Ivar Maksutov

Ivar Maksutov is the founder and CEO of Naukka Group, based in London, UK. The group encompasses Naukka Lab, a consulting firm, an open education platform called Serious Science, and a forthcoming venture builder deep tech fund. Naukka Lab specializes in assisting founders of deep tech, biotech, and edtech startups in effectively communicating their concepts to investors, markets, and society, offering services such as ideation, brand development, customer discovery, and business strategy. With a decade of experience in jumpstarting and growing successful companies, the primary focus is on supporting early-stage founders in securing future funding rounds. The overarching goal is to facilitate the establishment of thriving ventures for science-based businesses and entrepreneurial scientists.