Anton Isaykin

My initials are AI. New people often want to meet just to verify I'm human.

I build projects and companies. Been doing it my whole life. Some took off, some crashed beautifully. That's entrepreneurship. Former developer who never actually stopped writing code. These days I'm based between Spain, Poland, USA, and South Africa.

Natural introvert who learned to fake being an extrovert so well I sometimes believe it myself. I like being the least smart person in the room, that's where the learning happens. I walk, bike, eat way too much sushi, and tend to prefer experiences over things. My perfect evening: a fireplace, a good view, a dog nearby, and friends with something interesting to say.

Fundraise Up

Co-founder and CTO of Fundraise Up, an AI-powered fundraising platform for enterprise nonprofits. Founded in 2017 with Peter Byrnes and Yuriy Smirnov.

Today we're a team of 350+. I lead product and engineering: 150 people building the platform. We've raised over $80M from Summit Partners and Telescope Partners.

Our technology powers fundraising for hundreds of the world's largest nonprofits, including UNICEF and the Red Cross. Clients consistently report double-digit increases in donations. Not marketing, just math. The company has shown strong year-over-year growth since day one, with the kind of unit economics that make investors smile.

Selected past projects

• Campus On Fire (2016–2019) — Co-founder. An online marketplace builder. $1M+ revenue. Now closed.
• Prostopleer (2009–2012) — Founder. A music streaming service that reached 2.6M MAU, Alexa top 15K globally, and petabytes of monthly traffic. Sold.
• Chatvdvoem (2009) — Founder. A chat with strangers from around the world. Started as a 24-hour fun project. Organically grew to 30K DAU. Sold.