Nicolai is a product manager & engineer redefining products, one prototype at a time.
Nicolai Robles
Product x Engineering x AI
Nicolai is a product manager & engineer redefining products, one prototype at a time.
Nicolai is a product manager & engineer redefining products, one prototype at a time.
Nicolai is a product manager & engineer redefining products, one prototype at a time.
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Years of
Experience
Years of
Experience
Years of
Experience
Years of
Experience
Product &
Engineering
Product &
Engineering
Product &
Engineering
Product &
Engineering
AI &
Martech
AI &
Martech
AI &
Martech
AI &
Martech
My clients recently raised:
Succinct $55M Series A
Espresso Systems $28M Series B
Decagon $100M Seed + Series A + Series B
Renegade $3.4M Seed
GTE $10M Pre-seed + Seed + Community
Engineering
AI
Martech
Product
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Product
B
Engineering
C
Leadership
D
Strategy
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Product
B
Engineering
C
Leadership
D
Strategy
Engineering
AI
Martech
Product
Weapons of choice:
Figma
Framer
Plasticity + Spline + Blender + Bezi
Projects in progress — check back soon.
Soul x Machine
Sunborn
Engineering
AI
Martech
Product
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Product
C
Leadership
B
Engineering
D
Strategy
Hypernoon
2022 – 2023
I co-founded Hypernoon with Jan Henneberg in 2022 with a mission of augmenting our physical garments with wearable digital AR layers to bring a new dimension of self-expression.
Hypernoon
2022 – 2023
I co-founded Hypernoon to bridge digital+physical self-expression. Nicolai Robles: Co-founder Jan Henneberg: Co-founder Tomas Skrivanek: Industrial design, 3D Stepan Dlabaja: Development Studio SegraSegra: Physical garment design
Hypernoon
2022 – 2023
I co-founded Hypernoon to bridge digital+physical self-expression. Nicolai Robles: Co-founder Jan Henneberg: Co-founder Tomas Skrivanek: Industrial design, 3D Stepan Dlabaja: Development Studio SegraSegra: Physical garment design
Hypernoon
2022 – 2023
I co-founded Hypernoon to bridge digital+physical self-expression. Nicolai Robles: Co-founder Jan Henneberg: Co-founder Tomas Skrivanek: Industrial design, 3D Stepan Dlabaja: Development Studio SegraSegra: Physical garment design
Soul x Machine
2023 – 2024
Soul x Machine is a speculative design project I started aiming to create a library of open-source prototypes, experiments and principles that function as guiding lights towards optimistic future of humans + ai hardware entities. Currently in the making.
Soul x Machine
2023 – 2024
Soul x Machine is a speculative design project I started aiming to create a library of open-source prototypes, experiments and principles that function as guiding lights towards optimistic future of humans + ai hardware.
Soul x Machine
2023 – 2024
Soul x Machine is a speculative design project I started aiming to create a library of open-source prototypes, experiments and principles that function as guiding lights towards optimistic future of humans + ai hardware.
Soul x Machine
2023 – 2024
Soul x Machine is a speculative design project I started aiming to create a library of open-source prototypes, experiments and principles that function as guiding lights towards optimistic future of humans + ai hardware.
GTE
2024 – 2025
GTE (Global Token Exchange) is the fastest way to trade, powered by MegaETH. We've partnered with the founding team to build their brand, introduce it to the world with a new website, and take care their product design 0–> 1.
GTE
2024 – 2025
GTE (Global Token Exchange) is the fastest way to trade, powered by MegaETH. We've partnered with the founding team to build their brand, introduce it to the world with a new website, and take care their product design 0–> 1.
GTE
2024 – 2025
GTE (Global Token Exchange) is the fastest way to trade, powered by MegaETH. We've partnered with the founding team to build their brand, introduce it to the world with a new website, and take care their product design 0–> 1.
GTE
2024 – 2025
GTE (Global Token Exchange) is the fastest way to trade, powered by MegaETH. We've partnered with the founding team to build their brand, introduce it to the world with a new website, and take care their product design 0–> 1.
Espresso Systems
2023
Together with other WE3 designers, we've helped Espresso Systems refresh their identity and website to communicate their new mission. Team: Charlota Kolar Blunarova (branding), Martin Egrt (motion design), Rich Cahill (development) and me (web design).
