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Yervand Sarkisyan

Deep Tech & AI, Investor, Entrepreneur, Board Director, Advisor and Dad

London Area, United Kingdom

Work Experience

2023

  • Board Member

    2023

  • Member

    2018

    Member of Enterprise 100 ("E100"), a unique angel investment network which operates out of London Business School to bridge the gap between the entrepreneurial, academic and commercial worlds. Established in 1999, the club is distinct in its business model and by-invitation only membership. https://enterprise100.co.uk/

  • Co-Founder & Partner

    2013

    Investments include: - Bluequbit.io : first-in-class quantum software for current and upcoming quantum computers. - Bacto.bio : breakthrough technologies in synthetic biology, next-generation sequencing and machine learning to harvest novel microbes and screen them for medical and industrial applications - DenovoSciences.ai : deep technology company that creates novel therapeutics using state-of-the-art AI technologies - Endometrics.us - Developer of a new genomic biomarker for the early detection of endometriosis - VivanTX.com : personalized cancer therapeutics company based in the UK - Krisp.ai : AI Noise Cancellation, Voice Cancellation, Echo Cancellation, Accent Localization software solution trusted by the world's leading brands - CodeSignal.com : leading technical interview solution, helping the world hire high-quality and diverse technical talent - Benivo.com : leading end-to-end, single platform solution for Global Mobility teams to manage their globally mobile workforce and programs - Collectly.co : tech-enabled patient billing platform that works as an add-on for your EHR/PM - cognaize.com : AI-driven product deployed at leading financial institutions to create actionable intelligence from unstructured data - Grovf.com : Grovf is a silicon (FPGA) design company focused on memory, storage disaggregation and network offload for the next datacenter standard - Superannotate.com : world's leading platform for building the highest quality training datasets for computer vision and NLP - GGtaxi.com : Armenia's leading provider of mobility as a service through its ride-hailing, on-demand truck, and package delivery services - Intellinair.com : aerial imagery analytics company focused on agriculture that delivers actionable intelligence - Sololearn.com : ed-tech company providing an at-scale solution for up-skilling and re-skilling by making tech skills accessible to all

  • Mentor

    2019

    Mentor to the students of London Business School's global online programme - "Entrepreneurial Edge".

2015

  • Board Member

    2015

    Benivo's SaaS technology helps large enterprises deliver personalised, affordable, digital relocation and HR support, to their new hires, transfers, and assignees moving domestically or internationally. Among the clients are: Google, Microsoft, GE, Goldman Sachs, BDO, Walmart, Bayer, Bloomberg, KPMG and many more top global companies.

  • Board Director & Advisor

    2005

    Advisor to boards, founders and CEOs of high growth companies, investment firms, and startup ecosystem organisations: - Advise on building fundable, scalable and profitable companies - Advise with refining company business models to build sustainable competitive advantages - Fundraise and find strategic partners / investors

  • Board Member, Organiser

    2018

    Seaside Startup Summit is an international series of bootcamps and events targeted at high potential startups. www.seasidestartupsummit.com Helped building The Booster - the flagship startup acceleration programme and investment platform.

2013

  • Co-founder

    2013

2012 - 2013

  • CFO

    2012 - 2013

    Sedition is a next generation digital arts platform representing some of the world's most renowned contemporary artists (Damien Hirst, Tracy Emin, Shepard Fairey, Yoko Ono, Jenny Holzer, Wim Wenders, etc.)

  • Senior Officer

    2002 - 2005