Where does Hambardzum Kaghketsyan work?

Hambardzum Kaghketsyan is Partner at SmartGateVC.

What check size does Hambardzum Kaghketsyan write?

Hambardzum Kaghketsyan typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Where did Hambardzum Kaghketsyan go to school?

Hambardzum Kaghketsyan studied at Draper University (Startups & Venture Capital); Russian - Armenian University (Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management).

Hambardzum Kaghketsyan

Investor

Partner at SmartGateVC

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Hambardzum Kaghketsyan, an ecosystem architect and co-initiator of Armenia's Catalyst Foundation, built Hero House—a gamified hub training Entrepreneurial Assistants into first hires—and bridges Eastern Europe and Southern California.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechCybersecurityDeep TechHardwareHealthtech

Experience

SmartGateVCCo-founder, Retired Partnercurrent2017 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
American University of ArmeniaAdjunct Lecturer2017 — 2018Yerevan, Armenia
Russian - Armenian UniversityDirector of Technology2016 — 2017Yerevan, Armenia
World Bank GroupRegulatory Specialist2012 — 2015Yerevan, Armenia
Ministry of Economy of the Republic of ArmeniaRegulatory Specialist2009 — 2012Yerevan, Armenia

Skills & more

Design Thinking3Mentoring4Analysis23Capacity Building7Early-stage Startups13Entrepreneurship18Lean Startup9Crowdfunding3Strategic Customer Development4Competitive Analysis3Financial Projection3Government19

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International DevelopmentPolicy AnalysisEuropean UnionPolicyEconomicsPublic PolicyInternational RelationsResearchProject ManagementRisk ManagementEconomic DevelopmentForeign Policy

From Hambardzum's professional profile.

Colleagues at SmartGateVC

Alex Pepe

Venture Partner at SmartGateVC

Alisa Minasyan

Analyst, Life Sciences at SmartGateVC

Alla Arzumanyan

Founder at SFA Therapeutics

Anahit Mnatsakanyan

Analyst, Life Sciences & Project Manager at SmartGateVC

Anna Aleksanyan

Partnerships Coordinator at SmartGateVC

Anna Tantushyan

Associate at SmartGateVC

Anush Saqanyan

Administrative Manager at SmartGateVC

Areg Alimian

Partner at SmartGateVC

Frequently asked questions

Who is Hambardzum Kaghketsyan?: Hambardzum Kaghketsyan, an ecosystem architect and co-initiator of Armenia's Catalyst Foundation, built Hero House—a gamified hub training Entrepreneurial Assistants into first hires—and bridges Eastern Europe and Southern California.
Where does Hambardzum Kaghketsyan work?: Hambardzum Kaghketsyan is Partner at SmartGateVC.
What does Hambardzum Kaghketsyan invest in?: Hambardzum Kaghketsyan invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Hardware, Healthtech.
What check size does Hambardzum Kaghketsyan write?: Hambardzum Kaghketsyan typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Hambardzum Kaghketsyan go to school?: Hambardzum Kaghketsyan studied at Draper University (Startups & Venture Capital); Russian - Armenian University (Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management).

Same school

Also attended Draper University24

David GarciaManaging Partner & CIO at Borderless Venture Luz AdellManaging Partner CFO at Draper B1 Luis TreviñoAssociate at Draper B1 Maddie CallanderPartner at Boost VC Yiming HuPartner at Draper Dragon Paal August NordhagenDirector of Finance & Controlling at Hadean Ventures

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Also attended Russian - Armenian University1

Vazgen HakobjanyanCo-founder & Partner (Fund I) at SmartGateVC

Shared employers

Also worked at American University of Armenia1

Yervand SarkisyanInvestor in deep tech and AI

Also worked at World Bank Group164

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