Founded as Proposal Invest in 2008, rebranded as Alesium in Cyprus in 2021. We help companies scale internationally through market adaptation, operational infrastructure, capital, and compliance.
Serial entrepreneur with 25+ years building internet products. Founded Depositphotos.com, Crello.com (VistaCreate), Lightfield.Productions, BirdInFlight.com, and hooh.com. Partnered with EBRD and other investors; achieved successful exit to Cimpress (2021).
5+ years collaborating with Dmitry Sergeev. Senior SMM marketer at Depositphotos. Master’s in English Philology from Kyiv Pedagogical University. Based in Cyprus since 2019.
Joined Depositphotos in 2018 as Chief Supply Manager, Cyprus office. Oversees construction and property rental projects. Background in communications and logistics. Based in Cyprus since 2002.
Drives the innovation roadmap since 2022, translating AI research into scalable products. Previously led development at Yandex. Bachelor’s in Economics; dual Master’s in Project Management and Business Analytics. Publishes in peer-reviewed journals.
LinkedIn →Founded as Proposal Invest Limited. Technology expertise across multiple IT domains.
Depositphotos launches — international stock-photography marketplace.
EBRD joins as an investor. Expansion into Cyprus real estate and remote R&D office management.
Crello launches — feature-rich online graphic editor.
Remote-work processes established across distributed teams during COVID-19.
Rebrand to Alesium (Cyprus-based). Depositphotos and Crello acquired by Cimpress.
hooh.com — AI-first document-management platform — in active development.