Максим

Lviv, Ukraine

Maksym Haliuk [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)
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INVESTMENT ANALYST [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)

SUMMARY
Investment Analyst at BrightOne Capital covering direct equity investments across Europe and North America — sourcing and
screening, due diligence, valuation, financial modeling and investment memos. Previously ran fundraising and investor relations on
the founder side for Generative AI, FinTech/Web3 and Construction Tech startups across EU, US and MENA markets, bringing both
investor and founder perspectives. Finance graduate from KNEU; Master’s in Business Management in progress.

EXPERIENCE
Investment Analyst — BrightOne Capital JUN 2026 – PRESENT
Investment Banking, Direct Equity Investments | Kyiv, Ukraine
Source and screen direct equity opportunities across Europe and North America, and lead management calls with prospective
portfolio companies from initial conversation through investment committee.
Run full data-room diligence across financial model review, revenue quality, cohort retention, unit economics, burn efficiency,
cap table and material contracts.
Build valuation cases across comps, option-pricing and scenario methods, write the investment memo behind each
recommendation.
Verify company-reported operating and financial metrics against primary sources prior to investment decisions.

Business Development & IR — UCAT-3D SEP 2025 – JUL 2026
Construction Tech, Hardware | Kyiv, Ukraine (Hybrid)
Led VC outreach to 30+ PropTech, ConTech, and climate funds with tier-prioritization and thesis-fit mapping. Built market sizing
from the ground up, pitch deck (UA/EN), financial model, and Data Room for active seed and EU grant tracks. Pitched at the top
Athens deep-tech event (Panathēnea) and represented UCAT-3D at NCSR "Demokritos" (Greece's leading research institution) —
both organized in partnership with Ukrainian Startup Fund.

Investment Manager — XONO JAN 2025 – AUG 2025
FinTech, Web3 | Paphos, Cyprus (Remote)
Built the company's fundraising function from the ground up — investor narrative, materials, and global outreach pipeline.
Managed strategic outreach and coordinated high-stakes networking at industry events to secure early-stage investor interest.

Investor Relations Manager — PLATMA MAY 2024 – APR 2025
Generative AI | United States (Remote)
Managed full-cycle investor relations across EU, US, and MENA markets — investor sourcing, outreach, pipeline management, due
diligence coordination (commercial, operational, and financial), and data room — for an active $10M round, with ~$250k in VC
funding secured. Additionally secured international grants and acceleration program admissions.
Owned end-to-end operations for the company's international event program — C-suite pitch preparation, investor networking,
and on-site logistics — including flagship participation at GITEX Global (Dubai) (200k+ attendees).

Finance Student Intern — JSCB Industrialbank JAN 2025 – MAR 2025
Banking | Kyiv, Ukraine
Gained hands-on exposure to corporate banking workflows — financial statement analysis, internal reporting, and Excel-based
modeling.

EDUCATION
Master’s Degree, Business Management — Kyiv National Economic University SEP 2026 – JAN 2028
Bachelor’s Degree, Finance, Investment Management — Kyiv National Economic University 2021 – 2025

SKILLS
Tools & Platforms: CRM (HubSpot); GitHub; Data Rooms (DocSend, Google Drive); Productivity (Excel, PowerPoint, Google
Workspace); AI Tools (Claude Code, ChatGPT Codex); Bloomberg Terminal; Design (Figma, Adobe Illustrator,
Adobe Photoshop); Video Editing Basics (DaVinci)
Functional Skills: Investor & Company Outreach, Pipeline Management; Due Diligence Coordination; Pitch Deck & Investor
Narrative Development; Financial Modeling; Grant Writing & Accelerator Applications; Market & Competitive
Research; Event Operations & Investor Networking
Domain Knowledge: Early- and Mid-stage Venture Fundraising; EU, MENA, US, Ukraine investors and startups landscape; Deeptech
/ Hardware, FinTech / Web3, Generative AI

ADDITIONAL
DTEK Graduate Programme
Victory in the “Startup Battle Challenge 3.0” — held at KNEU, in partnership with KPMG, SoftServe, Genesis, PwC, EY, Raiffeisen Bank,
Getvision, L’Oréal, Deloitte
Fundamentals of finance and investment — CFA Society Ukraine
“Ethics of a finance and investment specialist” — EdEra
Recommendations on LinkedIn — Yaroslav Kologryvov, PhD (Co-Founder, PLATMA; managed Maksym directly), Yaroslav
Yaroslavskiy, Vlad Popov

LANGUAGES
Ukrainian — native; English — B2