Semyon is a refugee from the Soviet Union and formerly the Managing Director of Techstars (Boston). Prior to Techstars, he was a prolific angel investor and a friend of the startup community. Semyon has made over 100 angel investments, including early investments in Quanergy, SMTP.com, and Wanderu. Xconomy lists Semyon as a top angel investor in New England. His philosophy has been to focus on helping his founders at all costs.
Prior to becoming a full-time angel, Semyon co-founded several technology companies including Vert and Fast Engines. Fast Engines was sold to Adero in 2000. Beyond startups, Semyon is known for leading one of the MIT blackjack teams in the early 90s. Semyon earned his B.S. from Columbia University and M.S. from MIT, both in Computer Science.
Lex is an immigrant from China and previously led the operations team at Vestwell, a venture-backed fintech startup. Prior to Vestwell, Lex earned his MBA with Honors from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. At Chicago Booth, he was as an Associate at Moderne Ventures and took part in the New Venture Challenge startup accelerator program.
Lex started his career at Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, and NERA Economic Consulting, a leading economic consultancy. Lex graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Cornell University where he earned his B.A. in Economics with Distinction.
Philippe is an immigrant from Lebanon and currently living in Montreal. Starting in his teens, he founded and managed multiple technology and real estate companies. His primary focus remains in technology, spearheaded by Collabora, a leading global Open Source consultancy. His interest in startups and technology led him to become an angel investor, business mentor, coach, and advisor to projects and companies of interest.
Philippe also maintains an avid interest in science, health, fitness, and food–advocating for a sustainable symbiosis with our planet. A prolific traveler and father of two, living experiences with his family tops his list of priorities. He has earned a B.Eng. in Telecommunications from Polytechnic School of Montreal.
Victor is an immigrant from Brazil and the founder of Fintech startup AirFox. As a tech entrepreneur, Victor’s focus is on FinTech, blockchain, financial services, and emerging markets. He also has a diversity of international operational experience across mobile, AdTech and telecom.
Victor was recognized as a Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur and an MIT Technology Review 35 Under 35 Innovator in LATAM for creating AirFox’s mobile micro-lending solution in Brazil. Prior to starting AirFox, Victor was a product marketing manager at Google, and received his B.S. from UC Berkeley.
Prior to joining the One Way Ventures team, Annie worked as an Innovation Fellow for Cleantech Open Northeast, and as a Marketing and Events Associate for Greentown Labs. Annie graduated from Northeastern University magna cum laude, where she earned her B.A. in International Affairs.
