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Astrid Woollard

Investor

Associate Partner at Venionaire Capital · General Partner at SMAPE Capital

Vienna, Vienna, Austria

About

Former head of research at Scytale Ventures focused on distributed ledger technology and blockchain. Extensive career in technology transfer and startup development at institutions including IST Austria, Oxford University Innovation, and St George's Medical University.

Experience

  1. smape capitalCo-founder, General Partner, CIOcurrent2021 — present
  2. XenoVCFoundercurrent2015 — presentAustria
  3. TACEOAdvisorcurrent2026 — present
  4. DAAA | Digital Assets Association AustriaBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentAustria
  5. Venionaire CapitalAssociate Partnercurrent2021 — presentVienna, Austria
  6. INiTS | Vienna's High-Tech IncubatorBoard Member I Investment Advisory Boardcurrent2023 — present
  7. neob.aiMember of the Board of Advisorscurrent2025 — present
  8. Scytale VenturesHead Of Research2019 — 2021Vienna, Austria
  9. IST CUBEAssociate2016 — 2018Klosterneuburg
  10. Institute of Science and Technology AustriaTechnology Transfer Associate2015 — 2018Vienna, Austria
  11. AstridelleBusiness Owner2014 — 2017Greater Oxford Area
  12. Oxford University InnovationTechnology Transfer Manager2014 — 2015Greater Oxford Area
  13. St. George's, University of LondonTechnology Transfer Officer2013 — 2014London Area, United Kingdom
  14. STFCBioMedBridges Bioethics and Security Policy Adviser2012 — 2013Harwell, United Kingdom

Education

  1. University of OxfordDPhil, Plant Sciences / Cell Biology2008 — 2012
  2. Center for International Intellectual Property Studies - CEIPIMaster in Intellectual Property Law and Management (LLM), Intellectual Property Law2021
  3. University of NicosiaMSc, Digital Currency2020 — 2021
  4. Center for International Intellectual Property Studies - CEIPIEuropean Patent Law (Procedural Law)2018 — 2019
  5. University of ViennaMagistra rerum naturalium, Microbiology/ Genetics (Immunology)2001 — 2008

Skills & more

Conflict Resolution1Client CommunicationsCreative Problem Solving1Negotiation2Public SpeakingFund ManagementDigital StrategyRegulatory ComplianceCommercial Awareness2Conflict Management1New Business Development2Presentation Skills
+12 moreSocial NetworkingTime ManagementConfocal MicroscopyImage AnalysisMicroscopyIntellectual PropertyMolecular BiologyData AnalysisResearchMicrobiologyImmunologyProtein Chemistry

Languages English · French · German · Polish

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