Management

 Daniel Katzenellenbogen Managing Director 

Daniel has a background in management consulting, finance and as an entrepreneur, having engaged in a number of start-ups in various industries. His most recent position was as business developer at Serendipity Innovations, an investment firm specialized in venture management. Daniel has a masters degree in industrial and financial economics from the University of Gothenburg.

Holger Noack Business Development Manager

Holger was working as Laboratory Chemist at the Fritz-Haber-Institute of the Max-Planck-Society before qualifying for his degree in General Chemistry at the Humboldt University of Berlin in 2005. He has a PhD in applied quantum chemistry were he researched biochemical processes for their potential applications in industrial chemistry. In 2010 he joined AVANTURE as Division Manager with an emphasis on European R&D grants and innovation processes related to academic research results.  

Philip Abedian Project Manager

Philip has an extensive background within business development and innovation management in research-intensive ventures such as Diamorph, Organoclick and most recently Serendipity Innovations. In addition, as part of Innovation Stockholm and Start-up Stockholm, Philip has advised and coached numerous early-stage ventures. Philip has a master degree in marketing from Stockholm University.

Kamjar Hajabdolahi Division Manager

Kamjar has a background in business law, business development and as an entrepreneur. He has co-founded and been CEO of several start-ups within IT, Sales and Event Production. Prior to his current position in AVANTURE he has worked as aLegal Counsel in both public and private sectors. His most recent position was as management consultant at Orbion Consulting, where he operated in the telecom and energy sectors. Kamjar has a master of law from Uppsala University.

Robert Gullander Project Manager

Robert has extensive experience of venture creation, early-stage strategy and innovation management, both from advising and managing positions. He has founded and been CEO of several technology start-ups, mainly within the IT sector. Robert holds a M.Sc. in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from Chalmers School of Entrepreneurship, a M.Sc. in Industrial Design Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology and MBA studies from University of Washington.