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Flashpoint

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Flashpoint is an international investment group focused on Western Tech Companies.

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12.04.2012

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For Profit

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Private

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Flashpoint is a tech investment manager with a focus on international tech companies originating in Europe and Israel, investing in areas such as information technology, the internet of things, Cybersecurity, e-commerce, and software as a service sectors. The company has over $400 million AUM, six venture funds, and offices in London, New York, Tel-Aviv, Budapest, Warsaw, Riga, and Nicosia. The funds have invested in 59 companies, completed 12 exits, and include regulated entities in the UK, Jersey, and the Cayman Islands.
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Michael Szalontay
Michael Szalontay

Michael Szalontay

In 2012, Michael Szalontay started Flashpoint as a venture capital business together with a close university friend, Alex Konoplyasty. Over the years Flashpoint transformed into an international technology investment firm, backing software companies with global ambitions built by founders from Central and Eastern Europe, the Baltics, Finland, and Israel. He studied at ELTE Apáczai Csere János High School and Dormitory in Budapest and later received an advanced BA in Economics degree with honours at MSIIR. Following his time at university, he worked as an Audit Consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers, then as an Analyst and later Associate roles in the investment banking department of Renaissance Capital, and subsequently in Vice President and Director roles at Renaissance Private Equity (currently Elbrus Capital). He is also a CFA® charterholder.

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Michael Szalontay

Alex Konoplyasty
Alex Konoplyasty

Alex Konoplyasty

Alex Konoplyasty is the co-Founder at Flashpoint Group. Alex Konoplyasty serves as Managing Partner Flashpoint Venture Capital. He co-founded an investment company focusing on start-up investments in SaaS companies in CEE/Baltics/Finland/Israel. Alex Konoplyasty was Director and Associate in Investment Banking at UBS. He was coverage banker for media/telecom and financial services in the CIS and completed over 20 investment banking transactions. He was Investment Banking Analyst at Morgan Stanley in the European Telecom Media Technology group and the Leveraged Finance group. He was Consultant of Transaction Support at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Alex Konoplyasty has wide experience of leading all types of corporate finance transactions: M&A, IPO, private placements, leverage buy-outs, raising and restructuring debt. He mostly acted as execution “deal captain”. Alex Konoplyasty studied Advanced Bachelor of Arts (Specialist) in Economics.

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Flashpoint
Flashpoint

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Alex Konoplyasty

Employee Profiles
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Igor Bilous

Igor Bilous

Managing Director, Fundraising and Exits

Denis Mosolov

Denis Mosolov

Managing Partner at Flashpoint Venture Debt Fund

Masha Eliseeva

Masha Eliseeva

Head of IR/PR

Angel Tevatrosyan

Angel Tevatrosyan

Paralegal

Ilya Mitelman

Ilya Mitelman

Venture Partner

Lukas Harustiak

Lukas Harustiak

Partner at Flashpoint Secondary Fund

Oz Hassine

Oz Hassine

Associate

Michał Papuga

Michał Papuga

Associate at Flashpoint Venture Debt Fund

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