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Mikhail Zeldovich

Investor

Advisor at Cento Ventures

Singapore, Singapore

About

Mikhail Zeldovich is a US-based tech investor, former commodities executive, and licensed US attorney who has invested in South-East Asia for around a decade. He previously worked in business development at Trafigura and as an emerging markets private equity investor at Capital International Group, and earlier served as a negotiator and Associate General Counsel at the US Trade Representative and as an international trade attorney at Dewey Ballantine. He holds a J.D. from Harvard Law School, a master's from the Fletcher School, and a B.A. from the College of William & Mary.

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Invests in

Deep TechFintech

Experience

  1. Esper Satellite ImageryInvestor and Advisercurrent2025 — presentMelbourne, VIC
  2. Critical Minerals ForumAdvisorcurrent2025 — presentWashington, United States
  3. AtomionicsInterim Chief Commercial Officercurrent2025 — presentSingapore
  4. AtomionicsInvestor and Adviser2021 — 2025Singapore
  5. LOHUMStrategic Advisercurrent2025 — presentNew Delhi, Delhi, India
  6. HyWattsInvestor and Advisercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  7. AlphaGeoInvestor and Advisercurrent2024 — presentSingapore
  8. ReperionCo-Founder and Board Chairmancurrent2019 — presentSingapore, Singapore
  9. QuincusChairman of the Board of Directors2022 — 2025Singapore
  10. Cocoon Capital PartnersChairman of the Supervisory Board, Adviser2017 — 2025Singapore
  11. TrafiguraBusiness Development Executive2016 — 2025Singapore
  12. TrafiguraBusiness Development Executive2011 — 2016Moscow, Moscow City, Russia
  13. Golomt BankBoard of Governors, Audit Committee Member2012 — 2015Ulanbaatar, Mongolia
  14. Capital GroupPortfolio Advisor/Consultant2010 — 2013Moscow, Russian Federation
  15. Capital GroupInvestment Officer2007 — 2010London, United Kingdom and Moscow, Russian Federation
  16. Boston Consulting GroupConsultant2006 — 2007London, United Kingdom
  17. George Mason UniversityAdjunct Professor2005
  18. Office of the U.S. Trade RepresentativeAssistant General Counsel2004 — 2005Washington D.C. Metro Area
  19. Dewey BallantineAssociate2002 — 2004Washington D.C. Metro Area
  20. Tufts UniversityAdjunct Professor2001

Education

  1. Harvard Law School1997 — 2001
  2. The Fletcher School at Tufts UniversityMALD, Security Studies1998 — 2001
  3. William & MaryBA, History/Government1994 — 1997

Skills & more

Due Diligence27Private Equity41Emerging Markets53Financial Modeling31Corporate Finance25Venture Capital11

Languages English · Russian · Spanish

From Mikhail's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Law School126

Keith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesKenneth ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystDavid GoldenManaging Partner, Revolution VenturesTracy Van GrackChief Communications Officer at RevolutionSid ShenaiVenture partner at Madrona and co-founder and CEO of Proof DiagnosticsRufus KingInvestor at OpenView Venture Partners

+ 120 more

Also attended The Fletcher School at Tufts University29

Roger KrakoffGeneral Partner at Monta Vista CapitalMark OdermanSenior Advisory Board at IronGate Capital AdvisorsAjaita ShahGeneral Partner Advisor at Beyond Capital VenturesChris FarmerPartner & CEO at SignalFireEsra BerkolChief of Staff at Selvedge VentureGodson QuayeJunior Analyst at GreenTec Capital Partners

+ 23 more

Also attended William & Mary55

Hannah ClarkDirector of Communications at RevolutionEmilie PoteatVenture Partner at GaingelsLewam KefelaPrincipal at Partech VenturesMaggie RodneyPartner at MassiveRyan SellsPartner at Pear VCBhargav MallidiAssociate at Telescope Partners

+ 49 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Critical Minerals Forum1

Leah Boyer SaifullahU.S. Diplomat & Investment Consultant at Invest2Innovate

Also worked at Cocoon Capital Partners9

Rahul ThayyalamkandyDirector, Communications & Community at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.William KlippgenPartner Emeritus at Cocoon CapitalMichael BlakeyManaging Partner at Cocoon CapitalAlexia TokAssociate at Cocoon CapitalMona TieslerInvestment Manager, Tokentus at HyperNestSia Zong XiPartner at Cocoon Capital

+ 3 more

Also worked at Trafigura4

Alexi AndradeChief of Staff at Hi VenturesChristopher BrownVenture Partner at Contrarian VenturesSteven MeersmanVenture Partner at Contrarian VenturesJan-Maarten MulderInvestor at Summer Capital

Also worked at Boston Consulting Group681

David SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Massimo PrelzInvestor at DN CapitalRasmus AreskougInvestor at DN CapitalRiccardo MontiOperating Advisor at P101 VenturesAntonio TurroniOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures

+ 675 more

Investments

Board seats

ARD CreditARD FinancialCocoon ICocoon II

Investor

Elev8 VCPasarMikroUangCermat

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Colleagues at Cento Ventures

Ada Jia
Associate at Cento Ventures
Ali Fancy
Partner at Cento Ventures
Boon Ping Chua
Partner at Cento Ventures
Dmitry Levit
Partner at Cento Ventures
Fanny Yap
Head of Operations at Cento Ventures
Geraldine Goh
Executive Assistant at Cento Ventures
Jolene Lum
Head of Investor Relations at Cento Ventures
Ka Kay Lum
Associate at Cento Ventures