Stas Khirman is a seasoned technology executive, serial entrepreneur and investor with over 18 years leading product and engineering teams from early-stage startups to corporate innovation at Deutsche Telekom. A three-time co-founder, he helped build and exit companies in networking, cloud communications and P2P monetization, and today serves as CTO of Pheno.AI while co-founding realizeMD and running a Silicon Valley–based venture network (TEC Ventures/TEC Club). He combines deep systems and networking expertise—having architected large-scale network transaction analysis at Narus and early streaming/VoIP platforms—with hands-on AI and multi-omics product work now focused on improving human health. An ecosystem builder and connector, Stas co-chairs the long-running SVOD conference and has coached over 1,000 founders on strategy and fundraising across global tech communities. His background in advanced mathematics and early research at the Glushkov Institute underpins a rare blend of analytical rigor, strategic vision, and practical engineering execution.
18 years of coding experience
28 years of employment as a software developer
Ukrainian physical-mathematical lyceum of T.Shevchenko University
MS Mathematics, MS Mathematics at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
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