Emerald Technology Ventures
Mehran Zaker is a seasoned professional in the fields of industrial IT and automation, with a current position as Partner at Emerald Technology Ventures since January 2019, also holding titles as Investment Director and Investment Manager - Sector Specialist. In addition to roles at Emerald, Mehran serves as a Board Member for multiple companies, including Sea Machines Robotics, Hiboo, TinyMobileRobots, and previously DeepSea Technologies. Notably, DeepSea Technologies was acquired by Nabtesco Group during Mehran's tenure. Prior experience includes serving as a Board Observer at wheel.me and holding positions such as Global Product Manager at Hilti and Software Team Lead at Valeo, where significant focus was on electric and hybrid vehicles. Mehran co-founded and led MondialMind as CEO and holds an MBA from INSEAD and a Master’s in Power Electronics from Ecole nationale supérieure de l'Electronique et de ses Applications.
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Emerald Technology Ventures
Why we are unique: Emerald brings open innovation and venture capital together in unparalleled fashion, with 20+ years of experience in investing in the sustainable industrial transformation. What we do: We empower corporates to successfully innovate and collaborate with start-ups, and to transition their businesses to a more sustainable future. We have over 50 large corporations as investors and partners in open innovation. How we do it: We invest in early and expansion stage start-ups globally, while being locally positioned in Europe, North America and Asia with a team of specialists from 15+ countries. Our sectors: energy, water & wastewater, food and agriculture, mobility & urbanization, materials & packaging, industrial IT About Emerald: Emerald is a globally recognized venture capital firm founded in 2000, that manages and advises assets of over €1 billion from its offices in Zurich, Toronto and Singapore. The firm invests in start-ups that tackle big challenges in climate change and sustainability, with 4 current funds, hundreds of venture transactions and four third-party investment mandates, including loan guarantees to over 100 start-ups. Bold Ideas. Bright Future. Contact us to learn more! info@emerald.vc