Compleat is supporting blind para judoka Lennart Sass through an athlete sponsorship. A personal connection made this support possible.
Lennart Sass: Support Through a Strong Network
A huge thank-you to Heidelberg food startup Compleat GmbH! 🫶
Recently, I asked Felix Eitler, founder of Heidelberg startup Compleat, whether he could see a way to support blind para judoka Lennart Sass. Unfortunately, his sport is not particularly well funded — much like almost every sport apart from football. 😉 Felix immediately said yes and brought Lennart into an athlete sponsorship programme. From now on, Lennart can essentially eat healthy meals at Compleat free of charge. As it happens, he also lives only 500 metres from a Compleat branch as the crow flies. 😊 That is a great help to him as a student and world-class athlete whose achievements include a European title and Paralympic bronze.
A strong network is worth its weight in gold when it comes to things like this! Once again, a huge thank-you to Felix and Miriam Funke. She immediately organised a small photo shoot to launch the sponsorship and prepared everything brilliantly. 🙌
Originally published on LinkedIn on 19 November 2025. Time references and mentions of events relate to that date.
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