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Janna Ensthaler (* 2. November 1983 in Hamburg as Janna Lisa Schmidt-Holtz)[1] is a German entrepreneur. She is a investor in theVOX show Die Höhle der Löwen (lit. the lion's den).

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Janna Ensthaler ist the daughter of the former editor-in-chief of the Stern, Rolf Schmidt-Holtz.[2] She holds a bachelor's degree in economics and management from the University of Oxford and a master's degree in international relations from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

After starting her career as a management consultant at Bain & Company in London, she founded the Hamburg restaurant chain Kaiserwetter,[3] which she was the sole shareholder of until it sold in 2015. In 2010, in partnership withStartup-Inkubator Rocket Internet, she founded the cosmetics company Kosmetikfirma Glossybox,[4] which sold in 2017 to the british Hut Group . In 2013, she founded the software company EventInc, a digital platform for corporate events.[5]Since 2021, Ensthaler has been a partner in the Green Generation Fund, a venture capital fund she founded with a focus on investments in climate technology and vegan nutrition.[6]

Since April 2023, she has been an investor on the tv show Die Höhle der Löwen.[7] The Manager Magazin named her one of the 100 most influential women in German business.[8]

Ensthaler married and has 3 kids.[2]

  1. ^ Ines Brieden (2023-05-02). "Janna Ensthaler: Wer ist der Freund der neuen Löwin aus DHDL?". desired.de (in German). STRÖER Media Brands GmbH. Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  2. ^ a b Hanna-Lotte Mikuteit (2023-04-03). "„Höhle der Löwen": Das ist die neue Investorin Janna Ensthaler". Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved 2023-04-27.
  3. ^ Sophie Schade (2023-06-03). ""Die Höhle der Löwen": Investorin Janna Ensthaler wuchs in Pogeez auf" (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  4. ^ Dominik Reintjes (2023-04-24). "Studie aus den USA: Gründer sind die besseren Investoren" (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  5. ^ "Event-Orga-Portal: Event Inc strebt Marktführerschaft an" (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  6. ^ Christina Kyriasoglou, manager magazin (2022-11-23). "Partnerin des neuen 100-Millionen-Fonds im Podcast: Wie gehen nachhaltige Start-up-Investment, Janna Ensthaler?" (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  7. ^ Daniel Bakir (2023-04-03). ""Die Höhle der Löwen" kommt zurück – das sind die neuen Investoren". Stern (in German). Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  8. ^ Eva Buchhorn (2023-03-09). "(m+) Managerinnen, Unternehmerinnen, Aufseherinnen, Kämpferinnen für den Klimawandel: Die 100 wichtigsten Frauen der deutschen Wirtschaft". manager magazin (in German). Retrieved 2023-04-26.