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Founder and General Partner

Zamir is the founder and general partner of the Vibranium.VC fund, as well as the Managing partner of the Global Venture Alliance (GVA). He is a serial entrepreneur who created 10 companies and organizations, a business angel/investor, an expert in venture capital, management, acceleration, corporate innovation and marketing with over 19 years of professional experience.

Formerly Managing Partner of GVA Capital Fund 1, Zamir is now partner of GVA LaunchGurus Fund 1. He was included in the TOP-30 of the most prominent participants in the venture capital industry according to MoneytoStartup. Zamir lectures on innovations at a number of EMBA programs, mentors startups, and is a certified coach of the Stanford I2M program. His writing has appeared in a number of leading media outlets, including Forbes Russia. Zamir has 39 letters of professional commendation from UNESCO, IBM, PepsiCo, IKEA and many other companies and organizations.

Under Zamir’s leadership, over 550 events were organized and 40 accelerators were created, including MEGA Accelerator, PepsiCo Lab, MTS Startup HUB, Startup Kazakhstan, Faberlic Accelerator, GVA TeenStart, SteelTech Accelerator, ED2 EdTech Accelerator, Tech Export to India. Participation in these and other leading programs exceeded 1250 startups.

GVA received a number of awards, including as the World No. 1 Private Business Accelerator in 2019 and Triumph of Innovation in 2021 by UBI Global. GVA funds have invested about $ 150 mln in 220+ startups around the world.

Zamir is married, has three children and a dog. He loves sports, yachting and other outdoor activities. In his spare time. Zamir engages in volunteering and charity work.

Kirill Timofeev

Co-founder and Partner

Kirill launched his business career at the age of 20, when he organized a professional MMA team. As a manager, he assembled young athletes and boosted their careers to the next level — most of them have reached world-class leagues.

In Events Marketing, he invented and organized Upward Motion — a unique forum that supported young and dedicated people from the provinces.

At the Global Venture Alliance, Kirill was in charge of promoting start-up acceleration programs. He also worked as an ESG communications consultant and was responsible for several global brands’ international projects at the Dear Editors agency.

His first university qualification was in sports rehabilitation for people with disabilities. When he was 23, he received an MBA in Strategic Management.

He then completed Skolkovo Business School’s Digital Transformation Management program.

Kirill spends his free time with his wife and son, and enjoys surfing.

Olga Sokurova

Chief Operating Officer

Olga is the Chief Operating Officer at the Vibranium.VC fund and the former COO of Global Venture Alliance. She is an expert in taxation, management and finance. Her career spans over 23 years, five of which have been in the USA.
Olga received a combined Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Auditing from the Kabardino-Balkarian State University (KBSU). She also holds a Diploma in Russian Federation Taxation from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), as well as a certificate in Strategic Planning from Baruch College in New York.
Olga is married and has two children. She loves outdoor activities and reading. In her spare time, Olga is involved in volunteer activities.

Valentina Pidgaina

Head of Pipeline and Partnerships

Valentina is the Head of Pipeline and Partnerships at Vibranium.VC. She was previously a scout at MTS Startup Hub and a project director at Global Venture Alliance. Valentina has more than 7 years of experience in the innovation ecosystem: she was responsible for the development and implementation of corporate and industry acceleration programs, soft-landing programs for international startups, as well as corporate programs in Silicon Valley, including startup scouting for corporate departments in the MTS StartUp Hub.

Valentina holds a degree in International Economic Relations & Tourism from the Simon Kuznets Kharkiv National University of Economics.

She is passionate about martial arts, and has the first dan in Taekwon-Do ITF.

Alexander Zhulyev

Investment Manager

Alexander is an Investment manager with a proven track record in investment management companies, PE funds and international companies. Have an expertise in market research and trends analysis, financial due diligence, and valuation. Graduated with honors from the University of Economics with a degree in Finance. Valuation (PWC), Risk Management

Tamam Nafikova

Analyst

Tamam is an analyst with experience in technology transfer, corporate innovation and startups. She is an expert in market and technology research, trend watching and startup strategy.

Tamam graduated with honors both from HEC Paris with degree in Strategic Management and MGIMO University with degree in Economics.

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