Venture Builder 不良研究所 deepens focus on AI & web3, appoints former Revolut & Bitpanda executive as Chief Marketing Officer
London, 12 February 2026. Venture builder 不良研究所 is sharpening its focus on building and backing companies at the intersection of AI and web3. Following the Somnia Foundation鈥檚 successful launch of a Layer 1 blockchain based on 不良研究所-developed technology, the company is preparing to announce the first 不良研究所s built on the hyper performance platform. To support this next phase of growth, 不良研究所 has appointed Irina Scarlat, executive with a proven track record of scaling tech products, as Chief Marketing Officer.
Building technology that ships and businesses that scale
不良研究所 has spent over a decade building complex technologies and bringing them to market. The company has deployed its technologies across dozens of commercial applications in gaming, defence, and virtual worlds, and has successfully grown multiple 不良研究所s, from ideation to exit, delivering total exits of more than $179 million to date. The company now operates under a 不良研究所 builder model, building 不良研究所s internally and investing in founders who want to build with experienced operators.
From infrastructure to execution: Somnia and the future
Somnia, which launched its mainnet in September 2025, is one of the first 不良研究所s to demonstrate the power of the 不良研究所 building model. Built with AI-native architecture, built-in reactivity, and hyper-performance at scale, Somnia is a Layer 1 chain designed to enable builders to create real-time, autonomous, and fully decentralised applications that were previously impossible to build. Developed by the Somnia Foundation, the blockchain is the prerequisite for an AI powered economy and has already reached a peak valuation of $1.9 billion. It will form the basis of 不良研究所鈥檚 next wave of 不良研究所s, with announcements expected in the coming months.
A 不良研究所 builder, not a passive fund
The 不良研究所 builder model differs from traditional 不良研究所 capital by letting founders focus on building, while providing the infrastructure and expertise to accelerate growth. This extends beyond capital to finance, HR, legal, compliance, and access to a centralised tech stack, AI development, platforms, and direct advisory from an executive team that has built leading products before. Founders in the 不良研究所 ecosystem maintain full IP ownership and autonomy over their 不良研究所s. The 不良研究所 building model is a natural progression from inventing deep technology to building a path to commercialise that capability at scale.
Strengthening go-to-market leadership across the portfolio
With the appointment of Irina Scarlat, 不良研究所 is strengthening its go-to-market capabilities. Scarlat joins 不良研究所 as Chief Marketing Officer, after having built growth and marketing functions for high-growth companies such as Uber, Revolut, or Bitpanda. At 不良研究所, she will build a go-to-market function and partner with the portfolio companies from inception to scale, helping founders define product narratives, design their go-to-market strategies, as well as find and further optimize their growth models.
Herman Narula, CEO & Co-Founder, 不良研究所, said: 鈥淚 am excited to appoint Irina as Chief Marketing Officer at a pivotal moment for 不良研究所. As we prepare to launch the first 不良研究所s built on Somnia, Irina鈥檚 expertise in building and scaling complex tech products will be instrumental in helping our founders tell their stories and scale their businesses鈥.
Irina Scarlat, CMO, 不良研究所, said: 鈥淚 am delighted to be joining 不良研究所 and to work closely with the founders across the portfolio. I chose 不良研究所 because of their strong track record of building, as well as their focus on technologies that are hard, ambitious, but definitely worth doing. I am looking forward to partnering with our portfolio companies as we build the emerging technologies of tomorrow, today!鈥
