About
Andrew (Andy) Gollach is a Partner at SOSV HAX, overseeing investment operations for companies entering the HAX program and supporting portfolio companies on technology de-risking, go-to-market strategy, and fundraising. He previously spent over a decade as an engineer in renewable fuels and oil and gas across nine countries, including leading a low-carbon fuels facility deployment at LanzaTech, and holds an MBA from Carnegie Mellon and a BS in Chemical Engineering from Michigan Technological University.
Invests in
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHardware
Experience
- HAXPartnercurrent2024 — present
- HAXPrincipal2022 — 2024
- HAXAssociate2022
- HAXFellow2021 — 2022
- BlueTree Allied AngelsIntern2020 — 2022Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- ARPA-ESummer Scholar - Technology-to-Market2021
- ART HydroprocessingTechnical Service Manager2019 — 2020Greater Chicago Area
- LanzaTechSr Global Services Engineer/Process Engineer2018 — 2019Greater Chicago Area
- LanzaTechGlobal Operations Engineer2015 — 2018Greater Chicago Area
- UOPField Advisor I/II2013 — 2015
- UOPDevelopment Engineer2011 — 2013Des Plaines, IL
Education
- Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of BusinessMaster of Business Administration - MBA2020 — 2022
- Michigan Technological UniversityB.S., Chemical Engineering2007 — 2011
Skills & more
Venture Capital14Financial Modeling14Market Research13Strategy4Chemical Engineering8Process Engineering7P&ID5Engineering2Start-ups3Six Sigma1Petroleum1Process Safety1
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R&DPetrochemicalsCommissioningTroubleshootingBiotechnologySustainabilityOil & GasFinanceMicrosoft OfficeRFinancial AnalysisManagement- Six Sigma Green Belt
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Same school
Also attended Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business59
Cindy PadnosFounder and Managing Partner at Illuminate VenturesMarkInvestor at Yu GalaxyMarco DeMirozGeneral Partner & Co-founder at The Venture Reality FundAndrew BartusiakSenior Associate at PeakSpan Capital PartnersMurli RaviCo-founder and Managing Partner at Tin Men CapitalJensen WarnockCOO at Mercato Partners
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Also attended Michigan Technological University8
Rob BlanckaertInvestor at NZVCMark McPeakVP of Manufacturing at Siddhi CapitalNityen LalGeneral Partner at Icos CapitalŞakir Yaman TunaoğluVice President of the Executive Board and Investment Committee Member at Teknoloji YatirimMarc StollPartner at Eclipse VenturesAustin NoronhaManaging Director at Sony Ventures Corporation
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Shared employers
Also worked at HAX10
Cyril EbersweilerGeneral Partner at SOSVDr. Cory KiddImpact Partner at Fresco CapitalItai DamtiCo-founder & CEO, Unit Finance at 27V (Twenty Seven Ventures)Nick PlanteGeneral Partner at dlabAlyssa SpagnoloAssociate at OMERS VenturesAlan ClaytonInvestor at SOSV
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Also worked at ARPA-E16
Ian RobinsonInvestor at Khosla VenturesEmily FritzePartner at The Westly GroupDr. Cheryl MartinVenture Partner at Colle Capital PartnersAddison StarkAdvisor at AvilaMalcolm HandleyAdvisor at AvilaAlex LuceGeneral Partner at Creative Ventures
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Also worked at LanzaTech5
Also worked at UOP50
Sriram KrishnanStartup builder and investorGretchen McClainInvestor at EPIC VENTURESSiddhi GuptaIndia Investment Analyst at Beyond Capital VenturesBrett McMickellAdvisor at Tall Grass VenturesSunir KapoorNon-Executive Chairman at Kibo VenturesMayur MaheshwariHead - Finance & Operations at Sauce.vc
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