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From valuing skyscrapers to backing proptech.

Eight years valuing real estate. Now investing in its future.

Dubai, UAEPortfolio 2026
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Lakhta Centre, Saint Petersburg
Lakhta Centre · Saint Petersburg

About

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8

years of real estate valuation

100+

external valuation reports expert-reviewed

+10%

bureau revenue from a new business valuation practice I launched

2

mentees who earned valuer qualification certificates

Senior Valuer for government entities, banks and institutional clients. Now building a career in venture capital, focused on proptech.

Skills
Real estate valuationDue diligenceMarket researchData analysisProject managementBusiness negotiation

Selected projects

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Lakhta Centre, Saint Petersburg
Lakhta Centre · Saint Petersburg
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Lakhta Centre

Skyscraper
Key metrics
$1.8B
transaction value
462 m
tall
400,000 m²
total area
90
floors
Key contributions
  1. 01Designed the valuation approach for a one-of-a-kind supertall asset with no direct comparables, with the cost approach as the primary method
Historic bank building, Saint Petersburg
Cultural heritage site · Saint Petersburg
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Cultural heritage site

Key metrics
$7M+
property value
2,000 m²
total area
Key contributions
  1. 01Led the valuation end to end, from site inspection to the final report
Metro depot, Saint Petersburg
Metro depot · Saint Petersburg
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City's longest metro line

Metro line
Key metrics
$160M+
portfolio value
253,255 m²
of land
28
buildings and structures
Key contributions
  1. 01Set fair compensation values for land and buildings acquired for a major metro line
  2. 02Built the full compensation model, from market values to owners’ relocation and transaction costs

Venture

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London Business School

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Venture Institute by VC Lab

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New Economy Investors Club

Selected
2026

Newton Venture Program · Cohort XII

Education & licences

Foundation
2017–19

MSc Economics

SPbSUFE · GPA 4.4 / 5.0

2016–17

Business Valuation certificate

SPbSUFE · GPA 5.0 / 5.0

2013–17

BSc Finance

SPbSUFE · GPA 5.0 / 5.0

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Real Estate Valuation

Qualification certificate · Federal Resource Center

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Business Valuation

Qualification certificate · Federal Resource Center

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Movable Property Valuation

Qualification certificate · Federal Resource Center

/04Dubai, UAE

Let's talk about proptech.

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