Web Summit is coming! Zubr Future Unicorns Party
Zubr Capital hosts a Future Unicorns Party at Web Summit in Lisbon on Nov 12 with speakers Yuri Gursky, Tanya Parfenyuk and Sergey Osipov — networking and 2-hour free bar.
Zubr Capital hosts a Future Unicorns Party at Web Summit in Lisbon on Nov 12 with speakers Yuri Gursky, Tanya Parfenyuk and Sergey Osipov — networking and 2-hour free bar.
Explains why many startups reinvest profits and investor funds into growth, later shifting to a 'milking' strategy and claiming profitability.
Future Unicorns Party at Web Summit in Lisbon on Nov 11 with Oleg Khusaenov, Michael Bychenok, Eugene Zhikharev; moderator Sergey Osipov. Tickets: fienta.com/futureunicorns
Satya Nadella’s 'per agent' shift at Microsoft and Google’s AI-snippet moves — boards may track agentcount vs headcount and rethink team composition.
Raised €1M pre-seed, launched Placy Pro tests; now considering a €2M–€10M seed round, dilution trade-offs, Carta guidance on keeping ~55–60% founders' shares.
One-day Zubr Capital Young Hackathon on Oct 23 in Limassol — mentor-led teams, AI-assisted MVP building; register by October 19.
Founder update: Placy born on Halloween, MVP in July and €1M pre-seed; lead-qualification tool sold to B2B clients; leader in Cyprus expanding to Greece, Spain, UAE.
Curated niche AI funding rounds in 2024 — Poly AI, Inflection AI, SmarterDx, Sixfold and others for startup idea inspiration.
Notes on Y Combinator's 'Most promising areas for tech startups in 2024' — Placy/Placy Pro focus on Explainable AI and LLMs for legacy back-office automation.
Sergey Osipov on how AI startups can outcompete big corporations — conversation on the Made in Cyprus podcast with Martin Zarian. Links to YouTube, Spotify, Apple.
Notes on Harry Stebbings’ “media+investments” VC model — how LinkedIn posts and the 20VC podcast helped a portfolio company reach $3.5m ARR.
On niche strategy for startups: AI assistants create new categories; Placy targets client relations, scheduling and follow-ups in real estate.
Sergey Osipov rebrands his channel from Placy to Naturally Artificial — founder-to-founder AI startup insights, PMF stories (Cyprus, Greece) and cross-media links.
Zubr Capital Young Hackathon in Warsaw on Feb 14 — one-day event for students and founders to build AI-powered MVPs; free, limited spaces.
Summary of a Doers Summit Dubai talk outlining PropTech 2026 trends: AI agents, roll‑ups, portals at risk — 5‑minute video on YouTube.
A short, sharp take on Moltbook — a viral AI-agents social network (Moltbot/OpenClaw) and its chaotic, agent-driven activity in the first weeks.
Sergey Osipov at Reflect Festival: panel 'From the Ground Up' (May 15, 11:15, Gazebo Mare) and a fireside chat on startups, careers & AI (May 16, 15:30).
Episode 3 of PropTech 2026: AI roll-ups — a short 5‑min Naturally Artificial video with founder-focused insight on AI roll-ups in real estate.
Sergey Osipov summarises PropTech 2026 in a 5-minute Doers Summit Dubai talk: why startups must learn to compete with bots; video link included.
Andrew Chen (a16z) on how AI can turn marketplace supply agentic and robotic — robotaxis, delivery robots and programmable supply for startups and PropTech.