KEnC Ventures offers top management consulting, including innovation/change management, interim management, product and strategy development, and personal coaching/mentoring with psychological and philosophical approaches.
In addition, KEnC also provides methodological and tool-based problem-solving services as outlined on knoll-engineering.com, along with (new) specialized services for these 3 client groups:
a) For all kinds of investors who are looking for new “hot” tech startups or investors who need a second opinion or tech due diligence, especially when they do not fully understand deep tech.
b) For founders interested in anything related to entrepreneurship, ranging from mentoring to concrete hints. #foundersclub
c) AI experts who need to understand future challenges – technologically, philosophically, ethically, and socially.
Founder, Owner and Director: KEnC Ventures was founded by Ralf G.J. Knoll, who owns 100% of this company (PSC, UBO) as a means for self-realisation.
Short bio:
Entrepreneur, Futurist, Physicist, Consultant, Philosopher, Psych.C., Freethinker, INTJ-A, HSP, FRSA.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralfknoll/
Hence, welcome to my page — I will continue to write in the first person from now on:
This company is partly the continuation of what I have done since the year 2000, namely as an independent freelance consultant under the logo name Knoll – Engineering & Consulting. However, in addition, and due to its limited liability legal form GmbH, it is also my holding company to invest in projects, startups and more mature companies. Services in this context are offered primarily to startups and investors, who are passionate about:
- Artificial Life (AL) & Artificial Superintelligence (ASI)
- System Change & Environmental Technology
- Deep Tech & Quantum Computing
- High Tech & Wearable Tech
Tailored for ambitious students who like to become founders — or experienced founders who like to get a second opinion and to learn more.
See “volunteering section” on my LinkedIn profile:
Tech Tour Europe, ACE Amsterdam “Caempus”, High-Tech NRW, Trinity Entrepreneurial Society, LSE London, the RSA London, etc.
Deliberate overlap between my social impact initiatives and the #foundersclub below:
The term “founder” in our FoundersClub is understood in a broad sense — not limited to commercial startups. Anyone who initiates positive change, builds communities, or leads a movement or social idea is, in essence, a founder.
Therefore, intellectuals and changemakers from circles such as the RSA or the LSE’s philosophy and social innovation communities are warmly invited to contribute their perspectives and ideas.
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The Founders Club — #foundersclub #kencventures #knollcapitalgroup:
My team and I try to help founders, investors, CEOs on their journey.
Where founders come not to show off, but to grow wiser.
A learning ground for those who build with heart, mind, and soul.
For leaders who believe capitalism doesn’t have to be stupid.
Invitation to join the #foundersclub tribe (PDF download):
2025-08-18_KEnC-Ventures-KCG-foundersclub_v78_open
2025-08-18_KEnC-Ventures-KCG-foundersclub_v78_sec
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Deliberate overlap between #foundersclub and KNOLL Capital Group Ltd.
To ensure that my investors (at least try to) share the same values and corporate ethics, I usually invite them all, to become part of the #foundersclub — which is why shareholders of KCG https://knollcapitalgroup.com/ can attend for free!
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Networking with C-level managers:
Young founders can join KCG’s Shareholder & Associates Meeting (SAM) to network with former/current C-level managers who are our investors — and vice versa – as also indicated here: https://knollcapitalgroup.com/gallery/
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Hardware for artificial intelligence:
Finally, as a futurist/physicist, I am interested in developing various “AI Hardware Platforms” specially tailored for AGI – including quantum computers, distributed neural networks, neuromorphic chip design, optoelectronic crystals, etc.
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The Future of AI:
In this context, I am also genuinely interested in the ‘Philosophical and Practical Implications’ between “now” and the “future ASI & singularity.”
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1984: The Beginning of My Journey in Artificial Life, AI, Complex Systems, and Philosophy
In 1984, during my first semester, I, personally, programmed John Horton Conway’s Game of Life and by 1986, I also programmed my first neural network.
Since then, I have been deeply involved in technical and philosophical discussions about AI and the future of humanity. For example, I have participated in various events and summer courses, at the LSE in London (where I met Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Nancy Cartwright, Richard Healey, Frank Wilczek, Lawrence Krauss and others)—and at the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion.
Here is an example of an interview/podcast on Transhumanism and Posthumanism:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIvopxWX0i8&t=411s
(The English version will come soon.)
