Maxim is a Managing Director at Atlas Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund based in Singapore. Atlas Ventures backs ambitious founders at the earliest stages of their entrepreneurial journey. The fund primarily focuses on Southeast Asian startups in fast-growing, largely overlooked industries. Maxim has led investments in Group IB (one of the global leaders in providing high-fidelity threat intelligence and anti-fraud solutions), Tier One (the first esports and gaming talent agency in SEA), Medsolutions (Russia’s leading medical database), Mighty Bear (a Singapore-based studio building the next generation of massively multiplayer online mobile games) and HealthifyMe (India’s largest health and fitness app). Prior to joining Atlas Ventures, Maxim spent five years as an investor at Frontier Ventures, a US$50M early-stage venture fund focused on startups with strong network effects globally. Maxim helped spearhead investments into a number of leading players in various spaces and geographies, including ivi.ru (largest “over the top” online video company in Russia and CIS), Profi (leading online services marketplace company in Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan), Chope.com (biggest restaurant reservation platform in SEA) and Expert360.com (the largest online marketplace for professional consultants in APAC).  Maxim holds a Double Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and Management from The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) and Burgundy School of Business, and a Master’s degree in Business from RANEPA. Read more about Atlas Ventures here https://atlas.ventures/ and connect with Maxim on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/maximshkvaruk/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts here? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with Andrew: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/