Tamerlan Musaev

Venture Scout

2022 - Current

- Generated 153 leads for Flashpoint as a venture scout, 3 companies reached the investment committee stage - Proactively identify and evaluate investment opportunities, specializing in sourcing exceptionally talented expat entrepreneurs from Europe and Israel - Employ a strategic approach to cultivate relationships with expat entrepreneurs, leveraging cultural insights and market expertise to establish meaningful connection

Senior Investment Analyst

2021 - 2022

* Key responsibilities: - Business development and sourcing of potential investment opportunities - Thorough analysis of targets, preparation of materials for ICs, deal negotiation, and deal closing - Fundraising materials - Portfolio valuation, write-up assistance to back office teams - Portfolio management: key hires, strategy, modeling * Transaction lead: - QMENTA late-seed @ 2020 - Intelliboard Series A @ 2020 * Transaction co-lead: - testRigor Seed @ 2021 - TraceAir Seed @ 2021 * Sourced investments & assisted transactions: - CoMeet Series A @ 2019 - Chili Piper Seed @ 2019 - AllRight.io Series A @ 2019 - AccelClub Seed @ 2020 * Fundraising activities assistance: - Flashpoint VC III @ US$120m - Flashpoint Secondary Fund @ US$200m

Investment Analyst

2019 - 2021

Internship Trainee

2018 - 2019

Spaceship Pilot

2023 - 2024

Business Development Manager

2023 - 2023

- Managed the process of building product market fit among startups and corporate clients for the CTO-as-a-service product. - Increased the number of leads by 32% and revenue by 10%, initiated 3 deals worth $150 thousand in sales, including a deal with the largest Central Asian bank. Conducted dozens of CustDev interviews to formulate a relevant sales proposal. - Participated in the process of forming a backlog for a dating app and launching an MVP from idea to release within a month. - Conducted 25 marketing hypotheses, analyzed campaign results, identified 2 scalable channels, and created a playbook. - Led a team of 5 people and managed the launch of a direction for interaction with 50+ investment companies. - Automated the lead generation process, optimizing the outreach process by 40% using HS, Apollo, A/B testing, LH.

Corporate Development Specialist

2021 - 2022

- Structured fundraising processes and streamlined investor communication, redefined key messages & and fundraising materials - Led the transition of the company's financial, and management accounts to accrual-based, compliant with market standards - Conducted comprehensive market intelligence activities, including granular market sizing with segmentation analysis, to inform strategic decision-making. - Developed proper captable & ESOP management and distribution practices, onboarded Pulley software

Board Observer

2020 - 2021

* Responsible for portfolio management on behalf of Flashpoint * Oversaw the processes of budgeting, C-level hiring and shaping sales & marketing strategies