About
Vlad Keil is the founder and CEO of Lio. He previously built a profitable startup and co-founded Gabriel, an AI startup, in 2021. Most recently, he consulted with enterprises on procurement processes.
Founder at LioYC S23
Intro paths
YC
Vlad went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Lio's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Vlad can intro founders to Lio's investors below.
Lio's investors · 2
Co-founders at Lio
Experience
- Lio (prev. askLio)Founder & CEOcurrent2023 — presentMunich, Bavaria, Germany
- ProGlove MasterclassTechnical Co-Founder2022 — 2023München, Bayern, Deutschland
- Gabriel AICo-Founder2021 — 2022Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Fraunhofer VentureInnovation Consultant2021Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- GEMATechnology Consultant2021Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenBusiness Design Coach2021Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- CHECK24 Vergleichsportal GmbHProduct Manager2020 — 2021Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Mercedes-Benz AGVenture Architect2019Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland
- Lab1886Product Manager2019Stuttgart, Germany
- SiemensProject Manager2017 — 2018Krefeld
Skills & more
Russisch1Englisch1Deutsch1MS Office9Produktmanagement8Projektmanagement5Anforderungsmanagement1Digital Marketing and business modells1Digital MarketingBusiness Development2Web DevelopmentProduct Design1
- Selected Founder in XPLORE Startup Batch — UnternehmerTUM Incubator (formerly XPLORE)
- Accenture Talent Pool — Accenture
- Future Champions Accelerator Pitch (Top 15) — Future Champions Accelerator Rhein Ruhr
- Sustainable Ideation Award (Top 5) — Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
- TOEFL iBT (92th percentile) — TOEFL
- TOEIC English (99th percentile) — TOEIC® Program
- Business Modelling — Fraport AG
- PROMOS International Study Scholarship — University of Duisburg-Essen
From Vlad's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Vlad Keil?
- Vlad Keil is the founder and CEO of Lio. He previously built a profitable startup and co-founded Gabriel, an AI startup, in 2021. Most recently, he consulted with enterprises on procurement processes.
- Where does Vlad Keil work?
- Vlad Keil is Founder of Lio.
- What companies did Vlad Keil found?
- Vlad Keil founded Lio.
- Where did Vlad Keil go to school?
- Vlad Keil studied at Y Combinator; TUM Entrepreneurship Research Institute (Venture Creation Track); Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Master of Science - MS, Management and Digital Technologies).
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