Experience

Rentberry

• United States
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder, CEO

  • Aug 2015 - 8 years 5 months

  San Francisco, California, United States Founded in 2015, Rentberry leverages artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline the entire long-term rental process, eliminating the need for intermediaries such as agents and brokers. The platform offers landlords and tenants a fully digital, transparent, and automated rental experience. Most importantly, Rentberry helps unlock the $87 billion currently held in rental security deposits. • $25M+ Capital Raised • 39M+ Properties • 9M+ Customers



CityHour

• Information Technology & Services

• Co-Founder, CEO

  • Dec 2012 - Jan 2015

  San Francisco, California, United States Founded CityHour - business focused social media platform that works through the mobile apps that were primarily used for professional networking around the world. - CityHour won "Innovation Award" at the MacWorld 2014 - Featured on the Apple App Store as one of the 'Best Business Networking Apps' - Successful exit: technology & IP sale (January 2015)



BIC Securities

• Latvia
• Investment Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director (M&A, Equity Capital Markets)

  • May 2010 - Dec 2012

  • Led the sale of the leading European private oil&gas companies: Kuwait Energy and GazInvest. • Supervised the sale of the largest bromine produced in Europe to the largest petrochemical company. • Advised Korean mining company for the acquisition of the European largest iron ore producer. • Conducted the sale of the galvanized rolled steel producer to the private equity house. • Implemented the sale of the second largest European surimi producer to the private group of investors.



Raiffeisen Bank International AG

• Austria
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Director (Investment Banking)

  • Jul 2007 - May 2010

  • Managed multiple cross-border transactions in various industry segments, ranging from $80M to $5B. • Directed the sale of private oil&gas exploration & production (E&P) company. • Executed with Lazard team one of the largest European TMT buy-side deals – Volia Cable/Providence Private Equity. • Established expansive relationships with the private equity and VC firms across Europe, Asia and the US.



Deloitte

• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Consultant (M&A, Financial Advisory Services)

  • Jul 2006 - Jul 2007

  • Supervised buy-side and sell-side acquisition transactions for strategic and private equity investors. • Implemented valuations for companies in oil&gas, retail, industry, consumer goods and media sectors. • Analyzed statutory and management financial statements with assessment of IFRS adjustments. • Conducted classes - research, valuation, negotiation, acquisition and structuring skills.



Seven Hills

• Investment Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Analyst (Investment Banking)

  • Jul 2005 - Jul 2006

  San Francisco, California, United States • Executed numerous domestic and international M&A transactions and coordinated due diligences. • Performed financial valuations of companies and designed financial models tailored to the specific sector. • Scrutinized the US PIPE market and organized two PIPE conferences in technology and healthcare sectors. • Conducted extensive analysis of the technology, healthcare and business services markets.



Cisco

• United States
• Software Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Analyst

  • Jan 2005 - Jul 2005

  San Jose, California, United States • Performed weekly review of the international balance sheets from Europe, Asia and Latin America. • Performed domestic and international expense and approval limits benchmarking analysis. • Audited revenue, payroll, fixed assets, and tax for Customer Advocacy division based on Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX).