Nick Ponomarev
Senior Investment Analyst at Chhaya
Shanghai, China
Summary
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Top SchoolNick Ponomarev is a Senior Investment Analyst based in Shanghai with 12 years of experience sourcing and scaling early-stage startups across emerging markets. At ORBIT Startups he oversees diverse portfolios spanning India, Africa, Bangladesh, Pakistan, the Middle East, SEA and global AI and esports plays, and serves as board observer for multiple portfolio companies. Trained at Russia’s top engineering lyceum and holding a BBA from Shanghai University, he blends technical rigor with commercial sensibility to evaluate deep-tech, healthtech, and fintech opportunities. Nick has hands-on VC experience from SOSV and consulting chops from Nexcelia, giving him a knack for turning market-level analysis into actionable go-to-market and fundraising support. An active mentor for university accelerators and World Economic Forum projects, he’s quietly focused on system-level solutions—most recently improving patient recruitment for clinical trials in China.
12 years of coding experience
Lyceum #1581 ( High School Diploma ) Advanced learning school specializing in mathematics and engineering, Lyceum #1581 ( High School Diploma ) Advanced learning school specializing in mathematics and engineering at Bauman Moscow State Technical UniversityInternational Foundation Program for Undergraduate Study (IFP UG) Business Stream Route A Business, International Foundation Program for Undergraduate Study (IFP UG) Business Stream Route A Business at Shanghai University of Political Science and LawBachelor of Business Administration - BBA Business Administration, Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA Business Administration at Shanghai UniversityMiddle school Humanities/Humanistic Studies, Middle school Humanities/Humanistic Studies at Gymnazium №1Art Art/Art Studies General, Art Art/Art Studies General at Art School №1 of Sviridov G.V”Middle school English, Middle school English at Korean International School in Shenzhen (KIS)
Chinese, English, RussianProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (3)
ff63665797/aaa
May 2014 - Jul 2018
Contributions:5 commits, 3 pushes in 4 years 2 months
nick-yuf/Ystar
Aug 2023 - Feb 2025
Contributions:98 pushes in 1 year 6 months
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