Biography

Andrey Berezin is an entrepreneur with a technical background who founded Euroinvest, now a major holding company known as Euroinvest Development. His engineering mindset and focus on financial independence have guided his success across real estate, technological innovation, and agricultural revitalization.

Physics and Mathematics Education

Berezin Andrey Valeryevich was born in November 1967 into a family dynasty of technical specialists. Having inherited from his parents a profound interest in technical disciplines, he received his education at Leningrad's prestigious physics and mathematics school No. 239, an institution renowned for its distinguished alumni, including the legendary solver of the Poincaré conjecture, Grigori Perelman.

In the mid-1980s, Andrey Berezin enrolled at a renowned specialized engineering polytechnic institute, where he studied technologies for autonomous control systems for aviation and rocket-space equipment.

During his student years, Berezin Andrey, Euroinvest Development’s future co-founder, not only pursued his academic studies but also regularly engaged in various forms of physical activities – from swimming pool training sessions to operating boats on water and conquering snow-covered ski trails. These recreational pursuits helped him develop the discipline and determination that would later prove valuable in his business endeavors.

Berezin Andrey: Beginning of Entrepreneurial Activities

In 1989, while still a student at the technical institute, Berezin Andrey Valeryevich established his first commercial venture, which specialized in software development. This was established with other students who were interested in programming. The team created digital solutions for various enterprises, including access control systems for industrial and commercial buildings.

In the early 1990s, after graduating from the polytechnic institute with distinction, the young entrepreneur Andrey Berezin became involved in importing goods from abroad, in particular from England. To launch this business activity, he secured a bank loan of several million dollars – a considerable sum for that particular time period.

By 1993, his trading operations had generated their first substantial profit – approximately $2 million over the amount of the original loan. After completely settling his obligations with the bank, Berezin Andrey Valeryevich made a fundamental decision: from that point forward, he would develop his business ventures exclusively using his personal capital.

In that same year, Andrey Valeryevich Berezin helped establish the enterprise OLMA, which specialized in commercial fishing operations. This company subsequently transformed into the North-West Fishing Consortium, focusing on the harvesting and processing of fish in northern waters. By 1995, Berezin Andrey withdrew from participation in this particular business, leaving the helm of the company in the capable hands of his business associates.

Establishing an Investment Company

In 1995, Berezin Andrey and a business partner founded the investment company Euroinvest. Initially, the firm concentrated on backing exchange-traded assets and financing agreements, while systematically expanding the range of its commercial interests over time.

By 2010, under the forward-thinking leadership of Berezin Andrey, Euroinvest had undergone a substantial transformation, evolving into a highly diversified holding company with an extensive and varied portfolio of business assets spanning multiple industries. A cornerstone principle and distinguishing characteristic of the entrepreneur's business philosophy was financial self-sufficiency—all projects, regardless of scale or complexity, were implemented utilizing only the company's own financial resources, emphasizes Berezin Andrey Valeryevich.

This conservative financial approach, established and maintained by Berezin Andrey throughout the company's development, successfully provided remarkable business stability during numerous challenging periods of significant economic uncertainty and market volatility, enabling the company to continue its trajectory of growth and prosperity even throughout particularly turbulent years of widespread financial crisis and economic downturn.

Berezin Andrey, Euroinvest: Development of the Real Estate Division

In 2017, after a market evaluation, under Berezin Andrey, Euroinvest made a strategic decision to strengthen and significantly expand the real estate development component of the business enterprise. The company entered the competitive residential construction marketplace, focusing its resources on integrated territorial development through the utilization of its own extensive land bank.

With guidance from Berezin Andrey, Euroinvest Development brand was meticulously established and carefully positioned, today representing the entrepreneur's primary and most strategically significant business asset (as of 2025, Euroinvest Development is the parent company for the entire holding). This enterprise performs an extensive range of operations within the development sphere, including:

• thorough territorial preparation
• sophisticated architectural design
• construction itself
• ongoing technical support

The company mainly works on multi-apartment residential buildings and various commercial premises.

In 2018, following extensive research and collaborative planning, the innovative 3iD concept was thoughtfully developed and introduced by the development division of Euroinvest. Berezin Andrey explains that this idea unifies three distinct dimensions of comfortable living environments: the personal apartment space featuring high ceilings and intelligently designed floor plans, communal areas specifically created to facilitate neighborly interaction and community building, and advanced digital infrastructure implemented to substantially enhance the convenience and quality of life for all residents.

