Stanish Gunasekaran
Climate & Deep Tech VC | Corporate Innovation Operator | Founder
I specialize in
🎉Entrepreneur/ Founder, VC, and trained Negotiator, enabling founders with Growth, Fundraising, and Personal growth ideas that can be exponentially rewarding. --- ✨Why am I interesting to founders? As an entrepreneur, VC, and serial operator, I scout for early-stage deals and help founders close their Seed and Series A. Currently, as the director of Founder Institute Austria, I help build the transformative founders from idea to pre-seed, and run a syndicate to invest in promising founders. I also scout for VC funds like First Momentum Ventures through the Included VC network, and help B2B and deeptech startups with market access, commercialisation, and fundraising support. Previously, I worked as an Investor at 4P Capital, contributing to fund strategy, deal flow, operational frameworks, and fundraising for the Resilience 1 fund, with a strong focus on climate. Before entering VC, I spent several years at Bosch, where I served as an Innovation Manager, venture builder, and venture partner to Open Bosch (RBVC). I helped commercialise Bosch’s core IPs and have an impact on the bottom line. I have helped the founding team through multiple pivots and deeply understand the 0→1 of the founder journey. I combine strategic reasoning with a people-first empathy, a simple, actionable approach. --- 🧠Areas where I can help on Hubble ✅ Go-to-market (GTM) playbooks and growth strategy ✅ Fundraising readiness, investor relations, and closing rounds ✅ Commercialisation paths: pilots, partnerships, and enterprise sales ✅ Deep tech & climate positioning for investors ✅ Community building and creative founder leadership --- 📌Book a 1:1 if you’re: ✅ Navigating Seed/Series A fundraising or expansion ✅ Looking at VC ✅ Experimenting with new GTM channels in the EU ✅ Scaling climate, deeptech, or enterprise SaaS innovation Let’s connect for practical, actionable ideas that accelerate your founder journey.
You'll get advice on
- Venture Capital
- Early-stage venture building
- Climate & Deep tech Commercilaization
- Founding Team Topics & Leadership
- VC Fundraising