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Illia Polosukhin
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at SID Venture Partners · Technical Advisor at MetaWeb Ventures · Investor at Near Foundation · Founder at NEAR
Mountain View, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
FoundedNEAR
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About
Co-founder of NEAR Protocol, a decentralized developer platform; formerly a researcher and engineering manager at Google Research.
Founder at NEAR
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NEAR's investors · 49
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Co-founders at NEAR
Deals · 1
Near FoundationBoard seat
via SID Venture Partners · filed Feb 2020 · $5M raise
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1inch3BoxClayStackClear StreetCompute LabsDatricsFabric CryptographyFraction AIHyperbolicKurtosisKYVELens ProtocolLudaMyShellNicheOpenGradientPhnyX LabPin AIPondRankaiRosebud AISEDASitehopSyndicateYoulifyZibra
Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Illia Polosukhin?
- Co-founder of NEAR Protocol, a decentralized developer platform; formerly a researcher and engineering manager at Google Research.
- Where does Illia Polosukhin work?
- Illia Polosukhin is Founder of NEAR and General Partner at SID Venture Partners and Technical Advisor at MetaWeb Ventures and at Near Foundation.
- What check size does Illia Polosukhin write?
- Illia Polosukhin typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What companies did Illia Polosukhin found?
- Illia Polosukhin founded NEAR.
- What boards does Illia Polosukhin sit on?
- Illia Polosukhin holds tracked board seats at Near Foundation.
- What companies has Illia Polosukhin invested in?
- Investments tracked here include 1inch, 3Box, ClayStack, Clear Street, Compute Labs, Datrics, Fabric Cryptography, Fraction AI, Hyperbolic, Kurtosis, KYVE, Lens Protocol, and 14 more.
Founder mafias
Google mafia1,712
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute" mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
SID Venture Partners mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
MetaWeb Ventures mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
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