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Raya Yunakova

Investor at LAUNCHub Ventures

Bulgaria

Overview 

Raya Yunakova is an early-stage tech investor at LAUNCHub Ventures with a background at Microsoft. She specializes in fundraising, venture capital, and building business partnerships, focusing on sectors like Education, Real Estate/PropTech, SaaS, and FinTech. Yunakova has notable experience as a Technology Evangelist at Microsoft and currently serves as an Investor at LAUNCHub Ventures, showcasing a strong track record in startup development and community building in Central and Eastern Europe.

Work Experience 

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LAUNCHub Ventures

  • Investor

    2019 - Current

    Backing ambitious founders from Central and Eastern Europe.

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Colossyan

  • Investor

    2022

Colossyan specializes in AI video for workplace learning, empowering users to generate videos from text through AI technology.

Raised $28,179,350.00 from Lakestar, LAUNCHub Ventures, Marius Istrate, Oktogon Ventures, Emerge, Day One Capital, LAUNCHub Ventures, Day One Capital, Emerge and APX.

colossyan.com
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Neurolabs

  • Investor

    2022

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AMPECO

  • Board Observer

    2022

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Kriptomat

  • Board Observer

    2021

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Pi Labs Property Innovation

  • Programme Director

    2016 - 2019

    Pre-seed investor and acceleration programme manager Pi Labs is Europe’s first venture capital platform to invest exclusively in early stage ventures in the property tech vertical. Pi Labs is based in London and invests in property tech companies globally.

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Microsoft

  • Technology Evangelist

    2016 - 2016

    Technical evangelist for Microsoft's software development platforms. Working with students, software developers, and startups.

  • Technology Evangelist

    2010 - 2015

    Working with professional technical audiences, startup community and academic field to increase the adoption of Microsoft technologies.

  • Microsoft Innovation Center global team (project)

    2014 - 2014

    Supported the implementation of the new global strategy for Microsoft Innovation Centers.

Microsoft Advertising provides digital advertising solutions.

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Nimero

  • Co-Founder

    2008 - 2010

    Co-founded of the leading SaaS EdTech start-up in Bulgaria now working with 25% of Bulgarian schools.

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Expert Vision

  • Software Developer

    2008 - 2009

    Developed and maintained several large-scale web based projects for clients like Reuters, British Telecom, First Investment Bank.

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