Alex Ponomarev
Founder & CEO at We Are Volt
Lisbon, Portugal
Summary
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SeniorAlex Ponomarev is a founder and engineering leader with 15 years of hands-on experience and nearly 20 years in technology, currently building Volt to deliver AI-powered automation and decision-intelligence for venture capital funds. He combines product-focused engineering with strategic CTO consulting, shipping modular, customizable tools that automate due diligence, monitor portfolios, and surface actionable investment insights. Alex’s background spans full-stack delivery—from Rails/React architectures to agent-driven dashboards across web, desktop, and mobile—grounding his leadership in practical engineering execution. As a repeat entrepreneur who scaled product teams and advised on low-code/no-code and custom automation, he excels at translating domain expertise into turnkey, extensible systems. Based in Lisbon, he centers his work on bridging human judgment with AI to speed decisions and reduce routine friction, often favoring pragmatic integrations over theoretical complexity. An understated strength is his ability to architect adaptable platforms that let funds tailor automation without rebuilding core infrastructure.
15 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Russian, English, Portuguese, Ukrainian
Github Skills (49)
backend10
mobx9
react9
reactive-programming8
typescript8
javascript8
state-management7
react-components5
openoffice4
activerecord4
backbone4
python3
metaphone3
backbonejs3
excel3
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
wearevolt/mobx-model
Jan 2016 - Apr 2018
Simplify mobx data stores that mimic backend models
Contributions:77 commits, 2 PRs, 62 pushes in 2 years 4 months
backendmobx
waggyd/cross_clearance
Jan 2015 - Aug 2015
Contributions:127 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
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