Almaz Capital Hosts International Visit to Silicon Valley
Delegation Brings Together Venture and Startup Executives to Hear About Successful American and Russian Business Development Strategies
(firmenpresse) - MENLO PARK, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 11/07/13 -- , an early stage venture capital firm that connects and funds technology entrepreneurs with business interests in Silicon Valley, Russia and its surrounding countries, will host a delegation of Russian IT executives and startups during the week of November 10.
"We've learned a great deal about how to successfully bridge the business and startup ecosystems in international markets since founding our firm in 2008," said Managing Partner Alexander "Sasha" Galitsky. "There are many synergies between the countries and numerous ways to effectively grow and develop businesses that benefit a growing international startup community. We all benefit when we establish stronger economic ties and new opportunities to collaborate."
Among the executives contributing from Almaz Capital are General Partner Geoffrey Baehr, Managing Director Ross Hangebrauck, Investment Director Daniil Stolyarov and Almaz advisor, entrepreneur and former astronaut . Participation will also include Alex Zinin, CEO of , an Almaz portfolio company.
The Russian executives within the delegation will hear about the best ways to create startups and access accelerators and venture funding as well as the culture surrounding the startup ecosystem in the United States.
One of our main goals is education," said Tanner Johnson, International Trade Specialist with the U.S. Department of Commerce who is leading the delegation. "Our mission is to facilitate conversations and let the executives further explore possibilities for collaboration."
Founded in 2008, the Almaz Capital team practices a "geo-connect strategy" focused on early and expansion stage venture investments in high-growth tech sectors including enterprise and cloud computing, mobile, internet infrastructure and services, data storage and management, and ecommerce with an emphasis on Series A rounds in capital efficient businesses. Almaz Capital investors include Cisco, EBRD and IFC. The following companies are among Almaz Capital's realized exits over the last three years: Qik, acquired by Skype in 2011; Yandex, IPO 2011; and Vyatta, acquired by Brocade in 2012. Almaz Capital has offices in Silicon Valley and in Moscow. For more information, please visit .
The International Trade Administration (ITA), which is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, strengthens the competitiveness of U.S. industry, promotes trade and investment, and ensures fair trade through the rigorous enforcement of our trade laws and agreements. ITA works to improve the global business environment and helps U.S. organizations compete at home and abroad
This program is being implemented under the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the United States in the Area of Training of Management Personnel which was signed by Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and Minister of Economic Development Elvira Nabiullina on November 11, 2010. The cooperation is intended to be an important element in raising bilateral trade and economic relations between the United States and Russian Federation to a new level of development. ITA's SABIT Program () is implementing the program.
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