Emerging technologies are adopted — or abandoned — based on human behaviour.

Helen Marzec

Helen Marzec works at the intersection of behavioural science, narrative strategy, and venture markets to cultivate the conditions under which new technologies are trusted, adopted, and financed.

Her practice applies behavioural economics and evidence-driven analysis to the moments that determine commercial outcomes: how users form interpretations of value, how investors calibrate risk in high-uncertainty categories, and how markets construct belief around emerging systems. She operates under the conviction that behavioural strategy remains an under-explored competitive advantage; within this framework, new ventures can define their value proposition and positioning through methodologies that build distinct brands and positively influence human behaviour.

Her background spans venture capital due diligence, neuroscience-based consumer research, and startup strategy across North America, Europe, and Asia. Having supported early and growth-stage companies in biotech, healthtech, Web3, and identity infrastructure, her expertise lies in turning behavioural analyses into actionable insights.

She is based in Canada and operates internationally to achieve positive economic, financial, and health outcomes across venture-backed ecosystems.

STATUS / 2026

Supporting strategy and operational development at Human & Digital, a next-generation identity intelligence platform for the global cultural economy, spanning public figures and the licensed and fictional identities they originate.

A 2025 SXSW Pitch Finalist, HAND has been featured in the Wall Street Journal and a special report by Variety VIP+.

Creative Positioning

Defining competitive advantage by anchoring brand identity in value interpretation frameworks.

Go-to-Market Planning

Architecting commercial roadmaps that reduce adoption friction and accelerate market entry.

Narrative & Messaging

Translating technical complexity into strategic storytelling to build market belief and trust.

Market Segmentation

Identifying high-potential opportunities through data-driven analysis of behavioural drivers.

Organizational Relations

Navigating stakeholder interests through incentive alignment and strategic partnership management.

Competitive Research

Decoding market landscapes to anticipate shifts in sentiment and competitor vulnerabilities.

EXPERIENCE

2026HAND
2024
STEEL DAOHALOHEALTH
2023
DNA CAPITAL PARTNERSESURGI
2022BIOCONNEXUS CAPITAL
2021FUTURE VC

PROJECTS

WEB3
DECENTRALIZED SOCIAL NETWORK

Led by ex-founder, VC & Olympian

HEALTH
HEALTHTECH PLATFORM

Co-founded by ex-NBA player

FINANCE
FINTECH PLATFORM

Partnered with a Big Five European league

RECOGNITION

2019
MIEM Excellence Initiative Laureate

Excellence Initiative (IdEx) awarded upon academic and research-related merit, aimed for future international professionals who will "participate in the economic and social development of their country of origin," or within France.

IDEX / UNIVERSITÉ PARIS CITÉ

ACADEMIC

2021
M.A. (HIGH HONOURS)

UNIVERSITÉ PARIS CITÉ

Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne

Paris School of Economics

2018
B.SC. (HONOURS)
MINOR IN BIOCHEMISTRY

MCMASTER UNIVERSITY

2018
B.A.

MCMASTER UNIVERSITY