Where does Olaf Gehrels work?

Olaf Gehrels is Co-Founder & CEO of Coboworx and Co-Founder at Coboworx at PICUS CAPITAL.

Where did Olaf Gehrels go to school?

Olaf Gehrels studied at INSEAD (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Technical University of Munich (Diplom-Ingenieur, Maschinenbau).

Olaf Gehrels

InvestorFounder

Co-Founder at Coboworx at PICUS CAPITAL · Co-Founder & CEO at Coboworx

Treves, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

FoundedCoboworx

About

Automation industry executive with 25+ years at FANUC and MIDEA/KUKA, co-founder of Coboworx providing DIY robot technology for SMEs. Focus area: robotics.

Co-Founder & CEO at Coboworx

Intro paths

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In turn, Olaf can intro founders to Coboworx's investors below.

Coboworx's investors · 3

PICUS CAPITALMunich · $100K – $300M checks SquareOneBerlin · $378K – $3.8M checks Team GlobalBerlin

Co-founders at Coboworx

Georg MatheusCo-Founder

Klaus Ignaz WagnerCo-Founder

Ralf ZeisbergerCo-Founder and Co-CEO / CFO

Experience

LVDCGOcurrent2026 — presentGullegem / Belgium
Deutscher Robotik VerbandVorstandsmitgliedcurrent2020 — present
coboworxCo-founder & CEO2019 — 2025Salmtal, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Midea Group (Fortune Global 500 Company)General Manager Midea Robotics Company2017 — 2019Shunde (Foshan, Guangdong, China)
Servotronix Motion ControlChairman2017 — 2019Petah Tikva, Center District, Israel
FANUC EuropePresident & CEO2003 — 2016Echternach / Luxembourg
FANUC EuropePresident & CEO2003 — 2012Echternach / Luxembourg
FANUC Japan CorporationMember of the Board of Directors2011 — 2016Japan

Skills & more

Team MotivationCorporate ManagementGlobal StrategyIndustrie 4.0DigitalisierungGlobal Cross-Functional Team LeadershipCorporate StrategyBusiness Partner RelationsLeadership DevelopmentTurnaround-ManagementChange ManagementOrganisation Development

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AutomationRoboticsProduct DevelopmentCEOGrowth Generation

Languages Deutsch · Englisch · Französisch · Japanisch · Spanisch

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Alexander Samwer

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Andy Cohen

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Annika in der Beek

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Anselm Bauer

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Anthony Hayhoe

Head of IR & Fundraising at PICUS CAPITAL

Frequently asked questions

Who is Olaf Gehrels?: Automation industry executive with 25+ years at FANUC and MIDEA/KUKA, co-founder of Coboworx providing DIY robot technology for SMEs. Focus area: robotics.
Where does Olaf Gehrels work?: Olaf Gehrels is Co-Founder & CEO of Coboworx and Co-Founder at Coboworx at PICUS CAPITAL.
What companies did Olaf Gehrels found?: Olaf Gehrels founded Coboworx.
Where did Olaf Gehrels go to school?: Olaf Gehrels studied at INSEAD (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Technical University of Munich (Diplom-Ingenieur, Maschinenbau).

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