From Teenage Entrepreneur to Serial Founder: Insights from Michael Pechatnikov’s Journey

In this episode of Ventures from the Valley, our host, Victor Orlovski, is joined by Michael Pechatnikov, Co-Founder and CTO of a Stealth Startup. Michael has been a serial entrepreneur with multiple successful exits behind him. Join us as we dive into Michael's journey as a serial entrepreneur. From starting and selling companies at a young age to managing his wealth and exploring investment opportunities, Michael shares his experiences and passion for building and investing in impactful ventures. Discover his latest disruptive venture in geothermal energy that has the potential to revolutionize the energy sector and provide cheap, renewable power worldwide.

In this episode of Ventures from the Valley, our host, Victor Orlovski, is joined by Michael Pechatnikov, Co-Founder and CTO of a Stealth Startup. Together, they touch on the following topics:

Michael's entrepreneurial journey and experiences with starting and selling companies
The realization that working and building companies is his passion
Michael's venture into managing wealth and exploring investment opportunities
Challenges faced in finding managers with consistent alpha and closing the fund
Importance of the ideation phase and focusing on market size
Michael's plans for the future

Michael is the Co-Founder and CTO of Stealth Startup (September 2023—present). A stealth startup is a startup company that operates in stealth mode, i.e., avoids public attention. This may be done to hide information from competitors or—as part of a marketing strategy—to manage public image. The phenomenon is well-known in the venture capital (VC) community.

He is also the Founder, Managing Partner, and Chairman at Sharpe Alpha Capital (May 2015—Present). Sharpe Alpha Capital is a market-neutral, algo-driven Fund of Fund that targets an uncorrelated portfolio of consistent alpha-generating managers worldwide. The managers are selected from a database of about 10,000 active funds using a proprietary algorithm. The model seeks to distinguish alpha from beta and identify managers whose performance results from skill rather than luck.

Previously, Michael was the Founder and CTO of VisionMap (which Rafael acquired) and Telmap (which Intel acquired).