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Oliver Roberts

Observer · DISC type ci
Founding Head of Sales at Ankar AI
📍 Surbiton, England, United Kingdom

Oliver is the Founding Head of Sales at Ankar AI, a company developing an AI operating system for patents. With nearly a decade of experience at Patsnap in the IP and innovation space, he specializes in scaling sales for technology that serves R&D and legal professionals. He attended the University of Leeds.

His career path demonstrates a strong interest in the intersection of technology, R&D productivity, and intellectual property. He appears dedicated to providing tools that help innovation leaders strategically protect their work more efficiently, a mission he has pursued across his recent roles.

He joined Ankar AI as its first Head of Sales right as the company secured a $20M Series A funding round to scale its platform.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Founding Head of Sales
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Surbiton, England, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Oliver shows up

Example Seeker
Value Driven
Assertive

They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince. They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.

Priorities

Topics Oliver cares about

AI in Legal Tech
He leads sales for Ankar AI, which builds AI-native tools to help IP teams streamline complex patent drafting and prosecution processes.
Scaling Sales Teams
As the Founding Head of Sales at a Series A startup, his primary focus is building the sales function to drive adoption among top law firms and corporations.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Founding Head of Sales
Ankar AI
1-2024 - 10-2025
Global Sales Manager - Hi-Tech & Energy
Patsnap
1-2023 - 1-2024
Sales Manager, EMEA
Patsnap
4-2022 - 12-2022
BD - Team Leader
Patsnap
1-2019 - 5-2022
Senior Account Executive | PatSnap West
Patsnap
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2011 - 2014
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
University of Leeds
2003 - 2011
Education details unavailable
Kingston Grammar School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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