Danil Rashchupkin
CEO · Strategic Leadership
Entrepreneur with 10+ years in industrial manufacturing, 3D tech, and innovation across energy, machine-building, and additive industries.
StrategyFundraisingB2B SalesAdditive ManufacturingISO 9001MBA
- Started as a mining electrician at the Kostenko mine — built a ground-level understanding of industrial processes, equipment failure, and engineer needs
- Graduated with honours in Entrepreneurship & Management from Karaganda Polytechnic University; holds an MBA and has taught innovation courses at Sary-Arka Technopark
- Since 2020 leads KZ Transit — industrial manufacturer of rubber-technical products and spare parts for energy, oil & gas, and machine-building sectors; implemented ISO 9001 and built an additive tech centre
- Founded Teleport3D in 2023, CEO since 2024. Recognised at the Dubai BRICS Investment Forum for contribution to international cooperation
Danil's strength for Nika AI is the rare combination of on-the-floor manufacturing experience, entrepreneurial track record, and hands-on 3D technology deployment. He connects technology development with real market demands, industrial clients, and engineering teams — ensuring the product solves actual production problems, not hypothetical ones.
Dmitry Alekseev
CPO · Product & Marketing
Turns complex engineering products into clear market offerings. Expert in B2B marketing for industrial and tech products.
Product StrategyB2B MarketingAI ToolsCRM & Analytics1C / ERPMBA Intensive
- At KZ Transit built digital marketing for RTI and 3D printing: SEO, paid ads, CRM, auto-funnels, PR and content — significantly improved lead quality and sales conversion
- Experience at satu.kz in web solutions, digital advertising, client management, and office leadership including staff training and process optimisation
- Worked as 1C systems analyst — automated business processes, implemented CRM systems, connected marketing with sales and operations architecture
- Completed AI-in-business training, participated in startup accelerators, developed management skills through MBA Intensive programme
Dmitry's role in Nika AI is to connect technology development with market needs — test hypotheses, collect user feedback, and translate it into clear product tasks. His combination of marketing, product thinking, systems analytics, and management experience makes him the bridge between what the product can do and what the market wants to buy.
Nikifor Malkov
CTO · Engineering Architecture
Backend architect with 7+ years building high-load distributed systems and AI-integrated platforms.
Node.jsPHP / LaravelPostgreSQLClickHouseDockerRabbitMQLLM / AICQRS / DDD
- Worked on Flip.kz — one of Kazakhstan's largest e-commerce platforms: ~1TB database, high-load financial integrations, ClickHouse analytics, microservice transformation
- Built TobeBlossom premium fashion platform from scratch: SSO auth, external APIs, full data migration, admin panel, async queues and modular architecture
- At Rhythmus medtech startup: microservice architecture for ECG analysis, medical data processing, and frontend tools for cardio-data correction — high precision domain
- Studies YOLO computer vision, builds web games in free time, actively researches LLM architecture and production-grade AI application patterns
Nikifor is responsible for the entire technical architecture of Nika AI — backend, AI model integration, Telegram bot, Mini App, web version, API, internal services, authorisation, payments, and user cabinet. He operates equally well in early-stage startups and large high-load production environments, ensuring the system scales reliably with real user demand.
Vladislav Shuvaev
Head of Industrial Applications
7+ years of hands-on experience in additive manufacturing, reverse engineering, and industrial 3D production.
3D PrintingReverse Engineering3D ScanningPrototypingMaterial ScienceWorldSkills Expert
- Started in 3D printing for the jewellery industry, later scaled expertise to industrial manufacturing at KZ Transit — bridging precision craftsmanship and heavy-industry demands
- At KZ Transit: printed industrial parts, restored damaged components, managed reverse engineering, 3D scanning, prototyping, material selection, and printer setup and calibration
- Created and taught Teleport3D education courses in 3D modelling and printing; trained 200+ students across various skill levels
- Expert and independent judge at WorldSkills Kazakhstan; participated in regional and national competitions evaluating professional 3D printing and additive manufacturing skills
Vladislav's value for Nika AI is that he understands the real pain points of engineers and 3D specialists: model errors, wrong geometry, unsuitable materials, equipment limitations, strength and quality requirements. He shapes the product so that Nika AI generates not just visually correct models, but models that are manufacturable, printable, and applicable to real production conditions — the most important distinction for an industrial tool.