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Novica Mrdovic

General Partner at Add Value & Star Tech Ventures

Milan, Lombardy

Overview 

Novica Mrdovic is the CEO & General Partner at Add Value in Milan, Lombardy, with a background in leadership, telecommunications, and new business development. With experience as Vice President and General Manager at NeoPhotonics and roles at Silicon Roundabout Ventures and JDS Uniphase, Novica has a strong track record in leading cross-functional teams and driving product development and marketing strategies in the telecommunications industry.

Work Experience 

Add Value & Star Tech Ventures

  • CEO & General Partner

    2019 - Current

    Investing in VC and PE opportunities in Syndicate Club Deals www.add-value.it

Mountain X, dual-use defense and aerospace VC fund

  • General Partner

    2024

    Mountain X is European dual-use defense and aerospace VC fund, investing in early stage and growth stage startups and scaleup. No pre-seed! www.mountainx.vc

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NewPhotonics

  • Advisory Board and BoD

    2024

    https://newphotonics.com/

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Silicon Roundabout Ventures

  • Partner and Chief Operating Officer

    2019 - 2021

    VC fund for UK deep-tech startups at the pre-seed and seed stage www.siliconroundabout.ventures

AVM Gestioni SGR SpA

  • Portfolio Manager

    2019 - 2021

    PE and VC funds https://avmgestioni.com/

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NeoPhotonics

  • Vice President and General Manager

    2006 - 2019

    Global technology corporation, acquired by Lumentum. www.neophotonics.com

NeoPhotonics offers optical components, modules and subsystems for the delivery of video, voice and data over telecommunication networks.

Raised $229,673,840.00 from CDP Capital Technology Ventures, Dominion Ventures, Dow Corning, Sands Brothers Asset Management, Linkmore Capital, Venrock, Nth Power Technologies, Inc., Hydro-Québec CapiTech, XR Ventures and IVP.

neophotonics.com

JDS Uniphase

  • Business Development EMEA, Product Engineering Optoelectronics, Defense and Aerospace

    2001 - 2006

    Worldwide leader, now called Lumentum and Viavi. www.lumentum.com/

Tecon

  • Application Engineer Optoelectronics

    1999 - 2001

    www.tecontlc.it/

Grossoptic

  • Production Engineer and PLM Optical Coatings

    1998 - 1999

    www.grossoptic.it/

Education 

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