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Orion Team:

Sergey Dean

GP, Managing Partner

Sergey started out at McKinsey, then shifted 
to tech as Head of AI at Mindbox, top 4 SaaS company in the CIS. Founded 4 startups with 1 exit.

Sergey believes suit-and-tie VC is outdated — and builds everything on radical transparency, authenticity.

Kir Lopatin

GP, Venture Partner

Crazy hacker. Built XAID from scratch — 
a global AI diagnostics platform with clients across the US, Europe, LatAm, and Central Asia. Now training their own LLM on 1M+ medical images.

As CTO at Dataplex, led complex data infrastructure.

Serge Nazaryan

GP, Venture Partner

Founded 10 businesses since 2010 — 
from fashion e-commerce and bio grocery stores to telecom and a chain of kindergartens. Later moved into tech, launching platforms in facial recognition, B2B trade, and AI diagnostics.

True hustler with zero fear.

Armen Fljyan

Chief Investments Officer (CIO)

Background in startups and consulting, led VC deals at Granatus Ventures and SmartGate VC. Repeatedly entered deals before 
tier-1 US VCs.

Combines ML engineer–level expertise with warm heart.

Lisa Sukhorukova

Chief Operations Officer (COO)

Ex-Accumulator.co — fintech that buys founder equity and turns it into cash. Ex-COO at mental health app BreatheWithMe.

Started in PR and large-scale events ($500k+ budgets), now obsessed with making everything AI-first.

Anton Dubonosov

Chief BizDev Officer (CBDO)

Ex-Head of Corporate Sales at Skyeng and SKB Kontur. 5+ years scaling B2B sales, building partnerships, and leading revenue teams.

At the fund, Anton leads LP fundraising — our go-to expert on how to sell anything to anyone.

Arseniy Gurin

Venture Analyst

Expert in startup sourcing, founder relations, and high-scale outreach.

Built and ran outreach for 5 startups — from warming inboxes to writing sequences that actually convert.

Denis Sedyshev

Chief Legal Officer (CLO)

25+ years in corporate law, M&A, and arbitration. Expert in creating and restructuring corporate structures for international ventures.

Led IPOs on LSE, HKEx, 
and BSE. $2.5B+ resolved in complex international disputes.

Sergey Dean

GP, Managing Partner

Sergey started out at McKinsey, then shifted 
to tech as Head of AI at Mindbox, top 4 SaaS company in the CIS. Founded 4 startups with 1 exit.

Sergey believes suit-and-tie VC is outdated — and builds everything on radical transparency, authenticity.

Kir Lopatin

GP, Venture Partner

Crazy hacker. Built XAID from scratch — 
a global AI diagnostics platform with clients across the US, Europe, LatAm, and Central Asia. Now training their own LLM on 1M+ medical images.

As CTO at Dataplex, led complex data infrastructure.

Serge Nazaryan

GP, Venture Partner

Founded 10 businesses since 2010 — 
from fashion e-commerce and bio grocery stores to telecom and a chain of kindergartens. Later moved into tech, launching platforms in facial recognition, B2B trade, and AI diagnostics.

True hustler with zero fear.

Armen Fljyan

Chief Investments Officer (CIO)

Background in startups and consulting, led VC deals at Granatus Ventures and SmartGate VC. Repeatedly entered deals before 
tier-1 US VCs.

Combines ML engineer–level expertise with warm heart.

Lisa Sukhorukova

Chief Operations Officer (COO)

Ex-Accumulator.co — fintech that buys founder equity and turns it into cash. Ex-COO at mental health app BreatheWithMe.

Started in PR and large-scale events ($500k+ budgets), now obsessed with making everything AI-first.

Anton Dubonosov

Chief BizDev Officer (CBDO)

Ex-Head of Corporate Sales at Skyeng and SKB Kontur. 5+ years scaling B2B sales, building partnerships, and leading revenue teams.

At the fund, Anton leads LP fundraising — our go-to expert on how to sell anything to anyone.

Arseniy Gurin

Venture Analyst

Expert in startup sourcing, founder relations, and high-scale outreach.

Built and ran outreach for 5 startups — from warming inboxes to writing sequences that actually convert.

Advisors & Investment Committee:

Vitaliy Yanko

Founded and exited 
2 ventures, increased sales for  500+ IT companies through NASDAQ traded fintech company, partner 
at Insta Ventures fund.

Waël Nasr

Launched Rocket Internet SEA branch, the world's first venture studio, and Lazada, Southeast Asia's largest marketplace (acquired by Alibaba for $1.5B).

Sergei Mosunov

Founder of AngelsDeck and The Garage. Serial investor with a portfolio 
of 100+ startups including Klarna, Forta Health, LifetimeHealth.

Alexei Zhurba

Ex-CTO at Palta, managing digital health products, and ex-CPO at Yandex.Market.

Mitar Popovic

Finance and legal professional with 10+ yrs  
in cross-border 
investments, M&A, 
and startup consulting. 
Founder of MP Global Venture Advisory & Co.

Dmitry Sutormin

Founder ofAngels Deck, and GP and Founding Partner of YellowRocks. CMO at a major telecom company, Director of Strategy and Innovation 
at a leading telecom firm and 10 more ventures.

Vitaliy Yanko

Founded and exited 
2 ventures, increased sales for  500+ IT companies through NASDAQ traded fintech company, partner 
at Insta Ventures fund.

Waël Nasr

Launched Rocket Internet SEA branch, the world's first venture studio, and Lazada, Southeast Asia's largest marketplace (acquired by Alibaba for $1.5B).

Sergei Mosunov

Founder of AngelsDeck and The Garage. Serial investor with a portfolio 
of 100+ startups including Klarna, Forta Health, LifetimeHealth.

Mitar Popovic

Finance and legal professional with 10+ yrs  
in cross-border 
investments, M&A, 
and startup consulting. 
Founder of MP Global Venture Advisory & Co.

Dmitry Sutormin

Founder ofAngels Deck, and GP and Founding Partner of YellowRocks. CMO at a major telecom company, Director of Strategy and Innovation 
at a leading telecom firm and 10 more ventures.

Alexei Zhurba

Ex-CTO at Palta, managing digital health products, and ex-CPO at Yandex.Market.

Mission and Vision

Our mission is to disrupt the outdated, traditional VC world dominated by vests and suits. We’re the bold, fresh voices bringing a new perspective to a space where the last big innovation was the SAFE agreement. Unlike the myth of "smart money," we aim to be deeply involved with startups. As founders ourselves, we genuinely admire entrepreneurs' passion and grit. We’re committed to staying closely connected with them. Our goal is to support and inspire founders while staying at the forefront of technology and innovation, ultimately becoming thought leaders in this space.

We see the future as a more open and accessible startup environment — one where entrepreneurs genuinely support each other. A space where we serve as a source of knowledge and encouragement for founders, making the journey both exciting and enjoyable. You don’t need to come from a privileged background, have specialized knowledge, or fit a specific mold to enter the startup world. All it takes 
is being young, ambitious, and ready to tackle challenges head-on. With AI and a new wave of startup culture, building a business has become more democratic—allowing anyone to start small, solve real problems, and do it in a way that’s as fun as it is impactful.
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