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Bogomil Balkansky

Investor

Seed/Early at Sequoia Capital Β· Board director at Mutiny

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Writes $1M – $200M checks Β· typically $5M

About

Bogomil Balkansky spent 20 years as an executive at technology companies including Siebel Systems, VMware, and Google before moving into investing. He is currently a partner at the venture capital firm Sequoia Capital. Outside of work, he runs a cooking blog where he shares recipes, and he is also a wildlife explorer and photographer.

ContactΒ· published on Bogomil's own website

Likely emailsΒ· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Invests in

Cloud ComputingConsumerDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareMarketing TechSaaSSales Tech

Beyond investing

Education
Studied at Stanford GSB
Hobbies
Is a home chef who blogs about cooking, with Thanksgiving as his favorite American holiday. Is an avid wildlife explorer and photographer, sharing his work at bogiegeographic.com. Balkansky enjoys cooking and maintains a cooking blog. He enjoys entertaining. He is a diver and has gone on a trip to swim with whales. He practices wildlife photography and maintains a photography site.
Family
He lists married life among his personal interests.
More
He left communist Bulgaria on a scholarship after the fall of the Berlin Wall, which brought him to the United States.

From Bogomil's own website β€” common ground for a warm intro.

Board director at MutinyYC S18

Intro paths

YC

Bogomil went through Y Combinator (Summer 2018) β€” any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Bogomil can intro founders to Mutiny's investors below.

Co-founders at Mutiny

NMNikhil Mathew
JRJaleh Rezaei

Experience

  1. Sequoia CapitalPartnercurrent2020 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. ScannerBoard Membercurrent2026 β€” present
  3. TraversalBoard Membercurrent2024 β€” present
  4. Oasis SecurityBoard Membercurrent2023 β€” present
  5. Zafran SecurityInvestorcurrent2023 β€” present
  6. PydanticBoard Membercurrent2022 β€” present
  7. Chainguard, IncBoard Membercurrent2022 β€” present
  8. CyeraInvestorcurrent2022 β€” present
  9. MutinyBoard Membercurrent2021 β€” present
  10. BigeyeBoard Membercurrent2021 β€” present
  11. Temporal TechnologiesBoard Membercurrent2020 β€” present
  12. CortexBoard Membercurrent2020 β€” present
  13. WizInvestor2020 β€” 2026
  14. --Swimming with whales2018 β€” 2019
  15. GoogleVice President2015 β€” 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  16. bebop.co--2013 β€” 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  17. VMwareSr Vice President, Cloud Infrastructure Products2005 β€” 2013Palo Alto, CA
  18. Siebel SystemsGroup Manager2002 β€” 2005San Mateo, CA
  19. CrossWeaveProduct Manager2000 β€” 2002Oakland, CA
  20. McKinsey & CompanyAssociate1995 β€” 1998Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Sales Enablement99Go-to-market Strategy99PaaS32Analyst Relations13Industry Analyst Relations3Business Alliances74Enterprise Software99Software Product Management20Cloud Computing99Product Requirements7Technology Evangelist12Product Planning16
+12 moreProduct ManagementChannelProduct MarketingStorage VirtualizationDatacenter VirtualizationVirtualizationMarketing StrategyPrivate CloudManagementStrategic PlanningLeadershipStrategy

Languages Bulgarian Β· Chinese Β· German Β· Russian

From Bogomil's professional profile.

Investments

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

Colleagues at Sequoia Capital

Network7

Investors connected to Bogomil in public investor directories β€” a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Bogomil Balkansky?
Bogomil Balkansky spent 20 years as an executive at technology companies including Siebel Systems, VMware, and Google before moving into investing. He is currently a partner at the venture capital firm Sequoia Capital. Outside of work, he runs a cooking blog where he shares recipes, and he is also a wildlife explorer and photographer.
Where does Bogomil Balkansky work?
Bogomil Balkansky is Seed/Early at Sequoia Capital and Board director at Mutiny.
What does Bogomil Balkansky invest in?
Bogomil Balkansky invests in Cloud Computing, Consumer, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Marketing Tech, SaaS, Sales Tech.
What check size does Bogomil Balkansky write?
Bogomil Balkansky typically writes checks of $1M – $200M.
What boards does Bogomil Balkansky sit on?
Bogomil Balkansky holds tracked board seats at Mutiny.
What companies has Bogomil Balkansky invested in?
Investments tracked here include Apex, BigEye, Chainguard, Chkk, Cortex, Cyera, Deno, FastAPI Labs, Infracost, Mutiny, Oasis Security, Pydantic, and 7 more.
Where did Bogomil Balkansky go to school?
Bogomil Balkansky studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, General management); Cornell University (BA, Mathematics).

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