Ignite Group, the leading full-service funding and innovation consultancy combining expert services with digital solutions, announces the appointment of Manuel Ebner as Group CEO to further scale delivery of end-to-end funding solutions across the European mid-market. Built on actionable funding insights, proposal engineering, and streamlined project execution, Ignite Group enables customers to identify, apply, and secure grants from idea to disbursement.
“We’re entering a new growth phase that demands sharp focus and scalability,” said Henk Heerink – who after 13 years of leadership at Ignite Group will continue as Chief Business Officer. “With Manuel at the helm, we’ll accelerate our market vision and full-service‑ proposition— to enable faster progress for organizations from idea to award and disbursement.”
“Ignite Group uniquely combines digital solutions with deep funding expertise,” said Manuel Ebner, Group CEO. “I’m excited to lead the team into the next growth phase to become a leading pan-European consultancy and data provider for innovation funding via accelerated organic growth and M&A to expand to further strategic markets”.
Ignite Group has scaled significantly in the Netherlands and Germany during the past years and added new capabilities across consulting, data, and software. We are excited about bringing Manuel in to further accelerate our investments in these areas and to drive our international expansion,” said Nicholas Theuerkauf, Founder and Managing Partner of SilverTree.
Backed by a strong foundation – 10 locations across the Netherlands and Germany; approximately 190 funding experts within the group; and a combined team that has grown from 50 to 240 colleagues in the last five years—Ignite Group’s mission to transform the funding landscape with advanced, cost-effective, and scalable full-service solutions continues. Over recent years, the group has completed nine acquisitions and achieved over 10% organic growth in each of the last two years.
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About Ignite Group
Ignite Group is an international funding consultancy group that offers a unique combination of digital solutions and funding consultancy with 10 locations across Germany and the Netherlands. With a team of 240 highly qualified and specialized employees, Ignite Group supports companies, municipalities and educational institutions in identifying, applying for and managing funding projects at regional, national and EU level.
Media contacts:
Netherlands
Name: Ferry van der Bloemen, Marketing
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +31882020400
Germany
Name: Joshua Barbie, Teamleiter Marketing Deutschland
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +49 6984 99956 0
