Vesko Kolev

Founder & CEO @ icanpreneur - Forbes Innovation Award Winner, AI Transformation

United States

About

Mission: To significantly improve the odds of success of tech startup founders and product builders.

Experience

  • Co-Founder & CEO at icanpreneur
    Sep 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 10 mos

    For the dreamers and builders who want to make an impact, Icanpreneur is the first startup platform that works like an AI co-founder guiding you from raw idea to real traction. Unlike static tools or generic LLMs, Icanpreneur knows your startup’s context and shows you the next best move by combining proven strategic frameworks with adaptive AI guidance.

  • Angel Investor at CEO Angels Club
    Dec 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

    CEO Angels Club is the largest network of business angels in Bulgaria and a key regional player supporting the startup ecosystem.

  • Angel Investor at Tinusaur
    Apr 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 3 mos

    Programming & robotics for kids.

  • Progress (11 yrs 7 mos)
    • VP, Product, Developer Tooling Product Development
      Feb 2017 - May 2021 · 4 yrs 4 mos

      Leading the Telerik & Kendo UI Product Development (Product Management, Product Marketing, Engineering, UX, Tech Support).

    • Director, Engineering, Business Services
      Jun 2016 - Feb 2017 · 9 mos

      Responsible for the worldwide Business Services division (engineering + product management) - 80+ people in Bulgaria, India and USA.

    • Director, Engineering, Business Services
      Apr 2014 - Jun 2016 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      Responsible for the Business Services Division. Heads the teams responsible for all systems that the Telerik's business runs on and the www.telerik.com website.

  • Team Leader, .NET Development at National Academy for Software Development
    Sep 2008 - Nov 2009 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Working on various .NET based projects - ASP.NET - ASP.NET Ajax - ASP.NET Web Services - JavaScript - WPF - WCF