Roby Stancel
InvestorInvestment Committee; Mining Solutions & IP Commercialisation at Anza Capital
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
About
An advisor to VC, corporate VC and private equity funds on due diligence and deal flow, and an angel investor and board member for startups across several continents. A partner at consultancy VCI, he was part of the team that invented Design Thinking at Stanford and IDEO and served on the exco at Nanosolar.
Experience
- Innovation ArchitectsBoard Member; Consultant (Tech, Inno, Transformation); Consortia & VC Fund Builder; Angel Investorcurrent2020 β presentEU, US, SA, CA, OZ, UK, CH
- Virtual ConsultingPartner, Innovation and Technology2010 β 2020Berlin, Johannesburg, Toronto, Perth, San Francisco
- NanosolarVP of Product Development and Design, Dir of Products2007 β 2010Palo Alto, Berlin
- IDEOMember of the Round Table (global exco)2000 β 2007Palo Alto
- IDEOCEO & Founder IDEO Germany2000 β 2007Munich
- IDEOVarious Account, Industry, Practice, Region MD Roles1994 β 1999Palo Alto
- Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of BusinessLecturer2006 β 2007
- Harvard UniversityHarvard LILA2005 β 2007Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- Stanford UniversityLecturer1996 β 1999
Education
- Stanford UniversityM.S.P.D., Product Design1992 β 1994
- IMDOWP 1999
- Technical University of MunichDipl.-Ing., Dual: Aerospace1987 β 1992
- Gymnasium bei St. Stephan AugsburgAbitur1978 β 1986
Skills & more
Innovation Management56Innovation Consulting23Business Strategy15Sustainability1Product Development62Product Design84Entrepreneurship10Product Innovation22Product StrategyDesign Strategy32Rapid Prototyping17Experience Design11
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Concept DevelopmentUser ExperienceResearch DesignUser ResearchService DesignProduct ManagementConcept GenerationSustainable DesignPrototypingPrototypeDesign ThinkingStrategic PlanningLanguages English Β· German Β· Slovak
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Also attended Stanford University2,000
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also attended IMD168
Karthik ChakkarapaniInvestor at Foundation CapitalKulpreet SinghOperating Advisor at OpenOceanMusaad AlkadiSr. Principal at Graphene VenturesGrant AllenFounding GP, Schneider Electric Ventures at Giant Ventures Global LlpFredric PetitPartner, Head of Materials & Packaging at Emerald Technology Ventures AgXavier MesnierPartner, Head of Frontiers in Health & Bio Investments at Verve Ventures
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Also attended Technical University of Munich258
Daan BoekhoudtInvestment Analyst at Cottonwood Technology FundJulian von EckartsbergManaging Director Europe at Burda Principal InvestmentsHannes Voucko-GlocknerInvestment Analyst at Burda Principal InvestmentsThomas MeierPartner, Head of Resilience in Energy & Resources Investments at Verve VenturesNiklas Born de AndrΓ©sInvestment & Product Intern at Kibo VenturesItziar EstevezPartner - Growth at Iris Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at Virtual Consulting2
Also worked at IDEO46
Tom HulmeInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Abby StrongMarketing & Operations Manager at Scale Venture PartnersJoe GerberGeneral Partner at IDEO CoLab VenturesCharlota K. BlunarovaDesign & Brand at IDEO CoLab VenturesPierre La BaumeDesign & Strategy at IDEO CoLab VenturesShuya GongDesign & Futures at IDEO CoLab Ventures
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Also worked at Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business6
Also worked at Harvard University273
Rachel HansenInvestor at Index VenturesDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Logan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechWalter KowtoniukInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJefte DrijversInvestor at Third Rock VenturesSamuel ArbesmanVenture Partner at Lux Capital
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