Felix Shpilman
Location: USA
Felix Spielman serves as President, CEO and member of the Board of Directors of Emerging Travel Group. Mr. Spielman is also the General Partner of the Start Fund, an early-stage fund that he co-founded with Yuri Milner.
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Felix Spielman serves as President, CEO and member of the Board of Directors of Emerging Travel Group. Mr. Spielman is also the General Partner of the Start Fund, an early-stage fund that he co-founded with Yuri Milner. Mr. Felix has been president and CEO of Emerging Travel Group (ETG) since January 2017. After joining the company as Vice President of Strategy in April 2013, Mr. Felix was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2014 and oversaw all commercial, operational and financial business functions during his tenure as Chief Operating Officer. Since his appointment as CEO, Mr. Felix has led major Eastern European markets to profitability, expanded international operations into 30+ markets and increased the company’s gross bookings to more than $1 billion. Prior to Emerging Travel, Mr. Felix was a general partner of Start Fund, a San Francisco-based early-stage investment fund founded by Yuri Milner (DST Global). The fund has invested in 400+ startups. Mr. Felix’s notable investments include Uber, Gusto, Parse, Coinbase, Instacart, Dr. Chrono, AngelList and Doordash. Prior to Start Fund, Mr. Felix was an employee of DST Global and DST Russia (later renamed Mail.ru Group). At DST Global, Felix was part of a small investment team that invested in Facebook, Twitter, Airbnb and Spotify. At DST Russia, Felix was responsible for managing the fund’s investments in VK (a leading Russian social network) and Qiwi (the largest payment network in Eastern Europe, which went public on the Nasdaq exchange).
FELIX SHPILMAN
Technology Executive | Venture Capitalist | Travel Industry Leader
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Moses Capital Co-Founder | September 2023 – Present
- Transforming early-stage investing through the creation of a diversified global Fund of Funds
- Developing strategic investment approaches to support emerging technology ventures
Emerging Travel Group President and Chief Executive Officer | January 2017 – Present
- Lead a profitable, fast-growing online travel technology company operating across B2C, B2A, and Corporate Travel Management segments
- Oversee multiple brands including RateHawk, Roundtrip, ZenHotels, and Ostrovok
- Managed a global team of over 1,900 employees across Europe, CIS, MENA, North and South America
- Drove product and business development strategies across international markets
RateHawk Founder | April 2016 – Present
- Established a leading B2B platform for travel market professionals
- Created an innovative solution serving tens of thousands of travel agents, tour operators, and corporate clients
Ostrovok.ru Chief Executive Officer | January 2017 – March 2022 Chief Operating Officer | April 2013 – December 2016
- Led strategic operations for a prominent online travel platform
- Implemented key business and operational initiatives
Start Fund General Partner | January 2011 – Present
- Early-stage investment fund with investments in 430+ startups
- Notable investments include:
- Uber (Series B – 120x+ returns)
- Gusto (Seed round – 200x+ returns)
- Parse (acquired by Facebook)
- Coinbase
- Instacart
- Chrono
- AngelList
- DoorDash
Felix Shpilman Investments Portfolio
- Deal Date: 23-Feb-2021
- Deal Type: Later Stage VC
- Industry: Educational and Training Services (B2C)
- Company Stage: Generating Revenue
- Lead Partner: Not Specified
- Deal Date: 10-Jan-2019
- Industry: Specialized Finance
- Company Stage: Out of Business
- Deal Size: Not Specified
- Lead Partner: Not Specified
- Deal Date: 21-Nov-2017
- Industry: Business/Productivity Software
- Company Stage: Generating Revenue
- Deal Size: Not Specified
- Lead Partner: Not Specified
- Deal Date: 01-Feb-2017
- Industry: Business/Productivity Software
- Company Stage: Generating Revenue
- Deal Size: Not Specified
- Lead Partner: Not Specified
- Deal Date: 19-Jun-2015
- Industry: Business/Productivity Software
- Company Stage: Generating Revenue
- Deal Size: Not Specified
- Lead Partner: Not Specified
- Pair (Multimedia and Design Software)
- Deal Date: 12-Feb-2015
- Industry: Multimedia and Design Software
- Company Stage: Generating Revenue
- Deal Size: Not Specified
- Lead Partner: Not Specified
- Deal Date: 11-Mar-2014
- Industry: Multimedia and Design Software
- Company Stage: Profitable
- Deal Size: Not Specified
- Lead Partner: Not Specified
- Deal Date: 20-Feb-2014
- Industry: Other Healthcare Technology Systems
- Company Stage: Generating Revenue
- Deal Size: Not Specified
- Lead Partner: Not Specified
- Deal Date: 21-Oct-2013
- Deal Type: Seed Round
- Industry: Beverages
- Company Stage: Profitable
- Deal Size: Not Specified
- Lead Partner: Not Specified
- Deal Date: 30-Sep-2013
- Deal Type: Seed Round
- Industry: Other Restaurants, Hotels and Leisure
- Company Stage: Generating Revenue/Not Profitable
- Deal Size: Not Specified
- Lead Partner: Not Specified
EDUCATION
University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business Bachelor of Arts, Finance and Business Strategy | 2004 – 2007
- Marshall Business Student Government
- USC Consulting Organization
- Case Competition Team
CORE COMPETENCIES
- Venture Capital
- Entrepreneurship
- Strategic Leadership
- Business Development
- International Business Management
- Technology Investment
CONTACT INFORMATION
Email: felix.shpilman@gmail.com Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
LinkedIn Connections: 500+ Professional Followers: 3,083
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