Victor Orlovski

CEO

Menlo Park, California, United States29 yrs 1 mo experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Led a 25,000-person engineering team at a major bank.
Achieved multiple successful exits in venture capital.
Authored a WSJ Bestseller on startup growth.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Venture Capital expert with extensive experience in Fintech and B2B software.

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Skills

Core Skills

Venture CapitalInvestment ManagementDigital BankingFintechBusiness DevelopmentStrategy ConsultingMobile BankingPlatform ArchitectureCore Banking SystemsOnline Banking

Other Skills

B2B SoftwareStartup AccelerationTeam ManagementGeneral ManagementBusiness StrategyBusiness AnalyticsProduct ManagementManagementBusiness Data AnalysisStartupsManagement ConsultingIntegration

About

At 41, I thought it was my last shot to build something. Started at IBM, became CTO of one of Europe's largest banks, managed a 25,000-person engineering team serving 90M+ users. Then discovered the real challenge wasn't scaling tech. It was scaling founders. Started Fort Ross Ventures in 2015. Now General Partner at R136 Ventures. $400M AUM. Series B+ investments in AI, fintech, B2B software, and more. Our exits: eToro (Nasdaq, $4B), Dynamic Yield (McDonald's, $327M), Granulate (Intel), DeciAI (Nvidia). Author: "From Rhino to Unicorn" (WSJ Bestseller). Forbes contributor on late-stage markets and agentic AI.

Experience

R136 ventures

Managing Partner

Oct 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 6 mos · Woodside, California, United States · On-site

R136 Ventures - a Silicon Valley-based VC firm focusing on scaling mid and late-stage startups, primarily in the B2B and FinTech sectors. We have $400M AUM and have invested in over 40 deals, exited from more than 10, and successfully nurtured 4 unicorns.
We stand alongside over 150 institutional VCs in various portfolio companies, including Uber (UBER:NYSE), Tufin (NYSE:TUFN), Granulate (acquired by Intel), Moobewave (acquired by Apple), and other thriving companies such as eToro, Roofstock, Rescale, Ridecell, and Deci.ai.

Venture CapitalB2B SoftwareFinTechInvestment Management

Neic | new economy investors club

Co-Founder

Jan 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 3 mos · Menlo Park, California, United States

NEIC is a members-only Club founded by venture investment experts: Ilya Strebulaev, Victor Orlovski and Anna Dvornikova, successful Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, leading venture capital fund partners, angel investors, distinguished professors, financial and legal experts with in-depth hands-on experience.

Iwallet

co founding angel investor, advisor

Jan 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 3 mos · California, United States · Remote

I'm a co-founding angel investor at iWallet - financial OS for home services industry

Fort ross ventures

General Partner

Jul 2015 – Oct 2023 · 8 yrs 3 mos · Menlo Park, California, United States

Fort Ross Ventures brings together Silicon Valley venture expertise with an extensive network of relationships in the U.S., Israel, and Eastern Europe.
Along with our LPs and strategic partners, we actively help accelerate success for our portfolio companies, including Dynamic Yield (acquired by McDonald’s for $327M), CoverWallet (acquired by Aon), and the IPOs of Uber (NYSE: UBER).
Fort Ross’s two funds combined have a total of $345 million assets under management (AUM).

Venture CapitalInvestment ManagementStartup Acceleration

Largest bank in central europe

Chief Technology Officer & Chief Digital Officer

Jan 2008 – Jul 2015 · 7 yrs 6 mos

Led the development of one of the largest global digital banks, serving over 90 million consumers and 4 million businesses. Designed and launched a fintech platform processing 500+ million transactions daily, with over 30 million active daily users.

Digital BankingFinTechTeam Management

Ibm

Partner

Jan 2007 – Jan 2008 · 1 yr · Moscow, Russia

At IBM, drove business development, strategy consulting, and banking-focused initiatives, delivering innovative solutions that aligned with client needs and industry trends.

Business DevelopmentStrategy Consulting

Largest privately owned wholesale and consumer bank in central europe

Chief Transformation Officer, SVP

Oct 2001 – Dec 2005 · 4 yrs 2 mos

Pioneered mobile banking solutions and architected core and front-end platforms for consumer, wholesale, and investment banking. Contributed to the bank’s recognition as one of Europe’s best financial institutions.

Mobile BankingPlatform Architecture

Abn amro bank n.v.

Project Leader of Business

Jan 1996 – Sep 2001 · 5 yrs 8 mos · Tashkent, Uzbekistan / Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Spearheaded the design and deployment of core and online banking platforms, facilitating the launch of innovative financial products to enhance market competitiveness.

Core Banking SystemsOnline Banking