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NEW: Here is an example article on the essential topic of — AI Ethics & Human Survival:
2025-01-08_KEnC-Ventures-ALHER-Only-Well-Controlled-AI-Can-Replace-Humankind_v2-sec.pdf
2025-01-08_KEnC-Ventures-ALHER-Only-Well-Controlled-AI-Can-Replace-Humankind_v2-open.pdf
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More articles and material can be found in the download section of this website.
Would you like to follow KEnC and me on social media?
The aims of KEnC Ventures align with my personal long-term goals, also expressed on page 1 in my downloadable CV:
CV public secured (not editable) — and CV public open (machine-readable):
CV_Ralf_GJ_Knoll_EN_public-v52_sec.pdf
CV_Ralf_GJ_Knoll_EN_public-v52_open.pdf
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Therefore, I would be grateful if you could also follow my private social media channels, which I use regularly to stay in touch with like-minded people:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralfknoll/
https://www.youtube.com/@RalfGJKnoll
https://twitter.com/Ralf_Knoll
https://bsky.app/profile/ralfgjknoll.bsky.social
https://www.facebook.com/ralf.g.knoll/
https://www.instagram.com/ralf_gj_knoll/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/inoptec/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kencventures/
https://ralfgjknoll.substack.com
https://buymeacoffee.com/ralfgjknoll
https://ralfknoll.eventbrite.com
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My Messaging Apps (user groups):
WhatsApp (friends, colleagues, etc.)
Telegram (tech team, data exchange)
Signal (investigative journalism, etc.) — @RalfGJKnoll.90
Are you also an RSA Circle Member (on the new circle.so App)?
https://community.thersa.org/u/4fa82ada
Standard FRSA legacy profile:
https://www.thersa.org/fellowship/find-a-fellow/profile/130570
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Research:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ralf-Knoll
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6716-4796
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.11604.07043
https://doi.org/10.13140/rg.2.2.11604.07043
https://patents.google.com/patent/US10444545B2/en?inventor=Ralf+G.+J.+Knoll
Appointments:
Video call?
Schedule a time via my CALENDLY link:
https://calendly.com/ralf-knoll/
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In-Person Meeting?
I can meet in Cambridge, UK, at my office in the Bradfield Centre, or near my German HQ close to Castle Velen, which offers meeting spaces; additionally, with Düsseldorf Airport nearby and numerous venues across North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), other locations can be arranged upon request.
In addition, here is my typical driving route, which offers convenient meeting opportunities in cities such as Venlo, Eindhoven, Leuven, Brussels, London, or similar locations: https://maps.app.goo.gl/1Yy7w2xd6a21HQ3P7
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Where is Velen?
Velen, Germany, is located 18 km from the Dutch border and is roughly on the same latitude as Münster, Nijmegen, Rotterdam, Stansted Airport (North London), Cheltenham, Cork, and Kenmare.
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Bavaria and DACH-Region connections:
After living 28 years near Munich in Bavaria, during which I was self-employed for the last 22 years (see company history below), I still have strong connections and access to locations in Munich and the DACH region — like in Zurich, Geneva, Salzburg, and Vienna.
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UK & Ireland connections:
Through my various roles (founder of companies, entrepreneur, consultant, philosopher, etc.), I have established strong, tangible connections, including offices, in the United Kingdom and Ireland, particularly in London, Cambridge, and Dublin, among other locations.
Company History:
01.03.2000 —
Creation of “Knoll – Engineering & Consulting“, as a non-trading, non-commercial independent professional freelancer (German: “Freiberufler” see “Freie Berufe”), in the field of management consulting, including innovation/change management and technology consulting.
16.08.2022 —
Contribution of the aforementioned freelance practice in accordance with the German Reorganization Tax Act (UmwStG) “into” this KEnC Ventures GmbH, HRB Munich.
01.09.2024 —
I relocated to my native state of origin, North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), changing the business address to Velen according to §10 AO.
Nonetheless, the company’s registered office, as specified in its articles of association (statutory seat or “Satzungssitz” in the commercial register), remains in Munich.
Note:
https://knollcapitalgroup.com (KCG) is part of KEnC Ventures GmbH (KEnC).
KCG’s 2000 ordinary shares (see SH01 form) are held by KEnC.
Ralf Knoll is the UBO/PSC of KEnC.
#kencventures #foundersclub #KnollCapitalGroup #ralfgjknoll
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