Espresso Systems
2023
Together with WE3, we've helped Espresso Systems refresh their identity and website to communicate their new mission, and subsequently raise $28M, followed by another redesign a year later. Team: Charlota Kolar Blunarova (branding), Martin Egrt (motion design), Rich Cahill (development) and me (web design).
Espresso Systems
2023
Together with WE3, we've helped Espresso Systems refresh their identity and website to communicate their new mission, and subsequently raise $28M, followed by another redesign a year later. Team: Charlota Kolar Blunarova (branding), Martin Egrt (motion design), Rich Cahill (development) and me (web design).
Espresso Systems
2023
Together with WE3, we've helped Espresso Systems refresh their identity and website to communicate their new mission, and subsequently raise $28M, followed by another redesign a year later. Team: Charlota Kolar Blunarova (branding), Martin Egrt (motion design), Rich Cahill (development) and me (web design).
Salsa
2022 – 2023
Salsa helps artists and brands connect with fans and grow their communities via blockchain. I was the first team member responsible for design collaborating with 2 great co-founders on their journey for 8 months. Over this period, we’ve gotten the product from 0 to 1, rebranded (done by Sneha Sanks) and grew it’s team to over 5 people, including a full-time designer.
Salsa
2022 – 2023
Salsa helps artists and brands connect with fans and grow their communities via blockchain. I was the first team member responsible for design collaborating with 2 great co-founders on their journey for 8 months. Over this period, we’ve gotten the product from 0 to 1, rebranded (done by Sneha Sanks) and grew it’s team to over 5 people, including a full-time designer.
Succinct
2023
Succinct pivoted and needed a new website to clearly communicate their new vision. During two week sprint, me and Jan Henneberg managed to deliver a new website and develop it using Framer.
Succinct
2023 + 2024
I've worked with Succinct on their brand new website twice. After we've released the first iteration, they managed to raise $55M, followed by another iteration of their website. Designed + developed in Framer.
Succinct
2023 + 2024
I've worked with Succinct on their brand new website twice. After we've released the first iteration, they managed to raise $55M, followed by another iteration of their website. Designed + developed in Framer.
Succinct
2023
I've worked with Succinct on their brand new website twice. After we've released the first iteration, they managed to raise $55M, followed by another iteration of their website. Designed + developed in Framer.
XTND
2019
XTND was a kickstarter funded project with an objetive of creating the smartest electric skateboard that learns as you ride. I was responsible for interaction design across the software and hardware.
XTND
2019
XTND was a kickstarter funded project with an objetive of creating the smartest electric skateboard that learns as you ride. I was responsible for interaction design across the software and hardware.
XTND
2019
XTND was a kickstarter funded project with an objetive of creating the smartest electric skateboard that learns as you ride. I was responsible for interaction design across the software and hardware.
XTND
2019
XTND was a kickstarter funded project with an objetive of creating the smartest electric skateboard that learns as you ride. I was responsible for interaction design across the software and hardware.
Quick menu for AR systems
2023
One of my explorations on how might we make the Martech interactions more effortless. Inspired by the native navigation patterns in other systems we use (iOS, Androind, computer navigation), I experimented with using different fingers for different item types. This enables maximum effortlelssness and speed, and can be used both as a general OS navigation or in-app menu.
Quick menu for AR systems
2023
One of my explorations on how might we make the Martech interactions more effortless. Inspired by the native navigation patterns in other systems we use (iOS, Androind, computer navigation), I experimented with using different fingers for different item types. This enables maximum effortlelssness and speed, and can be used both as a general OS navigation or in-app menu.
Quick menu for AR systems
2023
One of my explorations on how might we make the Martech interactions more effortless. Inspired by the native navigation patterns in other systems we use (iOS, Androind, computer navigation), I experimented with using different fingers for different item types. This enables maximum effortlelssness and speed, and can be used both as a general OS navigation or in-app menu.
Quick menu for AR systems
2023
One of my explorations on how might we make the Martech interactions more effortless. Inspired by the native navigation patterns in other systems we use (iOS, Androind, computer navigation), I experimented with using different fingers for different item types. This enables maximum effortlelssness and speed, and can be used both as a general OS navigation or in-app menu.
