My journey as a builder began in childhood, crafting toy houses from broken clay bricks in the alleys of my neighborhood. That early curiosity was nearly lost in the rigid, grade-driven confines of formal education—until engineering school reignited it. There, I co-founded an Engineers Without Borders university chapter, assembled a multidisciplinary team of 15+ engineers, and led the development of a double LED solar lantern prototype. We later designed and deployed a low-cost water filtration system for slum communities in Bhopal—my first real experience using technical skills to drive social impact.

The following decade took me deep into the world of climate policy, sustainable finance, and technology-driven development. I helped shape institutional frameworks for tackling climate change, working across geographies and with some of the world’s most influential organizations. During this time, I also launched Climate Launchpad in Russia under the banner of Hornfels Group, the technology investment advisory firm I co-founded—first in Moscow, later expanding into Asia. For context, Climate Launchpad is the world’s largest green business ideas competition, supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology.

In 2019, my entrepreneurial journey took another turn with the founding of Thymbell—a data-driven e-commerce suite and measurement solution for original custom apparel manufacturers. At Thymbell, I’ve had the privilege of working alongside some of the brightest minds in AI, computer vision, and machine learning, building tools to empower the future of fashion-tech.

I believe the world is full of hard problems waiting for creative solutions. If you’re a builder, a founder, or an investor driven by purpose and bold ideas, I’d love to connect. Entrepreneurship isn’t just something I do—it’s who I am.