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Gary

Investor

Founding Member at AngelSpark · Venture Partner at Further Ventures · Advisor at GINCO Investments

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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About

Gary is the founder of TARA and serves as vice president at Further Ventures, where he focuses on capital markets infrastructure. He is also a general partner at Leyden VC and maintains involvement in founder support and community building initiatives through AngelSpark.net and TacoStars.org.

Experience

  1. TARAFoundercurrent2025 — present
  2. Further VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2022 — presentAbu Dhabi
  3. Leyden VCGeneral Partnercurrent2020 — present
  4. 🪽⚡️AngelSparkFounding Membercurrent2023 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
  5. GINCO InvestmentsAdvisorcurrent2016 — presentDubai
  6. OptimumBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
  7. Soter InsureBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
  8. Soter InsureBoard Member2023 — 2025Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
  9. Titanium EscrowBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentAbu Dhabi

Skills & more

Strategic Planning14Strategy79Corporate Development52Digital Media99Due Diligence25Restructuring6IPO5Social Media38M&A experience11New Media29Business Strategy30Product Development13
+12 moreWeb VideoProduct ManagementStrategic PartnershipsStart-upsPrivate EquityEntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentMergers & AcquisitionsVenture CapitalDigital MarketingCRMMarketing

Languages English · Russian · Spanish · Ukrainian

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Who is Gary?
Gary is the founder of TARA and serves as vice president at Further Ventures, where he focuses on capital markets infrastructure. He is also a general partner at Leyden VC and maintains involvement in founder support and community building initiatives through AngelSpark.net and TacoStars.org.
Where does Gary work?
Gary is Founding Member at AngelSpark.
Where did Gary go to school?
Gary studied at Indiana University - Kelley School of Business (Bachelor of Applied Science - BASc, Entrepreneurship & International Business Management).

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