PVS Ventures
Founder
Vladimir Stantchev
Tech aficionado. Scientist turned entrepreneur and investor.
Tech aficionado. Scientist turned entrepreneur and investor.
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Experience
Stickybits
Advisor
Exit
Direktzu
Advisor
Exit
Advisor
Avans FinTech
Advisor
MedLango
Advisor
fuentis
Board Member
University of Granada
Professor
European Commission
Research Expert
SRH University
Full Professor in Information Systems, Head of the Institute of Information Systems
ICSI - International Computer Science Institute
Associated Senior Researcher
Head of Certification / Cybersecurity
Head of certification at PwC Certification Services, Berlin, Germany
See: https://pwc-cert.com
See: https://pwc-cert.com
fuentis
Founder, CEO
Strategy, IT
Product development of a secure IT Governance system (CMDB + RISK Assessment)
Provided as an on-premise and SaaS solution. See www.fuentis.com
Exit in... more Sept. 2018.
(since Sept. 2018 - Board member)
Product development of a secure IT Governance system (CMDB + RISK Assessment)
Provided as an on-premise and SaaS solution. See www.fuentis.com
Exit in... more Sept. 2018.
(since Sept. 2018 - Board member)
Exit
PERSICON CERT AG (now part of pwc)
Founder, CEO, Head of Certification Authority
Strategy, IT, Business Development
Exit in summer 2016 (100% sold to pwc).
Exit in summer 2016 (100% sold to pwc).
Exit
Asperado
Founder, Co-founder and CTO
Management of R&D portfolio
Archtecture and Implementation of a full-stack SaaS platform.
Exit in 2015 (sold to co-founders)
Archtecture and Implementation of a full-stack SaaS platform.
Exit in 2015 (sold to co-founders)
Founder
Employee
Advisor
Board Member
Education
About
Achievements
I programmed a cryptography unit for a security appliance in 2000 and built a geo-caching mobile app in 2005. I co-authored several whitepapers for crypto-projects and developed related prototypes since 2017.
At Asperado (2010): I built tech team, secured research funding > EUR 750 000; Built an open stack SaaS Delivery and Integration Platform using redundand Cloud Computing providers for improved availability and time-to-market.
At PERSICON Cert: I built a cybersecurity audit/advisory company with over 5 million ARR. Acquired in 2016 by pwc.
At fuentis: Built a portfolio of SaaS IT-Governance products from scratch. Secured seed funding > 1.2 million EUR.
As investor and VC: Invested in over 50 startups worldwide. ROI Range: total loss to >40X.
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Locations
Q&A
If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?
The same - money are not an issue, but a mean (or production factor).
What words of advice would you give your younger self?
Stay cool. You can't change thing that are outside your area of influence. You can change how you react to them.
What's the most creative thing you've ever done?
A network of X-Boxes for research on evolutionary algorithms in 2003.
Which founders or startups do you most admire?
Earnest doers.
What's your super power?
Mind.
What's the best way for people to get in touch with you?
PING.
What words of wisdom do you live by?
It's a wonderful world.
What aspects of your work are you most passionate about?
People & Tech.
What was the most impactful class you took in school?
The ones I skipped.
What's something you wish you had done years earlier?
Nothing.
What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?
The Republic.
What's your favorite non-business book?
42
What's an obstacle you've overcome?
Fear & worries.
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