Venture Partners

Strategic partners driving portfolio direction and studio operations

David Tuganov

David Tuganov

Managing Director

16+ years in transformation leadership. Former Deputy Group CIO at Samruk-Kazyna. Stanford D.Standard certified, PROSCI Change Management. President & Co-Founder of CIAQ, Founder of TransforNATION. Trained 12,000+ professionals across CIS.

Hicham Nouhou

Hicham Nouhou

Gaming & Publishing Expert

Almost 20 years of international experience, 15 of them in the videogames industry. Ex-Tencent Games, Wargaming and Nintendo. Led Tencent Games publishing across Russia and CIS. International expert in videogames and esports. Global capital, publishing partnerships and market entry. Fluent in Russian, English, Arabic and French.

Sergey Makarov

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

Kendrick White

Tech Commercialization Expert

30+ years in VC fund management & commercializing university R&D. Worked with EBRD, PwC & ExxonMobil Chemicals. Former Vice Rector for Innovation at Lobachevsky University and Director of AlmaU Tech Commercialization Center. MBA Kellogg School (Northwestern University).

Ekaterina Runova

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

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

Evgeny "Brooks" Evdokimov

Advisory Board, Business Angel

30+ years in venture capital and technology transfer. Launched over 300 projects, $500M under management. EMBA Helsinki School of Economics. VC Lab Cohort 15. World Bank MUNIS Head of Investments ($14M program).

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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