Hello, I'm Daria.
And I build things
people love.

I'm a founder. I've built businesses across three continents — rebuilding from scratch in Russia, Latin America, and Indonesia, picking up new languages along the way, and all of it while being a mom. Now a product manager and AI-integration lead. Underneath all of it, I've always wanted to make the world a little better — especially for the people the market forgets. Different country, different field, same result: I build things people love.
People think it comes easy to me.
Not everyone sees what's behind it. Here's what shaped me — and who I am today.
I spent years as a competitive rhythmic gymnast. It's where I learned discipline, how to perform under pressure, and that you don't quit.
At 16, I started my career at a company that helped cancer patients through the hardest part of their lives. I was raised to show up for people who needed it — empathy was the first real skill I learned.
Not everything went smoothly for my family. I lost someone very dear to me early, so I learned young what responsibility really costs — and that I'd rather carry it than wait for someone else to. That's where my drive comes from.
I became one of the first young deputies in my town, and saw up close how decisions actually get made — and who they tend to leave out. I was part of an inclusive map project that helped people with disabilities navigate the city — even then, I was drawn to building for the people the system overlooks.
I topped my class at the Higher School of Economics and spent those years deep in research — while taking over our family business and growing, scaling, and expanding it. And I did it in a place where entrepreneurship is anything but encouraged. I don't do hard things in sequence — I do them in parallel.
When someone tried to take the business, I didn't go quiet — I built the right relationships, reached the people who mattered, and got exactly what I came for.
I moved to Chile mid-pandemic with almost no Spanish, into a field that barely existed there. Four years later I'd built a brand and a community of 100,000+ people across Latin America who genuinely loved it. I spot demand before it's obvious — then build for it.
Out of thousands of applicants, I earned my place at the Apple Developer Academy in Bali. There I stepped into product, leading OGMO — accessibility software for Deaf and hard-of-hearing students, which earned strong responses from Apple teams across the globe.
Adaptable.
New country, new language, new field — I adapt fast. I've done it across three continents.
Resourceful.
When there's no obvious path, I make one — I find the right people, the right angle, the way through. I always do.
Magnetism.
Drop me anywhere with no network and I build a community that stays. I don't land with one — I build one.
Empathy — my sensor.
I build for the people the market forgets. I believe accessibility is the future — and that a little kindness goes a long way.
What I've built.
Accessibility software for Deaf and hard-of-hearing students. Earned strong feedback from Apple team leads and Inclusion Champions, and selected by Apple for the Entrepreneurship Institute.
Built from scratch into a recognizable brand and a community of 100,000+ people who loved it. Four years, a remote team I led, a market I walked into without speaking the language.
Building random things is how I relax — bots, pipelines, apps, little games:
There's a lot more to me.
A little bit ADHD, fully hyperfocused on the things I love. Off the clock, I chase whatever thrills me:
Let's build something.
If you're building — or ready to — I'd love to talk. Especially if you're looking for a co-founder.