Franziska Abare-Korn

Franziska Abare-Korn is a Partner at WhatAVenture since May 2020, specializing in corporate venture building and fostering innovation projects for major companies in the DACHS region. Concurrently, Franziska serves as a Lecturer for the M. A. program at Popakademie Baden-Württemberg. Prior experience includes a role as Senior Innovation Strategist at futurest GmbH, where engagement in innovation strategy, service design, and user experience design occurred for prominent clients like METRO and Universal Music Group. Early positions at Siemens Energy involved commercial site management and project administration, while diverse experiences in the music industry included freelance promotion coordination at Sony Music Entertainment. Franziska holds a Master of Arts in Music and Creative Industries from Popakademie Baden-Württemberg and a Bachelor of Arts in Media Management with a focus on music management from Hochschule Macromedia.