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Oleg Mikhalsky

Partner at Fulgur Ventures

Burlington, Massachusetts

Invests in

  • Min Investment:

    $50,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $200,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $125,000.00

Skills

Product Management
Business Strategy
New Business Development
Start-ups
Marketing
Cloud Computing
Security
Storage
Cloud Storage
Backup
Online Backup
Mobile Applications
Business Development
Enterprise Software
Integration
Management
Pre-sales
Product Development
Channel Partners
SaaS

Work Experience

  • Partner

    2019

    We invest in early stage startups focused on Bitcoin and the Lightning Network We believe in Bitcoin as a next generation politically neutral monetary system, the foundation for decentralized finance of the future. While Bitcoin is an efficient settlement layer, it needs a Layer-2 solution for everyday transactions. That is why we support development of the Lightning Network - an essential step towards decentralized finance.

2018 - 2019

  • Angel investor and advisor

    2018 - 2019

    Helping a brilliant team with a new startup focused on Lightning Network R&D

Moscow Polytechnic Univesity

2017 - 2018

  • on sabbatical

    2017 - 2018

    In response to the growing gap between industry needs for skilled graduates and inertia of higher education institutions to update curricula, in Moscow Polytechnic we drove disruptive changes in educational process to align quality of supplied graduates with today and future industry demands for entry level specialists. As a result Moscow Polytechnic became a TOP-10 most desired destination for IT-students and one of the most active hubs for academia-industry partnerships.

2010 - 2017

  • Director of Product Management (Cloud Services)

    2013 - 2017

    Responsible for product strategy, business model and go-to-market of Acronis cloud services and two more emerging product lines.

  • Director, Cloud Services

    2010 - 2013

    Acronis is a fast growing cloud services vendor with a track record of technology leadership and innovation. In this role I was responsible for product strategy, business model and revenue of Acronis cloud services - a portfolio of B2B and B2C applications based on distributed cloud storage.

2008 - 2010

  • Director, International Business Development

    2008 - 2010

    Responsible for international sales and marketing - managed a sales organization, recruited partners and engaged with customers. Managed a distributed team of 8 people. Accomplishments: - Signed-up, trained and enabled first partners in the region - Closed deals with the first customers and partners

2001 - 2008

  • Deputy Director Business Development

    2005 - 2008

    I managed a 40+ people organization that supported above 100% YOY growth of revenue during consecutive 4 years. Launched new products and managed the corporate innovations incubator.

  • Head of Customized Solutions Department

    2003 - 2004

    Responsible for product strategy of the technology licensing business.

  • Project Manager

    2001 - 2003

    Responsible for technical account management and project management of technology customers including Microsoft, Juniper Networks, Blue Coat (now Symantec) and similar others.

  • Head of Analytics Department

    1998 - 2001