Eric Kadyrov is an international investment banker, technologist, and entrepreneur. He spent a decade in Silicon Valley at Hewlett-Packard, working across its Divisions and the Office of Strategy and Technology on a range of businesses, including printing, computing, semiconductors, hardware and software partnerships, strategy, and M&A.

Later, Eric transitioned to finance, working at leading Wall Street banks UBS and Credit Suisse, where he focused on private clients and Private Tech Markets – specifically pre-IPO tech firms and VC funds. He has assisted numerous technology founders with venture capital fundraising and private placements in pre-IPO technology companies, including world-changing firms such as Palantir, SpaceX, Uber, Airbnb, Flexport, Epic Games, DraftKings, 23andMe, Revolut, Pinterest, UiPath, Klarna, Plaid, Cohesity, Discord, Instacart, Patreon, Kraken, Line, and others.

From 2010 to 2015, Eric served as CEO of Credit Suisse Ukraine/CIS, completing transactions totaling $4.5 billion and managing client portfolios exceeding $2 billion.

Eric is the founder and CEO of Private Tech Network, a company applying AI to investor relationships and venture capital deal automation. He advises corporate and private clients on Strategy and Technology and supports digital tech startup founders globally with strategies and venture capital fundraising.

Eric is also a General Partner at the 7BC.VC venture capital fund, an investor in several AI and fintech startups, and a judge at Unicorn Battle – the world’s largest global startup contest.

His research interests include applications of AI, fintech, blockchain, swarm systems, social and business graphs, and digital asset technologies. His hobbies include Python programming, painting, and music.

Since February 24, 2022, Eric has been actively contributing to Ukraine’s efforts in the war, from patrolling streets to making army donations and advocating for accelerated sanctions against the aggressor.

Eric holds an M.B.A. from Cornell University, a Ph.D. in Solid State Physics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and an M.S. in Computer Science from Kyiv University.