Biography
Ratmir Timashev — entrepreneur with roots in the USSR
Ratmir Timashev is an entrepreneur born in Ufa in 1966 who co-founded Veeam Software with Andrei Baronov in 2006. He earlier co-founded Aelita Software, which was sold to Quest Software for about $115 million. He lives in Greenwich, Connecticut, and renounced his Russian citizenship in January 2024.
Russian Connection
Tracing the roots — Ufa (Russia)
Born on 26 June 1966 in Ufa, Russian SFSR, USSR, he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in 1990 and took a master's degree at Ohio State University in 1996. Veeam originated in Saint Petersburg; its company Veeam Software AG was registered in Baar, Zug, Switzerland.
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Ratmir Timashev🇨🇭 USA
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Origin
Ufa (Russia)🇷🇺 USSR
Historical context
Soviet Union (USSR) · 1922–1991
Ufa (Russia). At the time, this region was one of the fifteen republics of the Soviet Union.
Map: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA)
Key Achievements
A career defined by ambition
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Co-founded Veeam Software with Andrei Baronov (2006)
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Veeam passed $1 billion in annual recurring revenue
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Co-founded Aelita Software — sold to Quest Software for about $115 million (2004)
04
Insight Partners agreed to buy Veeam in a $5 billion deal (announced January 2020)
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