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Elad Verbin

Elad Verbin

Computer scientist & General Partner / Chief Scientist at Lunar Ventures

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Zagreb, Croatia
Joined October 2025
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Summary

Established theoretical computer scientist with a strong publication record in algorithms, data structures, streaming and pseudorandomness; transitioned from academic postdocs (Tsinghua, Aarhus/MADALGO) into applied R&D and later investing. His academic footprint includes STOC/FOCS/SODA/SIAM‑journal papers and a Google Scholar profile showing sustained citation impact. google+2
Founding partner and chief scientist at Lunar Ventures (since ~2017), where he focuses on technical diligence and investing in deep‑tech, algorithmic software startups across Europe. He publicly writes and speaks about crypto‑economics, zero‑knowledge/private computation, and the future of computing. lunar+2
Hands‑on builder with multiple public repositories and practical research projects (tools, data analysis, governance LARP material), indicating continued engineering practice alongside investing. github+2
Active public speaker and community participant in blockchain / ZK / privacy spaces (talks and conference appearances) and occasional investor‑facing writing advising founders on meeting VCs and designing incentive systems. github+2
Provides technical board observation and hands‑on due diligence for portfolio companies (e.g., listed as board observer for Zama and iLoF), reflecting a role that blends deep technical judgment with early‑stage investing. leanspacetech+1

Work

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Writing

Behavioral Crypto‑Economics: The Challenge and Promise of Blockchain Incentive Design

March 1, 2018

A Lunar Ventures blog/essay exploring incentive design and behavioral aspects of blockchain systems (practical / investor-facing writing on crypto‑economics).

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The limits of buffering: A tight lower bound for dynamic membership in the external memory model

January 1, 2010

A theoretical data-structures paper proving tight lower bounds for the dynamic membership problem in the external memory model; introduces combinatorial techniques (LOSI) with implications for external-memory data structures.

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The coin problem and pseudorandomness for branching programs

January 1, 2010

Work on pseudorandomness and branching programs (FOCS / theory of computation venues); part of a body of work on pseudorandomness and complexity.

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Hobbies

Futurism / public writing on long‑term futures, decentralised AI and policy; public speaking github+1

Open‑source tinkering (personal utilities, data exploration, governance LARP material) github

Notes

LSLuis (Or) Shemtovsaid
EVElad Verbin
is one of the most impressive founders they've seen building AI-driven defense technology.

Mar 20, 2026

LSLuis (Or) Shemtovsaid
EVElad Verbin
led their company to successfully raise funding recently in a way that really impressed them.

Mar 20, 2026

MCMorris Claysaid that if they were building an open-source AI company,
EVElad Verbin
would be one of their first choices to bring on as an angel or pre-seed investor.

Oct 24, 2025