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Andre Bliznyuk

Investor

Partner at Runa Capital Β· Board director at SchoolMint Β· Board director at Lendio

United States

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Niki PezeshkiunlockedAndre: together at Goldman Sachs (2010)
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Andre: together at UBS Investment Bank

About

Andre Bliznyuk joined Runa Capital as a Partner in 2011 and focuses on the firm's North American investments and software for regulated industries including fintech, education, and digital health. Before Runa, he spent over a decade in public markets, working as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs (2010-2011) and UBS Investment Bank (2006-2009), as well as holding in-house executive roles at European publicly-traded companies. He holds an M.A. in Cross-Cultural Communications and completed graduate coursework in Economics and Management.

ContactΒ· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

Digital HealthEdTechFintech

Board director at SchoolMint

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SchoolMint's investors Β· 9

BV Investment PartnersBoston Β· since 2024Edovate CapitalDenver Β· $100K checks Β· since 2015Fresco CapitalSingapore Β· since 2015Govtech FundSan Francisco Β· since 2015Kapor CapitalOakland Β· $100K – $1M checks Β· since 2015Nelstone Venturessince 2015Reach CapitalSan Francisco Β· $100K – $12M checks Β· since 2015Runa CapitalSofia Β· $500K – $5M checks Β· since 2015ZenStone Venture CapitalSan Jose Β· since 2015

Co-founders at SchoolMint

JJJinal Jhaveri
Jinal JhaveriExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Lendio

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Lendio's investors Β· 8

Album VCLehi Β· $500K – $3M checksBlumberg CapitalMiami Β· $500K – $5M checksBYU Cougar CapitalProvoComcast VenturesNew York Β· $2M – $15M checksMercato PartnersCottonwood HeightsNorth Hill VenturesBostonRuna CapitalSofia Β· $500K – $5M checksTribeca Venture PartnersNew York Β· $1M – $15M checks

Co-founders at Lendio

BBBrock Blake
Brock BlakeExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

  1. Runa CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2011 β€” presentPalo Alto
  2. SeeChange TechnologiesBoard Observercurrent2023 β€” present
  3. Rogue Games, Inc.Board Membercurrent2020 β€” present
  4. ReelgoodBoard Membercurrent2019 β€” present
  5. ProcurifyBoard Member / Board Observercurrent2018 β€” present
  6. smava GmbHBoard Membercurrent2016 β€” present
  7. EchoPixel, Inc.Board Member / Board Observercurrent2016 β€” present
  8. MambuBoard Membercurrent2015 β€” present
  9. LendioBoard Member / Board Observer2013 β€” 2022Salt Lake City
  10. drchronoBoard Member2016 β€” 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  11. ZipDrugBoard Member2017 β€” 2020New York City Metropolitan Area
  12. SchoolMintBoard Member2015 β€” 2017San Francisco
  13. LendingRobot.comBoard Member2015 β€” 2017Seattle
  14. stopthehacker.comBoard Member2011 β€” 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  15. ThinkGridBoard Member2011 β€” 2012London Area, United Kingdom
  16. Goldman SachsExecutive Director2010 β€” 2011
  17. UBS Investment BankExecutive Director2006 β€” 2009

Skills & more

Strategy3Emerging Markets59Private Equity56Venture Capital41Investment Banking25Corporate Finance32Valuation18IPO21Capital Markets67Financial Modeling7Investments17Mergers6
+10 moreDue DiligenceBondsBusiness StrategyCorporate DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipFixed IncomeInvestor RelationsM&A experienceMergers & AcquisitionsStart-ups

From Andre's professional profile.

Deals Β· 7

MyFlickList, Inc.Board seat

via Runa Capital Β· filed Mar 2022 Β· $4.1M raise

RogueBoard seat

via Runa Capital Β· filed Mar 2021 Β· $2.5M raise

BrainlyLed round

via Runa Capital

LendioLed round

via Runa Capital

MambuLed round

via Runa Capital

Smava GmbhLed round

via Runa Capital

ZopaLed round

via Runa Capital

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Investor

FinalSchoolMintStopthehackerThinkgridZip Drug

Sources: the firm's website Β· SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Runa Capital

Andrey Bliznyuk
General Partner at Runa Capital
Anna Elokhina
Human Resources & Operations Manager at Runa Capital
David Rourke
General Partner at Runa Capital
Denis Kalinin
Asia Business Development Manager at Runa Capital
Denny Gabriel
VC Investor at Runa Capital
Dmitry Chikhachev
General Partner & Co-founder at Runa Capital
Dmitry Galperin
General Partner at Runa Capital
Eugene Chernyavsky
Data Lead at Runa Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Andre Bliznyuk?
Andre Bliznyuk joined Runa Capital as a Partner in 2011 and focuses on the firm's North American investments and software for regulated industries including fintech, education, and digital health. Before Runa, he spent over a decade in public markets, working as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs (2010-2011) and UBS Investment Bank (2006-2009), as well as holding in-house executive roles at European publicly-traded companies. He holds an M.A. in Cross-Cultural Communications and completed graduate coursework in Economics and Management.
Where does Andre Bliznyuk work?
Andre Bliznyuk is Partner at Runa Capital and Board director at SchoolMint and Board director at Lendio.
What does Andre Bliznyuk invest in?
Andre Bliznyuk invests in Digital Health, EdTech, Fintech.
What boards does Andre Bliznyuk sit on?
Andre Bliznyuk holds tracked board seats at MyFlickList, Inc., Rogue.
What companies has Andre Bliznyuk invested in?
Investments tracked here include Brainly, Lendio, Mambu, Smava Gmbh, Zopa, Final, SchoolMint, Stopthehacker, Thinkgrid, Zip Drug.
Does Andre Bliznyuk lead rounds?
Yes β€” Andre Bliznyuk has led 5 tracked investments.

Shared employers

Also worked at stopthehacker.com1

Anirban BanerjeeFounder at Riscosity