Aleks

Aleks Prykhodko
New Businesses Director · CEO · Business Architect
18+ years launching and scaling businesses where engineering, product, and P&L meet.
Ukrainian retail and import; international FoodTech, AgTech, and hardware. Success track
record in UAE, Japan, China, USA, and UK.
Kyiv, Ukraine [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section) [open contact info](look above in the "contact info" section)

Key metrics Profile
45+ $15M+ I operate at CEO or business-architect level when the deliverable is a working model,
headcount, peak assets team, and go-to-market - not a slide deck. Typical flow: fix what breaks in unit
economics, assemble technology and supply chain, align with retail or investors - and
$140K ×5.8 drive to revenue. Deep knowledge of the Ukrainian market.
Kickstarter sales / 2 yr

$13K→$1M >$4M What I bring to boards and hiring teams
Acctrade margin Q4'08 Launch a new line or product from scratch.
Domains Restructure loss-making or stuck models: assortment, pricing, logistics, capex.
Agri, Climate & FoodTech International go-to-market for hardware and FoodTech: China, crowdfunding,
Vertical farming, controlled environment, D2C, pilots with municipalities and retail.
supply chains under climate stress. Build operations: KPI, procurement, warehouse, teams up to 50, owner
reporting.
Wellness · functional nutrition
Products with measurable benefit and viable National Ukrainian retail negotiations - listings, brand zones, shelf margin.
unit economics - not checkbox wellness.
Hardware commercialization Recognition & visibility
Prototype → DFM → manufacturing → market, WEF UpLink - Top Innovator, Food Ecosystems for Arid Climate
including China and crowdfunding. Dubai Future Foundation - selected from 700+ applications; Dubai Municipality
Science meets P&L pilot
Technology where payback and unit economics QLYX - top-5 Kickstarter projects from Ukraine of that period, ~$140K from
are clear. backers
LEAN · operations UK Global Entrepreneurship Programme; Slush 2023, Helsinki; recognition from
Embassy of Ukraine, Kuwait
Processes, equipment selection, less waste -
more margin. Media: CNN · HortiDaily · NV · AIN · KyivPost
AI integration Experience
Automation of routine work and agents in
operational management. Founder / Business Architect - international product Jan 2024 - Feb 2026
businesses
Sustainability UAE · Japan · China · USA (Florida)
Resilient models, energy efficiency, responsible
production. Three separate businesses from concept to market in 24 months.
Circular Economy 1. Shchyrytsia - amaranth superfood. Grain processing chain: protein, oil,
Resource reuse, less waste - more value in the extracts; product line, industrial equipment, unit economics.
chain.
2. Vertical farming - Japanese strawberry. CEO: TCEA up to +57°C, Japanese R&D
Core skills partners, engineering, pilot, stable production, international team.
P&L, cash flow, unit economics
To stable operations from scratch 3. Functional beverages - USA. Raw material cultivation → chlorophyll
concentrate → bottling → D2C Shopify; LEAN equipment selection, Florida / Palm
International teams, China sourcing Beach.
Retail, D2C, chain negotiations
KPI, LEAN, digitization CEO · R&D / Hardware Architect - continued on p. 2
Education · languages
KNEU - Business Management
Microelectronics
UA · EN C1
 Recognition Experience
WEF UpLink Top Innovator CEO · R&D / Hardware Architect Aug 2016 - Aug 2023
DFF, 700+ applicants Innovation Development Agency, Kyiv · UAE · UK
top-5 UA Kickstarter Founded an innovation engineering bureau, 7 years: hardware from prototype to serial
Slush 2023 production.
UK GEP QLYX (2017): smart car mount - Kickstarter/Indiegogo, DFM, CN → US. top-5 UA
~$140K from backers.
Engagement models Smart Oasis (2018): water from air, PV + BESS; 700+ → DFF; Dubai Municipality pilot.
CEO / operations lead Smart Oasis Farm UK (2020-2023): fogponics/hydroponics; private label at Silpo and
Business architect at launch Novus.
Owner / board advisor Organized “Smart Farming as a Business” for the Middle East; represented Ukraine at
International product launch Slush.
Tools WEF UpLink Top Innovator - Food Ecosystems for Arid Climate
Financial model, capex, payback Coverage: CNN · HortiDaily · NV · AIN
Certification, QC, import
Fogponics / hydroponics Co-founder · Business Owner Sep 2009 - Dec 2017
Crowdfunding, e-commerce Acctrade - import, distribution, private label, Kyiv
AI in operations Started with $13K → stable revenue $0.8-1.0M/year for 5+ years.
UA retail chains National chains: Foxtrot, Comfy, Eldorado, Metro, Auchan, Epicentr, OKKO, KLO, and
Foxtrot · Comfy · Eldorado others; in-store brand zones.
Metro · Auchan · Epicentr Full chain: China supplier search and audit → QC → logistics → warehouse → retail
OKKO · KLO · MOYO and others distribution.
Own PL gadget lines; P&L, cash flow, balance sheet; pricing, assortment, margin.
Category manager negotiations: listing terms, promo, turnover, dead stock.
Head of Product Department May 2007 - Sep 2009
AVentures / Unitrade Group, Kyiv
Built and led a separate P&L line for gadgets and accessories within the commercial
department.
Sales ratio vs core product group: 1.8 → 10.5 in two years.
4 channels: 3 retail chains + wholesale; team of up to 50.
Gross margin >$4M in Q4 2008 - during the 2008-2009 crisis.
Assortment policy, procurement, turnover, profit per m², margin by channel.
How I work
First - analysis: which market and customer profile (B2B / B2G / D2C). Then - numbers:
launch cost and breakeven point. Then - team, technology, contracts. Same approach
in retail at $1M revenue, a Dubai Municipality pilot, and three international FoodTech
cycles in the last two years.
I am looking for roles that need execution, not vision on slides: someone who
assembles the model, team, and first deals in 90 days. CEO, New Businesses Director,
or launch project business architect - with authority over P&L and product.
If you are looking for technology commercialization, new product or
business-line creation, or scaling - including international markets - let's
talk.
Call me - we can walk through your challenge on the numbers
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