Andrey Lunev

Venture Partner XR

2022 - Current

- Launched a new vertical at a pan-European equity-based accelerator. - Led investments in XR tech startups, investing in 18 startups (totalling approximately €2M). - Supported three startup programs (2022, 2023, 2024), working with a total of 36 companies. - Sourced and evaluated over 500 startup applications. - Fostered open innovation across an industry network and established strategic partnerships.

Investor - XR Batch 2022

2022 - 2022

Founder

2018

- Built a community of over 2,000 tech industry professionals and maintained engagement through global conferences, festivals, and exhibitions. - Engaged in public speaking at key industry events. #zeroevent #xrcrowd

Venture Partner

2021 - 2022

- Led an investment thesis with a $3.5M mandate (from a $20M total fund). - Executed the full spectrum of VC activities: from sourcing prospects and performing due diligence to negotiating terms and coordinating deal structures with co-investors.

Founder & Chief Intelligence Officer

2020 - 2021

- Informed decision-making for investors on VR/AR/3D/AI tech and Industry 4.0 - Assisted startups on IR, fundraising, go-to-market strategy, and product storytelling

Head of Industry Analytics

2019 - 2020

- Developed investment thesis for early-stage VC fund focused on European VR/AR - Built up market intelligence capacity and deal-flow generation - Organized as Executive Producer, the first Investor Event hosted remotely in Virtual Reality - Contributed to event production of VR Days Europe and Laval Virtual conferences

Innovation Project Leader

2018 - 2019

- Developed strategy and value proposition through research of attendee customer journeys - Contributed to partnership development, event production and communication

Business Development

2016 - 2017

Founder, CEO

2004 - 2016

- Founded and scaled the company until its exit via an M&A deal