About
Nick Ponomarev is a Senior Investment Analyst at Orbit Startups managing a portfolio exceeding $300 million across 22 companies in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East and North Africa. He has supported fundraising alongside major institutional investors including Alibaba and Morgan Stanley, and previously led investment activities for PIF Sanabil's 0-1 program. His background encompasses physics and engineering education in Russia and Shanghai, along with mentoring roles at Huawei, Duke, and NYU, and participation in the World Economic Forum's Global Shapers initiative.
Experience
- Orbit StartupsSenior Investment Analystcurrent2024 — presentShanghai, China
- Orbit StartupsInvestment Analyst2023 — 2024Shanghai, China
- Orbit StartupsInvestment Specialist2022 — 2023Shanghai, China
- Duke Kunshan UniversityMentorcurrent2025 — presentShanghai, China
- ChhayaBoard Observercurrent2025 — presentBangladesh
- WeegoBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentMorocco
- PaydBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentMalaysia
- MedEasyBoard Observercurrent2023 — presentBangladesh
- Ridelink Inc.Board Observercurrent2024 — presentUganda
- PIM (Purpose in Motion)Mentorcurrent2025 — present
- World Economic ForumBridging Patients and Researchcurrent2025 — presentShanghai, China
- SOSVInvestment Team2022Shanghai, China
- SOSVInvestment Analyst2021 — 2022Shanghai, China
Education
- Shanghai UniversityBachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Business Administration2018 — 2022
- Bauman Moscow State Technical UniversityLyceum #1581 ( High School Diploma ), Advanced learning school specializing in mathematics and engineering2015 — 2017
- Korean International School in Shenzhen (KIS)Middle school, English2014 — 2015
Skills & more
Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft WordPowerPointEquity Research6Venture Capital6Business Analysis5Project Management1Due DiligenceCross-borderInvestment ResearchCustomer DevelopmentBusiness Acceleration
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Startup DevelopmentProgram AnalysisUser InterviewsMarket ResearchData AnalysisInvestment StrategiesMarket EntryProblem SolvingDetail OrientedCommunication SkillsAnalytical ThinkingLeadershipLanguages Chinese · English · Russian
- Design Thinking Fundamentals — Rochester Institute of Technology
- Marketing Analytics: Competitive Analysis and Market Segmentation — University of California, Berkeley
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Also attended Shanghai University8
EricInvestment Analyst at UpHonest CapitalJeremy LimPrincipal at GFR FundMehmet AticiManaging Partner at Bek VenturesTim ChenRepresentative Director at ZYP Corp (Japan) at Taiwan Global AngelsViktor ElertInvestment Director at VidiaGurpal SinghPrincipal Director, Saundh, Singh & Smith Lawyers at TiE Women Global Pitch Competition
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Also attended Bauman Moscow State Technical University10
Galina ChifinaCEO & Partner at RTP GlobalDmitry GrishinFounding Partner at Grishin RoboticsSergey NikulinCTO at Grishin RoboticsAlexander StarchenkoManaging Partner at First Imagine!Nikolay KondratovCo-founder, Chief Technology Officer, Board Member at RaisonAntónio Maria BualAnalyst at HCapital Partners
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Colleagues at Chinaccelerator
Abdul Rasheed Mohammed
Program Specialist at Chinaccelerator
Aditya Kathpalia
Director of India & MENA at Orbit Startups
Alok Somani
CFO at Orbit Startups
Amani Alshaikhmubarak
Director, Saudi Arabia at Orbit Startups
Ander Gonzalez
Program Specialist at Chinaccelerator
Carrie Chang
Finance Manager at Chinaccelerator
Chenchen Liu
Assistant General Counsel at Orbit Startups
Ching-Ping Lin
Partner & COO at Orbit Startups