Where does Alex Tkachenko work?

Alex Tkachenko is Founder of Fira.

Where did Alex Tkachenko go to school?

Alex Tkachenko studied at Y Combinator; Universität des Saarlandes (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); Southern Federal University (former Rostov State University) (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science).

Alex Tkachenko

Founder

Founder at Fira

London, England, United Kingdom

FoundedFira · YC

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About

Alex Tkachenko founded Hashscan, a blockchain analytics startup, and previously built Hodler, a crypto portfolio tracking application that was acquired in 2022. He now serves as CEO of Fira.

Founder at Fira YC W25

Intro paths

Alex went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Fira's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Fira's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Fira

Alexey TaktarovFounder

Experience

FiraFounder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
HashscanFounder & CEO2021 — 2023
HodlerFounder2018 — 2022
Voila AIAndroid Developer2020 — 2021
Capture TechnologiesAndroid Developer2018 — 2020Moscow, Russia
HelloBabyLead Android Developer2016 — 2018
Target Labs, Inc.Android Developer2016Vienna, Virginia, USA
SmartomatoAndroid Developer2015 — 2016Russia

Skills & more

Languages English · Russian

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alex Tkachenko?: Alex Tkachenko founded Hashscan, a blockchain analytics startup, and previously built Hodler, a crypto portfolio tracking application that was acquired in 2022. He now serves as CEO of Fira.
Where does Alex Tkachenko work?: Alex Tkachenko is Founder of Fira.
What companies did Alex Tkachenko found?: Alex Tkachenko founded Fira.
Where did Alex Tkachenko go to school?: Alex Tkachenko studied at Y Combinator; Universität des Saarlandes (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science); Southern Federal University (former Rostov State University) (Bachelor's degree, Computer Science).