Alexander Tamas

Founder at Vy Capital

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Biography

Alexander Tamas was described by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz as 'Yuri Milner's human supercomputer' for the landmark early bets he sourced at DST Global - Facebook, Airbnb, Spotify, and Twitter among them - before founding Vy Capital, which later contributed to Elon Musk's Twitter acquisition.

Education

Previous Experience

Career Timeline

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Works in the technology mergers and acquisitions group at Goldman Sachs in London.
2008
Joins DST Global as Partner, leading and sourcing early primary investments in Facebook, Airbnb, Spotify, Twitter, JD.com, Alibaba, Xiaomi, and Zalando.
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Helps consolidate the Russian internet sector around Mail.ru as its Managing Director, taking the company public in 2010.
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Leaves DST to found Vy Capital, which has since grown to manage over $5 billion in assets.

Sources & References

SEC filing - Alexander Tamas bio ↗The Frederik Journals - Alexander Tamas ↗

Other Partners at Vy Capital

John Hering