Alex
Khomyakov
Building AI products at the intersection of expert knowledge, fintech, and compliance.
About
Over the past decade, I've gone from managing $11M capital projects in manufacturing to building AI-powered SaaS platforms used by thousands of analysts in financial services.
I bootstrapped and exited a company in under two years, grew Productera into a 40+ person product engineering company, and now I'm building InsightAgent — an AI platform that transforms how expert interviews and research calls are conducted, scaled, and captured.
Trilingual (Russian, French, English). Based between Lisbon and New York. Mechanical engineer by training, builder by nature.
What I'm Building
InsightAgent
AI-moderated expert interview platform for research firms and expert networks. Autonomous interviews across 29 languages with structured transcripts, summaries, and data ready in minutes.
Learn moreProductera
Product engineering for the AI era. 40+ person team shipping production-grade software for founders and enterprises across fintech, insurtech, and regulated industries. 50+ products delivered.
Learn moreCuriosityCode Podcast
Conversations with builders, founders, and engineers about the craft of creating technology products and navigating the startup journey.
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Tokenization in Banking: Stablecoins & Digital Assets | Parag Monteiro
In this episode of The Curiosity Code podcast, host Alex Khomyakov speaks with Parag Monteiro, Global Head of Digital Asset Platforms at Standard Chartered Bank, about the tokenization of real-world a
AlphaSense vs Tegus (2026): They're the Same Platform Now
AlphaSense acquired Tegus in 2024. Here's what that means in practice — how the Tegus transcript library differs from the wider AlphaSense document-search environment, and which to reach for.
Dialectica vs GLG (2026): Recruiter-Led vs Database-First
Dialectica and GLG both broker expert access but source it differently — fresh recruitment per project versus a global expert database. How they compare on vetting, lead time, and pricing, and what AI
Tegus vs GLG (2026): Transcript Library vs Broker Network
Tegus and GLG solve expert research differently — a searchable library of prior interviews versus brokered access to live experts. How they compare on vetting, call execution, and pricing, and what th
Open Banking APIs Transform Fintech | Christie Kristensen
In this episode of The Curiosity Code podcast, host Alex Khomyakov speaks with embedded finance leader Christie Kristensen about how real-time settlement and open banking APIs are reshaping fintech. T
AI-Driven Fintech Development: The 3-Person Team That Replaces Your 8-Person Squad
Fintech engineering used to require a small army. AI changes the math — but only with the right team composition. Here's what an AI-driven fintech development team actually looks like, and where it ea
The Journey
I started my career on factory floors in Russia, programming PLCs and managing fire protection systems. That led to mechanical engineering in Canada, then managing multi-million dollar capital projects at Philip Morris across Quebec and Toronto.
In 2017, I made the leap to tech — founding Productera as a one-person consultancy and growing it into a product engineering company with 40+ people and 50+ products shipped. As AI changed how software gets built, we became the team that takes projects from prototype to production in fintech, insurtech, and regulated industries.
Today, I'm obsessed with a simple question: how can AI make expert knowledge more accessible without sacrificing the trust and rigor that industries like finance demand? That's what InsightAgent is about.