Robert Bahns has stepped down as technology partner at IP Group to become chief financial officer at one of the firm’s portfolio businesses, WaveOptics.
Robert Bahns (pictured), a former technology partner at UK-based commercialisation firm IP Group, has been appointed chief financial officer of IP Group-backed augmented reality technology manufacturer WaveOptics.
Bahns led Touchstone Innovations’ series A round investment in WaveOptics in 2015 and has served as a director on the company’s board previously.
He was director of technology ventures at Touchstone from 2005 until late 2017, when it was acquired by IP Group. He then became technology partner at IP Group until last month, taking responsibility for seed, series A and B rounds.
Earlier in his career, Bahns led communications, technology and electronics deals as a principal in the technology investment unit of investment bank Nomura International.
His resume also includes a stint at consultancy Ernst and Young as a tech transfer-focused executive consultant from 1996 until 1998, following two years representing waste disposal services provider Waste Management…
