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Alexander (Sasha) Galitsky is a 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. Alexander manages team and processes, fundraising, and investor relations. He is actively involved with the fund’s portfolio companies, significantly impacting their growth. The fund was backed in 2008 by Cisco Systems, EBRD, and IFC. Almaz Capital focuses on disruptive deep tech companies in the 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.
Alexander Galitsky is a well-known innovator, entrepreneur, and investor in the USA and Europe. He was the President of the East Europe Tech Tours that took place in Warsaw (Poland), Sofia (Bulgaria), and Bucharest (Romania) in 2018 and 2019. He has been honored numerous times with different awards and nominations by Forbes, Venture Awards, EY, AllStars, etc. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Galitsky served as one of the top Technical Executives at the Soviet Space Agency and Defense Industry. He pioneered Wi-Fi and Virtual Private Network technologies, as well as product development on the global market in partnership with Sun Microsystems. He has over 30 patents for numerous inventions.
