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Lena Späth

Lena Späth

Head of Platform at First Momentum Ventures; founder & writer

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Munich, Germany
Joined March 2025
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VC community builder and platform lead: As Head of Platform at First Momentum Ventures (joined 2023), Lena runs community and founder‑support programs (notably the Venture Scout initiative), handles media/brand efforts, and provides practical portfolio support—bringing founder empathy from her own startup experience into pre‑seed VC operations. firstmomentum+2
Founder & operator in media-tech: Lena co-founded The Story Market (a data/AI-enabled content licensing marketplace) and later Superstack; coverage and interviews highlight her product and commercial focus—building tooling and marketplaces that connect freelance journalism with publishers globally. fipp+1
Author and Iran specialist with cultural storytelling practice: Lena authored the illustrated book 'Behind Closed Curtains: Interior Design in Iran' and has produced long-form reporting and projects about Iranian design, startups, and society—demonstrating strengths in cross-cultural storytelling, photography and project‑level publishing. lenaspath+2
Academic roots and languages: With an M.A. in Middle Eastern Studies from LMU Munich and an ERASMUS semester in Adana, Lena combines formal regional studies training with fluent Farsi and on‑the‑ground experience—skills that inform her reporting, consultancy and work connecting international stories to European publishers. firstmomentum+1

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FIPP interview: 'The Story Market: Using data & AI to bring international licensing up to speed'

October 27, 2021

Interview/feature describing The Story Market's product, business model, and approach to matching/licensing journalism internationally (explains the platform's recommendation engine and analytics).

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Behind Closed Curtains: Interior Design in Iran

April 1, 2017

A photographic and narrative exploration of private interiors in Iran (16 homes), combining design, cultural history and personal reportage to offer a different perspective on Iranian everyday life and aesthetics.

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Hobbies

Travel and on-the-ground reporting in the Middle East (esp. Iran); photography and cultural documentation lenaspath+1

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successfully lead a startup to exit and leave a strong positive legacy.

Oct 24, 2025