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K|EnC VenturesManaging Director / CEO
Aug. 2022Munich, Bavaria, GermanyKEnC Ventures offers Management Consulting as outlined on https://knoll-engineering.com – and additionally, special services for these 3 groups:
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1) All kinds of investors looking for new “hot” tech startups – or investors who need a second opinion or tech due diligence, especially when they do not fully understand deep tech.
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2) Young founders interested in anything related to entrepreneurship, ranging from mentoring to concrete hints. #foundersclub
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3) AI experts who need to understand future challenges – technologically, philosophically, ethically, and socially.
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This company is primarily for startups and investors passionate about deep tech, electronics, wearable tech, and AI development strategies. / Services include investment advice, due diligence, market analysis, tech feasibility, etc.
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Regarding mentorship and coaching for founders => see my "volunteering section” on LinkedIn below (TechTour Europe, ACE Amsterdam, High-Tech NRW, Trinity Entrepreneurial Society, etc.).
In addition, I created a unique #foundersclub, where I try to help founders/CEOs on their journey. This includes business plan development and offshoring from the DACH region towards Dublin, London, Tallinn, etc., to save taxes and get the most out of an internationally oriented and vibrant startup ecosystem.
If interested, please drop me a line at: founders-club@kencventures.com –––
Finally, as a futurist/physicist, I am interested in the various “AI Hardware Platforms” specially tailored for AGI – including quantum computers, distributed neural networks, neuromorphic chip design, optoelectronic crystals, etc.
In this context, I am also genuinely interested in the 'Philosophical and Practical Implications' between “now” and the “future ASI & singularity.” Apart from following KEnC Ventures, you can find more information on my private channels (websites, X, FB, YouTube Playlists @RalfGJKnoll).
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KNOLL Capital Group Ltd.Managing Director / CEO
Oct. 2014LondonKCG is a Financial Holding Company – mainly for all INOPTEC-related activities.
INOPTEC LimitedFounder, CTO/COO
Jan. 2012Cambridge, UK - Munich, DE / and INOPTEC Group Ireland, IEINOPTEC
Innovation, Optics and Technology
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R&D, Lasers, Shutters, Smartglasses.
World's first transhuman 'Vision Enhancement System'. #InnovatorOfTheYear #INOPTEC
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INOPTEC’s transhuman Vision Enhancement System (VES) enables perfect vision – day or night – under otherwise impossible viewing (light) conditions.
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The system combines:
“rapid adaptation in real-time” (human iris reflex is too slow)
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“contrast enhancement” (humans cannot see against the sun).
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These “new human abilities” (h+) provide a huge safety & performance advantage for those who must safely operate vehicles, aeroplanes, machines, tools, computers etc. – hence reducing the risk of mistakes, accidents and injury.
KNOLL – Engineering & ConsultingOwner
Mar. 2000 - Aug. 2022GermanyKNOLL – Engineering & Consulting:
NEWS UPDATE: On 16.08.2022, my freelance activity was brought into the KEnC Ventures GmbH. - Management Consultant: Innovation and Change Manager
- Interim Manager (also as 'problem solver')
- Investment Advisor/Analyst and Interim Manager for the Biz-Angel and VC scene
- Member of startup Expert Jury and Mentor (e.g. #TechTour Europe, ACE-incubator, etc.) Preferably in the following fields:
electronics, telecommunications, system technology, optoelectronics, photonics, optics, display technology, industrial applications, sensors, measurement instrumentation, and lighting systems.
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- Interim management (all roles: CEO, CFO, CTO, ...)
- Innovation management
- Product & Marketing strategy
- Due diligence (e.g. for investors)
- Company re-organisation & strategy development
- etc. ENGINEERING:
- Product development (holistic 'system level') = combining EE & Mech & Optics = complex devices
- Technical system concepts
- Feasibility studies
- etc.
Fraunhofer IKSScientific Research Associate
Jan. 1998 - Dec. 2000Munich, Bavaria, GermanyDevelopment of novel ICT systems, such as xDSL, Power-Line Communication (PLC), OFDM radio – with Fraunhofer Institute for Embedded Systems and Communication (ESK), Munich.
o2 GermanyProject Manager
Jan. 1996 - Dec. 1998Munich, Bavaria, GermanyIn the context of the foundation of O2 Mobile in Munich – out of VIAG INTERCOM – I worked with Bayernwerk Netkom as a project manager, responsible for 1) the analysis of the major city carrier networks (cable quality, density, type, etc.) and 2) ultimately responsible for the technical due diligence to either purchase last mile networks from these cities (municipal utilities) and/or to initiate the foundation of new city carrier companies for such matters, in the whole of Bavaria and beyond (including M-net in Munich, Nefcom in Nuremberg, etc. – up to parts in Thuringia, like the ICT network preparations for "Weimar - Kulturhauptstadt 1999").
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This type of work was very similar to that within a start-up company, as business plans had to be written, including roll-out plans, business models had to be invented, new companies had to be founded, etc.
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At the age of 33, I was proud that my work contributed to the foundation of new city carriers which still exist today – and ultimately (with the last mile to the radio masts) to the creation of O2 Mobile.
CiscoHardware Development Engineer
Jan. 1991 - Dec. 1993Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyQUANTE AG - later known as Cisco Photonics Germany: Development of high bit-rate optical transmitter and receiver modules for Optical Fibre Communication Systems (SDH/SONET 622 Mbit/s STM-4) – and their introduction to series production.
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