Piotr Bukanski is a venture capital investor and Principal at Acurio Ventures, with a track record spanning investment banking, growth equity, and board-level value creation. He has backed and advised high-growth technology companies across energy, data, fintech, and consumer — including board roles at Gorilla, Iceberg Data Lab, and AccessPay. Prior to Acurio, Piotr spent three years at Beringea (transatlantic VC, $800M+ AuM) leading Series A/B investments and founded a CEE diaspora network connecting 200+ VCs and founders across London. Earlier, he helped build the Private Capital Markets team at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, supporting growth-stage fundraises, and began his career in BofA's EMEA Consumer & Retail IB group, advising on M&A, equity, and debt transactions totalling over $25bn. He holds an MSc in Finance from Stockholm School of Economics and has lived and worked across the UK, Sweden, Germany, Latvia, and Poland.
Principal at Acurio Ventures
Jun 2025 – Present
Board Director and Investor at Gorilla - Energy data applications
Nov 2022 – Apr 2025
Investment Manager at Beringea
Mar 2022 – Apr 2025
Beringea is a transatlantic venture capital investor with over $800m AuM, leading Series A or Series B rounds, with further funding available for follow-on investments.
Board Director at ICEBERG DATA LAB
2024 – 2025
Board Director at AccessPay
2024 – 2025
Board Observer at ASTERRA
2023 – 2025
Board Observer at Archdesk
2022 – 2025
Board Observer at Plum Guide
2022 – 2025
Private Capital Markets Associate at Bank of America Merrill Lynch
May 2021 – Mar 2022
Helping high growth companies access capital through private capital markets ($50m+ rounds)
Investment Banking Associate at Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Jul 2019 – May 2021
EMEA Consumer & Retail
Investment Banking Analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Jul 2017 – Jul 2019
Master's degree, Finance, Corporate Finance at Stockholm School of Economics
2015 – 2017
Thesis: "The Impact of M&A on Innovation: A European Perspective" Master students awarded for thesis on innovation
MSc Finance at WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management
2016 – 2016
Finance for Start-up's at Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship
2015 – 2016
Bachelor's degree, Accounting and Finance at Krakow University of Economics
2011 – 2014
Iceberg Data Lab
Investor and board member.
