Ecosystem for P2E crypto projects

Aliya Grig
Founder, CEO Evolwe AI
Bio
Aliya Grig Founder, CEO Evolwe - AI powered well-being platform (https://evolwe.ai), a virtual companion based on artificial intelligence. Founder, CEO Cosmos City (https://cosmoscity.net), an innovation hub for space tech startups and an educational center in Los Angeles. Founder, CEO Cosmos2050 (https://cosmos2050.org) - a space metaverse Advisory board member in the crypto and fintech startups. Writer, Speaker Top 100 Women in AI Forbes 30 Europe Industries: AI, space tech, mental health, renewable energy, EdTech, Crypto. Skills: product strategy, fundraising, growth hacking. 14 years background as a founder of tech startups. Created and successfully made exits from 3 startups - ToTe (solid oxide fuel cell technology), Lin (small rocket for cubesats), Element (aluminum scandium alloy for aerospace industry). Fundraised over $22 mln for these startups. Collaborated with NASA, ESA, Boeing, Google. Currently running as a CEO Evolwe - AI powered well-being platform (https://evolwe.ai), a virtual companion based on artificial intelligence. Combines a personal coach and a psychologist. The algorithm was created together with experts from Stanford and Harvard. Aliya also created and implemented an urban development project - her team created a new concept for social and industrial development for a city in Europe with a population over 50K people. Aliya’s projects received awards from ESA (European Space Agency), CDL (Creative Destruction Lab), Starburst (as an innovative startup for space mobility). Aliya participated as a space habitations expert in NASA’s competition to construct a Mars base in 2017 with Apis Cor. Aliya was a mentor in Skolkovo (the largest EU and CIS innovation center and Technopark for startups), was a mentor at the St Petersburg State University School of Management, and a guest Professor for Marketing in the Moscow Higher School of Economics. Aliya was listed as one of the Top 100 Young Entrepreneurs in Europe by Forbes magazine and Top 100 women entrepreneurs in AI and Big data by Leta Capital. Aliya is engaged in the development and support of scientific projects in the field of new materials, deep space exploration, and initiates and leads projects in the field of education and art (in particular, a project within the Venice Biennale in 2015, support for gifted children in the field of music). Aliya is an active member at WomenWhoTech international association. Graduated from Trinity College, Dublin (MA), SDA Bocconi (MA). Currently studying neuroscience at Stanford University. For more than 20 years I have been studying various spiritual, psychological practices related to the personal growth and consciousness. Aliya participates as a keynote speaker at the leading international conferences - Seedstars, WebSummit, Collision, Emerge.
Expertise
Advice on funding
Fundraised over $22 mln for my own startups on different stages - from pre-seed to round B. Have a great experience on pitching to investors, preparing materials. Made successful exits from startups.
Building a team
During my career the largest team I managed as a CEO was over 680 people. I also created in my tech projects a special framework for managing product and growth teams
Customer success
I've studied psychology and behavioral engineering, and apply this knowledge to build great customer experience in the product. This helps in engagement, increasing retention and virality
Idea validation
For the last 7 years we validated with my teams over 120 various products and marketing ideas and I created a special process how to make it fast and with no resources
Mindset coaching
As a founder and CPO I faced with various challenges. I changed a lot my own mindset and coached my team on various issues staring from mindset coaching up to how to reach efficiently goals
Product management
I combine both analytical and behavioral engineering approaches to create a great product strategy. Furthermore, I use various frameworks to create a smooth product management system
Product market fit
I launched various products for both B2C and B2B in various industries. I had 2 startup failures where I lost my own $2 mln savings and I know how important is to reach PMF at the early stage. I created my own framework and process for lean approach towards hypothesis testing to reach PMF fast
Toolkit
Amplitude
10 years of experienceI built as a CPO four products and used a lot amplitude analytics to build various cohorts and analytics about users. That helped in increasing key metrics
Industries
I have my main product based on AI, we created a new algorithm for deep learning and applied it in various products. I have experience in building AI products, balancing between technology and product delivery
I have experience in space tech, launching my own startups and creating technologies. I received investments, created successful technologies and our key customers were Boeing and Airbus
I built three products for various industries in B2C - wellbeing, mental health and Edtech. Fundraised $5 mln for these products and worked with Google for one of the products
I created and implemented concept for new industrial park and renovation of the small city for 50K residents in Europe, combined together a team of the best international experts in urbanism, architecture and real estate
Experience
- BlockchainOther
MIKA
Co-founder, COOcontact lens with augmented reality, currently at the prototype stage, patented new optical scheme
B2BAugmented RealityPersonal daily guidance and forecasts based on astrology and human design
B2CMachine LearningCosmos 2050 — a multiverse where players live in a futuristic space city and travel through time and space around the Universe. The metaverse introduces a unique gaming experience through the combination of both traditional core, blockchain mechanics and AI powered digital avatars.
Artificial IntelligenceBlockchainB2CInnovation hub for space tech startups and an educational center in Los Angeles
Real EstateEdTechA virtual companion based on artificial intelligence. Combines a personal coach and a psychologist. The algorithm was created together with experts from Stanford and Harvard.
Artificial IntelligenceHealthTechMachine LearningInternational non-profit organization on a mission to close the gender gap and to help women embrace technology
EdTechLargest international tech conference and platform for startups in EU
Venture CapitalEdTechEWorld
Founder, CEOEdtech platform for women for personal and career growth Focused at the EU market Decided to put the project on hold
EdTechRadyys
Advisora fintech company based in UK focused on creator economu, was merged by a larger fintech company
FinTechLin Industrial
Co-founder, CEONew type of a small launch vehicle for cubesats and nanosats, created own 3D printer engine. Successfully sold to a strategic investor
B2BRED Foundation
Founder, CEOCreation of a new type of urban development and innovation hubs. Cooperated with leading international experts and architectural companies. Created and implemented an urban development project - a new concept for social and industrial development for a city in Europe with a population over 50K people. Participated as a space habitations expert in NASA’s competition to construct a Mars base in 2017 with Apis Cor. The company was sold to an investor.
Real EstateSpace Fund
Parthnera venture fund focused on space tech investments - early stage, sold to a strategic investor
Venture CapitalOtherAnisoprint
Co-founder, CMO3D printing for outer space
B2BHardwareElement
Co-founder, CEOAluminum Scandium alloy for aerospace industry, key customers - Mitsubishi, Airbus, Boeing
B2BHardwareToTe
Co-founder, COOSolid oxide fuel cell renewable energy source
B2BHardware