Ali Younessi
Founder at OperateU
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Top SchoolAli Younessi is a founder and engineering generalist based in Munich with 8 years of experience blending hardware-focused engineering and business operations across startups and corporates. He moved from hands-on electrical and embedded work (NavVis, Newcastle, and Volocopter projects including Volodrone) into technical operations leadership and product-led entrepreneurship, launching a profitable digital product in the creator economy. Currently leading OperateU after a stint as Entrepreneur in Residence at Antler, he thrives at the intersection of operations, marketing, and people management while retaining deep technical interests in Linux, embedded systems, hardware design and Python. His academic foundation—MSc at TUM and a first-class BEng from Newcastle—supports a rare mix of rigorous engineering skills and commercial execution. Colleagues describe him as someone who can translate complex hardware constraints into scalable operational workflows and go-to-market momentum. He often pairs prototype-level electronics insight with pragmatic growth tactics, making technical decisions with an eye toward business outcomes.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
IB, international baccalaureate, 38/45, IB, international baccalaureate, 38/45 at Tehran International SchoolMSc, communication engineering, communication electronics, MSc, communication engineering, communication electronics at Technical University MunichBEng, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 1st class (80%), BEng, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 1st class (80%) at Newcastle University
English, Persian, German
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Github contributions (3)
younessili/HGG
Nov 2017 - Apr 2018
Contributions:25 commits, 22 pushes, 1 branch in 5 months
younessili/git-tutorial
Oct 2019 - Nov 2019
A Git, C, POSIX and CMake tutorial
Contributions:27 pushes, 2 branches, 1 tag in 11 days
posixcppcmakeversion-controlgit-hooks
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