Lawrence Lundy-Bryan

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.

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