Oleg Mikhalsky

Oleg Mikhalsky is a Partner at Fulgur Ventures based in Burlington, Massachusetts, United States.1 He is an experienced professional with a focus on product management and business development for early-stage markets and emerging technologies.1

Professional Experience

Mikhalsky has 25 years of experience in bringing new products to market and managing fast-growing businesses.1 His notable achievements include:

• Helping scale two product lines in infrastructure software from $10 million to $100 million in revenue1
• Co-founding and successfully exiting two startups that achieved over $1 million in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) and were profitable1

Areas of Expertise

Mikhalsky's primary focus areas include:

• Bitcoin and Lightning Network
• B2B software and services
• Education

His skillset encompasses product management, strategy, business development, growing startups, and operations and execution.1

Previous Roles

Before his current position at Fulgur Ventures, Mikhalsky held several other roles:

• Angel investor and advisor at Bitlum (February 2018 - December 2019)
• On sabbatical at Moscow Polytechnic University (February 2017 - January 2018)
• Director of International Business Development at InfoWatch (August 2008 - July 2010)
• Head of Analytics Department at Moscow International Business Association (1998 - 2001)1

Certifications and Education

Mikhalsky holds several certifications, including:

• Certified Bitcoin Professional (CBP) from the CryptoCurrency Certification Consortium (C4)
• Executive Decision Making and Enhancing Resilience from LinkedIn
• Kaufman Fellows Techstars Venture Deals Spring 2020 from NovoEd1

Languages

He is proficient in multiple languages:

• English and Russian (native or bilingual proficiency)
• Italian (limited working proficiency)
• German (elementary proficiency)1

Mikhalsky is known for his involvement in the Lightning Network, being one of the first few hundred people to help productize Lightning Network applications.1