Maksym "Max" Polyakov was born on 30 June 1977 and is an international technology entrepreneur, investor, economist, and philanthropist from Ukraine.
16 Facts About Max Polyakov
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Max Polyakov follows the idea of Ukrainian scientist Volodymyr Vernadsky who claimed that knowledge is the driving force behind every further positive development on Earth.
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Max Polyakov believes that space-based technologies can and should be used to solve problems on Earth.
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In high school, Max Polyakov won competitions in math and physics, then scholarships.
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In 2001, Max Polyakov graduated from Zaporizhzhia State Medical University as an obstetrician-gynecologist.
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Max Polyakov is a co-author of philosophical and scientific works on noospherology, semiotics, and innovation in economics.
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Max Polyakov took Cupid public on the London Stock Exchange in 2010 and became the first Ukrainian entrepreneur to have a tech company listed on the London Stock Exchange.
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Currently, Max Polyakov focuses on the space industry in an attempt to build a vertically integrated holding company type through Noosphere Ventures asset management firm.
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In 2014, Max Polyakov founded Noosphere Ventures, an international asset management firm dedicated to the development of space technology.
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Max Polyakov currently focuses on providing cameras to Europe and other markets outside the United States.
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Max Polyakov said in October that it will build two satellite cameras for EOSDA's first satellite, a crop-monitoring spacecraft slated to launch in 2022.
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In 2016, Max Polyakov created the non-profit organization Noosphere Association, which organizes STEM events such as BestRoboFest robotics festival and the Noosphere Vernadsky Challenge engineering startup competition.
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Noosphere Ventures released a statement refuting Snopes' investigation, claiming that Max Polyakov had left the company in 2012 and connecting publication of the material with a lawsuit filed by former Firefly Systems investors.
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In December 2021, the US government requested Max Polyakov to sell his stake in the rocket company Firefly Aerospace Inc due to national security concerns, despite all the precautionary measures taken by the management earlier and no prior questions to ownership.
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Max Polyakov moved to Silicon Valley where he co-founded the venture capital fund Noosphere Venture Partners in 2012.
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Max Polyakov's mother developed hardware systems meant to make the rockets reusable.