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Vitaly Ponomarev

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Founder at Wayray

Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

FoundedWayray

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Vitaly Ponomarev is a technology entrepreneur with ties to Switzerland and the EU. In 2012 he founded WayRay, a holographic AR technology company where he serves as chairman and CEO; the company reached a valuation of US$500M according to TechCrunch, employs about 250 people across offices in the USA, Europe, and Asia, and raised approximately US$100 million across three funding rounds from investors including Alibaba Group, Porsche AG, Hyundai Motor, JVCKENWOOD, and China Merchants Capital. He completed Harvard Business School's Executive Education Program in 2019 and founded Centaura, a research organization developing gene therapies focused on human lifespan extension.

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Alibaba GroupHangzhouChina Merchants CapitalShenzhenGenerationSMoscowHCVCParis · $100K – $1M checksJapan Investment FundTokyo

Experience

  1. WayRayFounder & CEOcurrent2013 — presentSwitzerland
  2. CentauraFoundercurrent2018 — presentSwitzerland

Skills & more

Strategy19Start-ups43Entrepreneurship38Venture Capital16Business Strategy14Product Management12Business Development10IT Management9Mobile Applications8User Experience7User Interface Design5Corporate Development5
+6 moreDigital MarketingMarketingInnovation ManagementIT DevelopmentLink BuildingHigh Tech

Languages Azerbaijani · English · German · Russian · Turkish

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Who is Vitaly Ponomarev?
Vitaly Ponomarev is a technology entrepreneur with ties to Switzerland and the EU. In 2012 he founded WayRay, a holographic AR technology company where he serves as chairman and CEO; the company reached a valuation of US$500M according to TechCrunch, employs about 250 people across offices in the USA, Europe, and Asia, and raised approximately US$100 million across three funding rounds from investors including Alibaba Group, Porsche AG, Hyundai Motor, JVCKENWOOD, and China Merchants Capital. He completed Harvard Business School's Executive Education Program in 2019 and founded Centaura, a research organization developing gene therapies focused on human lifespan extension.
Where does Vitaly Ponomarev work?
Vitaly Ponomarev is Founder of Wayray.
What companies did Vitaly Ponomarev found?
Vitaly Ponomarev founded Wayray.
Where did Vitaly Ponomarev go to school?
Vitaly Ponomarev studied at Harvard Business School (Executive Education: Program for Leadership Development).

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