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About
Alex Konanykhin is an entrepreneur and author who currently serves as Chief Executive Officer at SafeBets.world. In the early 1990s, he built banking and investment businesses in Russia, including control of one of the country's largest commercial banks, before leaving in 1992 and being granted asylum in the United States in 1999. He has been covered by outlets including CNN, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and CBS's 60 Minutes, and authored the book UNICOIN: War on Crypto & Future of Money.
Founder at Unicoin
Co-founders at Unicoin
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Maria Silvina MoschiniDirector, Promoter
Experience
- SafeBets.worldChief Executive Officercurrent2026 — present
- TransparentBusinessCEOcurrent2015 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Unicorn HuntersExecutive Producercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- KMGi GroupFounder and CEO1997 — 2016New York City Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Venture Capital61Interactive Programming41Internet43International Sales42Management99SaaS99Social Media Marketing99Project Management63Social Media69Online Advertising99Start-ups99SEO99
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Public RelationsEntrepreneurshipLeadershipBusiness PlanningSocial NetworkingProduct DevelopmentStrategyCloud ComputingMarketingDirect SalesSolution SellingSellingLanguages English · Italian · Russian · Spanish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Konanykhin?
- Alex Konanykhin is an entrepreneur and author who currently serves as Chief Executive Officer at SafeBets.world. In the early 1990s, he built banking and investment businesses in Russia, including control of one of the country's largest commercial banks, before leaving in 1992 and being granted asylum in the United States in 1999. He has been covered by outlets including CNN, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and CBS's 60 Minutes, and authored the book UNICOIN: War on Crypto & Future of Money.
- Where does Alex Konanykhin work?
- Alex Konanykhin is Founder of Unicoin.
- What companies did Alex Konanykhin found?
- Alex Konanykhin founded Unicoin.
- Where did Alex Konanykhin go to school?
- Alex Konanykhin studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Executive Education, Innovation and Growth Program); Heriot-Watt University (MBA, Business Administration); Instituto Internacional de Marketing y Negocios.
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Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia748
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Steve JurvetsonMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Future Ventures +1Theresia GouwMBAFounded EarlyTony XuMBAFounded DoorDashDavid VélezMBAFounded Nubank +1IanMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Apex Technology +3Matt RouifStanford Ignite (Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship)Founded Photoroom +3
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Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT) mafia22
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Nik StoronskyMScFounded QuantumLight +1Alex LyashokMasterFounded WorkFusion +1Alex MatsenovMSFounded Gauss +1Yury OparinMaster of Science - MSFounded OpenCover +1Ivan SmolnikovM.Sc.Founded Smartcat +1Daniel ShaposhnikovRadiophysicsFounded Hypoint
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Heriot-Watt University mafia15
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Nir ZoharMBAFounded Chakratec +2Andrew ForsonMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded KwikpikPeter SaxtonPhDFounded MemoMina AbadirEdinburgh Business School; MBAFounded RavionFernando GutierrezPost graduate DegreeFounded TachyusPuneet ChhabraDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Electrical Engineering (LiDAR and Sonar)Founded Headlight
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Sonia PiórekVenture Partner at SMOK VenturesMichael CutlerTech at SC VenturesUday SinghInvestment Associate at RAED VenturesArne TonningPartner at Alliance VCAlan MacIntoshFounding Partner at AgeTech CapitalElena Watts-PassPortfolio Program Associate at TDK Ventures
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Also attended Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT)44
Nik StoronskyCo-founder & CEO of RevolutDmitry ChikhachevGeneral Partner & Co-founder at Runa CapitalEugene ChernyavskyData Lead at Runa CapitalEldar KhamitovPartner, Portfolio Development at Polymorphic CapitalDaniel ShaposhnikovManaging Partner at Phystech VenturesDenis KalyshkinPrincipal at I2BF Global Ventures
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