Sergei Kovalenko

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Co-founder & CEO at Vention | Co-Founder at Braavo Capital | Investor and Advisor at Scout Ventures | Investor, Evaluation Committee at ARC Angel Fund
New York, United States

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    Co-Founder
    Braavo Capital •
    Dec 2014 - Dec 2023 (9 years 1 month)
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    Investor, mentor
    TechLaunch LLC
    May 2013 - Dec 2023 (10 years 8 months)
    New Jersey's premier Technology Accelerator, TechLaunch was created to drive the commercialization of innovative technology within the State and formed in collaboration with the NJ Economic Development Authority (EDA) (njeda.com), Montclair State University (montclair.edu), Casabona Ventures LLC (CasabonaVentures.com), Jumpstart NJ Angel Network (jumpstartnj.com), and successful entrepreneurs.
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    Investor and Advisor
    Scout Ventures
    Feb 2013 - Dec 2023 (10 years 11 months)
    Seed stage venture fund based in NYC. Scout Ventures invests at the seed stage, complementing portfolio companies by taking an active role in business development, marketing, recruiting, and product innovation.
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    Investor
    Jumpstart NJ Angel Network
    Feb 2013 - Dec 2023 (10 years 11 months)
    Jumpstart NJ Angel Network is a private, member led angel investment group that was established in 2002 with the active support of the New Jersey Technology Council (NJTC) and the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA). Its forty plus members meet monthly to review opportunities to invest in early-stage technology companies in the Mid-Atlantic region. Since Jumpstart first started investing in 2004, member investments have totaled over $33 million in fifty three companies. Jumpstart invests in the Mid Atlantic region but more than half of the investment has been in NJ. Jumpstart angels invest primarily in early-stage companies in all areas of technology from apps to behavioral health modification to Clean Tech. Our members have dee
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    Limited Partner
    DreamIt Ventures
    Nov 2012 - Dec 2023 (11 years 2 months)
    DreamIt goal is simple: Help great people with great ideas build great companies. The DreamIt founders designed DreamIt to be the startup accelerator program they wish existed when they started and sold their first companies. New startups today need only a little funding, but they need more help and support than ever before. They need a community of fellow entrepreneurs to share ideas and inspiration, technologists to join their team, Mentors and coaches who have struggled on their way to a big success, legal and accounting services that don't cost precious cash, and opportunities to meet and pitch angel investors and venture capitalists.
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    Investor, Evaluation Committee
    ARC Angel Fund
    Sep 2011 - Dec 2023 (12 years 4 months)
    Angel Investment Fund, investing in New York metropolitan area early stage technology businesses with strong growth potential. We focus primarily on Software, IT, Internet, Tech-Enabled Services, Business Services, Digital Media, Mobile, Healthcare IT, among others. ARC Angel Fund is a member-led Angel Fund. An Angel Fund is, in essence, a hybrid model between an Angel Group and a Venture Fund. The members of ARC Angel Fund range from experienced Angel Investors and Partners in VC Funds, to executives of successful companies. Our members bring their own expertise to the table and can actively participate as much as they like in the Fund's investment decisions.
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    Senior Software Engineer
    DAQ Electronics Inc
    Jan 2004 - Jun 2006 (2 years 6 months)
  • Vention
    Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer
    Vention
    Sep 2002 - Dec 2023 (21 years 4 months)
    Vention is the premier global leader in software engineering, synonymous with technology designed for scale and the common denominator behind the world's most successful tech-empowered enterprises, industry innovators, and startups. Headquartered in New York with 20+ offices, Vention provides access to 3,000+ engineers worldwide and equips technology leaders with the top engineering talent from the world's most respected tech hubs. Our teams sync with clients' in-house engineers to advise and execute their product vision to accelerate their roadmap, innovate faster and more efficiently, and ultimately scale their operations to new heights. At Vention we understand and know the challenges (pitfalls) for fast growing companies and how to over
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    Product Manager
    SV Company, Minsk, Belarus
    Jul 2002 - Jan 2004 (1 year 7 months)
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    Senior Software Developer
    VPIsystems
    Mar 2000 - May 2002 (2 years 3 months)
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    Analyst
    Belarusian Exchange Bank, Minsk, Belarus
    Sep 1996 - Feb 2000 (3 years 6 months)
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    Manager
    Inkoros
    Jan 1994 - Jan 1996 (2 years 1 month)
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    EMBA, Management, Marketing, Finance, Business Strategy
    IPM Business School
    Jan 2009 - Jan 2010 (1 year 1 month)
  • Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics
    Bachelor of Science
    Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics
    Sep 1991 - May 1996 (4 years 9 months)
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