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Alex Tkachenko

Founder

Founder at Fira

London, England, United Kingdom

FoundedFira · YC

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 FiraYC W25

Intro paths

YC

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

GP

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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In turn, Alex can intro founders to Fira's investors below.

Fira's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Fira

ATAlexey Taktarov
Alexey TaktarovFounder

Experience

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

Skills & more

Languages English · Russian

From Alex's professional profile.

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).

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Alexey TaktarovFounder at Fira