Evgenii Kitkin

Founded and managed venture portfolio including Cha-Ching Ads, an AI platform for Meta ad creatives, and TenderFocus, a B2B SaaS for public procurement with AI forecasting.

Run the company as owner and General Manager, overseeing commercial strategy, partnerships, hiring, and P&L. Own Verbalo, an AI voice-agent product, and manage B2B lines in ASIC hardware supply and custom software development.

Led KYB/KYC onboarding to brokerages, exchanges, and payment providers including Alpaca, Interactive Brokers, OKX, and Kraken. Built provider economics models to negotiate terms and select routes.

Built and ran a 20-person business development department, helping grow ARR from USD 2.5M to USD 12M. Closed a USD 214K/month strategic partner deal and scaled the product line to a 20-product fintech ecosystem.

Built the studio from zero to 55 direct and indirect reports. Raised early-stage investment and won grants, including a USD 350K Google Cloud grant and a Bahamut blockchain grant.

Took the platform from zero to 0.5% of global Ethereum hashrate and USD 1M+ ARR. Raised USD 4M in investment and built a 35-person team across product, engineering, and operations.

Delivered 150+ digital and marketing projects for clients including Heineken, Swarovski, and Maurice Lacroix. Led cross-functional teams of up to 17 people and hired and onboarded 30+ employees.

Completed Financial Analysis Fundamentals certification in 2026.

Completed Introduction to Negotiation certification in 2026.

Completed Wharton Online Entrepreneurship Specialization in 2023.

Bachelor of Science in Informatics and Statistics from 2010 to 2013.

Bachelor of Business Administration in Banking Management.

Completed Google Project Management Certificate in 2022.

Completed Google Digital Marketing Certificate.