Alex Tsyplakov

Alex Tsyplakov

Managing Partner atLight Ray VenturesNew York

Alex Tsyplakov is Managing Partner at Light Ray Ventures. He has experience as CFO for a rail industry project and worked at McKinsey & Company. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and attended London Business School.

What Alex can write

Writes checks of$100K to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
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Light Ray Ventures writes $100K to $10M checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. McKinsey & Company
  2. McKinsey & Company
  3. Light Ray Ventures · Managing Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

SynapticonNiron Magnetics

Focus

disruptive technologiesbusiness modelsstrategyoperational improvementRobotics & AutomationClean Tech / Clean Energy

Education

INSEAD, MBALondon Business School, Senior Executive Program

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Questions

Who is Alex Tsyplakov?

Alex Tsyplakov is Managing Partner at Light Ray Ventures. He has experience as CFO for a rail industry project and worked at McKinsey & Company. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and attended London Business School.

How much does Alex Tsyplakov invest?

Alex Tsyplakov invests through Light Ray Ventures, which writes checks of $100K to $10M at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Alex Tsyplakov?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Alex in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Light Ray Ventures backed works better.

What did Alex Tsyplakov do before Light Ray Ventures?

McKinsey & Company; McKinsey & Company.

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