Simon Lancaster

General Partner & Founder
2020
Omni Ventures (formerly Omni Venture Labs) is The Manufacturing Tech VC. We are a micro VC that invests in DeepTech founders at the earliest stage. Omni Ventures has invested in DeepTech pre-seed startups, and supports with first-check capital as well as with their go-to-market with engineering/product strategy, venture strategy, and business development.

2021

Board Member
2024
Member of the Board alongside Firas Khalifeh (Founder and CEO), Michael Claes (Sabic Ventures) and Olivier Guillaumin (Fast Forward VC).
Chief Technology Officer & Late Co-Founder
2023
Carbon Mobile’s mission is to connect the world of composites by enabling 5G connectivity on any Carbon Fiber device. Leading a world class team of design engineers and R&D materials scientists. Through intense research and development into application of advanced materials Carbon Mobile is driving thinner, lighter, stronger, and more sustainable consumer electronics of tomorrow.
Head Of Engineering & Strategy
2021 - 2023

2019 - 2021

First Head of Business Development
2019 - 2021
Left Apple after 12 years to become Arris’ First Head of Business Development I built the complete Applications Engineering and Business Development organizations from Series-A to pre-Series-C. Developed full Go-To-Market BD pipeline from zero to ~$260M Series C valuation.

2008 - 2019

Advanced Materials and Prototyping lead, Product Design Architecture
2014 - 2019
Materials and prototyping technology innovations to enable future generations of products. Cnceptualization, prototyping and materials development: advanced polymers and composites, additive manufacturing, technical fabrics and softgoods, lightweight wearables, glass and ceramics fabrication, ingress prevention including super hydrophobics, highly functional architected materials, metal matrix composites, cold spray technology, thermal management laminates.
Advanced Manufacturing Engineer, Manufacturing Design
2008 - 2014
Developed new manufacturing processes used across Apple's entire product line: iPad, iPad mini, Macbook Air, Macbook Pro, iMac, Magic Mouse and other accessories. Filed 21 patents for: - Surface Finishing, Friction Stir Welding, Additive Manufacturing (3D printing), robotics and automation, grinding, aluminum forging, micro-machining, automated defect inspection and handling, vision systems, automated polishing and deburring of plastics and aluminum, glass forming and finishing, rare earth magnet fabrication and other special-purpose machinery.

2007 - 2007

Platforms Mechanical Engineering
2007 - 2007
Mechanical design, thermal analysis, airflow optimization and stress testing on Google hardware systems.

2006 - 2006

Stamping Engineering
2006 - 2006
Manufacturing Engineering R&D at Canada's largest Toyota plant.

2005 - 2006

Electro-Mechanical Test Systems Design Engineering
2005 - 2006
Electro-mechanical test system automation design for BlackBerry product lines. Developed three systems that were patented. Filed my first patent.

2004 - 2004

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