Kiril Gantchev is a serial founder and software leader with 14 years of experience building product-focused engineering teams and AI-driven platforms from Sofia, Bulgaria. He currently leads Ameru.ai, commercializing an AI-powered robotic smart bin to accelerate zero-waste adoption, and co-runs ST6.io, a boutique “AI Special Forces” consultancy delivering production-grade ML, LLM agents, and MLOps. Earlier he scaled Loanbase into the largest P2P Bitcoin lending marketplace of its time, demonstrating a knack for applying blockchain and AI to real-world markets. Kiril pairs hands-on engineering roots—from web crawlers and real-time trading systems to dev tools like FlyCI—with strategic product leadership, often tackling problems that blend hardware, software, and sustainability. He holds graduate and undergraduate degrees from DePaul University in software and games development, reflecting a strong foundation in both systems and user-focused design.
14 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Masters, Software Engineering, Masters, Software Engineering at DePaul University
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