Hi-tech entrepreneur and technologist passionate about internet and mobile. The digital industry fascinates me with its hyper-growth disruptive nature and immensity. I spent more than 15 years in technology, product and management at myriad of Web and Mobile companies, as well as founded leading expat online community and eCommerce retailer. If you find this boring, glad to chat about old timer cars, art, gourmet and surfing. +++ Please understand +++ I accept connection requests if: 1) we met or did business together, or 2) you clearly state the reason for your contact request. I founded Stark Founders so I can engage fully with entrepreneurs and build the next Internet & Mobile unicorns. I also co-founded and managed Rocket Internet's state-of-the-art technology operations in Portugal. My team built from scratch and maintained some of Rocket's most impressive high growth ventures across the world. I love working with startups e.g. Somuchmore.org, Eventyard.net, Zaedno.eu and spend my free time mentoring entrepreneurs. I have successfully raised funding and know the challenging reality of being an entrepreneur. I am regular guest speaker at startup events such as Digitalk 2014, Lisbon Challenge 2013, ENEI 2013, Silicon Valley comes to Lisbon 2012 and BIN@Porto 2012 on exciting topics such as product innovation, growth strategy and internationalization. I co-organized the Silicon Valley comes to Cambridge and Technology Ventures Conference event in 2010. Before starting Stark Founders I worked for Rocket Internet, Google, 3M, Joker.com, KPMG Consulting in the digital space at diverse functional levels. I hold an MBA degree with distinction from the University of Cambridge, UK with focus on entrepreneurship and Msc/Bsc in Computer Science from Germany and Bulgaria. I also visited Harvard University for fine tuning my negotiation skills.

CEO & Founder @ Stark Founders enables Entrepreneurs. We actively engage with entrepreneurs from day 1 - from concept to market to scale. We are experts in UIX, Technology, Marketing, Business Development, Business Intelligence, CRM, Recruitment At the idea and early stage we act as a startup studio for home-grown and external ventures. At later stage we invest in outstanding teams to facilitate traction and scale ventures internationally. We seek 1) People with drive, intellect and commitment 2) Culture of entrepreneurship and forward thinking 3) Ideas that shake the status quo From October 2014 to Present (1 year 3 months) Berlin Area, GermanyCEO & Co-Founder Rocket Internet Tech Center Portugal @ Rocket Internet is a leading Internet powerhouse that creates worldwide leaders. In the past years the group has built over 100 companies in 43 countries and had over 40 exits. • Established Rocket Internet Technology Center (acquired in 2014 by AIG) catering for market leading Internet and mobile companies operating in 50+ countries on 5 continents e.g. Lazada.com, Jumia.com, Dafiti.com, Foodpanda.com, Payleven.com, Zalando.com etc. • Provided product and technology vision in online payments, shopping clubs, auctions, hotel booking, new and used cars deals, classified, food delivery, marketplaces, ecommerce verticals e.g. Fashion, Electronics, Books, Furniture in web and apps ranked nr. 1 in app stores • Carried full P&L responsibility • Instigated best project management agile practices and leadership in planning, stakeholder communication and prioritization of technology projects • Interacted and influenced in a leadership capacity various levels of the organization including staff, key business leaders, senior and executive management internally and externally • Developed and maintained excellent working relationships with strategic partners • Monitored delivery of multiple multinational cross-functional teams, assessed risk and removed barriers to effectuate solutions • Pushed process improvements within organization, assessed staffing requirements, led hiring spree for fast-growing ventures and bi-annually evaluated and actively worked on developing staff • Maintained a work environment in which teamwork is valued and acknowledged. Monitored staff to ensure security and ethical policies are being followed • Recognised as creative thinker, persuasive presenter and excellent listener with high energy, enthusiasm, confidence, good sense of humour and ability to translate complex information system data to a non-technical audience From October 2011 to September 2014 (3 years) Porto Area, PortugalCIO @ In my function as the organisation CIO I set CUTEC's technology strategy and directed the planning and introduction/implementation of IT systems in support of initiatives such as TVC 2011. The Cambridge University Technology and Enterprise Club (CUTEC) hosts a number of events to enhance the entrepreneurial spirit amongst academics and students. Our focal event, Technology Ventures Conference (TVC) is one of the world's largest student-led entrepreneurial conference. The TVC attracts high profile venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and angel investors from around the world and affords unmatched access to this community for student attendees. In parallel, CUTEC also organises workshops and ideas@CUTEC open innovation events throughout the year, either independently or in collaboration with the local and global professional networks. It aims to provide the platform to encourage entrepreneurship across multi-disciplines around the University of Cambridge. From February 2011 to September 2011 (8 months) Cambridge, United KingdomSales and Marketing @ • Analysed AdWords reseller sales across EMEA countries, developed deep understanding of Google’s core business and its search offerings/tools, identified market opportunities and improvement areas • Established scalable business framework, recommended growth strategy and presented action plan From February 2011 to April 2011 (3 months) London, United KingdomStrategy Consultant @ • Understood customer needs, gathered product requirements, enhanced and created new products, recommended business development strategy for the hi-tech design services and consulting firm • Conducted extensive market research, identified strategic partnerships across EMEA, outlined value proposition, defined relationship management, and presented to C-level executives From October 2010 to December 2010 (3 months) Cambridge, United KingdomSenior Engineer Product Development Web @ • Created and launched high performance Web-based network management system for blue chip company with a strong team of engineers, business development, sales and marketing managers • Implemented multi-purpose Web-based infrastructure monitoring system for blue chip company • Supervised the development cycle and managed communication within 3M and with clients • Introduced state-of-the-art software development tools and practices to speed up implementation of Web projects From April 2008 to August 2010 (2 years 5 months) Lead Web Developer @ Leading Domain and Internet Service Provider in Germany • Initiated software architecture and user-experience changes; created paid and free services for the flagship project of CSL, Joker.com - a popular E-Commerce platform for managing and selling domains • Developed, launched and supervised CSL’s portfolio of websites • Defined product vision, strategy, best technical implementation methods and execution schedule • Implemented and scaled online payments including Verified by VISA/MasterCard SecureCode gateway • Maintained Web presence of industry and telco multinationals in Germany and internationally From January 2003 to March 2008 (5 years 3 months) IT Consultant @ Project: Barents Group Bulgarian Health Project From May 2001 to December 2002 (1 year 8 months)

Executive Education at Harvard Law School, Program on Negotiation (PON) - Negotiation and Leadership, Negotiating International Business Deals @ Harvard UniversityMBA, Business, Management, Entrepreneurship @ University of Cambridge From 2010 to 2011 MScCSCE, Computer Science and Communications Engineering @ Universität Duisburg-Essen, Standort Duisburg From 2003 to 2005 BSc, Computer Engineering @ Technical University Sofia From 1998 to 2002 Hristo Odiseev is skilled in: Product Development, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital, Business Strategy, Product Management, Management Consulting, Business Intelligence, Online Marketing, Negotiation, E-commerce, New Business Development, Social Media, Market Research, Software Development, International Business