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Ruslan Sarkisyan

Managing Partner at Begin Capital

London, England

Overview 

Ruslan Sarkisyan is the Managing Partner at Begin Capital in London, with a background in management consulting at McKinsey & Company and senior strategy consulting at IBM. He has made notable investments in companies like Native Teams and Convious, focusing on sectors such as Social Commerce, AI, and FinTech. Sarkisyan's career highlights include serving on the boards of Convious and NADUVI, as well as investing in diverse founders and companies in sectors like Health IT and Consumer Internet.

Work Experience 

BC

Begin Capital

  • Managing Partner

    2020 - Current

C

Convious

  • Board Member

    2021

N

NADUVI

  • Board Member

    2021

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EBAC - Escola Britânica de Artes Criativas e Tecnologia

  • Board Observer

    2021

FU

Fundraise Up

  • Investor

    2020

Fundraise Up is an online donation platform that helps nonprofits engage donors and increase revenue.

Raised $12,100,000.00 from Begin Capital and Telescope Partners.

fundraiseup.com
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Vamstar

  • Investor

    2020

RC

Runa Capital

  • VC Investor

    2015 - 2020

TC

Technosoft Consulting

  • Member of the Board

    2018 - 2020

M&

McKinsey & Company

  • Consultant

    2014 - 2015

    Worked on multiple operational projects with a focus on Banking and Metals industries. • Diagnosed risk culture level for a major banking group. Developed risk-management education program and risk-culture communication materials • Developed and implemented initiatives with profit impact of $4.5M aimed at improving procurement functions for one of the largest metal&mining players

McKinsey Growth Tech serves leading growth stage tech players, venture capital, and growth private equity

mckinsey.com
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IBM

  • Senior Strategy Consultant

    2009 - 2014

    Worked on multiple global IBM initiatives, helping IBM to achieve profit impact of $122M in 2013. • Conducted project workshops in US, Europe, and China aimed at improving local sales coverage decision making process. Worked closely with senior management and external consultants • Led research and development “Big Data” projects in cooperation with Watson Research Center (USA), managed IT development team

IBM is an IT technology and consulting firm providing computer hardware, software, infrastructure, and hosting services.

ibm.com

Investments 

Native Teams

Seed

Total funding: $9M

Codesphere

Seed

Total funding: $28M

Convious

Series A

Total funding: $12M

Zadaa

Seed Round

Total funding: $4M

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