Alexander Galitsky
- January 8, 2024
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Alexander Galitsky Biography
| Name | Alexander Galitsky |
| Birthday | Feb 9 |
| Birth Year | 1955 |
| Place Of Birth | Zarichany |
| Birth Country | Ukraine |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
Alexander Galitsky is one of the most popular and richest Celebrity who was born on February 9, 1955 in Zarichany, Ukraine. Alexander Galitsky was born on February 9, 1955 in the village of Zarechany, Zhytomyr Region, Ukrainian SSR. He graduated from school with honors and entered the Moscow Institute of Electronic Technology (MIET). Galitsky became interested in theoretical physics and computer calculations. He did his practical work at the Zelenograd Scientific Research Institute of Microdevices (NIIMP) and continued to work there, obtaining a diploma in 1979. Subsequently, at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology at the Research Institute of Micro- Instruments, he defended his PhD dissertation in technical sciences in the specialty of Technical Cybernetics.
Sun Microsystems agreed with the US State Department to provide Galitsky, his colleagues and other leading specialists from Zelenograd and their family members with 200 green cards for moving to the States. Sun sent Galitsky 20 high-performance workstations with SPARC processors. ELVIS was not allowed to register such equipment by law, and in order to get round this legal conflict, Galitsky and his colleagues established ELVIS+ in November 1991.
In 1992 ELVIS+ launched the first fax gateway (FoIP) in Russia and began to provide Internet fax services. In 1993 it became one of the first Internet providers in Russia, In 1996 it organized the formation of the Internet provider Elvis Telecom. By 2000 the company was serving about 10,000 customers in Moscow and made up 15% of Internet telephony market in Moscow.
Together with the 1993 investment agreement, ELVIS+ and Sun signed a multi- year cooperation agreement, under which the Galitsky company engaged in a variety of contract development for American partners. In 1996 ELVIS+ used a cracked Microsoft network driver to developed a VPN for computers running Windows operating systems. The product received certification of the state technical commission under the President of the Russian Federation, and Sun in 1997 purchased from ELVIS+ an OEM license for worldwide distribution for Windows 3.11 and Windows 95 platforms The US authorities did not believe that the Russian company could develop such a complex technology on its own, and initiated an investigation, which was conducted by the National Security Agency.
In 1990 the founder of Sun Microsystems Bill Joy and the director of the science office John Gage came to the USSR at the invitation of the USSR International Computer Club , ;pplomg for talented technical specialists . Galitsky showed Sun executives a flexible 22-layer polyamide PCB, which he had developed in ELAS and which was significantly superior to the 8-layer boards being produced in large quantities. The IP-based data transmission system for spy satellites also made a strong impression.
Alexander Galitsky Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Celebrity |
| House | Living in own house. |
Alexander Galitsky is one of the richest Celebrity from Ukraine. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alexander Galitsky 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Alexander Galitsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Влади́мирович Га́лицкий , born February 9, 1955, Zarechany, Zhytomyr Oblast, UkrSSR, Soviet Union) is an international technology entrepreneur. He is the founder and president of ELVIS-PLUS and the founder and managing partner of Almaz Capital, and involved in many technology companies in Europe and the USA. In the Soviet years, he was a defense scientist in the Soviet space industry.
The wireless transmitter developed by ELVIS+ turned out to be of little demand in the market of the early 1990s. Ultimately, ELVIS+ sold its wireless technology to the US government.
In 1991, Galitsky first visited Silicon Valley and returned from a trip with the idea of promoting Soviet technological developments in the West through the creation of Soviet companies in the US and attracting venture capital from local investors.
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From 2003 to 2007, Galitsky was an advisor and private investor in a number of companies. He invested in Start Telecom telecommunications company (purchased by Synterra), NavMaps — a manufacturer of navigation maps for cars (acquired by Tele Atlas), Evernote, Parallels and Acronis, SJLabs (sold by YMAX), PGP Corporation, developers of network security solutions C-Terra and Magnifire (sold to F5 Networks).
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Alexander Ranked on the list of most popular Celebrity. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ukraine. Alexander Galitsky celebrates birthday on February 9 of every year.
In 2004, representatives of Cisco offered Galitsky to create a venture fund for them to invest in Russian startups. Galitsky accepted the offer, and in 2008 Almaz Capital international venture fund was established. Cisco was later joined byt he European Bank for Reconstruction and Development the International Finance Corporation, and other investors. Since its foundation the firm’s portfolio has included about 30 companies, with more than 200 million US dollars invested in them.