ONE WAY
VENTURES

Semyon is a refugee from the Soviet Union and formerly the Managing Director of Techstars in Boston.  Prior to Techstars, Semyon was a prolific angel investor in Boston and a friend to the startup community. Semyon made over 100 angel investments, including early investments in Quanergy, SMTP.com, and Wanderu, and his philosophy has been to focus on helping his founders at all costs.

Prior to becoming a full-time angel, Semyon has co-founded several companies including Vert and Fast Engines, which was sold to Adero in 2000.  Xconomy lists Semyon as a top Angel Investor in New England, and he is also known for leading one of the MIT blackjack teams in the 90s. Semyon earned his B.S. from Columbia University and M.S. from MIT, both in Computer Science.

Eveline is an immigrant from Brazil and formerly Director for the Techstars Boston program for the past 3 years.  She launched and was the Managing Partner for Eastlabs, a prominent accelerator in Ukraine that jump started the tech entrepreneurship ecosystem regionally.  As CEO for media company Ekonomika, Eveline spearheaded its transformation into a digital hub. She was also CEO for cleantech company APCT.

Prior to her startup and digital journey, Eveline worked 10 years as process and control systems engineer in several multimillion dollar projects for the industrial gas industry.  She immigrated from Brazil to US, Luxembourg, Ukraine, and back to the US. Eveline earned her B.S. from UC Berkeley, M.S. from the State University of New York, and M.B.A. from INSEAD.

Lex is an immigrant from China and formerly Operations Manager at Vestwell, a venture-backed fintech startup. Prior to Vestwell, Lex earned his M.B.A. with Honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business where he also worked as an Associate at Moderne Ventures.

Previously, Lex was a Senior Analyst in the Client Service Portfolio Reporting and Analytics group at Bridgewater Associates. He started his career as a Research Associate at NERA Economic Consulting. Lex graduated from Cornell University where he earned his B.A. in Economics with Distinction.