Manu started his career with chip design roles at Analog Devices Inc and Apical Imaging. The advent of AI and its compute complexity motivated his shift back to academics, starting with an MPhil at University of Manchester and then a PhD at the Institute of Neuroinformatics (University of Zürich and ETH Zürich). That is where he met Synthara’s co-founder, Alessandro Aimar. Their work led to the founding of Synthara in 2019.

With a background in physical engineering, nanotechnologies, AI and microchip architecture, Alessandro began his professional journey at Imagination Technologies in 2014. There, he contributed to the verification and enhancement of the PowerVR GPU architecture. Alessandro returned to academia to pursue a PhD focused on energy-efficient AI computation. In 2019, Alessandro and Manu founded Synthara to develop advanced, energy-efficient computing systems, empowering a new wave of intelligent products.

Sean Mitchell is a professional in the semiconductor industry with 33 years of experience and four successful startup ventures. In 2005, he co-founded Movidius, serving as CEO and leading the development of a pioneering Edge Compute platform for Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence. Under his guidance, Movidius raised over $100 million in venture capital before being acquired by Intel in 2016. Sean has significantly contributed to advancements in AI and computer vision technology​.

Jörg is a notable figure in the venture capital and private equity industry with over 20 years of experience. He holds an electrical engineering degree from RWTH Aachen University and has conducted semiconductor research at Technion in Israel and AT&T Bell Laboratories in the USA. Jörg has held senior sales roles in semiconductor companies across Europe and the US and has participated in nearly 50 transactions as an investor, buyer, or seller.
His current focus is on deep tech and B2B software. He is also founder of Altos Advisors, advising on corporate succession and growth strategies for technology companies.

Sandeep is an entrepreneur and private investor focused on impactful ventures in India and deep tech in Europe. He is a founder at Krushal, enhancing dairy farmer incomes and fostering rural entrepreneurship, and Samaaru, providing value chain finance for smallholder farmers. In addition to supporting Synthara as an early believer investor, Sandeep incubated Perovskia, a designer solar cell venture to eliminate or extend batteries from edge devices. Sandeep earlier held key roles in P&L leadership, M&A, investments and venture incubation at Infosys and Wipro.

Hermann Hauser is an internationally acclaimed venture capitalist, entrepreneur, engineer, and physicist. He played a pivotal role in establishing numerous companies in Silicon Fen, the UK’s “British Silicon Valley.” Hermann Hauser is best known as the co-founder of Acorn Computers and the developer of the ARM processor, a technology now found in millions of devices worldwide. Founded in 1978, Acorn Computers rapidly grew, and its spin-off, ARM Limited, was sold for $31.4 billion in 2016. Throughout his illustrious career, Hauser has received numerous prestigious honors for his contributions to computer research and entrepreneurship.