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Elad Verbin

Investor

General Partner & Chief Scientist at Lunar Ventures

Zagreb, Croatia

Writes $300K – $1M checks · typically $700K

About

Computer scientist with 15+ years leading R&D in academia and industry, focused on algorithmic startups, ML, and cryptography.

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Elad Verbin @verbine

The New Luddite movement is going to be a big problem. Especially if you care about the West. (China does not have these qualms.) People in the west are rightly anxious. But Ludditism as a reaction is going you end Very Badly for us. (And there are good reasons to think this https://t.co/8eDlM0aDiu

Aug 3, 2026

Elad Verbin @verbine

(always a fun watch: https://t.co/AXhC57l8Bw

Jul 31, 2026

Elad Verbin @verbine

every post by crypto people be like "the only new principle involved is that instead of power being generated by the relative motion of conductors and fluxes, it is produced by the modial interaction of magneto-reluctance and capacitive diractance." https://t.co/RQNT4NW6gC

Jul 31, 2026 · ♥ 4

Experience

  1. Lunar VenturesLead Scientist & Founding Partnercurrent2017 — present
  2. Zenithon AIInvestor & Interncurrent2025 — presentUK
  3. ZamaInvestor & Board Observercurrent2021 — present
  4. iLoFInvestor & Board Observercurrent2022 — present
  5. ElectricSQLInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  6. deepsetInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  7. Multitude LTDLead Scientist2013 — 2016Tel Aviv Area, Israel
  8. Aarhus UniversityPostdoctoral Researcher2010 — 2012Aarhus, Denmark
  9. Tsinghua UniversityPostdoctoral Researcher2007 — 2010Beijing City, China

Education

  1. Tel Aviv UniversityPh.D., Computer Science2001 — 2007
  2. Tel Aviv UniversityB.Sc., Math and Computer Science1998 — 2000

Skills & more

Languages English · Hebrew

From Elad's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Tel Aviv University337

Matan RoetAssociate at Redpoint VenturesArnon DinurPartner at 83NorthYoram SnirPartner at 83NorthDavid GoldschmidtManaging Director, Head of the Fund at Samsung Catalyst FundAmit ShofarSr. Investment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundRutie AdarInvestments & Innovation Sr. Director, Israel at Samsung Catalyst Fund

+ 331 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Zama3

Alberto CrestoGeneral Partner at Lunar VenturesKyle SamaniManaging Partner at Multicoin CapitalDesigan ChinniahVenture Partner at Mozilla Ventures

Also worked at iLoF2

Priyanka MitraPartner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Uzma ChoudryInvestor at Octopus Ventures

Also worked at Aarhus University6

Mads JensenSenior Associate at ManchesterStory Group, LLCChristian JoelckPartner and Co-Founder at 2150Peter Brink MadsenCEO at Habico InvestMichael VangsgaardPortfolio Manager / CEO of North-East Venture at North-East Family OfficePoul SørensenPartner at Ventac PartnersAlicia Castillo HolleyManaging Partner at Wealthing VC Club

Also worked at Tsinghua University6

Leonard TengAnalyst at DCM VenturesRich RobinsonInvestor at NZVCSabrina ChowAssociate at Betatron Venture GroupLily PetherickInvestor at Cherry VenturesDong ShouCo-founder of Advance Intelligence Group, Chairman of ADVANCE.AI at Advance AIJan-Henrik LambrechtsFounder at Converge

Colleagues at Lunar Ventures

Alberto Cresto
General Partner at Lunar Ventures
Cindy Wei
Investment Team - TechBio at Lunar Ventures
Etel Friedmann
Associate at Lunar Ventures
Eyal Baroz
Partner - Robotics at Lunar Ventures
Florent-Aurélien Couturier-Crouzillac
Venture Partner at Lunar Ventures
Kamal Ved
Venture Partner at Lunar Ventures
Lawrence Lundy-Bryan
Venture Partner at Lunar Ventures
Luis (Orr) Shemtov
General Partner at Lunar Ventures

Network6

Alberto CrestoScout
General Partner at Lunar Ventures
Lawrence Lundy-BryanScout
Venture Partner at Lunar Ventures
Sean SukonniksScout
Analyst at Lunar Ventures
Kamal Ved
Venture Partner at Lunar Ventures
Luis (Orr) Shemtov
General Partner at Lunar Ventures
Morris Clay
Partner at Lunar Ventures

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