
2025 speaker
Dmitry Kalupin
Founder

Studied math (top1 program in Russia with multiple world champions in math/computer science), then business strategy (top1 MS program in Austria); built/tested/sold software (Oracle, eLama), did quant research at a premier HFT fund (my robots generated highest profits in 3 months after I joined), strategically consulted, marketed a crypto exchange (back in 2015–16, I’m so old), and a digital forensics platform.
Co-founded: GranumSalis (in spare time, science popularization, hosted over 120 public events with 9,000+ attendees, 2014–2020), a friendship-and-self-growth app Friendzone (2017–2021, small profitable business, sold in 2021), and a recruiting/onboarding/learning platform Friday (2020–active without my involvement, 500startups and multiple other programs, dozens of clients in banking/IT/retail/FMCG/heavy industries/etc).
Today, I focus on building AI-native models of human biology — especially the dynamic behavior of immune cells. At Unlock Biology, we combine generative modeling with systems biology to improve the design and development of cell-based therapies. Our team works at the intersection of perturbational omics and machine learning, aiming to make foundational models truly useful in life sciences.
I’m passionate about building things that last and scaling deeptech ideas that matter. Curious about neurointerfaces, ML + biology, and theories of knowledge. I believe rational transhumanism requires pragmatic decentralization — and that there’s no real playbook for the kind of biotech we’re building. My goal is to bring predictive biology into real-world use and build the kind of company where that becomes possible.
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