Grigorii Trubkin

Managing Partner, Hypernova Fund | $30M Space Infrastructure VC

📍 Moscow, Moscow City, Russia🔄 Updated September 2026💼 6 investments📅 7 years investing🗓 Last invested Dec 2020
VC🌍 Russia
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Dec 2020
Our mission is to transform lives through learning. Through our global marketplace platform, we provide the tools learners, instructors, and enterprises need to achieve their goals and reach their full potential. We enjoy problem-solving and collaboration, and we share a serious belief in the power of learning and teaching to change lives. Udemy’s culture fosters inclusion and belonging and encourages innovation, creativity, passion, and teamwork. We also celebrate our milestones and support each other every day. Listen to our Udemy Business Leading Up podcast here ➡️ bit.ly/UdemyLeadingUp More about Udemy: — We have more than 73M learners and over ONE BILLION course enrollments on our platform. — More than 75K instructors are teaching over 250K courses in over 75 languages. — We have over 16K enterprise customers and more than half of the Fortune 100 are Udemy Business customers. — Udemy Business customers have access to more than 27K courses, more than 12K of which are in English and more than 15K are in 15 international languages.
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Dec 2020
People.ai is the leading AI data platform for go-to-market teams, powering trillions in pipeline and revenue for the world’s top enterprises. Started in 2016 by Oleg Rogynskyy to empower sales teams with the best tools, People.ai was built on one mission: give revenue leaders more than raw data—give them the answers they need to take action. Today, People.ai processes billions of signals from emails, meetings, and messages, then enriches that data to surface the most useful next steps. The result: activity becomes actions that move deals forward. Companies like Verizon, IBM, Red Hat, Cisco, Zoom, and Palo Alto Networks rely on People.ai to automate account planning, deal reviews, enablement, and forecasting—so their teams can stay focused on winning. People.ai in numbers: → Trillions of dollars in pipeline and revenue powered → Billions of sales signals processed → 70+ patents issued and 50+ more under review Visit our Jobs section if you want to work for us!
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Apr 2020
Petals aim is to bring financial innovation and opportunity to everyone. We use modern technology to help people build credit, avoid debt, and spend responsibly. When you apply for Petal, we use your banking history to instantly create a Cash Score — a measure of your creditworthiness based on income, spending, and savings history. It could help you qualify for a Petal credit card, even if youve never had credit before.
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Dec 2019
Founded in San Francisco in 2013, we have grown into the #1 producer of single-crystal diamond globally. We are the rare unicorn that has grown fast profitably. Ours is one of the greenest forms of tech manufacturing: converting greenhouse gas into diamond wafers using zero-emission energy. We are now in the 2nd stage of our 30-year master plan: 2013+: Deliver sustainably created diamond for wherever mined diamond has been able to go. Reform diamond jewelry in the process. 2023+: Put a diamond behind every high-power chip. Solve the thermal limitation at the foundation of todays most exciting tech industries -- AI & cloud compute, electric-car power electronics, and 5G/6G wireless. We have managed to create the worlds first single-crystal diamond wafers — and created the world’s most compact power electronics with it: 8x smaller than Tesla’s. 2033+: Diamond semiconductors. Transistors with 17,300x the semiconductor merit over silicon. In 100 years, no-one will remember what Google was but all tech will be based on diamond electronics. More at www.DF.com AWARDS Fast Company Worlds Most Innovative Company TIME Best Inventions Business Insider’s 21 Most Innovative Tech Startups CNBC’s Top 50 Disruptors Inc’s 25 Most Disruptive Companies
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Aug 2019
Figure is transforming capital markets through blockchain. Figure Lending LLC, is the largest non-bank provider of home equity lines of credit; our software has been used to originate more than $20B for 217k+ homeowners. Figure’s technology is embedded across a broad network of loan originators and capital markets buyers, and is used directly by homeowners in 49 states and Washington, DC. We have offices in NYC, San Francisco, Reno, Charlotte, and Helena. Join us, were hiring! https://figure.com/careers Figure Technologies Solutions is responsible for this page. Figure Lending LLC dba Figure. 650 S. Tryon Street, 8th Floor, Charlotte, NC 28202. NMLS ID 1717824. For licensing information, go to www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org. Equal Housing Opportunity. Terms apply. Visit figure.com for details. Visit https://www.figure.com/licenses/ for the full list of Figure Lending LLC Mortgage State Licensing details.