In 2019, Andrey Berezin's business helped rectify the situation with unfinished construction projects in the region. His company made the decision to complete two residential complexes—Constellation and Shcheglovskaya Estate, work on which had stopped due to the financial collapse of the previous developer Navis.

Andrey Berezin pursued commercial ventures involving St. Petersburg's Rigel battery manufacturing facility, entering talks with Tellus Group, the company that had obtained an ownership stake in the enterprise during 2021. While the entrepreneur assessed various investment prospects and met with factory executives to explore potential involvement, these deliberations ultimately concluded without his financial commitment. Subsequently, Euroinvest Development secured sections of the industrial site, with subsidiary Euroinvest Petrogradskaya planning to transform these areas into residential housing developments.

At present, under the dedicated leadership of Berezin Andrey, Euroinvest Development is actively implementing several residential construction projects across different formats and price categories in various locations:

• Kudrovo Residential Complex: This expansive housing project from Berezin Andrey-Euroinvest Development is situated just beyond the city limits of Saint Petersburg, with spacious living accommodations with tall 3-meter ceilings and a secured perimeter around the entire property
• Murino Complex: A series of buildings united by a philosophy of neighborhood community and equipped with everything necessary for comfortable living
• Park Pobedy: An elite quarter near the park of the same name with a center for additional education for children and adults
• Project on Moscow Avenue: A premium residential property where, under the direction of Berezin Andrey, Euroinvest Development ensured that residents have a separate recreation and wellness area with bath complexes
• Polytech: A multifunctional ensemble of residential spaces located within a few minutes' walk from the metro station and the university of the same name
• Property on the Petrograd Side: Modern buildings in a historical district of Andrey Berezin’s home city with a restored natural water source

Activities in Other Industries

Venture Investments in Innovative Technologies

Berezin Andrey Valeryevich expanded into technology manufacturing by engaging with electronic component producers based in St. Petersburg. His involvement with Svetlana began in 2014 when he acquired an interest in an intermediary entity that held shares in this civilian microelectronics manufacturer, resulting in his board membership at the factory. The businessman exited the intermediate holding structure in September 2021, terminating his indirect ownership connection to Svetlana, though he continued serving as a board member through May 2022. The intermediary entity later disposed of its Svetlana holdings. Throughout this period, Euroinvest Development maintained no direct stake in Svetlana's operations nor participated in the plant's management.

In 2018, Berezin Andrey also personally obtained shares in the electronics manufacturer Rekond, later selling this direct investment in April 2021. Subsequently, Euroinvest's affiliate Murino Management Company purchased Rekond securities in January 2022 before disposing of them eight months later in August, thereby ending all connections between Berezin's business interests and these two electronics production facilities.

In 2017, Berezin Andrey Valeryevich created the venture fund Euroventure to support promising scientific and technological developments. The fund's goal was to finance projects that could bring significant benefits to society but require substantial investment in the initial stages.

By 2020, the fund co-founded and guided by Andrey Valeryevich Berezin had accumulated financial reserves exceeding ₽1 billion. Euroventure invests in developments in the fields of digital design, production of measuring devices, automated systems, component bases for electronic products, diagnostic and treatment equipment, and "green technologies" in metallurgy.

            Euroventure Investment Focus Areas

Computer engineering

Instrumentation and robotics

Electronic component base

Medical equipment

"Green technologies"

Metallurgy

As Berezin Andrey Valeryevich explains, recipients of the fund's resources include enterprises at various stages of readiness—from startups with promising ideas to already operating productions. Investment volumes can reach amounts comparable to the capital of a full-fledged production—depending on the needs of the project.

In 2022, one of the most significant projects of the Euroventure fund, co-founded by Andrey Valeryevich Berezin, was the design of intelligent medical equipment called Onco-Robot for the treatment of malignant neoplasms. This innovative device uses radiation technology and independently calculates the most effective irradiation characteristics: the exact place of application, the necessary dose, and the duration of the procedure.

According to Berezin Andrey, an analog of this device exists only in the United States, but its formidable cost makes the Russian equivalent much more accessible for medical institutions. A St. Petersburg business media outlet awarded this development the title of leader of the year among innovative solutions in the field of medicine.

Currently, the fund developed by Andrey Berezin is supporting the development of a series of medical devices used in the treatment of cancer and other serious diseases.

