Founder and CEO of JumpStarter Inc. which operates www.JumpStartFund.com, a web portal that believes in creating smarter and more successful companies by applying crowdsourcing from conception of an idea all the way through funding. Dirk is a also CEO of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Inc. which is JumpStartFund's well known undertakings to make the Hyperloop become reality, by using it crowdcollaboration concept. He is a serial entrepreneur with experience in almost every element of business: Management; product design and development and manufacturing; production facility design and set up, production cost control, marketing, product distribution; customer service; and sales. Before co-founding Jumpstarter, he was at the Girvan Institute of Technology, an incubator-accelerator for early-stage high-tech companies. At Girvan, beginning in 2009, he was instrumental in the development of several startup companies, notably Advanced Turbine Designs, Inc., a developer of natural-gas fueled gas turbine generators for combined heat and power. In the course of his multi-faceted activities at Girvan, he also managed mobile and web application developments as well as search engine optimization and online marketing. Prior to 2009, his activities were centered in Germany and Italy. He began his professional career in 1996 as a broker and investment specialist at Bankgesellshaft Berlin, AG, one of Germany’s largest banks. In 1999, he founded Rika Italia, distributor for Europe’s leading manufacturer of energy-conserving pellet and wood-burning stoves. In 2001, he founded Diva Srl, manufacturer importer and seller of residential heating and cooking appliances. He's Fluent in German and Italian and proficient in conversational Spanish. He holds the credential in banking and insurance from the Organization of German Industry and Commerce

Ceo @ Advising of Startup companies and helping in fundraising. Development of new technologies. From January 2013 to Present (3 years) Greater Los Angeles AreaCEO @ From November 2013 to Present (2 years 2 months) United StatesBusiness Development @ Non- Profit Incubator and co-working space. From December 2009 to Present (6 years 1 month) Greater Los Angeles AreaChief of Operation @ From January 2011 to December 2012 (2 years) Owner @ From June 2009 to December 2010 (1 year 7 months) CEO @ Distribution of design wood and pellet stoves. From March 2002 to November 2008 (6 years 9 months) CEO @ Production of high quality Fireplaces and Barbecues From February 2001 to September 2008 (7 years 8 months)

Bankkaufman, Banking and Finance @ Oberstufenzentrum Banken und Versicherungen Berlin-Tiergarten From 1993 to 1996 Dirk Ahlborn is skilled in: Marketing Strategy, Product Development, New Business Development, Online Marketing, Start-ups, Business Strategy, Business Planning, Strategic Planning, International Business, Product Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Manufacturing, Sales, Crowdfunding, Crowdsourcing