On April 3rd, the VOX founding show "Die Höhle der Löwen" (also on RTL ) is now in its 13th season. According to entrepreneur and lion veteran Carsten Maschmeyer (63), the upcoming episodes have some new features in store. "It's going to be a really great season," he enthuses in an interview with the news agency spot on news. According to Maschmeyer, there are “more exciting constellations” and “more competition”.

This is probably due to the two new young lions, who are now sitting on the investor chairs for the first time. With Janna Ensthaler (38), the show has gained a "great founder". She has already founded two start-ups and is above all "on the move digitally and sustainably". The 63-year-old reveals in advance: "So she will fight with me more often because I love digital things like apps. She then wants to snatch that from me and I from her. But sometimes there can also be a co-deal. "

New lion Tillman Schulz (33) and his company, which mainly does business and has already brought products to the shelves of Rewe and Aldi, are a big competitor, especially for Ralf Dümmel (56). "That was also what the RTL Group and Sony wanted, that there would be competition," said Maschmeyer. In recent episodes, one could often foresee which lion will invest in which product.

Although some of his "DHDL" colleagues, such as Nico Rosberg (37) or Georg Kofler (65), recently took a break from the format, Maschmeyer does not seem to be thinking about quitting even after eleven seasons. The advantages and opportunities that you have as an investor, but also as a founder through the show are too great. "As long as we have great founders with mega-innovations, where I simply say, I wouldn't get to them otherwise, I'll stay," he explained to spot on news.

In addition to Maschmeyer, Ensthaler, Schulz and Dümmel, Judith Williams (51), Dagmar Wöhrl (68) and Nils Glagau (47) will also be fighting for new deals in season 13.