Alexander Galitsky - a successful venture investor

Galitsky Alexander - a venture investor, the founder of the Diamond Capital Partners. Member of the Supervisory Board of PGP Inc. And Parallels. For more than seventeen years, he has been head of ELVIS +. In 1998, the publication "Wall Street Journal" included it in the top 10 most "hot" firms in Central Europe. This article will present a brief biography of the investor.

Beginning of work

Galitsky Alexander Vladimirovich was born in Zhytomyr region (Ukraine) in 1955. Successfully graduated from Moscow University of Electronic Engineering, and later became a candidate of technical sciences.

Before 1992

At that time, Alexander Galitsky worked in the NGO ELAS, engaged in satellite radio electronic systems. At first the young man was the chief designer of the direction. Then Alexander led the work on creating on-board computing facilities within the framework of the program "Salute-90". In 1991 he founded his own company ELVIS +.

As general manager and president of the ELAS NGO Center, Galitsky was responsible for the development and installation of software for spacecraft and satellites. Also, Alexander Vladimirovich oversaw the creation of data transmission systems and computer systems for the defense industry. Galitsky was the youngest director of two national programs: the creation of low-orbit data transmission systems and the production of on-board computers. They became a worthy response of the USSR to the strategic defense initiative of America.

1992

At the end of this year, Alexander Galitsky signed a contract with San Microsystems on joint development of technologies. The American company was impressed with the invention, which allows data transfer with a speed of 2 Mb / s between two satellites. A year later, Sun Microsystems acquired 10% of ELVIS + for $ 1 million.

Alexander Galitsky has attracted more than thirty million venture investments in another company of his own named TrastVors. For the Russian enterprise, this is still considered a unique achievement.

Alexander became a pioneer in the development of drivers for networked software and wireless Wi-Fi-systems. In his firm "ELVIS +" he worked on new projects on this technology. And with the company "Sun Microsystems" actively introduced the produced FW / VPN products to the world market.

2008

This year, Alexander Galitsky founded the Almaz Capital Partners Foundation, which invested about $ 80 million (of which 60 had only two firms - Cisco and Asset Management). The fund invested both in companies operating in global markets, and in Russian enterprises with a "proven business model." Among supported "Parallels" firms are Sergey Belousov, publisher and developer of games "Alawar Intertejment" and "Apollo Project" (social networks and communities).

In 2009, the Halytsky Foundation invested in Yandex. And a year later to the company "Quick" (mobile video). In 2011, Almaz Capital Partners sold it to Skype for $ 150 million. Investments in "Quick", according to Alexander, more than paid back all the investments of his fund.

Personal life

The hero of this article is married and has two children.

In his spare time, Alexander windsurfing, mountain skiing, photography. He also likes to read books and listen to music. He speaks two languages - English and Ukrainian.