# Vadim Telyatnikov

> Vadim Telyatnikov co-founded LiftDNA, the publisher advertising technology company acquired by OpenX in February 2012, and later co-founded AlphaPoint, a provider of digital asset infrastructure. His career includes advertising operations at myYearbook, investing through Cvetlo and Admire Capital, and executive work at SIB Fixed Cost Reduction.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Chairman of the Board at AlphaPoint
- **Organizations:** LiftDNA, OpenX, AlphaPoint, myYearbook, Cvetlo, Admire Capital, SIB Fixed Cost Reduction
- **Education:** Penn State University
- **Known for:** Co-founded LiftDNA, acquired by OpenX in 2012., Co-founded AlphaPoint and served as its early CEO., Led AlphaPoint during its 2014 $1.35 million funding round.

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Launched LiftDNA in September with co-founder Kingchih Fan, following advertising operations work at myYearbook.
- **2012** — OpenX announced its acquisition of LiftDNA on February 27; Telyatnikov became a senior vice president.
- **2013** — Left OpenX and announced Admire Capital and Cvetlo; AlphaPoint was founded in 2013.
- **2014** — Served as AlphaPoint CEO during its $1.35 million funding round.
- **2015** — AlphaPoint announced its Bitfinex integration and appeared at FinovateEurope.
- **2019** — Continued as SIB chief strategy officer after Kevin Flounders succeeded him as president in March.
- **2022** — Discussed AlphaPoint’s Chivo wallet work with his brother and co-founder Igor.
- **2025** — Discussed AI experiments involving trading data and sales-call analysis with Ted Merz.

## Achievements

- Co-founded LiftDNA, acquired by OpenX in 2012.
- Co-founded AlphaPoint and served as its early CEO.
- Led AlphaPoint during its 2014 $1.35 million funding round.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Ted Merz published a conversation about Telyatnikov’s experiments using AI to analyze order books and sales-call transcripts.
- **2026-03** — The Official Board’s March 4 profile lists him as AlphaPoint co-founder and chairman; AlphaPoint’s official about-page structured data also gives this role.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vadimtelyatnikov

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Last updated: 2026-10-23