Олексій

Aleks Prykhodko
New Businesses Director · CEO · Business Architect
18+ years building businesses across engineering, product, and P&L. Retail and import in
Ukraine; FoodTech, AgTech, and hardware abroad. Projects in the UAE, Japan, China, the
USA, and the UK.

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Key metrics Profile

45+ $15M+ CEO or business architect on launches and turnarounds: the owner gets a working model,
team, at peak assets managed a team, and revenue. Order of work: unit economics; technology and supply chain;
contracts with retail or investors. Ukrainian market — hands-on since 2007.
$140K ×5.8
raised on sales growth, 2
Kickstarter yrs What I deliver

$13K $1M >$4M Launch of a product or business line from zero on a new market.
Acctrade, from gross margin,
scratch Q4'08 Turnaround of loss-making or stalled models: assortment, pricing, logistics, capex.

Hardware and FoodTech on foreign markets: China sourcing, crowdfunding, D2C, pilots
Domains with municipalities and retail.

Agri, Climate & FoodTech Operations: KPIs, procurement, warehousing, teams up to 50, direct reporting to
Vertical farms, controlled environment, owners.
climate-resilient supply chains.

Wellness & functional nutrition Negotiations with Ukraine's national retail chains: listings, brand zones, shelf margin.
Products with measurable effect and working
unit economics. AI-based operational accounting: design and implementation.

Hardware commercialization Target audience definition and Customer Journey mapping.
From prototype to DFM, production, and
market; China, crowdfunding.

Science meets P&L Recognition & press
Technology with clear payback and unit
economics. WEF UpLink Top Innovator – Food Ecosystems for Arid Climate.
DeepTech Dubai Future Foundation: selected from 700+ applicants; pilot with Dubai Municipality.
From R&D to a sellable product; TRL logic.
LEAN & operations QLYX: top-5 Ukrainian Kickstarter project of its time, ~$140K pledged.
Processes and equipment: less waste, more
margin. UK Global Entrepreneurship Programme; Slush 2023, Helsinki; recognition from the
Embassy of Ukraine in Kuwait.
AI integration
Routine automation; AI agents in operations.
Press: CNN, HortiDaily, NV, AIN, KyivPost.
Services with recurring revenue
Subscriptions, retainers, service models;
predictable cash flow. Experience
Sustainability
Resilient models, energy efficiency, Founder / Business Architect – International Jan 2024 – Feb 2026
responsible production. Product Businesses
Circular economy UAE · Japan · China · USA (Florida)
Waste and by-products into added value.
Three businesses, concept to market, in 24 months.
Core skills 1 Shchyrytsia — amaranth superfood. Grain processing (protein, oil, extracts),
P&L, cash flow, unit economics product line, equipment selection, unit economics.
From zero to stable operations 2 Vertical farm for Japanese strawberries. CEO; TCEA at outside temperatures up
International teams & China sourcing to +57°C, Japanese R&D partners, pilot, stable production, international team.
Retail, D2C & chain negotiations
3 Functional beverages, USA. From raw-material growing to chlorophyll
KPIs, LEAN & digitization
concentrate, bottling, D2C on Shopify. Palm Beach, Florida.

Education · languages CEO · R&D / Hardware Architect – continued on page 2
KNEU – Business Management
Microelectronics
Ukrainian (native) · English C1

Recognition
Experience (continued)
WEF UpLink Top Innovator
CEO · R&D / Hardware Architect Aug 2016 – Aug 2023
Dubai Future Foundation – from 700+
applicants Innovation Development Agency · Kyiv · UAE · UK

Top-5 Ukrainian Kickstarter Founded an engineering bureau, ran it for seven years. Hardware from prototype to
Slush 2023, Helsinki serial production.
UK Global Entrepreneurship QLYX (2017): smart car mount. Kickstarter + Indiegogo, ~$140K; DFM and
Programme
production in China; sales in the US.

Engagement models Smart Oasis (2018): water from air on PV and battery storage. Selected by the
Dubai Future Foundation from 700+ applicants; Dubai Municipality pilot.
CEO / operations lead
Business architect at launch Smart Oasis Farm UK (2020–2023): fogponics and hydroponics; private-label
Owner / board advisor produce at Silpo and Novus.
International product launch “Smart Farming as a Business” programme for the Middle East; represented Ukraine
at Slush.
Tools & markets
WEF UpLink Top Innovator; coverage: CNN, HortiDaily, NV, AIN.
Financial modelling, capex, payback
Certification, QC, import
Co-founder · Business Owner – Acctrade Sep 2009 – Dec 2017
Fogponics / hydroponics
Import, distribution, private label · Kyiv
Crowdfunding & e-commerce
From a $13K start to $0.8–1.0M annual revenue, held for 5+ years.
AI in operations
Sales through national chains: Foxtrot, Comfy, Eldorado, Metro, Auchan, Epicentr,
Ukrainian retail chains OKKO, KLO; in-store brand zones.

Foxtrot · Comfy · Eldorado · Metro · Full chain in-house: supplier search and audit in China, QC, logistics, warehousing,
Auchan · Epicentr · OKKO · KLO · MOYO distribution.
and others
Private-label gadget lines; P&L, cash flow, balance sheet.

Negotiations with category managers: listing terms, promo, turnover, dead stock.

Head of Product Department May 2007 – Sep 2009
AVentures / Unitrade Group · Kyiv

Standalone P&L line: gadgets and accessories inside the commercial department.

Sales ratio vs the core product group: from 1.8 to 10.5 in two years.

Four channels: three retail chains plus wholesale; team up to 50.

Gross margin over $4M in Q4 2008, during the 2008–2009 crisis.

Assortment policy, procurement, turnover, profit per m², margin by channel.

How I work

Sequence: market and customer profile (B2B, B2G, D2C); launch cost and break-even;
team, technology, contracts. Same method in retail at $1M revenue, in the Dubai
Municipality pilot, and in three FoodTech launches over the last two years.

Target roles: execution. A working model, a team, and first deals within 90 days. Format:
CEO, New Businesses Director, or launch business architect, with authority over P&L and
product.

Technology commercialisation, launch or scaling of products and business lines — in Ukraine and abroad.

Call — we'll go through your case on the numbers.
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