About
Isabel Poppek is co-founder and CEO of Alpas. She brings experience from prior roles in startups, industry, and private equity, and holds degrees in mechanical engineering and finance from TU Munich and the Max Planck Institute.
Founder at AlpasYC W21
Intro paths
YC
Isabel went through Y Combinator (Winter 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Alpas's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Isabel can intro founders to Alpas's investors below.
Alpas's investors · 2
Co-founders at Alpas
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Nils Vollmer
Experience
- Alpas AIFounder and CEOcurrent2020 — presentBerlin, Germany
- LGT Capital PartnersPrivate Equity Investment Analyst2017 — 2019Zürich und Umgebung, Schweiz
- Center for Digital Technology and ManagementVenture Development2015 — 2016München und Umgebung, Deutschland
- Max Planck Institute for Innovation and CompetitionThesis Work2015 — 2016Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Paragon PartnersPrivate Equity Investment Intern2014Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
- PorschePorsche Asia Pacific Intern2013Singapore
- RENK GroupCorporate Strategy Analyst2013Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany
Skills & more
Languages Deutsch · Englisch · Spanisch
- Passed CFA Level I — CFA Institute
From Isabel's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Isabel Poppek?
- Isabel Poppek is co-founder and CEO of Alpas. She brings experience from prior roles in startups, industry, and private equity, and holds degrees in mechanical engineering and finance from TU Munich and the Max Planck Institute.
- Where does Isabel Poppek work?
- Isabel Poppek is Founder of Alpas.
- What companies did Isabel Poppek found?
- Isabel Poppek founded Alpas.
- Where did Isabel Poppek go to school?
- Isabel Poppek studied at Columbia University (Visiting Researcher Scholarship); Y Combinator (W21 batch); Technical University of Munich (Master of Science (M.Sc.), Management & Technology).
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