Lukas Durand

Lukas Durand is a skilled business researcher currently working at LAUNCH, an early-stage venture capital firm, startup accelerator, and tech media company founded by Jason Calacanis, since May 2024. Prior to this role, Lukas served as a venture development specialist at TandemLaunch Inc. from October 2021 to November 2023, where involvement included scouting, licensing, and commercializing intellectual property from leading universities in collaboration with Fortune 500 brands. Lukas also gained experience as a technology strategist intern at BlueDrop - Sustainable Agroforestry, where efforts focused on advancing analytical systems for yield efficiencies in a dynamic agtech environment. Lukas holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering from McGill University.