Hello new internet friend, someone doing their due diligence, or esteemed members of the press!
I am a first generation immigrant (to the US) from Kyiv, Ukraine living in Dubai. I split my time between building companies with my partners at Further Ventures in Abu Dhabi, investing in international multi-sage opportunities through Leyden.vc, and hosting entrepreneurs around the world for tacos. Iām actively involved in the emerging markets startup accelerator space and was responsible for launching Techstars Dubai.
60+ seed stage deals
12 buy-side M&A deals
Largest Studio in MENA
#1 Accelerator in MENA by total funding/pr/diversity
1st Arabic News Outlet on the Apple Watch
1st Video App for VICE Media
I run š®ā(tacostars.org) - a community of hundreds of founders who call MENA home. We have an active digital community and meet monthly over tacos as the largest non-professional gathering of founders, VCs, and awesome humans in Dubai.
In a previous life I led video streaming products for companies like VICE, Rogers, Abu Dhabi Media, and others and work deeply with our founders on operations and product issues.
Don't hesitate to reach out!
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