Proof of work

Challenge

Build a diversified Series B+ Fund of Funds deal pipeline — qualify top-quartile fund managers globally, run introductions, and bridge the family office into the European VC ecosystem for first-time LP positioning.

What I did

• Investment target scouting across Series B+ growth-stage funds globally, across EU, LATAM, APAC and MENA
• Deal flow management — 10 named fund candidates screened, scored and prioritised (P0 / P1 / P2)
• Strategic introductions delivered as signed intros to top-quartile GPs
• European VC ecosystem bridging — mapped LATAM, APAC and MENA expansion targets for Fund of Funds deployment

Challenge

Source a curated pipeline of Mental Health, Brain Health and Psychedelics startups across EU and globally, plus recruit a neuroscience and Big Pharma advisory board for portfolio companies entering clinical-trial stage.

What I did

• Startup scouting — Mental Health, Brain Health, Psychedelics, Cannabis and Longevity across EU and globally
• Advisory board formation — 23-contact neuroscience and Big Pharma shortlist for Sonas Pharma (Phase 2 cannabinoid biotech)
• Venture building — Treatment-Resistant Depression telemedicine play designed from zero
• Co-investor matching — Paolo Pio (Exceptional Ventures) warm introduction delivered
• Market intelligence — continuous signal on European cannabis and mental-health ecosystems

Challenge

Stand up an internal venture studio inside a $1B+ sleep and wellness conglomerate — launch new products, strategic joint ventures and innovation partnerships across Medical, Smart Home, Mobile/SaaS and Industrial Design verticals.

What I did

• Venture building — 7 tech startups launched across Russia, UK, Portugal and USA · 50+ innovation projects designed
• Innovation ecosystem partnerships — Yandex, SberDevices, Sber500, Skolkovo, EMERGE and Web Summit
• Joint ventures — corporate R&D collaborations across Medical, Smart Home, Mobile/SaaS and Industrial Design
• Team build-out — 30-person R&D and venture studio team assembled from zero in 12 months
• Flagship products launched — Somly (sleep tracking) · HESTGARD (luxury smart furniture) · Smart Sofa · Sleep Telemedicine · Sleep Genetics & Microbiota

Challenge

Stand up MSD Innovation Factory as a corporate startup programme — surface real operational challenges (Medical Rep field productivity, drug logistics, HCP education in MENA) and run them through hackathons and pilots. In parallel, produce MSD Innovation Summit as the company's global innovation forum.

What I did

• MSD Innovation Factory — 2 startup hackathons organised to surface operational innovation challenges (Medical Rep optimisation · drug logistics · HCP education in MENA)
• 5 startup pilots signed with MSD — from 130 applicants → 3 winners adopted into the organisation
• MSD Innovation Summit — 3 global summits produced, 90+ countries represented, 4,500+ participants
• Data & BI stream lead — agenda design, speaker curation, advisory board formation
• Cross-functional integration — New Drug Development, Market Access, Medical and IT functions united across the summit programme

Challenge

Stand up Valenta's Digital Health and at-home diagnostics Business Unit from zero — build the innovation funnel, source 500+ global startup and product ideas, design a productised portfolio, and launch two new consumer-facing brands (femtech + selfcare).

What I did

• Global scouting — 500+ health-tech product and venture ideas sourced across femtech, selfcare and at-home diagnostics
• Portfolio build-out — 35 products designed across Mother & Baby Care, Urban MedTech and Telemedicine
• MaMate brand launched — femtech portfolio (smart ovulation test · interactive nebulizer · mobile fetal monitor · male fertility test)
• M&A and partnerships — 50 business cases built · 8 medical-device agreements signed
• Strategic partnerships — G4A (Bayer), Biomed/SPLAT, MedTech accelerators
• Commercial deals — $10M white-label contracts across KR, CN, NL · 11 deals up to $1.5M each