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Tamerlan Musaev

Venture Scout at Flashpoint Investor

Ankara

Overview 

Tamerlan Musaev is a seasoned professional with a strong background in product, business, and strategy, currently serving as a Venture Scout at Flashpoint Venture Capital in Ankara. With experience in investment management and corporate advisory, Tamerlan has excelled in roles such as Senior Investment Analyst and Corporate Development Specialist, showcasing expertise in product operations and growth strategies. Notable highlights of Tamerlan's career include his role as a Spaceship Pilot at Wayy and his experience as a Board Observer at IntelliBoard, demonstrating a diverse skill set in early-stage startups and competitive analysis.

Work Experience 

  • 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

QMENTA is a software development company that offers AI cloud-based solutions for imaging clinical trials and studies.

Raised $10,008,899.00 from ICF Capital.

  • 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

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Raised $7,900,000.00 from Advantage Capital and Connecticut Innovations.

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