Co-founder and Managing Partner of Almaz Capital, an international venture fund with a major office in Portola Valley, CA, as well as with offices and representative offices in Berlin (Germany), Kyiv (Ukraine), Warsaw (Poland) and other Central and Eastern European countries.
The fund was backed in 2008 by Cisco Systems, EBRD and IFC. Almaz Capital focuses on disruptive deep tech companies in b2b software space, including AI/ML and Blockchain applications, IoT and Edge Computing Enablers, Cybersecurity. The fund's investors include European Investment Fund (EIF), Cisco, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and International Finance Corporation (IFC).
Among the most famous deals of Almaz Capital are Yandex (IPO NASDAQ), QIK (sold to Skype), Sensity Systems (sold to Verizon Communications), Acumatica (sold to EQT) and others.