BERLIN, Germany, Oct 2, 2025 – Vention has appointed Paul Lunow as chief technology officer (CTO) for its DACH region. In his new role, Lunow will lead the region’s technical vision and strategy, working with clients to design and deliver digital solutions.
Paul Lunow has joined Vention as chief technology officer for the DACH region, bringing experience in guiding startups, mid-sized companies and enterprises through complex technology decisions. In his new role, he will shape client technology strategies, lead discovery processes and ensure engineering standard across engagements. Lunow will also expand Vention’s AI-driven offerings, including workshops and advisory services designed to help organizations apply AI for growth, efficiency and innovation.
In this role, Paul will work with Glyn Roberts, Vention’s UK CTO and head of its AI Group. They will integrate AI into engineering practices to help European clients adopt new technologies while maintaining quality and accountability.
Sergei Kovalenko, co-founder and CEO at Vention said: “Paul’s appointment underscores our deep commitment to the DACH region and our clients’ evolving needs. His expertise in both technology leadership and AI strategy makes him the ideal partner for businesses seeking to scale and innovate with confidence.”
Paul will speak at the upcoming CTO Craft Con in Berlin, delivering a keynote titled “Building High-Trust Teams in an AI-Enabled Engineering Org.” His session will cover practices to build psychological safety, support experimentation, and improve human-AI collaboration in engineering teams while maintaining accountability, ethics, and autonomy.
Paul Lunow, chief technology officer for DACH region commented: “I’m thrilled to join Vention at such a pivotal moment for both the company and the DACH tech ecosystem. Engineering teams today face the challenge of integrating AI responsibly without compromising trust or creativity. My goal is to help our clients and teams not only adapt to these changes but thrive in them.”
With this appointment, Vention strengthens its regional leadership and reaffirms its mission: helping startups and enterprises build, scale, and optimize technology solutions through engineering.
Before joining Vention, Paul held senior engineering positions and founded the tech hub Ape Unit GmbH. He also served as CEO and CTO at NEPOS GmbH and was head of technology and innovation at XU Group. In addition, Paul co-hosts the “Product and Cake” podcast, which explores building tech products and the people who create them.
Source: Vention
About Vention
Vention Teams provides custom software development, including web, mobile, AI, machine learning and DevOps services, across more than 30 industries. The company works with startups and Fortune 500 clients worldwide, supported by more than 20 years of experience. Headquartered in New York, Vention operates more than 20 offices globally and employs over 3,000 engineers. Vention’s engineers bring experience in AI/ML, application development, cloud, data analytics, DevOps, IoT, mobile, and web. In 2024, the company reported revenue of about $35M.