Andrey Lunev
Venture Partner XR at Startup Wise Guys
Lausanne, Vaud
Overview
Work Experience
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
Education
Executive MBA
2017 - 2019
Master's degree
1993 - 1997