Максим

Maksym
Haliuk
Investment Analyst & Venture Operations
About Me
Investment Analyst with hands-on experience across direct equity investments, venture fundraising, and
investor relations in European, North American, and MENA markets. Experienced in investment sourcing and
screening, financial and commercial due diligence, valuation, financial modeling, and investment memo
preparation. Previous startup-side experience spans Generative AI, FinTech/Web3, and Construction Tech,
providing a strong understanding of both investor and founder perspectives. Finance graduate from KNEU.

Work Experience
BrightOne Capital (Investment Banking, Direct Equity Investments)
2026 (PRESENT) Kyiv, Ukraine
Source and screen direct equity opportunities across Europe and North America, and lead [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація»)
management calls with prospective portfolio companies from initial conversation through [відкрити контакти](див. вище в блоці «контактна інформація»)
investment committee
Run full data-room diligence across financial model review, revenue quality, cohort retention, unit
economics, burn efficiency, cap table and material contracts.
Education
Build valuation cases across comps, option-pricing and scenario methods, write the investment KYIV NATIONAL ECONOMIC UNIVERSITY
memo behind each recommendation. BACHELOR’S DEGREE 2021-2025
Verify company-reported operating and financial metrics against primary sources prior to Finance, Investment Management
investment decisions.
KYIV NATIONAL ECONOMIC UNIVERSITY
UCAT-3D – Business Development & IR (Construction Tech, Hardware)
MASTER’S DEGREE SEP 2026 – JAN 2028
2025-2026 (11 MONTHS)
Business Management
Led VC outreach to 30+ PropTech, ConTech, and climate funds with tier-prioritization and thesis-fit mapping. Built

Additional
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.
“DTEK GRADUATE PROGRAMME”
XONO - Investment Manager (FinTech, Web3)
2025 (8 MONTHS) Victory in the “Startup Battle
Built the company's fundraising function from the ground up — investor narrative, materials, and global Challenge 3.0”
outreach pipeline. Managed strategic outreach and coordinated high-stakes networking at industry Held at KNEU, in partnership with:
KPMG, Softserve, Genesis, PWC, EY,
events to secure early-stage investor interest.
Raiffeisen Bank, Getvision, l’OREAL, Deloitte
PLATMA - Junior Investor Relations Manager (Generative AI) Fundamentals of finance and
2024 (1 YEAR) investment | CFA Society Ukraine
Managed full-cycle investor relations across EU, US, and MENA markets — investor sourcing, outreach, “Ethics of a finance and investment
pipeline management, due diligence coordination, and data room — for an active $10M round, with
~$250k in VC funding secured. Additionally secured international grants and acceleration program
specialist” by EdEra
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
Languages
(Dubai) (200k+ attendees). Ukrainian - native
English - B2
JSCB Industrialbank - Finance Student Intern (Banking)
2025 (2 MONTHS)
Gained hands-on exposure to corporate banking workflows — financial statement analysis, internal
Skills
reporting, and Excel-based modeling. 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/Companies 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