Alex Tishakov
About Alex Tishakov
Alex Tishakov is an early-stage technology investor and portfolio manager at an Abu Dhabi-based family office. Crunchbase lists his location as Dubai. An Informa conference speaker profile also lists him as Executive Director, Head of MENA at Signet Global.
He is a former Director at ABH, a MENA private sector conglomerate based in Riyadh. Before that he was Associate Director at the private equity arm of the second-largest bank in CEE, where he served as a board member. He was earlier an Associate in principal investments at QInvest, a Qatar-based Islamic financial institution. He started his career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs and BofA Securities, focused on TMT. He studied economics at MGIMO University in Moscow.
He describes himself as a brain cancer survivor focused on impact-based neurotech. His LinkedIn lists a January 2023 Forbes piece, "How Big Data Helps to Beat Cancer".
Crunchbase counts 2 investments, both as lead investor, and 1 exit. PitchBook lists 3 investments and shows him as an active angel who is seeking new investments.
He led the pre-Series B round in SberMarket, a Russian e-grocery delivery company. He also led a secondary buyout of Dodo Brands, a QSR franchisor, by bringing in GCC-based co-investors. PitchBook dates these deals to May 2017 and August 2017. Deal sizes are not public.
No public AI-specific equity investments were found. He advised Droice Labs, a New York-based company that builds AI and data tools for clinicians, life-science and insurance companies. RocketReach dates that advisory role to 2020 to 2023. His stated interest in neurotech and data protection overlaps with AI, but no AI deals are documented.
Crunchbase says he invests in angel, pre-seed and Series A companies. He splits his sectors into human needs (edtech, e-grocery, QSR) and fundamental sectors (cyber security, data protection). He also focuses on impact-based neurotech.
PitchBook describes him as an early-stage impact investor in NeuroTech, FoodTech, QSR and Cybersecurity. It adds a wider portfolio across FinTech, HealthTech, EduTech and Logistics in the GCC and APAC. Crunchbase tags his regions as EMEA, GCC and the Middle East. No check size or public statement on what he looks for was found.
- SberMarket: Russian e-grocery delivery company. He led the pre-Series B round, which PitchBook dates to May 2017.
- Dodo Brands: international QSR franchisor (Dodo Pizza, Drinkit and others). He led a secondary buyout with GCC co-investors, dated August 2017 by PitchBook.
- Droice Labs: New York-based AI-data company for clinicians, life-science and insurance companies. He gave strategic and financial advice rather than investing.
- Buyk: food delivery company listed in his PitchBook profile. PitchBook shows it as liquidated, with no deal date.
- crunchbase.com/person/alextishakov
- pitchbook.com/profiles/investor/538078-42
- linkedin.com/in/alextishakov
- ae.linkedin.com/in/alextishakov
- informaconnect.com/superreturn-private-wealth-us-west/speakers/alex-ti
- najafi.capital/individual-investor/individual-angel-alex-tishakov
- rocketreach.co/alex-tishakov-email_796543568
- humanipo.app/id/alexey.tishakov
Investing activity
Alex Tishakov has made 2 investments according to Crunchbase across 2 portfolio companies, and has led 2 rounds and seen 1 exit.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Alex Tishakov
Does Alex Tishakov invest in AI startups?
No AI-specific investments are documented. He advised Droice Labs, an AI-data company for healthcare and insurance. He lists neurotech and data protection among his interests.
What stage does Alex Tishakov invest in?
Crunchbase lists angel, pre-seed and Series A. His past deals also include a pre-Series B round and a secondary buyout of a growth company.
What is Alex Tishakov's check size?
No check size is public. PitchBook and Crunchbase do not list deal amounts for his investments.
Which sectors does Alex Tishakov back?
He backs edtech, e-grocery, QSR, cybersecurity, data protection and neurotech. PitchBook also lists FinTech, HealthTech and Logistics in the GCC and APAC.
Where is Alex Tishakov based?
Crunchbase lists Dubai, UAE. His LinkedIn lists Abu Dhabi, where he works at a family office.
What are Alex Tishakov's best-known investments?
SberMarket and Dodo Brands are the two he is best known for. He led a pre-Series B round in SberMarket and a secondary buyout of Dodo Brands.
Is Alex Tishakov an angel investor?
Yes. Alex Tishakov invests personally as an angel. Crunchbase counts 2 investments and 1 exit.
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