Tine Tomazic

Active Investor

Director Technology & Innovation at Pipistrel Aircraft

Slovenia

Tine Tomazic, Director Technology & Innovation at Pipistrel Aircraft is an active investor based in Slovenia. This profile covers what Tine Tomazic backs, at which stage, and how founders can reach out in 2026.

Dr. Tine Tomazic serves as Group Chief Technology Officer & Director, Research & Development at Pipistrel. He received his B.Sc. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, in 2007 and 20,14, respectively. A pilot since the age of 15, instructor since the age of 19, and test pilot since the age of 22, Tine has also flown in 8 different electric aircraft and participated in the development of five of them. Tine is a deep believer in electric flight and has dedicated his Ph.D. Thesis, titled "Development of control strategies and systems to optimize flying with hybrid-powered airplanes," to research technologies to identify the future of electric flight, including distributed electric propulsion architectures, powertrain modeling, and flight mission optimization. As a member of Pipistrel's R&D team, Tine has been responsible for the areas of electric flight and electric systems since 2007 and is Head of Design Organization EASA DO 21J.524 and maintains credentials as Compliance Verification Engineer for Electric Powertrains, Systems, and Flight Test. Tine has been appointed as the Director of Research and Development at Pipistrel as of 2015, which was succeeded in 2017 by PVS, and actively participates in developments of new standards for electric and hybrid-electric general aviation aircraft, and is a member of EASA's Technology-4-Safety advisory group.

Investor type: Angel
Stages: Early Stage Venture
Invests in: SaaS & EnterpriseClimate & EnergyManufacturing & IndustrialMobility & LogisticsSupply Chain & LogisticsEdTechLegalTech
Location: Slovenia
Typical check: $500K
Past investments: 2

Notable investments

PIPISTREL VERTICAL SOLUTIONS d.o.o.ReCatalyst

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