SKOPAS aims at bringing our supercapacitor technology to everyday use as a valid alternative to existing batteries. The vast global energy market and the paradigm shift towards sustainability makes the growth potential for our technology undeniable. To grasp this market opportunity and build the company our current team needs an entrepreneur to join as co-founder to drive business development and potentially take on the CEO role.

Modern society is in the process of transforming from the fossil-based economy. A more sustainable future will need efficient energy storage solutionsat a massive scale. SKOPAS develops such solutions based on more than 10 years of experience in high-profile materials research at KTH. The core of our approach is development of new carbon materials from renewable sources, which we incorporate in a new generation of hybrid electrochemical capacitors. SKOPAS aims at bringing our supercapacitor technology to everyday use as a valid alternative to existing batteries. The vast global energy market and the paradigm shift towards sustainability makes the growth potential for our technology undeniable.

To grasp this market opportunity and build the company our current team needs an entrepreneur to join as co-founder to drive business development and potentially take on the CEO role.

What have we accomplished

• Developed several product concepts for fast charging mobile devices based on supercapacitor technology

• Initiated first contacts and partner discussion with potential customers

• Verified high customer interest in the use of our supercap technology as alternative to existing batteries

• Currently testing and optimizing a new generation of unique hybrid supercapacitors

• Secured around 1 MSEK in soft funding (e.g. VINNOVA)

The journey ahead

The core of our team consists of materials scientists and electrochemists. While the research team is strong and competent, we need to boost our business side in order to drive business development, sharpen our business model, build a solid foundation for company development, and take care of partner and investor contacts. To speed up our development we are looking for a business developer, a potential CEO, who will also have an opportunity to become a co-founder.

What we offer

We offer an opportunity to join a start-up with a strong technology and a team which is determined to take part in the sustainability paradigm shift. If you are up to the challenge of transforming our society and want to join an exciting ride in shaping future energy storage, SKOPAS Tech is what you are looking for. We are seeking a business-oriented person with a vision which matches ours and a will to build a start-up with all the risks and challenges.

During the initial 5-6 months the position is in the form of a part-time consultancy assignment. In the first period, your responsibilities will include business development, finding partners and pilot customers, defining the business strategy and product roadmap, and securing funding. Upon successful completion, our intention is to offer the position of CEO and founding partner of the company (share vesting). The level of involvement is difficult to predict at the moment, but we expect the person should spend at least 30-50% of his/her full time on the project. In the subsequent stages, this should go to full time involvement.

Skills & Requirements

We are looking for a business developer with the aspiration and ability to take on the CEO role, someone that is an entrepreneur that can take SKOPAS Tech to the next level.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Develop the business strategy and product roadmap

• Identify and establish customer and partner contacts across different applications

• Ensure further company growth, in particular, by securing continuous funding

• Setting the strategies for scaling up the production

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Solid technical/engineering background (Msc) and/or business

• Few year experience from relevant fields, ideally from energy storage

• Good at establishing, building, and maintaining customer relationships. Proven experience in marketing and B2B sales

• Experience in negotiating and setting up agreements e.g. licensing, partnerships etc.

• Strong drive, clear entrepreneurial vision and the mind-set to deliver results Great communication skills.

• Fluency in both English and Swedish

• Experience from running and building startup is highly desirable