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Jun 2019
Lemonade is digital insurance built on social impact. That means you can sign up instantly to cover your stuff, home, pets, family and car all within one app. It also means your unused premiums are donated to a charity of your choice through Lemonade’s Giveback, which has given over $4 million to non-profit organizations around the world. See how we’re changing insurance, starting with everything.
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Experience · 12 entries
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2025
Managing Partner
Feb 2025
Hypernova is a hybrid venture fund backing early-stage startups across the US and Europe. We focus on founders building the infrastructure, data systems, and frontier applications powering the future of space. From launch systems to orbital services, we invest where deep tech meets operational rigor.
2024
Managing Partner
Mar 2024
At 1802 Ventures, we are passionate about fuelling innovation, supporting visionary entrepreneurs, and driving growth in the dynamic world of venture capital. Our Purpose is clear- to identify and nurture groundbreaking ideas that have the potential to reshape industries and positively change lives. We believe in the power of entrepreneurship and innovation to drive change, and we are committed to empowering exceptional founders on their journey to success. Our Approach: We take a hands-on approach, working closely with our portfolio companies to provide not only financial support but also strategic guidance, industry expertise, and access to our extensive network of partners and advisors. We understand the unique challenges and opportunities that startups face, and we are dedicated to helping them navigate the ever-changing landscape. Our Investment Philosophy: At 1802, we believe in investing in visionary founders who are building disruptive technologies and scalable business models. We seek out opportunities in high-growth sectors, leveraging our advisors, our deep market knowledge and a rigorous due diligence process to identify the most promising investment prospects. Our Commitment: We are committed to building long-lasting relationships with our investors, partners, and portfolio companies. We value transparency, integrity, and trust in all our interactions, and we approach every opportunity with a deep sense of responsibility and accountability. Our success is measured not only by financial returns but also by the positive impact we create for our stakeholders and the broader community. If you share our passion for innovation we invite you to connect with us.
2023
Co-Owner
Jun 2023
New Venture Brokerage is a platform for launching an investment business - with no need to invest initial capital to manage operating expenses or obtain a professional participant license. It brings together private and public markets, wealth management services, and pre-selected VC & PE deal providers so that investors can build a diversified portfolio and manage their assets in one place. NVB enables B2B partners to create and issue boxed financial products with an ISIN number and trade them as easily as public shares in an order book: ● Venture deals ● REIT funds (real estate) ● Mini ETFs (trust management strategies) We provide an opportunity for clients to create, protect, and manage a mini family ETF and issue securities for their businesses. New Venture Brokerage is a licensed financial structure that registers investment products in compliance with international requirements and lists the security on the Bloomberg platform. New Venture Brokerage" CJSC is regulated by the Central Bank of Armenia. E-mail: info@nvbrokerage.com Address: 1 Northern Avenue, office space 29, Yerevan, Armenia.
2020
Investor
Dec 2020
Our mission is to transform lives through learning. Through our global marketplace platform, we provide the tools learners, instructors, and enterprises need to achieve their goals and reach their full potential. We enjoy problem-solving and collaboration, and we share a serious belief in the power of learning and teaching to change lives. Udemy’s culture fosters inclusion and belonging and encourages innovation, creativity, passion, and teamwork. We also celebrate our milestones and support each other every day. Listen to our Udemy Business Leading Up podcast here ➡️ bit.ly/UdemyLeadingUp More about Udemy: — We have more than 73M learners and over ONE BILLION course enrollments on our platform. — More than 75K instructors are teaching over 250K courses in over 75 languages. — We have over 16K enterprise customers and more than half of the Fortune 100 are Udemy Business customers. — Udemy Business customers have access to more than 27K courses, more than 12K of which are in English and more than 15K are in 15 international languages.
Investor
Dec 2020
People.ai is the leading AI data platform for go-to-market teams, powering trillions in pipeline and revenue for the world’s top enterprises. Started in 2016 by Oleg Rogynskyy to empower sales teams with the best tools, People.ai was built on one mission: give revenue leaders more than raw data—give them the answers they need to take action. Today, People.ai processes billions of signals from emails, meetings, and messages, then enriches that data to surface the most useful next steps. The result: activity becomes actions that move deals forward. Companies like Verizon, IBM, Red Hat, Cisco, Zoom, and Palo Alto Networks rely on People.ai to automate account planning, deal reviews, enablement, and forecasting—so their teams can stay focused on winning. People.ai in numbers: → Trillions of dollars in pipeline and revenue powered → Billions of sales signals processed → 70+ patents issued and 50+ more under review Visit our Jobs section if you want to work for us!
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