Semyon Dukach | |
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Born | Moscow, Soviet Union | 25 October 1968
Alma mater | Columbia University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Occupation(s) | Venture capitalist, angel investor, entrepreneur |
Semyon Dukach (born 25 October 1968) is an American entrepreneur and former professional blackjack player. He is the founding partner of One Way Ventures,[1][2] a venture capital fund that backs immigrant entrepreneurs.[3][4]
He was the managing director of Techstars in Boston.[5] He was also the chairman of SMTP (company),[6] and a former professional blackjack player with the MIT Blackjack Team.[7] He played with Strategic Investments and later was one of the founding members and team leaders on Amphibian Investments whose exploits were chronicled in Ben Mezrich's Busting Vegas and referred to in Mezrich's Bringing Down the House. Dukach was the main character in Busting Vegas and the only member of the MIT blackjack team to be referred to by his real name in either book.