Team | Creata Ventures

Core Team

Leadership driving day-to-day operations

David Tuganov

Managing Director

15+ years in transformation leadership. Ex-Samruk-Kazyna (Director level). Stanford D.Standard certified, PROSCI Change Management. Board Member of CIAQ, Founder of TransforNATION. Trained 12,000+ professionals across CIS.

Zarina Satubaldina

Portfolio Founder (NMT)

Business Psychologist, Neurotechnologist. Founder of NeuroMindTherapy — first in CIS scientifically validated psychotherapy with EEG monitoring. Patented methodology author.

Saida Tleulenova

Finance & Operations

Ex-Samruk-Kazyna (Senior Manager, $61.5B sovereign wealth fund). Strategic financial consulting, M&A, business transformation. Harvard Strategic Management certificate. ACCA qualified.

Advisory Board

Expert network providing strategic guidance

Sergey Makarov

Venture & Innovation Expert

20+ years in corporate strategy, R&D, venture investments. World Bank MUNIS international consultant ($24M programs). Ex-Russian Venture Company, ex-Uralkhim CVC. Co-founder Commercialization Reactor (Latvia).

Kendrick White

Tech Commercialization Expert

30+ years in banking, venture capital, tech investing. MBA Kellogg School (Northwestern University). Ex-Vice-Rector AlmaU (Commercialization). Founded Marchmont Capital Partners.

Ekaterina Runova

IP & Tech Transfer Specialist

PhD Biology, co-founder of biotech ventures. IP management, patent research expert. HSE Nizhny Novgorod commercialization coordinator. MUNIS trainer (patent landscapes, RCP, BIRD).

Abylay Akhymbekov

Technology Broker

10+ years in technology transfer. Member of Advisory Board of ATCP. Ex – Science Fund, TCC (TCP WB project). World Bank projects: "Fostering Productive Innovation", "Technology Commercialization", "MUNIS" (RCP, BIRD, PRIM). Co-Founder of two startups ($500K).

Evgeny "Brooks" Evdokimov

Venture Capital Expert

EMBA Helsinki School of Economics. VC Lab Cohort 15. Ex-RUSNANO Managing Director ($500M managed). World Bank MUNIS Head of Investments ($14M program). 30+ years in VC, tech transfer, innovation ecosystems.

Combined Expertise

Our team brings deep experience across critical venture building domains

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Product & Strategy

Product management, market validation, go-to-market

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Finance & Investment

M&A, fundraising, financial modeling, due diligence

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Tech Commercialization

IP management, tech transfer, research partnerships

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Psychology & NeuroTech

Team dynamics, founder assessment, EEG technology

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