About
Lukas Pankau was an electrical architect at Ford working on the Fusion and Edge platforms, then spent five years at Tesla as lead on electrical systems for multiple vehicle models and autonomous manufacturing projects. He subsequently held a role at Waymo defining sensor and communications architecture.
Founder at Industrial NextYC W22
Intro paths
YC
Lukas went through Y Combinator (Winter 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Industrial Next's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Lukas can intro founders to Industrial Next's investors below.
Industrial Next's investors · 3
Co-founders at Industrial Next
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Allen PanFounder
Experience
- Industrial NextCo-Founder / CEOcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- WaymoHardware Architect2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Ecofficient LabsFounder2009 — 2020
- Tesla MotorsStaff Electrical Engineer2013 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Ford Motor CompanyLead Electrical Systems Engineer2010 — 2013Detroit Metropolitan Area
- University of Michigan Solar Car TeamWeb Developer, Graphic Artist, and Branding Specialist2004 — 2008
- University of Michigan Solar Car TeamBusiness Manager2006
- Yazaki North AmericaSystems Engineer2006 — 2008Detroit Metropolitan Area
- Yazaki North America3D Engineering Co-op2006Detroit Metropolitan Area
- SY Systems Technologies3D Engineering Intern/Co-op2005Detroit Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Alternative Energy17Project Planning18Engineering Management6Project Management10Entrepreneurship1Energy2Renewable Energy3Software Development1Training5Marketing Strategy3Engineering19Start-ups4
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ResearchContinuous ImprovementAutomotiveManagementAnalysisTeamworkProcess ImprovementMicrosoft OfficeLanguages Chinese · English · French · German · Polish
- Automotive Functional Safety Professional (ISO 26262) — SGS-TÜV Saar
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lukas Pankau?
- Lukas Pankau was an electrical architect at Ford working on the Fusion and Edge platforms, then spent five years at Tesla as lead on electrical systems for multiple vehicle models and autonomous manufacturing projects. He subsequently held a role at Waymo defining sensor and communications architecture.
- Where does Lukas Pankau work?
- Lukas Pankau is Founder of Industrial Next.
- What companies did Lukas Pankau found?
- Lukas Pankau founded Industrial Next.
- Where did Lukas Pankau go to school?
- Lukas Pankau studied at University of Michigan (Masters, Industrial and Operations Engineering (Financial Engineering)); University of Michigan (Bachelors, Aerospace Engineering).
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University of Michigan mafia136
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Shared employers
Also worked at Waymo40
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalRenee ShahPartner at Redpoint VenturesKonstantine BuhlerInvestor at Sequoia CapitalAlex NicholsInvestor at CapitalGKerry WuAssociate VP, Research & Partnerships at The Westly Group
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Brock CsiraInvestor at Matter Venture PartnersEdward KimInvestor at Side Door VenturesAlan TaubAdvisor at Autotech VenturesSaud AbbasiAdvisor at Autotech VenturesMusa TariqInvestor at FELIX CAPITALJosh HarmsenManaging Director at Ankona Capital
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