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Head of FinTech @ Yandex Uzbekistan

Semyon Morgunov

Building products in Central Asia's fast-growing markets — product, operations, and unit economics assembled in parallel.

Portrait of Semyon Morgunov
10
yrs in tech
EdTech · E-com · FinTech
3
markets
RU · UZ · KG
5,831
followers
Telegram:1,139 LinkedIn:4,564 YouTube:128
4
own ventures
since 2009 · 1 sold
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About

I launch digital products in emerging markets — places where product, operations, and unit economics have to be assembled in parallel, fitted to the local context.

I consult companies in Russia, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. Clients include UMAI Group, Belissimo Pizza, Buildex, MediaPark, and others.

Since 2009 I've launched four businesses — one sold to employees, three closed. Currently building two tools on digital privacy and running a Telegram channel about what I learn at work. I live in Tashkent with an Irish terrier named Tofs.

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Career

Apr 2026 — present
Current role: Yandex Uzbekistan
Head of FinTech
BNPL, payments, credit products. Building and scaling the product line.
2023 — 2026
Director of e-commerce / CPO Korzinka Go

Built the product, then owned the full P&L at Uzbekistan's largest e-grocery.

  • Orders: 400 → 10,000 (ATH) per day over 3 years
  • Expansion: 1 → 9 cities in 10 months
  • Revenue: ×2 year-over-year at positive EBITDA
  • CSAT: 4.2 → 4.5
2022 — 2023
Head of Product

Portfolio of 30+ products in home services, ~6.5M monthly users.

  • GMV: ×2.2 in a year
  • EBITDA: turned positive in 10 months
2018 — 2019
Apple Russia
Certified Sales Trainer

Certified as a Certified Sales Trainer in the UK, joined the training team in Russia.

— Product and sales training: 700+ employees and managers

— Events: 100+ online / offline / blended-format sessions, average rating 4.9 out of 5

— Apple Expert Certification: 92% of trainees obtained the international certificate

2017 — 2022
Head of Growth & Monetization

Largest EdTech company in Eastern Europe.

  • Activated 7M+ users
  • Launched products that became top-3 user acquisition channels with positive unit economics
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How I can help

How I work

  • I come with numbers, hypotheses, and priorities.
  • I speak my mind. Disagree — I'll say so. Don't know — I'll say so.

What I don't do

  • I don't fill the role of project manager or jack-of-all-trades.
  • I don't write 80-page reports or send frameworks as PDFs.
  • I don't take on a project without an honest path to results.
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Own ventures

2023
Launched → no PMF → paused
2022
Launched → stabilized → sold to employees
2011
Snack vending kiosks · Co-founder
Launched → 3 kiosks → closed
2009
iPhone accessories online · Founder
Launched → sold ~5% of stock → closed
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Products

WEB v2.5

Fingerprint

Shows your browser's uniqueness percentage and explains the signals websites use to recognize you without cookies. Every parameter comes with a plain-language explanation and a concrete action to take. Local, free, no signup.

Check browser →
WEB v1.0

FoundYou

A photo posted online reveals your location, time taken, device model, and bystanders' faces. FoundYou strips EXIF, blurs private areas, and protects the photo from reverse-image search. Local — your original stays untouched.

Clean photo →
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Publications & talks

CHANNEL1,139 on Telegram

Telegram channel on product and career — writing what I'd want to read myself. Case studies, working frameworks, and personal observations. 1–2 posts per week, fourth year running.

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Get in touch

I read everything. Usually reply within 10 business days.