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Mikel Mangold

Entrepreneur · Commercial GTM · Chemist · Author · Berlin, Germany

Hi, I'm Mikel Mangold

I turn deep-tech into commercial traction — building business, partnerships, and go-to-market for frontier companies across semiconductors, quantum, energy, and materials. Currently leading BD & Channel Partnerships at ATLANT 3D.

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About

I'm an entrepreneur and commercial GTM leader with a chemist's background. I work at the edge of deep tech — atomic-scale manufacturing, quantum, energy, and advanced materials — translating hard science into revenue, partnerships, and market traction.

My path runs from polymer chemistry research in Switzerland, to Bayer's biotech and digital-health incubators in Silicon Valley, to venture building at Niterra (where a venture I helped build, Nanell, was acquired), and now to scaling go-to-market at ATLANT 3D.

I build the commercial engine: business development, channel and partnership networks, CRM and pipeline discipline, and the GTM strategy that gets frontier products into the market. I'm also an author.

The journey

2015 — 2018

Freiburg

University of Freiburg

The foundation

M.Sc in Chemistry at the University of Freiburg — where the scientific foundation for everything that followed was laid.

2017 — 2018

Zurich

Empa

Into the lab

Master's thesis research at Empa — polymer chemistry and materials science: artificial muscles, thin films, and the science underneath everything I do.

2019 — 2020

San Francisco

Bayer

Crossing over

Bayer's CoLaborator biotech incubator and G4A digital-health accelerator in Silicon Valley — from the lab bench to building business.

2021 — 2022

Düsseldorf

Niterra

Building ventures

Venture building at Niterra's Venture Lab — creating companies from zero, including one exit (Nanell).

2023 — 2026

Berlin

Niterra · CyberProtonics (pre-seed) · ATLANT 3D (Series A)

Now

Venture building at Niterra, early-stage BD at CyberProtonics (pre-seed), and now leading BD & Channel Partnerships at ATLANT 3D (Series A) — turning deep tech into commercial traction.

Experience

  1. 2024 — Present

    Team Lead, BD & Channel Partnerships · ATLANT 3D

    Leading business development, revenue operations, and a global distributor network across semiconductor, energy, quantum, and materials-science markets. Secured LOIs and paid pilots with Tier-1 players, implemented HubSpot CRM, and onboarded 30+ distributors and ambassadors to scale partnerships.

  2. 2024

    Head of Partnerships, EMEA · CyberProtonics

    Drove early-stage BD and investor relations for a quantum-resistant cybersecurity venture. Engaged 20+ top-tier cybersecurity investors across EMEA, built the sales infrastructure from scratch (HubSpot CRM), and led OEM partnership initiatives to validate market fit.

  3. 2021 — 2024

    Innovation Project Manager — Venture Building · Venture Lab, Niterra Group

    Three years of venture creation, product development, and GTM strategy — including one exit (Nanell, acquired by MediKarma). Led a 6-month Open Innovation Challenge with Hello Tomorrow engaging 50+ global stakeholders, and built the EMEA startup-ecosystem framework with EU–Japan PoCs.

  4. 2019 — 2021

    Business Development — CoLaborator & G4A Incubators · Bayer (Silicon Valley)

    Worked inside Bayer's biotech incubator and digital-health accelerator in the San Francisco Bay Area. Built KPI frameworks adopted across Berlin, Moscow, and Kobe, and connected startup founders with internal experts, VCs, universities, and medical centers.

Selected work

My Book

Cover of Today's Superpower — Building Networks

Today's Superpower — Building Networks

7 Mindsets & Principles to Thrive in a Fast-Changing World

A playbook for building ecosystems of ideas, resources, and people in the startup and multi-stakeholder economy. Packed with frameworks for anyone who wants to create partnerships and alliances that generate lasting growth.

“A balanced mixture of hard science, soft skills, and bold speculation — the definitive guide to both the present and the future of our economy.”

Praise from

Greg SatellCharlene LiKeith FerrazziSusan Windham-BannisterFrank KumliIan Hathaway
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What I work with

Commercial & GTM

Business developmentGo-to-market strategyChannel & partnershipsFundraising & investor relationsVenture building

Systems & Ops

HubSpotClayClaudeSmartleadCloselyhqSurfePandaDocNotion

Domains

SemiconductorsQuantumEnergyMaterials scienceDeep techPolymer chemistry

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Get in touch

Open to conversations with founders, deep-tech teams, investors, and partners. Whether it's go-to-market, partnerships, or a new venture — reach out.

hello@mikelmangold.com