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Samudai, DAOs and Labour Lego
Talks about Daos, Crypto and Governance
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Lawrence Lundy-bryan
Partner at Lunar Ventures
Horam, England
Overview
Lawrence Lundy-Bryan is a Partner at Lunar Ventures, specializing in emerging technology research and venture capital, with a focus on DeepTech, Developer Tools, and Blockchain sectors. With a background as a Strategy Consultant at Frost & Sullivan and previous roles at Outlier Ventures, World Economic Forum, and OECD, he brings a wealth of experience in technology policy, AI, and strategic research to his current position at Lunar Ventures.
Work Experience
Partner, Research
2020 - Current
Lawrence is a deep tech analyst and investor. He is a Partner for Research at Lunar Ventures, a deep tech venture fund where he focuses on horizon scanning and semiconductors. He developed stateofthefuture.xyz, the world’s first deep tech tracker for investors, monitoring and assessing over 100+ emerging technologies. This work led to an investment thesis on privacy-enhancing technologies and a soon to be published thesis on non-conventional computing. He has previously applied a similar horizon scanning methodology as Partner and Head of Research at Outlier Ventures, pioneering an investment thesis into crypto and AI. As well as at Frost & Sullivan where he advised clients including Intel, ARM and Verizon. He’s also advised the public sector including the UK Government, EU Commission, and World Economic Forum on crypto, AI and data strategy. He is a regular speaker on the technology industry and has been quoted in the BBC, Bloomberg, The Economist, and The Wall Street Journal, and presented at over 25 events and universities including MIT, Imperial College London, and Cambridge University.
Angel Investor
2020
1. Charm Therapeutics: Drug discovery through protein folding 2. Bonnet: Making EV charging accessible to all 3. Rain Neuromorphics: Brain-inspired hardware for artificial intelligence 4. Uhubs: Intelligent and personalised training for sales teams 5. Pool: Infrastructure for data unions to create world-class experiences 6. Elemendar: Automating cyber threat intelligence 7. Nevermined: Enterprise-grade data sharing 8. Telesqobe: Grammarly for video 9. Roleshare: Smart matching site for shared roles 10. Bluejay: Local stablecoins for local economies 11. Catapult: Delightful onboarding experiences for DAOs 12. Upside Money: Frictionless cashback
Mentor
2023
Foresight Institute is a research organization and non-profit that supports the beneficial development of high-impact technologies. Since our founding in 1986 on a vision of guiding powerful technologies, we have continued to evolve into a many-armed organization that focuses on several fields of science and technology that are too ambitious for legacy institutions to support. From molecular nanotechnology, to brain-computer interfaces, space exploration, cryptocommerce, and AI, Foresight gathers leading minds to advance research and accelerate progress toward flourishing futures.
Board Member
2021
Data working for everyone
Fellowship Lead
2020 - 2021
Social movement for next-generation political economies.
RadicalxChange (RxC) is a global movement for next-generation political economies.
Advisor
2018 - 2021
Building tools to create a new data economy
Fellow, Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
2019 - 2021
Member, Blockchain Expert Policy Advisory Board (BEPAB)
2019 - 2020
The OECD is an intergovernmental economic organisation with 37 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate economic progress and world trade.
Partner & Head of Research
2018 - 2020
Principal & Head of Research
2016 - 2018
Strategy Consultant
2013 - 2016
Frost and Sullivan is a business growth consultation company that focuses on increasing brand demand.
Education
Bachelor's degree
2006 - 2009