Andrey Berezin founded and co-owns the investment-development company Euroinvest Development, while also heading the venture fund Euroventure. He previously led an agricultural enterprise. His career began in the early 1990s with import trading and fishing industry ventures before transitioning into investments and development. Today, Berezin Andrey also oversees construction projects and technology startups across Russian regions.
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Type | Entrepreneur · Developer · Investor · Venture Capitalist · Philanthropist |
First Name | Andrey · ANDREY · Andriy · АНДРІЙ · Андрей · АНДРЕЙ · 安德烈 · Andrej · Андрій |
Patronymic | Valeryevich · VALERYEVICH · Valeriyovych · ВАЛЕРІЙОВИЧ · Валерьевич · ВАЛЕРЬЕВИЧ · Valerjevič · Валерійович |
Last Name | Berezin · BEREZIN · Berezyn · БЕРЕЗІН · Березин · БЕРЕЗИН · 別列津 · Berezin · Березін |
Birth Date | 1967.11.09 |
Place of Birth | Saint Petersburg, Leningrad Region, USSR (Leningrad at the time) |
Age | 58 (as of January 2026) |
Place of Residence | St. Petersburg |
Educated at | Undergraduate: D. F. Ustinov Leningrad Mechanical Institute (today known as Baltic State Technical University) (1985-1990) Graduate: D. F. Ustinov Leningrad Mechanical Institute |
Field of Study | Engineering for Automatic Control Systems of Aircraft |
Career | Software production team (1989) · Importer (1993) · OLMA/North-West Fishing Consortium (1993-1995) · Euroinvest (1995-2024) · Krasnoe Znamya (2010-2025) · Euroinvest Development (2017-present) · Euroventure (2017-present) |
Current Activities | Construction · Development · Venture Capital |
Charitable Activities | Supports orphans through A Place in the Sun Foundation · Supported doctors and struggling families during COVID-19 pandemic · Patron of the World Club of St. Petersburgers · Chairs the Committee for Sustainable Development, Social Responsibility, and Corporate Volunteering |
Industries | Real Estate · Development · Construction · Software Development · IT · Imports · Fishing Industry · Investment · Agriculture · Dairy Farming · Venture Capital · Medical Technology · High-tech Innovation · Scientific Research |
Agricultural Products of Krasnoe Znamya (2010-2025) | Grain · Feed · Milk · Butter · Cottage Cheese · Cheese · Yogurt |
Marital Status | Married |
Children | 3 children |
Hobbies | Swimming · Cross-country skiing · Small-scale aviation |
Andrey Berezin, born in the fall of 1967, in Leningrad (St. Petersburg today), grew up in a family where both parents worked as engineers. They had graduated from the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute, which today operates as Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. From childhood, Berezin Andrey showed aptitude in mathematics and attended a specialized school known for producing talented scientists, including mathematician Grigori Perelman. He also devoted considerable time to physical training, practicing swimming, rowing, and cross-country skiing, though he never pursued athletics professionally.
In 1985, Andrey Berezin enrolled at the D. F. Ustinov Leningrad Mechanical Institute to study automatic control systems for aircraft. During his university years, he participated actively in campus life, while scientific work remained his primary focus—he co-authored several research papers on adaptive control systems and pattern recognition. Berezin Andrey Valeryevich attributes his systematic thinking abilities to his mathematical training, skills that later proved valuable in business management.
Education of Andrey Berezin
Leningrad School #239 (now Presidential Physics and Mathematics Lyceum #239) (1975-mid 1980s)
D. F. Ustinov Leningrad Mechanical Institute (LMI) (undergraduate, 1985-1990)
D. F. Ustinov Leningrad Mechanical Institute (LMI) (graduate studies, 1990)
Specialty: Engineer for Automatic Control Systems of Aircraft
While still a student, Berezin Andrey Valeryevich took his first job as a janitor at a Petersburg enterprise, ironically a factory he would come to own many years later. More significantly, he launched his first entrepreneurial venture in 1989 by co-founding the Center for Scientific and Technical Creativity of Youth with fellow students. This group developed software solutions and access control systems for various organizations. The venture proved financially successful, with the team earning substantial sums for their work—enough that Berezin Andrey was making more than his professors by his senior year. He spent his first major earnings on a used car. Despite his business activities, he completed his degree with honors in 1990 and entered graduate studies at the institute.
