2024 - Present
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, InspireXchange.nl Accelerator
Startup incubation, product validation and PMF, supporting up to 20 teams in parallel through discovery, research, hypothesis testing and experiments.
Professional Profile
Product, venture and innovation leader based in the Netherlands.
I bring 10+ years of experience across product discovery, startup incubation, venture building, accelerator programs, portfolio analysis and business development. I work best where the market is uncertain, the problem is complex and a team needs a practical route forward.
10+ years
product, venture and innovation work
1000+
founder problem-solving sessions
500+
lectures, workshops and strategy sessions
Experience
Building products, ventures and programs.
2021 - 2023
Co-Founder & Business Developer, Bear Grid B.V.
Led an early-stage product from concept to market validation, coordinating technical, research and business stakeholders.
2020 - 2022
Co-Founder & Venture Builder, BOXMATE
Built a modular housing product line from customer discovery through MVP definition, pricing experiments and fundraising support.
2020 - 2022
Investment Consultant & Portfolio Analyst, Private Equity
Evaluated venture viability, market hypotheses, traction and scalability across a diversified investment portfolio.
Earlier leadership: Development Director, World Federation of Georgian Jewry (2019 - 2020); Director of Business Development, KIDZ Design (2015 - 2017); Program Director and Product Manager, Hillel St. Petersburg (2011 - 2015).
Core Strengths
Where I add value.
Product discovery & validation
Customer research, problem framing, hypothesis testing, MVP scope, pricing experiments and product-market fit direction.
Venture building
Moving early-stage ideas from ambiguity to a practical product, business model, team priorities and market evidence.
Accelerator leadership
Startup diagnostics, program design, founder mentoring, portfolio coordination and investor-readiness work.
Business development
Cross-border partnerships, stakeholder alignment, market entry, strategic introductions and complex B2B conversations.
Education & Programs
Saint Petersburg State University, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Masterschool, Paideia, Yad Vashem, BCI and ANU Museum of the Jewish People.
Languages
English fluent · Russian native · Hebrew intermediate · Ukrainian intermediate · Dutch beginner
Recruitment & Collaboration