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Peter Kolomiets

Peter Kolomiets (Hebrew: פיטר קולומיץ, Ukrainian: Пітер Коломієць; born 2 July 1991) is a Ukrainian-Israeli entrepreneur,[3] philanthropist and investor. Since 2022, he is the CEO of JobCannon, a job recruitment company.[4][5][6]

Peter Kolomiets
EducationOpen University of Israel
Known forJobCannon, SID VC,[1] MIR Foundation[2]
TitleCEO of JobCannon
Websitejobcannon.io

Early life and education edit

From 2011 to 2016, Kolomiets served in the Israel Defense Forces. Commencing as a private in the special forces, he later earned two officer appointments. During the 2014 Gaza War, he assumed oversight of the entire military base, commanding over 60 soldiers. In the final position, he supervised the combat capacity of the entire central district.[7][8]

In 2016–2018, Kolomiets studied at the Open University of Israel with a degree in Business Administration and Management, General.[7]

Career edit

Early career edit

After Kolomiets' military position, he established various businesses and became an entrepreneur.[1][9]

From June 2019 to September 2022, he was the CBDO and co-founder of IdeaSoft.io,[1][10] an EU-based custom software development company specializing in Blockchain & Fintech.[11][12] In January 2021, it became part of the Ukrainian Sigma Software Group that part of the Swedish holding Danir.[11] Kolomiets acquired the software development company Eventyr.[11] From January 2022 to July 2023, he was the board member of Eventyr.

From July 2019 to September 2022, Kolomiets was the CFO and co-founder Global Ledger, a digital asset tracking company.[13][14] He merged the company with the Swiss holding, Promethiem.[14]

Since 2021, Kolomiets has been a general partner of SID Venture Partners.[1][15]

JobCannon edit

JobCannon was founded by Kolomiets in October 2022. It is a AI-based startup focused in job recruitment.[4][16][17]

In January 2023, JobCannon raised its first $500,000 from venture capital fund White Hill Capital.[16] This round of fundraising took place with the participation of the World Bank.[18]

By the beginning of April 2024, the startup has a team of 51 specialists and more than 500 clients — service IT businesses, tech startups and recruiters.[19] These include Israel's Elad Systems, Dominos, etc. In 2023, JobCannon also absorbed Israeli recruitment agency Digital Hunters and launched six-month training courses for recruiters.[19]

In April 2024, JobCannon bought marketing company Adsme, which was valued at up to $1 million.[19][20] Under the terms of the agreement, JobCannon fully absorbed Adsme. Adsme was founded in 2022 by Ukrainians Viktor Levchenko and Daniil Orlov.[21] Adsme developed a product to predict the effectiveness of advertising on Facebook and Instagram.[19][21]

Philanthropic activities edit

In 2022, Kolomiets provided support to Ukraine during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2][22][23] His efforts involved evacuating 2,500 people from Kharkiv, and providing humanitarian aid in that region.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Peter Kolomiets". bloomberg.com. Bloomberg News.
  2. ^ a b "MakeItRealFoundation".
  3. ^ Lazar Berman (2022-08-01). "Pummeled by Russian guns, Kharkiv is dark, quiet, but alive". timesofisrael.com. The Times of Israel.
  4. ^ a b Yuliia Tkach (2024-01-29). "ШІ-рекрутери. Як працює україно-британський стартап JobCannon". vctr.media. Vector.
  5. ^ Cate Lawrence (2024-01-08). "Ukrainian-founded recruitment startup JobCannon raises $500,000 Pre-Seed investment". tech.eu.
  6. ^ "A Ukrainian-British AI-based recruiting startup has attracted $500,000 in investment". ubn.news. Ukraine Business News. 2024-01-08.
  7. ^ a b "ראיון על התנדבות באוקראינה וחקירה בגבול". Keshet 12. 2022-03-15.
  8. ^ "Бизнес с армейской закалкой: 5 лет спецназа, бизнес на мишках и первый миллион. Петр Коломиец". 2021-05-19.
  9. ^ "Israeli tech firms have much to lose in Ukraine". jpost.com. The Jerusalem Post. 2022-01-30.
  10. ^ "Как привлечь инвестиции в Украине? [ProfIT] Питер Коломиец". 2021-06-12.
  11. ^ a b c Valentyna Dudko (2022-01-20). "Игры для метавселенных. IdeaSoft покупает харьковского аутсорсера PULS Software, чтобы объединить блокчейн и геймдев. Детали". forbes.ua. Forbes.
  12. ^ "Interview with Peter Kolomiets, CBDO - IdeaSoft". topdevelopers.co.
  13. ^ Nataly Veremeeva (2021-12-08). "Ukrainian IT experts established VC SID Venture Partners fund for IT geeks". techukraine.
  14. ^ a b Daryna Antoniuk (2021-11-18). "Украинский стартап Global Ledger делает криптовалюты понятными для банков. На что он потратит $3,5 млн швейцарских инвестиций". forbes.ua. Forbes.
  15. ^ Valentyna Dudko (2021-12-10). "В очередь за стартапами.Украинские IT-предприниматели запустили инвестфонд SID на $15 млн. Как его наполнят и потратят". forbes.ua. Forbes.
  16. ^ a b Anastasia Neseniuk (2024-01-04). "Украинско-британский рекрутинговый ИИ-стартап JobCannon привлек $500 000". forbes.ua. Forbes.
  17. ^ "[Funding alert] London-based Recruitment Startup JobCannon Secures $500,000 in Pre-Seed Funding". startuptise.co.uk. 2024-01-09.
  18. ^ Yaroslav Syvakivskyi (2024-01-07). "Український стартап залучив 500 тисяч доларів інвестицій – яку інноваційну послугу він пропонує". 24tv.ua. 24 Kanal.
  19. ^ a b c d Valentyna Dudko (2024-04-04). "Украинско-британский HR-стартап JobCannon купил маркетинговую компанию Adsme. Она оценивалась до $1 млн". forbes.ua. Forbes.
  20. ^ Oleksii Pavlysh (2024-04-04). "HR-стартап JobCannon купив маркетингову компанію Adsme". epravda.com.ua. Ukrainska Pravda.
  21. ^ a b Yuliia Tkach (2024-04-04). ""Побудувати Netflix у світі пошуку роботи". Бліцінтервʼю Adsme після поглинання україно-британським JobCannon". vctr.media. Vector.
  22. ^ Iryna Supruniuk (2022-03-21). "How Sigma Software & Ideasoft Help Ukrainian People Who Suffer From The War". techukraine.org.
  23. ^ "The Israeli that fled the Kharkiv bombardment - Peter Kolomiets". ILTV Israel News. 2022-03-14.
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