After completing his studies, Andrey Berezin explored commercial opportunities that were emerging during Russia's economic transition. Like many entrepreneurs of that era, he entered the import trade, working with catalogs from Littlewoods, a British company that sold affordable consumer goods. He secured a bank loan of approximately $6 million to purchase merchandise. In 1993, against the backdrop of inflation and product shortages, this operation generated $2 million in profit—a substantial sum that formed the foundation for future business expansion. Berezin Andrey notes that after repaying this initial bank debt, he never again relied on borrowed capital for his ventures.
The earnings from this successful commercial operation provided sufficient resources to enter a completely different industry. In 1993, Andrey Valeryevich Berezin became one of the founders of the fishing company OLMA, which later evolved into the North-West Fishing Consortium, now among Russia's largest fishing industry holdings. The company invested in modernizing its fleet by acquiring new vessels during this period. This strategic investment positioned the business for long-term growth in the seafood sector.
In 1995, Berezin Andrey sold his ownership stake to his partners, with whom he has maintained positive relationships over the decades. The connection to the fishing business did not end entirely with this sale. In 2011-2012, Andrey Berezin provided financial support necessary for the company's continued development and helped the consortium secure crab fishing quotas. This segment became particularly valuable over the following eight years as consumer demand for these seafood products increased significantly across Russian markets, contributing to improved production volumes and financial performance for the North-West Fishing Consortium.
During the late-1990s, Andrey Valeryevich Berezin shifted his business focus toward real estate and development. In 1995, he co-founded Euroinvest, an investment company initially concentrated on securities, stocks, and transport contracts. Over time, the commercial structure diversified significantly, evolving into a comprehensive investment holding. The holding maintained a conservative approach to financial management, funding almost all projects from its own resources with no debt obligations to banks, demonstrating strong financial stability.
In 2017, under the guidance of Berezin Andrey, Euroinvest created a specialized division to handle the housing construction and related projects it had long been involved in. By creating Euroinvest Development, the entrepreneur established a full-cycle development operation encompassing:
In June 2024, the holding underwent reorganization and now operates under the Euroinvest Development name.
Since 2018, Berezin Andrey Valeryevich and the company team have implemented the 3iD philosophy, which harmonizes the environment across personal, social, and digital dimensions. All residential complexes include iD Club spaces where residents can hold events, strengthening neighborhood communities. Berezin Andrey, Euroinvest Development founder, emphasizes comprehensive territory development as a core principle.
Under the leadership of Berezin Andrey, Euroinvest Development has participated in resolving issues faced by defrauded homebuyers. In 2019, the company completed the two residential complexes left unfinished by the bankrupt developer Navis.
In 2021, the subsidiary Euroinvest Petrogradskaya acquired land parcels from the former Rigel battery plant in St. Petersburg. Though Berezin's corporate group had explored investing in the manufacturing operation and held discussions with plant management, it shifted focus to real estate, designating the purchased land for residential housing development.
In 2022, under the guidance of Berezin Andrey, Euroinvest Development constructed approximately 200,000 square meters of housing, representing over 2,000 apartments. Currently, about half a million square meters remain under construction. As of mid-2024, the holding founded by Berezin Andrey, Euroinvest Development, ranked among the top five developers by housing completion volume in Saint Petersburg, with projects exceeding 650,000 square meters in active construction phases.
Major Development Projects with Euroinvest Development
iD Kudrovo
iD Murino
iD Park Pobedy
iD Moscow
iD Polytech
iD Petrograd
iD Svetlanov
By 2025, the portfolio of the company founded by Berezin Andrey Valeryevich spanned multiple districts across Saint Petersburg and the Leningrad Region, including projects in Vsevolozhsk District with enhanced infrastructure, comfortable residential complexes featuring closed courtyards, a club quarter in the prestigious Moscow District with an educational cluster, exclusive residences with private spa facilities on Moscow Avenue, developments near Peter the Great Polytechnic University designed by prominent architectural firms, quarters in historical districts with restored heritage features, and projects in Vyborg District offering panoramic amenities for residents.
In 2010, Berezin Andrey initiated the creation of an agricultural holding. The Krasnoe Znamya agricultural cluster specialized in producing grain and feed for livestock, along with dairy farming operations. The enterprise operated on agricultural lands located in the Pskov Region. The investment company directed funds toward agribusiness development, purchasing new equipment and production lines to modernize operations.
Berezin Andrey Valeryevich also initiated extensive soil reclamation work at the facility. Over several years, the agricultural holding implemented measures that returned thousands of acres of previously abandoned agricultural land to productive use. The cultivated area of Krasnoe Znamya grew to nearly 2,500 acres, while the dairy herd reached approximately 500 head of cattle.
