Copenhagen · Working internationally

I help ideas
move forward.

I’m Vasily Ryabov - a venture consultant, founder, board member and investor. I work with startups and organisations that are building something useful.

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Portrait of Vasily Ryabov
Vasily Ryabov

What I do

Strategy is only useful when it helps you make the next decision.

I support founders, investors and organisations with venture development, advisory boards, market validation, EU funding and the delivery of funded projects. The work is direct, evidence-led and shaped around what the situation actually needs.

Selected work

02 projects

01

Founder · Learning through play

Venture Games

Free, story-driven games for learning how entrepreneurship works - by making decisions, not reading another manual.

LinkedIn ↗Instagram ↗

Games

02 live · More coming soon
Game 01

A Venture Games production

Copenhagen Runway

A story-driven entrepreneurship game. Build a company, meet Copenhagen and live with your choices.

Download on the App Store ↗
Game 02

A Venture Games production

Clause 9

Read venture term sheets from both sides of the table. Judge each clause, push back with a reason and live with the consequences weeks later.

Play Clause 9 ↗
02

Founder · Practical guide

Startline

A clear guide to starting a business in Denmark. Built to make the first steps less confusing - and to grow beyond Denmark later.

Visit Startline ↗Instagram ↗

Experience

A mix of research, boards and having actually tried it.

Vasily Ryabov working at his desk with Fili
At work, with Fili
01

Education & research

Degrees in International Economics and Relations and Technology Entrepreneurship from DTU. My thesis examined advisory boards in B2B startups.

02

Boards & funded projects

Board experience, including as chair. Experience applying for EU grants and running EU-funded projects, with cooperation across DTU Entrepreneurship.

03

Founder, including the hard parts

I have founded several startups. A couple failed. That experience matters: it makes the advice practical and keeps the language honest.

04

Early recognition

Raised prototype funding through DTU X-Tech+ and a Micro Grant from the Danish Foundation for Entrepreneurship. Audience Favourite at UCPH Health Innovators and health-category runner-up at the 2024 National Startup Competition.

Investing

If you have a startup,
let’s talk.

I invest selectively, primarily where I understand the context and can be useful.

  • Maritime
  • Supply chain
  • Energy
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Additional facts about me

A few things beyond the work.

01I lived in West Africa during a three-year journey focused on sustainable projects. Read the travel profile in Politiken ↗

02I previously chaired Denmark’s Travellers Association.

03I love cats. This is Fili - mouse hunter by day, fox fighter by night.Illustration of Fili, Vasily’s tuxedo cat

Contact

Have something
worth discussing?

info.dialogconsulting@gmail.com Book a meeting LinkedIn