About
Maik Stange is an investor at Spintop Ventures with nearly two decades of experience in engineering leadership, 3D platform architecture, and digital visualization. He previously held senior roles at IKEA, where he architected a unified 3D platform and expanded the engineering organization from 8 to over 20 developers across multiple teams, as well as at Volvo Cars and Autodesk. His background also includes founding NUMENUS GmbH, where he developed a cross-platform ray tracing engine, and he has worked on projects spanning holographic mixed reality tools, functional safety standards, and platform architecture.
Experience
- Spintop VenturesInvestorcurrent2013 — presentGreater Gothenburg Metropolitan Area
- IKEASolution Architect2024 — 2026Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
- IKEASenior Project & Software Development Lead2021 — 2024Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
- Rapid ImagesProject Director & Engineering Manager2021 — 2026Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
- Volvo CarsFunctional Safety / System Architect2019 — 2021Greater Gothenburg Metropolitan Area
- Volvo CarsSenior Project/Development Manager2016 — 2019Greater Gothenburg Metropolitan Area
- HiQFulltime Consultant2016 — 2021Gothenburg, Västra Götaland County, Sweden
- AutodeskPrincipal Engineer2011 — 2016Gothenburg, Sweden
- NUMENUS GmbHChief Executive & Co-Founder2009 — 2016Koblenz Area, Germany
- dakota solutions GmbHSoftware Engineer & Project Management2007 — 2009
- IABGWorking Student2006 — 2007
- Universität Koblenz-LandauStudent Research Assistant2005
Education
- University of Koblenz and LandauDiploma (equiv. Master’s degree in computer science), Computational Visualistics2001 — 2007
Skills & more
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API DevelopmentMicroservicesRecruitingAgile Software DevelopmentSoftware Product ManagementStakeholder ManagementRequirements GatheringCross-platform DevelopmentNURBSWorking with InvestorsCMakeFunctional SafetyLanguages English · German · Swedish
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Maik Stange work?
- Maik Stange is Investor at Spintop Ventures.
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- Maik Stange typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Same school
Also attended University of Koblenz and Landau2
Shared employers
Also worked at IKEA15
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Also worked at Volvo Cars16
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Also worked at Autodesk52
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