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Cyril Vančura

Investor

Partner at imec.xpand

Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

Cyril Vančura, a PhD semiconductor physicist turned VC, backs thesis-driven semiconductor and sensor startups in tightly coupled R&D ecosystems, assembling unusually large €10–15M European seed rounds and pushing global ambition.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHardwareMedical DevicesSemiconductors

Experience

  1. imec.xpandPartnercurrent2018 — presentLeuven, Belgium
  2. Lodestar VenturesAdvisor2017 — 2020
  3. Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH (RBVC)Investment Principal2017Stuttgart Region
  4. Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH (RBVC)Senior Investment Director2013 — 2016Stuttgart Region
  5. Robert Bosch LLCInvestment Director2009 — 2013Palo Alto, California, United States
  6. Robert Bosch LLCSenior Engineer MEMS Technologies2007 — 2008Palo Alto, California, United States
  7. Robert Bosch LLC, Research and Technology CenterPost-doc MEMS Technologies2006 — 2007Palo Alto, California, United States
  8. University of Kaiserslautern, GermanyResearch Assistant2001

Education

  1. Kauffman Fellows Program2010 — 2012
  2. Harvard Business SchoolStrategic Financial Analysis for Business Evaluation
  3. ETH ZürichPh.D., Physics2001 — 2005
  4. ETH ZürichDiplom, Physics1998 — 2001
  5. RPTU Kaiserslautern-LandauVordiplom, Physics1996 — 1998

Skills & more

Management12Strategy11Mergers & Acquisitions17Private Equity13Venture Capital52Sensors16MEMS19Start-ups68Corporate Development21Entrepreneurship22Business Development17Physics6
+7 moreSemiconductorsInvestmentsBusiness StrategyEnergyFinancial ModelingPortfolio ManagementDue Diligence

Languages English · French · German

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