About
Managing Partner and co-founder of Cats.vc with over 18 years of experience in corporate finance and venture capital, having done 50+ deals across Seed, Series A, and Pre-IPO stages. He is also an angel investor with C-level experience in corporate strategy and business development.
Experience
- CATS.VCPartnercurrent2020 — present
- Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF)Junior associatecurrent2016 — present
- State Atomic Energy Corporation "Rosatom"senior manager2015 — 2016moscow
- GazprombankManager -Senior manager2012 — 2015
- East Capitalintern in research2011 — 2012
Education
- Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)Master's degree in economics, Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law2007 — 2012
Skills & more
Negotiation2PowerPoint2Microsoft Excel2Commercial Banking3Investment Banking2Project Management3Venture Capital2Start-ups1Agile Project Management1
Languages Английский · Русский
From Yakov's professional profile.
Deals · 11
Krave MartSolo GP
via Cats.vc
GalgoSolo GP
via Cats.vc
JetSolo GP
via Cats.vc
KrakenSolo GP
via Cats.vc
Lemon CashSolo GP
via Cats.vc
OpenAISolo GP
via Cats.vc
Veles FinanceSolo GP
via Cats.vc
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Colleagues at Cats.vc
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Yakov Kop work?
- Yakov Kop is Managing Partner & Co-founder at Cats.vc.
Same school
Also attended Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)49
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