Mykola Maksymenko
FounderCo-Founder, CTO at haiqu-logo-black
London, England, United Kingdom
Foundedhaiqu-logo-black
About
Mykola Maksymenko is co-founder and CTO of Haiqu, a quantum software company that has raised $4M in pre-seed funding and collaborated with organizations including HSBC, IBM, Airbus, BMW, and Capgemini. He previously built and led SoftServe's global R&D division of more than 100 engineers, working across quantum computing, AI, life sciences, and human-computer interaction. He has spoken at TEDx and participated in panels on quantum computing, deep-tech commercialization, and AI.
Co-Founder, CTO at haiqu-logo-black
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Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026Angel OneKyiv · $50K – $200K checksCollaborative FundNew York · $500K – $1M checks · since 2026MaC Venture CapitalLos Angeles · $500K – $2M checks · since 2026PrimaryNew South WalesPrimary Venture PartnersNew York · $1M – $3M checks · since 2026Roosh VenturesKievSilicon Roundabout VenturesSt. Albans · since 2026Toyota VenturesLos Altos · since 2026
Co-founders at haiqu-logo-black
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Richard GivhanCo-founder, CEO
Experience
- HaiquCo-Foundercurrent2023 — present
- AI HOUSEBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- SoftServeR&D Advisorcurrent2023 — present
- SoftServeAssociate VP, R&D2022 — 2023
- SoftServeR&D Director2019 — 2022
- SoftServePrincipal Scientist2018 — 2022
- SoftServeResearch Lead2016 — 2018
- UCU Business School (LvBS)Acting Director, Master program in Technology Management (MSTM)current2022 — presentLviv, Ukraine
- Creative Destruction LabQuantum Cohort Alumni2022 — 2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Weizmann Institute of SciencePostdoctoral Research Fellow2014 — 2016
- Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex SystemsPostdoctoral Research Fellow2012 — 2014Dresden Area, Germany
- Otto-von-Guericke University MagdeburgDAAD fellowship2011
- Goerg August University GoettingenDAAD fellowship2011
- Television News Channel "24"Journalist2006 — 2007
- "Expres Media Grup" LTD, Expres.uaJournalist2004 — 2006Lviv
Skills & more
Management2Marketing5Operations Management5Business Strategy4Product StrategyResearch Management1Technology Commercialization1Physics33Theoretical Physics15Science26Research15Condensed Matter Physics6
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Music ProductionNumerical AnalysisMathematical ModelingProgrammingTeachingVideo EditingWeb DevelopmentScientific ComputingData AnalysisLaTeXPythonMathematicaLanguages English · German · Polish · Russian · Ukrainian
- Trifacta Wrangler Certification — Trifacta
- Digital Disruption (Innovation Consulting) course — UCU Business School (LvBS)
- Machine Learning (Stanford University) — Coursera Course Certificates
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mykola Maksymenko?
- Mykola Maksymenko is co-founder and CTO of Haiqu, a quantum software company that has raised $4M in pre-seed funding and collaborated with organizations including HSBC, IBM, Airbus, BMW, and Capgemini. He previously built and led SoftServe's global R&D division of more than 100 engineers, working across quantum computing, AI, life sciences, and human-computer interaction. He has spoken at TEDx and participated in panels on quantum computing, deep-tech commercialization, and AI.
- Where does Mykola Maksymenko work?
- Mykola Maksymenko is Co-Founder, CTO of haiqu-logo-black.
- What companies did Mykola Maksymenko found?
- Mykola Maksymenko founded haiqu-logo-black.
- Where did Mykola Maksymenko go to school?
- Mykola Maksymenko studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Stanford Ignite, Certificate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship); Institute for Condensed Matter Physics of NAS of Ukraine (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Theoretical Physics); UCU Business School (LvBS) (Master's degree, Technology Management).
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