Damir Firšt is a technology strategist, investor, and consultant focused on startup growth, gamification, immersive design, and AI innovation.

He co-founded and scaled Matterless, an XR studio acquired by Auki Labs, raised multimillion-euro rounds for deep-tech ventures, and designed systems for games with 30M+ downloads. His work spans advising AI startups, policy in European innovation ecosystems, and contributing to the Saviesa think tank on AI, sovereignty, and technology strategy.

Damir connects AI frameworks, XR, gamified , and tech education models with market adoption and investor readiness. He lectures and writes on critical use of technology, AI. gamification, immersive design, and innovation with a focus on execution and strategic ecosystem building.