Ulrike Böttcher

CEO & Founder @Valupa

valupa is a Berlin/Brandenburg-based startup, which develops 100% bio-based and compostable trims for the fashion industry. By creating our proprietary modular product-designs combined with inventing an own material innovation, valupa offers a circular product that is actively helping to move the industry towards a future of across-the-board sustainability.I founded valupa in 2022. Together with my co-founder Sarah Jankowsky, valupa entered the market with 5 products and is currently working with first international fashion clients.Besides strategic building the company I became an expert in 3D printing and injection molding process. I am creative at heart and combine my skills as a passionate, caring, and open-minded leader with the knowledge I’ve gained over the years.