Timeular
2021 – 2022
Besides the main desktop app, we explored new potential ventures with Timeular. One of them was a personal AI productivity assistant helping you to optimize your day for focus time, necessary meetings and mental well-being through automagically planning your day and gamifying the experience.
Timeular
2021 – 2022
Besides the main desktop app, we explored new potential ventures with Timeular. One of them was a personal AI productivity assistant helping you to optimize your day for focus time, necessary meetings and mental well-being through automagically planning your day and gamifying the experience.
Timeular
2021 – 2022
Besides the main desktop app, we explored new potential ventures with Timeular. One of them was a personal AI productivity assistant helping you to optimize your day for focus time, necessary meetings and mental well-being through automagically planning your day and gamifying the experience.
Timeular
2021 – 2022
Besides the main desktop app, we explored new potential ventures with Timeular. One of them was a personal AI productivity assistant helping you to optimize your day for focus time, necessary meetings and mental well-being through automagically planning your day and gamifying the experience.
GTE
2024 – 2025
GTE (Global Token Exchange) is the fastest way to trade, powered by MegaETH. We've partnered with the founding team to build their brand, introduce it to the world with a new website, and take care their product design 0–> 1.
Soul x Machine
2023 – 2024
Soul x Machine is a speculative design project I started aiming to create a library of open-source prototypes, experiments and principles that function as guiding lights towards optimistic future of humans + ai hardware.
Hypernoon
2022 – 2023
I co-founded Hypernoon to bridge digital+physical self-expression. Nicolai Robles: Co-founder Jan Henneberg: Co-founder Tomas Skrivanek: Industrial design, 3D Stepan Dlabaja: Development Studio SegraSegra: Physical garment design
Espresso Systems
2023 + 2024
Together with WE3, we've helped Espresso Systems refresh their identity and website to communicate their new mission, and subsequently raise $28M, followed by another redesign a year later. Team: Charlota Kolar Blunarova (branding), Martin Egrt (motion design), Rich Cahill (development) and me (web design).
Succinct
2023 + 2024
I've worked with Succinct on their brand new website twice. After we've released the first iteration, they managed to raise $55M, followed by another iteration of their website. Designed + developed in Framer.
XTND
2019
XTND was a kickstarter funded project with an objetive of creating the smartest electric skateboard that learns as you ride. I was responsible for interaction design across the software and hardware.
Quick menu for AR systems
2023
One of my explorations on how might we make the Martech interactions more effortless. Inspired by the native navigation patterns in other systems we use (iOS, Androind, computer navigation), I experimented with using different fingers for different item types. This enables maximum effortlelssness and speed, and can be used both as a general OS navigation or in-app menu.
Timeular
2021 – 2022
Besides the main desktop app, we explored new potential ventures with Timeular. One of them was a personal AI productivity assistant helping you to optimize your day for focus time, necessary meetings and mental well-being through automagically planning your day and gamifying the experience.
/experiments
For almost a decade, I've spanned end‑to‑end product building - from insights and strategy research through full‑stack engineering and principal platform architecture, and now applied technical product management.
For almost a decade, I've spanned end‑to‑end product building - from insights and strategy research through full‑stack engineering and principal platform architecture, and now applied technical product management.
For almost a decade, I've spanned end‑to‑end product building - from insights and strategy research through full‑stack engineering and principal platform architecture, and now applied technical product management.
For almost a decade, I've spanned end‑to‑end product building - from insights and strategy research through full‑stack engineering and principal platform architecture, and now applied technical product management.
Soul x Machine
V2 frame
Soul x Machine
V2 right temple
Soul x Machine
V1 back
Soul x Machine
V1 charging case
Soul x Machine
V2 frame
Soul x Machine
V2 right temple
Soul x Machine
V1 back
Soul x Machine
V1 charging case
Soul x Machine
V2 frame
Soul x Machine
V2 right temple
Soul x Machine
V1 back
Soul x Machine
V1 charging case
Soul x Machine
V2 frame
Soul x Machine
V2 right temple
Soul x Machine
V1 back
Soul x Machine
V1 charging case
I'm currently exploring the intersection of engineering+business, and ideating on mental models for interacting with AI.
/new_project
Let's build something special
Let's build something special
Let's build something special
Let's build something special
Available for work
Available for work
transform
redefine
emerge
invent
evolve
Reveal email address
email address
Reveal email address
email address