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Michal Natora

Investor

Senior Investment Director - Industrial IT and Robotics at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag

Zurich, Switzerland

FoundedMantis Robotics

About

Michal Natora is the Future and Frontier Technology Lead at Emerald Technology Ventures, focusing on venture capital and open innovation in cybersecurity and quantum technologies. He works to connect entrepreneurs developing breakthroughs in these sectors with corporate partners seeking open innovation services.

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Experience

  1. Emerald Technology VenturesFuture and Frontier Technology Leadcurrent2026 — presentZurich, Switzerland
  2. Emerald Technology VenturesSenior Investment Directorcurrent2024 — presentZurich, Switzerland
  3. Emerald Technology VenturesInvestment Director - Industrial Information Technology & Robotics2020 — 2024Zurich, Switzerland
  4. Emerald Technology VenturesInvestment Manager - Industrial Information Technology2015 — 2020
  5. Emerald Technology VenturesOpen Innovation Manager2014 — 2015Zürich und Umgebung, Schweiz
  6. DaimlerConsultant2011 — 2013Stuttgart Area, Germany
  7. Technische Universität BerlinResearcher2007 — 2010Berlin Area, Germany
  8. PerfectIntelligence.bizEntrepreneur2006 — 2007
  9. ETH ZurichTeaching Assistant2005 — 2006Zürich und Umgebung, Schweiz
  10. Mettler-Toledo International, IncIntern2004

Education

  1. Steinbeis HochschuleMBE, Business Engineering2011 — 2014
  2. Technische Universität BerlinPhD, Computational Neuroscience2007 — 2011
  3. ETH ZürichMSc, Physics2002 — 2007
  4. École PolytechniquePhysics2004 — 2005
  5. Kantonsschule Hohe PromenadeHigh School1997 — 2002

Skills & more

Venture Capital12Open Innovation9Business Strategy15Entrepreneurship9Innovation Management6Project Management6Technology Management1Accounting Management1Data Analysis4Mathematical Modeling2Machine Learning1Data Mining3
+10 moreSignal ProcessingOptimisationProgrammingDatabasesPhysicsMicrosoft Dynamics CRMFuture TrendsRequirement EngineeringSQLSoftware Requirements

Languages English · French · German · Polish

From Michal's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Steinbeis Hochschule5

Bernd SchafbergerHead of Venture Capital Investments | Authorised Signatory at Bayern KapitalNico HeinzSenior Investment Manager at Simon CapitalNicolas BrenkSenior Berater Vermögensmanagement / Family Officer at Qcoon InvestKonrad AugustinInvestor at Future Energy VenturesMarian MoebiusPublic Relations, Europe at GLOBALFOUNDRIES

Also attended Technische Universität Berlin52

Dominik MatykaInvestor at Cavalry VenturesCarolin FunkPartner at Blue Bear Capital PartnersSamuli SirénGeneral Partner & Founder at RedstoneAlex SmolaCEO and Co-Founder of Boson AI at PICUS CAPITALPiia MaaranenPartner, Innovestor Venture Capital at Innovestor VenturesHolger LaubenthalAdvisor at Frontier Ventures

+ 46 more

Also attended ETH Zürich136

Bastian HasslingerInvestor at Index VenturesSteve VassalloInvestor at Foundation CapitalHelge DaebelPartner, Head of Water at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMaurin DaiInvestment Manager, Physical AI & Robotics at Emerald Technology Ventures AgChristoph FreiPartner, Head of Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMax HeftiInvestment Director - Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag

+ 130 more

Also attended École Polytechnique97

Cyriac ParisotInvestor at Index VenturesPauline BoucherInvestor at DaphniPascal Levy-GarbouaVenture Partner at Long Journey VenturesPhilippe VarinSenior Technical Partner at GVP ClimateChristophe JurczakPartner at QuantonationOmri BenayounGeneral Partner at Partech Ventures

+ 91 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Emerald Technology Ventures42

Maryam AsadiInvestment Manager – Advanced Materials at Emerald Technology Ventures AgMelanie AulichExecutive Assistant to the CEO / Office Manager at Emerald Technology Ventures AgFrank BalasSenior Investment Director - Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures AgRaghu BhaskarInvestment Manager – Sector Specialist Industrial IT and AI at Emerald Technology Ventures AgEleanor BullockClient Success Associate at Emerald Technology Ventures AgNeil CameronVenture Partner at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag

+ 36 more

Also worked at Daimler40

Olga ChumanskayaInvestor at Khosla VenturesAndrew OgawaManaging Partner and Founder at Quest Venture PartnersThomas MeierPartner, Head of Resilience in Energy & Resources Investments at Verve VenturesCarolin FunkPartner at Blue Bear Capital PartnersAdolfo BlascoPartner at NazcaLucas PaulInvestment Team at Redstone

+ 34 more

Also worked at Technische Universität Berlin3

Stephanie SteinMedia Contact at DeepTech & Climate FondsMoritz HenschelPrincipal at FoundamentalHeinrich ArnoldLead Partner - DACH at Creative Dock Group

Also worked at ETH Zurich58

Max HeftiInvestment Director - Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures AgAnnina WinklerSenior Investment Manager - Water & AgriFood at Emerald Technology Ventures AgAndreas GuggenbühlInvestor at Backbone VenturesJoel RoosInvestor at Backbone VenturesPaola BranniInvestor at Extantia CapitalLeo AllgoewerImpact Investor at AENU

+ 52 more

Colleagues at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag

Adrian Martin
Technology Analyst at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag
Aileen Agada
Analyst at Emerald Technology Ventures
Alex Mercandetti
Investment Manager - Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag
Alex Nardi
Investment Manager - Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag
Alex Tepper
Managing Director at Emerald Technology Ventures
Aline Rotzetter
Senior Investment Manager - Advanced Materials & Sustainability at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag
Anandhi Gokhale
Investment Director - Energy at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag
Annina Winkler
Senior Investment Manager - Water & AgriFood at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag