Semyon Dukach is the Founding Partner of One Way Ventures, a Boston-based venture capital firm he launched. See portfolio, sector focus and contact routes.
Semyon Dukach is the Founding Partner of One Way Ventures, a Boston-based venture capital firm he launched in 2017 after serving as Managing Director of Techstars Boston and making over 100 prior angel investments. His investment thesis exclusively targets pre-seed and seed-stage startups founded by immigrant entrepreneurs in the United States and Canada, remaining agnostic to industry verticals. The firm typically deploys $250,000–$500,000 at pre-seed and $1 million–$3 million at seed, often acting as a lead investor given its focused mission. Notable portfolio companies include language-learning unicorn Preply, quantum sensing firm Quanergy, email infrastructure provider SMTP.com, and travel startup Wanderu. Dukach’s distinctive point of view centers on the belief that immigrant founders are inherently stronger and that their potential is systematically underpriced in venture markets. He publicly articulates this through interviews and his personal website, emphasizing his own journey as a Soviet refugee who arrived in the U.S. at age 10.
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