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Lukas Pankau

Founder

Founder at Industrial Next

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedIndustrial Next · YC

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.

LinkedIn ↗

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

G Vision CapitalKhosla VenturesY Combinator

Co-founders at Industrial Next

APAllen Pan
Allen PanFounder

Experience

  1. Industrial NextCo-Founder / CEOcurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. WaymoHardware Architect2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  3. Ecofficient LabsFounder2009 — 2020
  4. Tesla MotorsStaff Electrical Engineer2013 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Ford Motor CompanyLead Electrical Systems Engineer2010 — 2013Detroit Metropolitan Area
  6. University of Michigan Solar Car TeamWeb Developer, Graphic Artist, and Branding Specialist2004 — 2008
  7. University of Michigan Solar Car TeamBusiness Manager2006
  8. Yazaki North AmericaSystems Engineer2006 — 2008Detroit Metropolitan Area
  9. Yazaki North America3D Engineering Co-op2006Detroit Metropolitan Area
  10. SY Systems Technologies3D Engineering Intern/Co-op2005Detroit Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. University of MichiganMasters, Industrial and Operations Engineering (Financial Engineering)2006 — 2008
  2. University of MichiganBachelors, Aerospace Engineering2003 — 2006

Skills & more

Alternative Energy17Project Planning18Engineering Management6Project Management10Entrepreneurship1Energy2Renewable Energy3Software Development1Training5Marketing Strategy3Engineering19Start-ups4
+8 moreResearchContinuous ImprovementAutomotiveManagementAnalysisTeamworkProcess ImprovementMicrosoft Office

Languages Chinese · English · French · German · Polish

  • Automotive Functional Safety Professional (ISO 26262) — SGS-TÜV Saar

From Lukas's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

University of Michigan mafia114

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Erik TorenbergBachelor of Arts (B.A.)Founded VillageglobalChris VoigtBSEFounded Asimov +2David R. WaltBachelor of Science - BSFounded Vizgen +2Val AgostinoB.S.E.Founded Monarch +1Dillon ErbMaster of Architecture (M.Arch.)Founded Paperspace +1Daniel KobranMastersFounded Paperspace +1

+ 107 more

Waymo mafia18

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Brooke HopkinsTech Lead, Senior Software EngineerFounded Coval +1Jesse HuSenior ML EngineerFounded Abundant +1Konstantine BuhlerPartner @ Series D and BeyondFounded Listen LabsSunny DhillonSenior Staff Software EngineerFounded TalkBinSid DoshiSenior Staff Software EngineerFounded ViacycleJit Ray ChowdhurySenior Software EngineerFounded Auro Robotics

+ 11 more

Same school

Also attended University of Michigan493

Erik TorenbergGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaHannah KrootMarketing Lead at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital

+ 487 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Waymo31

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

+ 25 more

Also worked at Tesla Motors180

Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesArpan ShahInvestor at Spark CapitalJustin LiuVice President at Sapphire VenturesErica WaichmanHead of People & Community at Canvas VenturesBen FawEntrepreneur-in-Residence at Context VenturesBrock CsiraInvestor at Matter Venture Partners

+ 174 more

Also worked at Ford Motor Company72

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

+ 66 more

Also worked at University of Michigan Solar Car Team105

Alexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaLogan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechSara Risch, PhDAdvisor at CincyTechPeter GiordanoFormer Global Director GTM Strategy at Scale Venture PartnersPaul BrownManaging Director at eLab VenturesDoug NealManaging Director at eLab Ventures

+ 99 more