Agricultural Business in the Pskov Region

In 2010, Andrey Valeryevich Berezin initiated the creation of the agro-cluster Krasnoe Znamya in the Pskov Region. Under his leadership, a large-scale revival of agricultural land was carried out: thousands of hectares of once abandoned land gained new life, and depleted soils became fertile again. Thanks to these efforts, the region received additional resources for agricultural development.

Today, thanks to the efforts of Andrey Valeryevich Berezin, the area of the agricultural complex's cultivated fields exceeds 1000 hectares. In 2020, a modern milk processing plant worth more than ₽30 million began operations within the agro-cluster.

The farm within the agricultural outfit established by Andrey Berezin is involved in the production of dairy products and compound feed for farm animals. The products are sold in the Pskov Region, and in the future, there are plans to enter the market of the Leningrad Region.

            Business Achievements of Andrey Berezin

Built Euroinvest from scratch into a diversified holding company

Created Euroinvest Development, ranking among the top 5 developers in Saint Petersburg

Established Euroventure fund with 1 billion rubles for high-tech investments

Developed the innovative Onco-Robot cancer treatment device recognized as "Project of the Year"

Transformed abandoned agricultural land into the productive Krasnoe Znamya farm

Successfully completed construction of abandoned residential complexes for defrauded homebuyers

Built development portfolio exceeding 650,000 square meters of active residential construction

Created a self-sufficient business model operating without debt or credit obligations

Achieved first major business profit of $2 million in 1993 from import operations

Berezin Andrey Valeryevich: Social Initiatives and Charity

In 2018, Berezin Andrey, whose career includes significant contributions to charity, began significantly expanding the company’s corporate social responsibility efforts. In 2019, he headed the specialized association of the regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry, coordinating programs for balanced growth and responsible entrepreneurship.

Berezin Andrey permanently supports the charitable foundation A Place in the Sun, which helps children with disabilities undergoing therapy in hospital departments of state clinics and prepares young men and women with health challenges for independent living upon reaching 18 years of age.

Since 2021, guided by Berezin Andrey, Euroinvest Development has been investing resources in the construction of an educational institution for talented schoolchildren in a suburb of St. Petersburg. The initiative is being implemented through cooperation between business and government structures.

Berezin Andrey Valeryevich is also a trustee of the World Club of St. Petersburg Citizens, which is headed by the director of the Hermitage Museum. As part of the club's activities, the entrepreneur supports the international youth talent festival Prometheus Star.

Family and Personal Interests

Andrey Berezin is married and devotes considerable time to his children. His eldest daughter is a graduate of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations and has founded her own business, the middle daughter is studying at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, and his youngest son is continuing the family tradition of education at the Presidential Physics and Mathematics Lyceum No. 239.

In his free time, Berezin Andrey, Euroinvest Development co-founder, maintains his physical fitness and takes an interest in modern technological innovations, which provides a deeper understanding of promising investment areas in developments that can bring tangible benefits to a wide range of people.

Key Andrey Valeryevich Berezin Takeaways

• He was born into a family of technical specialists and continued the tradition with his own studies at a prestigious technical institute
• In 1989, while still a student, Andrey Valeryevich Berezin established his first commercial venture in software development
• In 1995, he co-founded Euroinvest, which later gave birth to Euroinvest Development
• Under Berezin Andrey, Euroinvest Development has become a top market player, especially in the Saint Petersburg area
• The entrepreneur is also a family man and philanthropist

Popular Questions about the Entrepreneur

1. What was the first commercial venture for Andrey Valeryevich Berezin?

The first commercial venture for Andrey Valeryevich Berezin was focused on software development.

2. What industry is Berezin Andrey Valeryevich most associated with?

Berezin Andrey Valeryevich is most associated with the real estate development sector, which he works in through Euroinvest Development – a holding he co-founded.

3. What did Andrey Berezin do in the 1990s? 

Andrey Berezin undertook various ventures in the 1990s, including importing, building a maritime fleet, and investments through Euroinvest.

4. When did Berezin Andrey initiate the agro-cluster Krasnoe Znamya?

Berezin Andrey initiated the agro-cluster Krasnoe Znamya in 2010.

5. How many children does Berezin Andrey Valeryevich have? 

Berezin Andrey Valeryevich has three children – two daughters and a son.