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# Justus Lumpe
Co-CEO at i5invest evaluating tech M&A, venture strategy, and AI investability.

## About

Justus Lumpe leads M&A and corporate development as the Co-CEO of i5invest. He evaluates how emerging technologies shape business models and venture strategies.

His work centers on filtering signal from noise in tech funding. He frequently covers how venture capitalists rethink product, talent, and technical moats in the era of artificial intelligence, helping founders understand what actually makes an AI company investable.



## Past Sessions

### World Congress 2026 Europe · July 8, 2026
Berlin, Germany
- [Beyond the Wrapper: Technical Bets That VCs Back](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100049-beyond-the-wrapper-technical-bets-that-vcs-back) · 30 min · 🎥 Watch recording

### World Congress 2025 · July 9, 2025
Berlin, Germany
- [AI Changed the Game: How VCs Rethink Product, Talent & Technical Moats](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1700-ai-changed-the-game-how-vcs-rethink-product-talent-technical-moats) · 30 min · 🎥 Watch recording
- [The AI Hype Filter: What’s Real, What’s Investable, What’s Noise?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1708-the-ai-hype-filter-what-s-real-what-s-investable-what-s-noise) · 30 min · 🎥 Watch recording



## Videos

- [Beyond the Wrapper: Technical Bets That VCs Back](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100049-beyond-the-wrapper-technical-bets-that-vcs-back) · Christian Nagel, Filip Dames, Justus Lumpe, Philipp Moehring
- [The AI Hype Filter: What’s Real, What’s Investable, What’s Noise?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1708-the-ai-hype-filter-what-s-real-what-s-investable-what-s-noise) · Justus Lumpe, Konstantin Vinogradov, Nils Eiteneyer, Stephan Wirris
- [AI Changed the Game: How VCs Rethink Product, Talent & Technical Moats](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1700-ai-changed-the-game-how-vcs-rethink-product-talent-technical-moats) · Christian Nagel, Justus Lumpe, Romain Mombert, Shikha Ahluwalia