Daniel Kilger

Chairman, Founders Syndicate


Daniel is an entrepreneur by heart. He started his first business at the age of 14 and throughout his life continued to create new projects. He loves starting companies that create real impact. He founded the startup Smokeless, which is an innovative new technology to conquer smoking addiction and aims at saving a million lives a year. Furthermore, he is a big believer in the Munich startup ecosystem. Following his Mantra „strongertogether“, he founded the Founders Syndicate, which among other initiatives runs the Startup SAFARI Munich. The Startup SAFARI Munich is one of the biggest ecosystem events in Germany covering 4 days, 60 locations, 120 sessions and engages 2.500 people. Daniel deeply believes in giving first and paying it forward. He is a mentor at Techstars and various other initiatives dedicated at helping fellow founders to be successful.