We don’t just invest in tech products. We build them with you.

Aleph One is a venture studio; we have deep roots in software engineering and consist of a team with a wealth of experience building custom software that scales.

We use the lessons we’ve learned over the past 10+ years to develop and fund innovative business models and products for start-ups, early-stage ventures, SMEs, and financial institutions.

Our partnership approach allows us to build technical teams for our clients while giving them the freedom and funding to build successful businesses. We are proud to have established long-term partnerships & investments with brands like Swag.com, Koyfin, and WeCan Group and look forward to building the same with all our current and future clients.

Values & Outcomes

Four pillars of
our business

Product Development, Team Management, and Software
Consultancy is the core focus of our team.
With a true passion for creating innovative solutions,
we help our clients to:

Clarify and
take control

Product development will stop being a mysterious black box. We'll make it predictable, clear, and aligned with your business goals.

Make it efficient

We have deep expertise in technologies, approaches, and development environments. We will help you make the development process as professional as possible, exceeding current industry standards.

Illuminate the niche

We have mastered the intricacies of the FinTech and blockchain market. Our technical experience and industry connections informs us about the full picture and depth of available innovation. Domain knowledge that we share with our clients to benefit their products.

Investment

We can vouch for the strength of our technical solutions. Aleph One is ready to become pre-seed and seed investors to ensure sustainable growth for our portfolio companies while building long-term relationships to support your business growth and founder’s journey.

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The insider's look

Startups from
A to Z

Meet our team

Stanislav Synko

CEO

Stan began his career in information technology advising startup and enterprise clients on the best possible technical implementation of complex systems and building software products. Stan is an early believer in both public and private blockchain systems. His work in the area includes: helping companies integrate smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain; architecting award-winning public and private blockchain systems with a focus on Hyperledger; expertise in secure multiple signature solutions and bitcoin wallet development; and thought leadership (Stan conducted workshops and seminars about blockchain at Harvard, Rutgers Business School, AIS Educator Conference, and dozens of events in New York and California.)

Oleksii Shevchenko

COO

Oleksii is the head of Aleph One’s development and consulting operations. His exceptional background in development, project management, and team leadership make him an ideal COO for Aleph One. He has been instrumental to the success of Aleph One’s in-depth consulting engagements with FinTech, Marketing and E-commerce startups. He led the Aleph One teams that developed institutional cryptocurrency trading platforms and institutional-grade digital asset storage solutions for asset managers and global Swiss banks. Oleksii is certified by Scrum.org as a Professional Scrum Master (PSM 1).

Kostiantyn Demchuk

Project Manager

Kostiantyn began his career in tech as a Manual QA Engineer getting experience in both startup projects in Aleph1 as well as in projects which have already achieved success such as SWAG.COM. In addition to extensive knowledge of software development lifecycle and experience of working on different stages of project development, Kostiantyn possesses expertise and experience in the realm of blockchain tech and NFTs. During his PM career he has always pushed the projects from MVP stage to first investment stage with subsequent team growth and getting live users. Kostiantyn always searches and integrates modern managerial tactics and procedures to ensure that team works at the peak of its effectiveness and delivers desired product on time exceeding expectations. Kostiantyn is certified by Scrum.org as a professional Scrum Master (PSM 1)

Valeriia Reshetnikova

Project Manager

Manager with 6 years of experience in various fields, including digital marketing agency. This knowledge allows Valeria to help build projects according to SEO promotion and marketing features. The main directions in the projects are E-commerce, IT, Local business, and information sites.
Her main goal is to develop our clients’ businesses and help them profit in the comfortable partnership of all project participants.

Andrey Ozadovskyi

Project Manager

Andrew gained a Master's degree in Economic Cybernetics in Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv in 2010.
He started his career in information technology as System Administrator, then joined Aleph One in 2016 and worked on more than 20 projects for several years as a Manual QA and later QA Automation Engineer.
This experience path and deep understanding of the products and processes as well as long-term work on quality brought him to the position of Project Manager.

