Semyon Dukach, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Semyon Dukach

Angel Investor, professional blackjack player, entrepreneur

Date of Birth: 25-Oct-1968

Place of Birth: Moscow, Russia

Profession: entrepreneur

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Semyon Dukach (born 25 October 1968) is the Founding Partner of One Way Ventures, a venture capital fund that backs immigrant entrepreneurs. He is also known as the former Managing Director of Techstars in Boston, a top angel investor, the former Chairman of SMTP (company) (NASDAQ: SHSP), and a former professional blackjack player with the MIT Blackjack Team.
He played with Strategic Investments and later was one of the founding members and team leaders on Amphibian Investments whose exploits were chronicled in Ben Mezrich's Busting Vegas and referred to in Mezrich's Bringing Down the House.
Dukach was the main character in Busting Vegas and the only member of the MIT blackjack team to be referred to by his real name in either book.