Where does Alex Lyashok work?

Alex Lyashok is Operating Partner at New Layer Capital and Executive at WorkFusion.

Where did Alex Lyashok go to school?

Alex Lyashok studied at NYU Stern School of Business (MBA, Finance); Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT) (Master, Applied Math and Physics).

Alex Lyashok

Investor

Operating Partner at New Layer Capital · Executive at WorkFusion

New York, New York, United States

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179 people in our graph share verified history with Alex — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Alex NiehenkeunlockedAlex: together at Archipelago (2023–2025)

×6Alex: together at NYU Stern School of Business

×3Alex: together at WorkFusion

×2Alex: together at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT)

About

A hi-tech operations executive who has made over 150 angel investments and invested in Bitcoin since 2013. He was CEO of WorkFusion (2015-2021) and previously held senior roles at EPAM Systems; he also advises several New Layer Capital portfolio companies.

Executive at WorkFusion

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WorkFusion's investors · 7

Declaration PartnersNew York GeorgianToronto, Ontario · $25M – $100M checks · since 2025 GreycroftNew York · $100K – $5M checks Inovia CapitalMontreal · $250K – $8M checks · since 2015 Kensington Capital Partners LimitedToronto NGP CapitalBerlin · $8M – $12M checks · since 2015 Peak PartnersNew York

Co-founders at WorkFusion

Andrew VolkovExecutive Officer, Director

Max YankelevichExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

Shape Equity PartnersPrincipalcurrent2026 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
cellect.aiChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
New Layer CapitalOperating Partnercurrent2021 — presentNew York, United States
ArchipelagoCEO2023 — 2025
Merit ProtocolCEO2021 — 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
WorkFusionCEO2015 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
EPAM SystemsHead of Global Operations2013 — 2015Newtown, PA
EPAM SystemsCTO & Head of Marketing2012 — 2013Newtown, PA
EPAM SystemsVP, Media & Entertainment2009 — 2012New York, NY
Rodmon Systems (acquired by EPAM)Co-Founder2008 — 2009New York, NY
JSTOR/IthakaHead of Technology2004 — 2008Princeton, NJ
Bellcore (Bell Labs)Software Engineer1999 — 2004Piscataway, NJ

Skills & more

Professional Services20IT Outsourcing17Content Management20Outsourcing35Telecommunications16Management Consulting13E-commerce36Software Development99Agile8Change Management9Mobile7Integration44

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IT StrategyConsultancySoftware EngineeringAgile MethodologiesConsultantsJavaScriptMobile DevicesLeadershipXMLWeb ServicesArchitecturesArchitecture

From Alex's professional profile.

Colleagues at New Layer Capital

Dave Perrill

Operating Partner at New Layer Capital

Dr. Troy Cross

Professor of Philosophy at Cerulean Ventures

Faisal Baig

Venture Partner at New Layer Capital

Nicholas Safford

General Partner at New Layer Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Alex Lyashok?: A hi-tech operations executive who has made over 150 angel investments and invested in Bitcoin since 2013. He was CEO of WorkFusion (2015-2021) and previously held senior roles at EPAM Systems; he also advises several New Layer Capital portfolio companies.
Where does Alex Lyashok work?: Alex Lyashok is Operating Partner at New Layer Capital and Executive at WorkFusion.
Where did Alex Lyashok go to school?: Alex Lyashok studied at NYU Stern School of Business (MBA, Finance); Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT) (Master, Applied Math and Physics).

Founder mafias

NYU Stern School of Business mafia158

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Jarah EustonBS Economics with HonorsFounded WorkWhile +2 Sheji HoMBAFounded Hd +1 Tushar JainFinance and Political ScienceFounded ePatientFinder +1 Kony KwongBachelor's degreeFounded GAIB +1 Niccolo MaistoMBAFounded FACEIT +1 Mattan GriffelBachelor of Science (BS)Founded One Month +1

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Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT) mafia22

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Nik StoronskyMScFounded QuantumLight +1 Alex MatsenovMSFounded Gauss +1 Yury OparinMaster of Science - MSFounded OpenCover +1 Ivan SmolnikovM.Sc.Founded Smartcat +1 Daniel ShaposhnikovRadiophysicsFounded Hypoint Denis SmetnevBachelor of Arts (BA)Founded UFORCE Acquired

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WorkFusion mafia5

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Adam DevineSenior Vice President MarketingFounded Foresight +1 Akshay BudhkarPortfolio Secondment (Interim Head of Data Science & Director of Applied Research)Founded Spine AI Sam FahmyChief Revenue & Marketing OfficerFounded Ripcord Abhas GuptaBoard ObserverFounded Mabel

Same school

Also attended NYU Stern School of Business691

Luna SchmidInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Kaz TeradaVenture Advisor at Monta Vista Capital Neil FongManaging Director Asia at Burda Principal Investments Max WechterSenior Director of AI at Lerer Hippeau Krupa VankayalaPartner, People & HR at Sapphire Ventures Danny BrowneInvestor at FJ Labs

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Also attended Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT)38

Nik StoronskyCo-founder & CEO of Revolut Dmitry ChikhachevGeneral Partner & Co-founder at Runa Capital Eugene ChernyavskyData Lead at Runa Capital Eldar KhamitovPartner, Portfolio Development at Polymorphic Capital Daniel ShaposhnikovManaging Partner at Phystech Ventures Denis KalyshkinPrincipal at I2BF Global Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at Archipelago4

Alex NiehenkePartner at Scale Venture Partners Rich BoyleInvestor at Canaan Partners Hemant ShahFounder at Archipelago Sarah KimInvestor at Centana Partners

Also worked at WorkFusion14

David HahnCISO Operating Partner at Ballistic Ventures Upal BasuPartner at NGP Capital Paul AselVenture Partner at NGP Capital Shawn AbbottPartner at Inovia Capital Hugues LalancettePartner at Inovia Capital John EltonPartner at Greycroft

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Also worked at EPAM Systems15

Ahmad TahirVice President at Moderne Ventures Esther DysonInvestor at Blue Tulip Ventures Anton VaisburdGeneral Partner at SID Venture Partners Kamilya Al-ShaibaniHead of Finance and Admin at Phaze Ventures Maxim LeykinChief Technology Officer at Bamboo Group OÜ Gurkan UstunkarAdvisor at DOMiNO Ventures

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Also worked at JSTOR/Ithaka1

Abdullah NaumanFounder at Antigen