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Ivan Branitskiy

Questioner · DISC type c
Head of DeFi at ADI Foundation
📍 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

As Head of DeFi at ADI Foundation, Ivan Branitskiy leverages 13 years of expertise in private equity, venture capital, and go-to-market strategy. He focuses on Web3, Biotech, and AI, having secured and executed over $50 million in deals across equity and token investments. He holds a Master of Science from The London School of Economics.

He is a contributor for Forbes, where he interviews leading experts from the science and business worlds, and serves as a mentor for the Techstars Web3 accelerator program, guiding the next wave of entrepreneurs in the decentralized internet.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Head of DeFi
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Personality Overview

How Ivan shows up

Price-Sensitive
Not Easily Convinced
Systematic

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point. They prefer to do thorough analysis of any situation.

Priorities

Topics Ivan cares about

DeFi & Stablecoins
As the Head of DeFi at ADI Foundation, he is directly involved in launching regulated, Dirham-backed stablecoins and building the surrounding ecosystem.
Web3 Go-to-Market
His professional focus includes building GTM and business development strategies for venture-backed and regulated startups in the Web3 space.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
Head of DeFi
ADI Foundation
9-2024 - 5-2025
Strategic Expansion Lead
IDA
1-2024
Mentor
Techstars
10-2023
Advisor
MarsBase | Web3 Secondary Market
8-2023
Strategic Operations Partner
Single Family Office
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2014 - 2015
Master of Science (MSc)
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
2019 - 2020
Professional Certificate in Molecular Biology and Genomics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

c

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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