• Veronika Kalneus
    Impact entrepreneur
    Experienced CEO and inventor with 14+ years of experience launching AI startups and products. Raised investments up to $2M preSeed/Seed from US/Russia funds, advises on growth strategies, business plans, RnD with patents (nano-materials at 20, TOP-5 Schneider Electric 2013). Developed well-being AI for athletes (NLP, SpeechLM), ML for fintech/energy/medicine. Finalist of TechCrunch Disrupt, organizer of devFest (Google/Yandex).
    PhD student of NSTU.
  • El Shikhlinsky
    VC industry professional
    An expert in the venture capital industry with extensive experience in supporting the growth of technology companies and strategic management. An active investor (15+ startups), a coach in accelerators, and a board member in several startups. Previously, more than 15 years in project management and corporate finance. Broad experience in strategic management, corporate governance and development, investment banking services and capital markets.