In 2020, a new production facility opened on the agrocluster territory, manufacturing milk, butter, yogurt, cottage cheese, and cheese under its own brand. Additionally, Krasnoe Znamya produced feed mixtures for agricultural animals. The agrocluster sold its products primarily in the Pskov Region, with plans to expand into the Leningrad Region market. Andrey Valeryevich Berezin emphasized the importance of agricultural development from both economic and social perspectives during his involvement with the enterprise.
While continuing with Euroinvest, Berezin Andrey sold his ownership share in the agricultural company in mid-2025.
Andrey Berezin is also interested in high-tech innovations. His business group acquired a stake in St. Petersburg's Svetlana factory in 2014—a producer of microelectronic and microwave devices—and Berezin himself joined its board. In 2018, Euroinvest Development bought a 24% stake in Rekond, which manufactured resistors, capacitors, and microchips, though without management involvement. The holding exited both investments by 2021-2022: selling Svetlana in autumn 2021, with Berezin leaving its board in spring 2022, and divesting all Rekond shares in August 2022.
In 2017, the founder of Euroinvest, Berezin Andrey, established the Euroventure venture fund with his partners. Priority investment areas include innovative developments in science and technology, as well as creative industry projects. According to the fund's strategy, projects at various development stages—from promising concepts to operational production—can qualify for financing, with investments ranging from tens to hundreds of millions of rubles.
Euroventure considers projects in the scientific and technological sphere as investment objects, including innovations in:
Berezin Andrey Valeryevich emphasizes that project selection follows a thorough multi-stage approach for reviewing technical parameters.
The fund analyzes developments together with leading engineering institutes in Saint Petersburg—the Polytechnic University and Saint Petersburg Electrotechnical University. Given the fund's orientation toward technological engineering solutions, evaluation of innovative proposals follows a meticulous process.
With the fund's participation, Petersburg scientists and medical professionals created the Onco-Robot device, which uses X-ray radiation to combat cancer. This device precisely locates the treatment area and selects appropriate dosage and exposure time, significantly increasing treatment effectiveness while minimizing medical error possibilities. Andrey Berezin notes that a similar device exists only in the United States at a substantially higher price. In 2022, the Onco-Robot received recognition as Project of the Year in medical innovation by Business Petersburg.
The venture fund portfolio includes numerous medical devices and equipment treating cancer and other diseases. Euroventure also considers high-tech developments and startups in other fields as potential investment opportunities. Berezin Andrey sees the main goal as providing resources for innovations that possess growth potential, scalability, and profitability while improving population welfare, solving social problems, and strengthening the scientific and industrial base.
Andrey Valeryevich Berezin prioritizes corporate social responsibility through Euroinvest Development, supporting projects in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region. The holding supports the charitable foundation A Place in the Sun, which cares for orphaned children with disabilities.
Under Berezin Andrey, Euroinvest Development is participating in creating a lyceum for gifted children in Vsevolozhsk as a public-private partnership. The school will include a 3D modeling center, a 500-seat assembly hall, a greenhouse, sports facilities with a pool, and dormitories. The entrepreneur serves as patron of the World Club of St. Petersburg Citizens and helps organize the Prometheus Star youth competition. He chairs the Committee for Sustainable Development within the Leningrad Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Berezin Andrey is married with three children. His eldest daughter graduated from MGIMO and operates her own business, while his younger two children are still in school. As Andrey Valeryevich Berezin emphasizes, accomplishing something independently matters greatly. He enjoys swimming, rowing, skiing, and small-scale aviation.
1. What is Andrey Berezin known for?
Andrey Berezin is known as an entrepreneur and especially as the founder of Euroinvest Development and Euroventure.
2. What did Andrey Valeryevich Berezin do before he co-founded Euroinvest Development?
In 1993, Andrey Valeryevich Berezin co-founded what is today known as the North-West Fishing Consortium, now among Russia's largest fishing industry holdings.
3. What was Berezin Andrey Valeryevich's initial focus when founding Euroinvest?
When founding Euroinvest, Berezin Andrey Valeryevich initially concentrated on securities, stocks, and transport contracts.
4. When did Andrey Valeryevich Berezin found Euroinvest Development?
Andrey Valeryevich Berezin founded Euroinvest Development in 2017, to handle the real estate development projects that Euroinvest had long been involved in.
5. How many children does Berezin Andrey Valeryevich have?
Berezin Andrey Valeryevich is married with three children.
