Serge K.

Built scalable operating processes in product, HR, finance, and go-to-market in a 100+ crypto firm Coordinated an $11M fundraising via token presale, securing a 2-year runway Delivered crypto exchange SaaS SDK (OpenDAX 4) and executed GTM Launched Yellow Duckies token, reaching 1.5M+ registrations and 250k+ holders in 6 weeks Laid the foundation for a DeFi clearing network (SDK released in 2025)

Managed a $6M budget and delivery across a globally distributed engineering unit Delivered a BTC miner ASIC with market-leading efficiency (42 mJ/GH @10 nm) Initiated an edge inference AI initiative via market analysis and product definition (later Axelera.ai)

As 2nd-in-command, helped scale the company to #31 on the Financial Times “fastest-growth” list Resolved a merger crisis through financial function redesign and operational simplification Led a strategic shift from SaaS to BPO, enabled ~216% YoY revenue growth for over 3 years Introduced HR processes, KPIs, and data systems for 9 direct and 300+ indirect reports, reducing client revenue churn by 24% and attrition by 67% while maintaining 45–52% GM Exited in 2022

Leading software teams from 20 to 60, delivered projects for top clients AMD and LG Electronics, achieved highest levels of client satisfaction and got 3 promotions in 3 years Selected for top management “bench” through a 1Y training, took a business development role Improved AI/IoT unit’s market position by running RFP Response process and IP development Increased AI/IoT unit’s revenue by $0.5M/year by acquiring/onboarding a strategic client

Led team of 5 C++ engineers behind an Order Management System processing billions of daily trade volume between the bank and exchanges - achieved 100% uptime / SLA compliance for one year