Nicolas Mazurik

Project Manager

Nicolas is the project manager of Aleph One's client's projects. He started his career as a full-stack web developer and has been building software solutions for over 4 years. Solid development background helps Nicolas to highly efficiently communicate and lead the development team, estimate efforts, budget resources and deliver results. Nicolas led the team that successfully released multiple FinTech blockchain solutions for Swiss banking sector: the asset tokenization platform on Ethereum blockchain and bank compliance platform on Hyperledger private blockchain. Under his management the team implemented financial software solutions for asset-based lending company based in the USA.

Julia Ilnytska

Talent Acquisition Manager

Julia is Talent Acquisition Manager in Aleph One. She believes that strong and friendly team is a key to successful business. That’s why searching and attracting the best talent is her main goal. Julia worked as Recruiter & HR manager in outsourcing and product companies in Ukraine and abroad. Can’t imagine her life without travelling, meeting new people and getting acquainted with new cultures - it definitely expands the outlook.

David Pierini

General Counsel

At Aleph One, David focuses on the intersection of legal and regulatory systems with the development of FinTech and blockchain platforms. As governments around the world seek to control and regulate financial technology, David ensures that the clients of Aleph One can build profit-maximizing platforms within global compliance standards.
This focus on thought-leadership in the FinTech space helps David orient the client acquisition process of Aleph One around learning, listening, and translating business logic into relationship-driven best in class technical execution. David has traveled the world in support of Aleph One’s clients to secure the best possible market and investor reception.
David’s background, deep network, and passion for entrepreneurship was nurtured in Silicon Valley at early stage machine learning, reg tech, and legal tech startups, applying lessons learned from time with financial institutions like Freddie Mac and translating regulatory / contract law to code.

As one of the managing partners and founders of Aleph One’s venture fund, David believes deeply in the founders’ journey and the capacity for technology to solve the world’s most intractable problems.

Pedro Crespo

Associate

Pedro is a seasoned entrepreneur, business development lead, and Associate at Aleph One. With over eight years of experience in operations and sales management, he has a deep understanding of what it takes to build and scale successful businesses. Having founded and operated two startups, Pedro believes that a strong foundation of understanding the founder’s vision is critical to understanding a business’s true potential.

Pedro is passionate about investing in startups poised to disrupt their industries. His expertise in vetting, founding, and funding multiple businesses over the years makes him an invaluable asset to any entrepreneurial team as both an investor and advisor.

Prior to joining Aleph One, Pedro worked in various roles, including financial analyst, grant manager, real estate salesperson, and operations manager at educational and private institutions. He earned his MBA from Babson College in 2022, where he focused on operations and entrepreneurship.

Pedro brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, and passion to the start-up ecosystem. He is a champion of innovation and is committed to helping founders turn their vision into reality.

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The DNA
of our team

We at Aleph One work in four main locations:
NYC, San Diego, Kyiv, and Catellone, Spain.
Our main office is in NYC, however, our team operates mostly from Kyiv, Ukraine — one of the top enclaves for developers.
As a global and remote team, we constantly work on team building guided by our values.

For us, company culture is not a ping pong table. It is:

  • Credibility & honest communication
  • Clarity, control, and result-oriented work
  • Mutual growth through collaboration
  • Development & incorporation of new technologies
  • Global work
  • Focus on long-term relationships

Community & Education
Ecosystem

We are deeply rooted in custom software engineering. Years of experience spearheading international projects and collaborating with other experts in the field help us create a context for innovation ourselves rather than go with the market flow.

Our team strives to share our technical knowledge with the world. Our experts have conducted educational seminars on blockchain at Harvard Innovation Labs and Rutgers Business School.

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We fund and build tech products to scale

Let’s work together to build something amazing. Share your project details and our team will reply to figure out the next steps to your success.

We fund and build tech products to scale

Let’s work together to build something amazing. Share your project details and our team will reply to figure out the next steps to your success.
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We’re looking for the next generation of companies, products, and innovators. If you’re in the process of scaling your business and need funding, get in touch.

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