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Leadership Team

The Team Behind Jupid

Experienced fintech operators building the AI-native accounting platform for small businesses

4
Co-Founders
60+
Years Combined Experience
$40M+
Revenue Scaled
100M+
Users Served
Meet the Team

A Team That Has Done This Before

Each team member brings unique expertise from building and scaling successful technology companies

Slava Akulov

Slava Akulov

CEO & Co-Founder

Scaled Anna Money to $30M revenue & 100K+ users

Anna Khalzova

Anna Khalzova

CBO & Co-Founder

18 years embedding fintech into US banks

Sergey Petrov

Sergey Petrov

CTO & Co-Founder

Built ride-hailing across 52 cities

Ilya Leeseen

Ilya Leeseen

CMO & Co-Founder

Scaled Zoon to $10M ARR & 40M users

Lucy Golubkova

Lucy Golubkova

Outreach Specialist

Driving growth through automated outreach

Slava Akulov

Slava Akulov

CEO & Co-Founder

Proven Fintech Operator

Technology entrepreneur with a proven track record scaling fintech companies internationally. Former COO & Co-founder of Anna Money, recognized by CNBC as one of the UK's top FinTech companies in 2025. Leads technology vision, strategic partnerships, and fundraising at Jupid.

Key Achievements

Scaled Anna Money to $30M revenue with 100K+ users
Achieved 30,000 customers per accountant through AI automation
CPO at Alfa-Bank: 1.7M users, $15M annual revenue growth
Founded & exited ScrumTrek with $1M EBITDA
Anna Khalzova

Anna Khalzova

CBO & Co-Founder

The FI Partnership Expert

Business leader with 18 years embedding fintech into U.S. banks, leading 200+ integrations across products and partnerships. Deep expertise in the Jack Henry ecosystem, digital banking, and business banking strategies. Primary relationship owner for credit unions and community banks at Jupid.

Key Achievements

VP Strategic Partnerships at Access Softek: 150+ fintech integrations
Built partner platform reaching millions of users via APIs & SSOs
Led embedded PFM experience for mobile banking apps
Extensive network across US financial institutions
Sergey Petrov

Sergey Petrov

CTO & Co-Founder

Technical Architect at Scale

Technical leader with extensive experience building and scaling technology companies. Expert in AI/ML architecture, backend engineering, and financial data security. Leads technical architecture, AI development, and SOC2 compliance at Jupid.

Key Achievements

Built first Russian ride-hailing (inTaxi): 52 cities, 10K+ daily rides
Tech Lead at Yung Sidekick: rebuilt infra for 5x growth in 2 months
Product Manager at Yandex: 30M monthly users, expanded to 2 countries
Technical co-founder at Good iT Works: 10+ successful product launches
Ilya Leeseen

Ilya Leeseen

CMO & Co-Founder

Growth Marketing Leader

Growth leader with proven track record scaling marketplace businesses internationally. Expert in SEO, content marketing, and customer acquisition. Builds automated content creation and marketing systems at Jupid.

Key Achievements

Co-founded Zoon: scaled to $10M ARR & 40M users across 50+ countries
Led SEO at VK/Mail.ru Group: 1M+ daily organic users
Expert witness in government antitrust case against Yandex
Helped set up SEO at Anna Money (worked with Slava)
Lucy Golubkova

Lucy Golubkova

Outreach Specialist

Outbound Growth Engine

Drives Jupid's outbound growth engine, managing automated cold outreach campaigns across LinkedIn and email. Partner at Good iT Works, bringing operational expertise and lead generation experience to the team.

Key Focus Areas

Automated cold outreach infrastructure (LinkedIn & Email)
Lead generation and list enrichment
Financial institution outreach campaigns
Partner at Good iT Works agency
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