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Hans Waldherr

Business developer with background in Computer Science, AI, and Robotics.

Neusiedl am See, Austria, CET

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About

As a development engineer I specialized in customized ASICs and led the development of an innovative optical fiber network that is used in Formula 1. As a business development manager, I cooperated with leading technology companies and co-founded start-ups. In doing so, I successfully acquired venture capital and sharpened my skills in product development. My specialty is to motivate diverse teams and promote innovation to accelerate the growth of the company.

Berufserfahrung

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skale venture development
Onsite
Remote

2008 - ongoing

Owner

Consulting and coaching for startups and SMEs. Acting as cofounder, business partner, CTO for several tech companies. Raised research funds and venture capital. Built, grew and led teams.
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StreamUnlimited Engineering (SUE)
Onsite
International

2007 - 2008

International Sales Manager

Expanded the global sales network for SUE's software and hardware products, achieving a 30% growth in the sales pipeline. Notably, in 2017, Google acquired a stake in SUE.
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Riedel Mediornet
Onsite

2004 - 2007

System Engineer → Lead System Architect

Built the system architecture for the first optical fiber network for audio and video transmission. Led the development of the first version of the product.
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Infineon Technologies
Onsite

2001 - 2003

ASIC Engineer → DSP Engineer

Product ownership of a complex DSL modem ASIC design. DSP algorithm development into IP phone equipment.
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Coactive Networks
US
Silicon Valley

1999 - 2000

ASIC Designer

ASIC design for powerline communication. Integration of a USB IP core into a custom chip design.

Education

Vienna University of Technology

1993 - 2000
Master's Degree in Computer Science

Danube University Krems

2004 - 2006
MBA course in Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Skills

Business Planning
Tech Funding
Computer Science
System Architecture
AI/ML
Robotics
Embedded Computing

Awards

Best Austrian Startup Award WKO
Winner at Pioneers Startup Festival
3d place at i2b Businessplan Competition
Nominee Austrian Stateprize Consulting WKO
WKO Constantinus Award Finalist

Projects

GreenPilot

Conception and financing of a mobile game that teaches kids about renewable energy.

Mobile Game
Education
GreenTech

Retinsight AI

Aquisition of seed grant of 500k€ from the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) for a university spinoff project that uses AI to analyze the retina.

AI
MedTech
Research Grant

Pino Robotics

Funding for an innovative AI vision technology to make industrial robotics usable for SMEs.

AI Vision
Robotics
Funding

Bionana eShop

Consulting for a startup that builds a marketplace for biodiversity.

biodiversity
e-commerce

BlueInvest EU

Coaching for startups and SMEs in the Blue Economy. BlueInvest is an initiative of the European Commission.

Blue Economy
Consulting
EU

Seasy ePlatform

Consulting for a startup that builds europes leading marina rental platform.

AI
Business Development

Skyability Sensors

Led the funding process for a startup that builds a drone based 3D mapping solution for the construction industry.

Drone
Sensor Fusion
3D Mapping

Seed Partnerships

sylents e-jets

Initiated and cofounded a company that builds novel electric jets for maritime applications. Built techteam. Led development from first prototype to production.

e-mobility
maritime
Production Rampup
Germany

stromkind drones

Cofounded a company that builds and sells industrial drones. Aquireed seed funding. Won clients in Switzerland, Norway, UAE, Thailand and China exceeding 500k€ in sales value

Robotics
Drones
Business Development

sonarflow visual music discovery

A machine learning platform for music recommendation. I cofounded the company, raised research funds and venture capital and built and led the business team.

Machine Learning
Business Planning
Fundraising
Venture Capital