Partner
Ilya Paveliev
Founding Partner, Arete Capital Partners
Also known as Ilya
- Firm
- Arete Capital Partners
- Title
- Founding Partner
- Role
- General partner
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 18 September 2026
About
Ilya is a founding partner at Arete Capital focusing on firm’s DeFi/RWA investment thesis and leading fund operations. With over a decade of institutional investment management experience at Arian Lee & Partners ($20bn AUM) and M&A expertise from Perella Weinberg Partners, Ilya brings deep knowledge to portfolio and risk management across digital and traditional markets. As an ex-lead portfolio manager of a $20m market-neutral CeFi/DeFi fund (OX1), he also advises on institutional DeFi strategies, leveraging his extensive background in TradFi, Fintech, and Web3 operations. Ilya earned a MSc in Economics from Trinity College Dublin in 2010, receiving a Foundation Scholarship.
Background
- Education
- MSc in Economics from Trinity College Dublin in 2010, receiving a Foundation Scholarship.Source (opens in a new tab)
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