the outsourced ceo: американець in kyiv

raising VC in the valley

“where in russia is kyiv?”

“kyiv is too far away for us to invest” - a british vc

“let’s get on a plane” - bill woodward, anthem venture

partners, los angeles

series b

series a

3+ years

“companies aren’t sold they’re bought” -some banker

lessons learned

1. Structure 2. Tech 3. Scale & Stability 4. BizDev

raise abroad bizDev abroad

build at home

silicon valley ain’t always a dream