Draft:Nick Holzherr-Mandal

Nick Holzherr-Mandal is a British serial entrepreneur and investor.

CEO of Whisk.com which he founded in 2012. Whisk was acquired by Samsung in 2019.. . He originally pitched the idea for Whisk in the final of the BBC Apprentice 2012. Lord Sugar didn't invest in the idea but Nick Holzherr went on to raise capital and launch the business anyway. Nick was featured on the front-cover of the Radio Times magazine in the issue 19-25 MAY 2012.

After Whisk, Nick launched Air HR which offered services such as people records, time off management, expenses tracking and analytics reporting. It was acquired by Texas-based payroll software specialist KarbonPay in 2022.

Co-Founder of Samsung Food
At IFA 2023 Nick launched Samsung Food. It was covered in over 500 outlets. At SDC (Samsung Developer Conference) a month later, Nick Holzherr presented Samsung Food in a keynote presentation alongside the CEO of Samsung Electronics.

Founder of Whisk
Nick first pitched the concept of Whisk to Lord Sugar as a finalist on The Apprentice in 2012. He then went on to raise funds to build Whisk and secured partnerships with many of the UK's biggest retailers, FMCG brands and digital food publishers. Whisk was named ‘Top 100 UK Startup’ a year after launch. He spoke to the Financial Times (FT) about Whisk's rise in 2016.

Founder of Air HR
Air HR was launched by Nick Holzherr in 2016 and offers services such as people records, time off management, expenses tracking and analytics reporting. Air HR has been bought out in a deal by Texas-based payroll software specialist

Founder of Co-Go Coffee and QRky
Directly after graduating from University, Nick founded Co-Go Coffee – selling high quality, ethical coffee in to-go cups – and QRky – a company that offered a QR code management platform.

The Apprentice (Series 8)
Nick Holzherr was a participant in The Apprentice (British TV series) series 8. He reached the final after achieving the show's highest task-win record.

Education
Nick studied at Aston University where he gained a 1st Class Honours degree in International Business and Modern Languages.

Nick was awarded an honorary degree by Aston University

Personal Life
Nick lives in Birmingham and is married to eye surgeon Priyanka Mandal, with whom he has a daughter.