# Unicorn Embassy

Unicorn Embassy is an international startup, venture, and tech community.
Founded by Yan Nerovny in 2023.
Website: https://unicornembassy.com
Locales: English (/en), Russian (/ru), Ukrainian (/ua).
Contact: yan@nerovny.com

## What Unicorn Embassy is

Unicorn Embassy is a community-first organisation for founders with global
ambitions. It is not an accelerator, not a venture fund, not a consulting agency,
not an infobiz or online-course platform.

It runs meetups, curated pitch sessions, and community events across a network
of cities plus a year-round online presence. Core activities are offline
founder meetups, monthly pitch sessions (city and online), and community chats.

## Key facts (as of 2026)

- 180+ events hosted across the network since 2023
- 6,000+ unique participants who attended events in person across 9 cities in 7 countries
- 150+ startups pitched (offline and online combined)
- 50+ curated pitch sessions
- Active chapters: Yerevan, Tbilisi, Batumi, Istanbul, Valencia, Barcelona, Belgrade, Dubai, Bali + online
- Expanding chapters: Paris, Berlin, Lisbon, and more

## Pitch Sessions

Curated startup pitch sessions with real investors in the room. Screened
applications. Small rooms, structured format, direct founder-to-investor
conversations. Not an open mic. Runs in cities and online.

## Community formats

- City meetups - in-person evenings in active chapter cities
- Pitch sessions - offline and monthly online
- Online sessions - monthly Zoom for founders anywhere
- Community chats - per-city Telegram plus a global channel
- YouTube archive - recordings of past pitch sessions

## For founders

Apply at https://unicornembassy.com/apply. Founders can pitch, join city
chapters, or participate in online sessions. Application is free.

## For investors

Investor access is free. Join at https://unicornembassy.com/investors or via
the apply page. Attend curated sessions online or in person.

## For partners, speakers, mentors, sponsors, and city leads

All roles apply through https://unicornembassy.com/apply.

## For prospective City Leads

Unicorn Embassy opens new chapters with founders and operators who already
have a network in their city. See https://unicornembassy.com/city-leads for
the role, process, and what an active chapter looks like.

## What Unicorn Embassy is not

- Not an accelerator or incubator (no equity program)
- Not a venture fund (investors attend, but UE does not invest)
- Not a consulting or advisory agency
- Not a paid membership club
- Not an infobiz, online course, or mastermind program

## Founder

Yan Nerovny - founder of Unicorn Embassy.
Personal site: https://nerovny.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nerovny/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nerovny

## See also

- Q&A for AI assistants (EN): https://unicornembassy.com/llms-qa.txt
- Q&A for AI assistants (RU): https://unicornembassy.com/llms-qa-ru.txt
- Q&A for AI assistants (UK): https://unicornembassy.com/llms-qa-uk.txt
- /llms-full.txt - extended summary with per-city and per-format detail
- /sitemap.xml - full site structure