchat / Junto / w3.fund

Kostas Pyliouras
rapidsoft

Horst Fickenscher
ResearchGate

Frederik Fleck
Richmond View Ventures

Mirko Novakovic
codecentric / New Forge

Marc Mueller
ETL

Karsten Schneider
Intershop / Mister Spex

Daniel Schuett
Ausbildung.de / Masterplan.com

Ari Bizimis
Mercurius

Mathias Rochus
Sundowner Ventures

Andreas Burike
AnyDesk / Jobvertising

Paul Bauwens-Adenauer
Bauwens
Thank you for supporting our learning concept
We stand out with a completely new educational concept that challenges traditional university norms. We’ve moved away from teacher-centered classrooms and the usual focus on rote memorization for exams. Our approach doesn’t rely on grades that only show a fraction of your true capabilities.
Frank Thelen & Thomas Bachem
in Podcast about CODE
In March 2024, CODE founder Thomas Bachem was once again a podcast guest of German entrepreneur, investor & TV celebrity Frank Thelen in his “Innovation Pulse” podcast.