Entrepreneur · Investor · Author · Artist

Vitaly Golomb.

I build, back, and advise technology companies. I write about what comes next. And I make music as VTLX.

A little more about me
Vitaly Golomb, smiling in a jacket and open-collar shirt
Based in the San Francisco Bay AreaWorking worldwide

Business

The Mavka platform.

Three focused businesses. A shared perspective from the founder’s seat, the investment table, and the work of building a company.

Mavka Capital

Strategic and financial advisory for frontier technology companies, spanning M&A, capital raising, and partnerships.

mavkacap.com

Mavka Growth

Go-to-market strategy and hands-on growth advisory, helping technical founders turn strong products into scalable businesses.

mavkagrowth.com

Newsletter

Mavka Report

Funding, M&A, and the next wave of technology.

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On stage at How to Web

Speaking

Ideas grounded
in doing the work.

Keynotes, conversations, and workshops on entrepreneurship, AI, venture capital, and corporate innovation.

100+ events · 30+ countries ↗ Speaking & topics

Books

A longer conversation.

Accelerated Startup book by Vitaly M. Golomb

Available now

Accelerated
Startup

A practical guide to taking a startup from idea to product to company.

About the book

Forthcoming · Title to be announced

Building in the AI era

A new, reworked edition of Accelerated Startup. A new title is in development.

In development · Working title

Displaced

A book about economic displacement, political grievance, and the systems that connect them. Currently being rewritten.

Essays

Latest writing.

Browse the essays

Read the original essays on Medium.

Music

As VTLX, I make dance music rooted in R&B and funk. It brings together my years as a fusion musician and a parallel life in electronic music, with groove and musicality at the center.

Follow, listen & explore

Black-and-white VTLX artist portrait with a cap and light across the eyes

Get in touch

For speaking, books, or a conversation.