About
Robert Elensky is an Executive in Residence at Breakaway Growth Fund, where he helps identify and advise founders of high-performing companies. He previously founded and exited two multinational payments companies, worked with financial institutions, restructured and sold a beverage company, developed real estate, and ran a trading floor for a multinational bank expanding into Eurasia, with work spanning Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East and North Africa. He holds an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.
Invests in
Fintech
Experience
- VFIntel (Vertical Financial Intelligence Inc.)Founder, CEOcurrent2021 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- BreakawayGrowth FundExecutive In Residence2017 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- OpenWayCEO, North America2017 — 2018Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- HPSCo-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer2011 — 2016Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area
- United Gulf BankHead of Business Development & Strategic M&A, Advisor2010 — 2011Bahrain
- Carta WorldwideFounder, CEO & Chairman2006 — 2009Toronto, Zurich, London, Hong Kong, UAE
- The Mint CorporationFounder, CEO & Chairman2002 — 2006Greater Toronto Area, Canada
- Gutta (Publicly Traded - Riga Stock Exchange)CEO & Chairman of the Board2000 — 2001Riga, Latvia with operations in Russia & Ukraine
- Handrer Enterprises Ltd.Founder & CEO1993 — 2000New York, Toronto, Moscow
- ING Bank EurasiaChief Dealer (Head of Trading), Manager Corporate Finance1994 — 1995Moscow, Moscow City, Russia
Education
- Ivey Business School at Western UniversityMBA, International Business and Finance1990 — 1992
- Western UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA, Economics1984 — 1987
Skills & more
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BankingBusiness DevelopmentDebit CardsAcquiringFinancePayment SystemsMobile CommerceMobile PaymentsStrategic PlanningLeadershipManagementMergersLanguages English · Russian
- Wispr Flow
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- Where does Robert Elensky work?
- Robert Elensky is Executive in Residence (EIR) at BreakawayGrowth Fund.
- What does Robert Elensky invest in?
- Robert Elensky invests in Fintech.
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