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Pranav Prasad

Pranav Prasad

Delft

Summary

Dynamic leader and innovator with a proven track record at SolvGE B.V., successfully launching a groundbreaking green energy spin-off and securing vital grants. Expertise in product development and business development complements strong skills in fundraising and partnership cultivation. A background as a Systems Engineer at TU Delft highlights technical proficiency and project management capabilities. Committed to driving sustainable solutions in the energy sector.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

CO-FOUNDER, CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER

SolvGE B.V.
Delft
02.2019 - 04.2024
  • Company Overview: Solving Green Energy (URL)
  • Launched an academic spin-off company: On-site and on-demand chemical production
  • Conducted strategic business development activities; financial modelling and product pricing (URL)
  • Won grants and subsidies including Circular Energy Voucher programs (URL)
  • Solving Green Energy (URL)

Systems Engineer - Lunar Zebro Project

TU Delft
Delft
02.2019 - 02.2020
  • Company Overview: PROJECT SUPERVISOR - DR.IR.CHRIS VERHOEVEN, DEPARTMENT OF MICROELECTRONICS
  • Design and proof of concept development of a miniaturized rover for the moon's surface
  • PROJECT SUPERVISOR - DR.IR.CHRIS VERHOEVEN, DEPARTMENT OF MICROELECTRONICS

Vehicle Dynamics Engineer

ECO RUNNER DREAM TEAM
Delft
03.2018 - 07.2019
  • Company Overview: Vehicle Dynamics Engineer for Hydrogen Powered Vehicle (URL)
  • Handling, suspension and braking system for vehicle
  • Vehicle Dynamics Engineer for Hydrogen Powered Vehicle (URL)

Supervisor

Indian Space Research Organization
Bengaluru
07.2017 - 09.2017
  • Company Overview: U R Rao Satellite Center, Bengaluru, India
  • U R Rao Satellite Center, Bengaluru, India

Education

STANFORD SUMMER PROGRAM - Technology & Entrepreneurship, Game Theory & Strategic Reasoning

Stanford University
Palo Alto, California
08.2024

MSc. - Aerospace Engineering

Delft University of Technology
Delft, The Netherlands
09.2023

BSc. - Aerospace Engineering

Delft University of Technology
Delft, The Netherlands
09.2020

EXCHANGE PROGRAMME -

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Lausanne, Switzerland
02.2019

Skills

  • Product Development
  • Fundraising
  • Finance & Accounting
  • Business Development
  • Sales & Marketing
  • Project Management
  • Capital fundraising
  • Partnership cultivation
  • Investor relations
  • Budget management
  • Materials characterization
  • Manufacturing processes

Patents/Awards/Grants

  • Patent granted: Economical and Simplified In-Situ concentration of Hydrogen Peroxide to 98% concentration, Delft, The Netherlands, 11/30/19, Converted a bachelors project of 500€ budget, into a patent filling within one year of project initiation.
  • Start-up Voucher, 2500€, Delft, The Netherlands, 06/30/20, Proof of concept for economical sustainable hydrogen peroxide concentration.
  • Dutch Research Council Take-off-1 Grant, 40,000€, Delft, The Netherlands, 06/30/20, Technology demonstrator and feasibility study grant.
  • Thematic Circular Technologies Voucher, 50,000€, Delft, The Netherlands, 12/31/20, Circularity and sustainability study for hydrogen peroxide concentration.
  • Dutch Research Council Take-off-2 Subsidy, 250,000€, Delft, The Netherlands, 06/30/21, Product scaling and go-to-market subsidy.
  • Mkb-innovatiestimulering Regio en Topsectoren (MIT) Voucher, 20,000€, Delft, The Netherlands, 01/31/22, Feasibility study for sustainable hydrogen peroxide production from water and electricity.
  • Global Student Entrepreneur Awards, 10,000€, Delft, The Netherlands, 02/28/22, Awarded best student entrepreneur in the Netherlands.
  • Mkb-innovatiestimulering Regio en Topsectoren (MIT) Grant, 20,000€, Delft, The Netherlands, 08/31/22, Industrialisation of hydrogen peroxide concentration technology.
  • Horizon Europe Grant, 1.3 Million €, Delft, The Netherlands, 09/30/22, Electrochemical hydrogen peroxide production from water to high concentration.

Languages

English
First Language
Dutch
Beginner (A1)
A1

Timeline

CO-FOUNDER, CHIEF SCIENCE OFFICER

SolvGE B.V.
02.2019 - 04.2024

Systems Engineer - Lunar Zebro Project

TU Delft
02.2019 - 02.2020

Vehicle Dynamics Engineer

ECO RUNNER DREAM TEAM
03.2018 - 07.2019

Supervisor

Indian Space Research Organization
07.2017 - 09.2017

STANFORD SUMMER PROGRAM - Technology & Entrepreneurship, Game Theory & Strategic Reasoning

Stanford University

MSc. - Aerospace Engineering

Delft University of Technology

BSc. - Aerospace Engineering

Delft University of Technology

EXCHANGE PROGRAMME -

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Pranav Prasad