Summary
Michael Babich is an innovations, business design, and strategy consultant with over 20 years of experience launching and scaling technology companies, media ventures, and startups across Eastern Europe. He has founded multiple companies—two of which exited via M&A—and led a 50-person web development firm serving global clients, demonstrating both hands-on product building and board-level strategic execution. Michael helped unlock over $85M in investments and aid through advisory work, including a USAID-backed 60-page Ukrainian IT sector study that informed a $60M aid package. Comfortable operating between creative and operational roles, he has launched media channels, a profitable magazine edition, a DIY marketing SaaS, and local co-founder matching events while also hosting a startup podcast. Known for pragmatic curiosity and strong stakeholder alignment, he combines analytical rigor from an international economics background with entrepreneurial grit and a track record of building teams that turn ideas into revenue.
12 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Certificate, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry at High school
Master’s Degree, International Economic Relations, Master’s Degree, International Economic Relations at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
Ukrainian, Russian, English