Menachem Tabanpour

Menachem Tabanpour serves as the Managing Director of gener8tor Luxembourg, where the launch of the first Luxembourg-European Union venture capital fund and accelerator occurred in 2022. Experienced in entrepreneurial education, Menachem previously directed the CS NEST program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, designed to support startup creation among students and recent alumni. Menachem is also a co-founder of both Lumo Stelo, an art and hospitality small business, and Nutrient Recovery and Upcycling, which focuses on innovative resource recovery technologies. Additional roles include Director on the Board of ASETS-CA, Advisor at Rapid Radicals Technology, Inc., and previous positions such as CEO/President and Vice President of Business Development at Centrisys/CNP. Educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in French Language and Literature from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.