A startup lab is only as repeatable as the people running it. Founded as Proposal Invest in 2008, continuing as Alesium in Cyprus since 2021 — these are the four who start the companies, hire the teams that run them, and stay through the boring middle.
Serial entrepreneur with 25+ years building internet products. Founded Depositphotos.com, Crello.com (VistaCreate), Lightfield.Productions, BirdInFlight.com, and hooh.ai. Partnered with EBRD and other investors; achieved successful exit to Cimpress (2021).
5+ years collaborating with Dmitry Sergeev. Senior SMM marketer at Depositphotos. Master’s in English Philology from Kyiv Pedagogical University. Based in Cyprus since 2019.
Joined Depositphotos in 2018 as Chief Supply Manager, Cyprus office. Oversees construction and property rental projects. Background in communications and logistics. Based in Cyprus since 2002.
Drives the innovation roadmap since 2022, translating AI research into scalable products. Bachelor’s in Economics; dual Master’s in Project Management and Business Analytics. Publishes in peer-reviewed journals.
LinkedIn →Founded as Proposal Invest Limited — a lab for starting internet companies, with technology expertise across multiple IT domains.
Depositphotos launches — international stock-photography marketplace.
EBRD joins as an investor. First construction investments in Cyprus; expansion of remote R&D operations.
Crello launches — feature-rich online graphic editor.
Remote-work processes established across distributed teams during COVID-19.
Rebrand to Alesium (Cyprus-based). Depositphotos and Crello acquired by Cimpress.
hooh.ai — a private AI workspace for documents — live in early-adopter access.
