# Alex Kamenetskiy

> Alex Kamenetskiy is Managing Director, COO and CFO of Munich Re Ventures, the venture arm of one of the world's largest reinsurers. He helped scale the firm from a $50 million off-balance-sheet experiment into a $1B+ multi-fund platform, building the back office, the team, and the playbook that lets MRV write checks alongside Lightspeed and the rest of Sand Hill Road. He invests across cybersecurity, climatetech, healthtech, insurtech, and the future of transportation.

- **Role:** Managing Director, COO and CFO at Munich Re Ventures
- **Organizations:** Munich Re Ventures, Munich Re, The Climate Corporation, Monsanto Growth Ventures, Monsanto
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science, Indiana University - Kelley School of Business, MBA, Washington University in St. Louis - Olin Business School
- **Known for:** Grew Munich Re Ventures from a $50M off-balance-sheet fund to $1B+ AUM in roughly four years, Scaled the MRV team from 7 to 30 people, Designed and implemented the operating infrastructure of one of the most institutional CVC programs in the market

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Financial Auditor and Financing Analyst at Monsanto
- **early career** — Senior Financial Analyst, Technology & Growth Ventures at Monsanto
- **founding** — Founding member of Monsanto Growth Ventures (MGV), Monsanto's corporate venture arm
- **post-MGV** — Finance & Supply Chain Lead at The Climate Corporation, leading expansion into Brazil and Europe
- **MBA** — MBA at Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis
- **2018** — Joined Munich Re Ventures as Chief Operating Officer
- **2023** — Named one of Global Corporate Venturing's 50 Emerging Leaders in corporate venturing
- **2024** — Promoted to Managing Director at Munich Re Ventures

## Achievements

- Grew Munich Re Ventures from a $50M off-balance-sheet fund to $1B+ AUM in roughly four years
- Scaled the MRV team from 7 to 30 people
- Designed and implemented the operating infrastructure of one of the most institutional CVC programs in the market
- Co-founded Monsanto Growth Ventures and helped invest in 10+ portfolio companies as one of two original team members
- Led international finance and supply chain expansion (Brazil, Europe) at The Climate Corporation
- Global Corporate Venturing Emerging Leader, 2023

## Latest updates

- **2024-05** — Promoted to Managing Director at Munich Re Ventures alongside team promotions for Ian Sanders and Sabeeha Islam.
- **2023** — Named to Global Corporate Venturing's Emerging Leaders list.

## Links

- Website: https://www.munichre.com/mrv/en/team.html
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-kamenetskiy-52612017/

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