Mavka Capital

Mavka Capital is a Silicon Valley-based, globally distributed strategic and financial advisory firm dedicated to frontier technology companies. The firm specializes in providing M&A advisory, capital raising, and strategic advisory services to innovators in complex markets. They focus on sectors where technical understanding, strategic positioning, and transaction execution are critical for success, helping founders, boards, and investors prepare, position, and execute strategic transactions.

Founded in 2023, Mavka Capital was established to serve companies operating at the intersection of mobility, energy transition, and physical AI. The firm's approach goes beyond traditional banking, emphasizing strategy before process and leveraging the diverse perspectives of its team members who have operated as founders, investors, bankers, and board members. Vitaly M. Golomb is the CEO and Managing Partner, having founded the practice.

While Mavka Capital primarily acts as an advisory firm, it is affiliated with Mavka Ventures, an early-stage fund focused on embodied AI and the Physical Intelligence economy, and Mavka Growth, a go-to-market advisory affiliate. The firm has provided advisory services on several deals, including the strategic technology sale of SUBPAC Automotive Business to HARMAN, the cross-border strategic exit of RoadBotics to Michelin, and the complex carve-out of Polaris GEM & Taylor-Dunn to Waev.

The senior team at Mavka Capital combines extensive operating experience, investment judgment, transaction execution, technical fluency, and global relationships. Key team members include Vitaly M. Golomb, CEO & Managing Partner, with over 25 years of experience as a technology CEO, venture capitalist, and investment banker; Misha Edel, Partner, with 20+ years in M&A and technology transformation; and Yana Holets, Partner, with 15+ years as a senior operator. The team also includes Kateryna Mamyko Golomb (CMO & Partner), Stefan Krause (Associate Partner, Mavka Capital; General Partner, Mavka Ventures), Kip Knight (Associate Partner, Mavka Capital; Managing Director, Mavka Growth), Vasudha Madhavan (Associate Partner, India), and Cristian Palmeiro (Senior Associate).