Entrepreneurs for Impact #185: Evgeny Klochikhin, CEO of Sheeva.ai — Trillion-dollar Market for In-Vehicle Payments. "Charge and Go." Investors in Japan, Germany, India. Techstars team. Pregnant Wife Origin Story.
My guest today is Evgeny Klochikhin, Founder and CEO of Sheeva.ai.
Sheeva.ai is a software and fintech company that enables payments within vehicles, making it easy to “charge and walk.” They are backed by strategic investors in the US, India, Germany, and Japan.
Prior to Sheeva, Evgeny earned a PhD in innovation policy and technology and was a senior data scientist at the American Institutes for Research, a public relations specialist for the European Jewish Congress, and a journalist in Russia.
In this episode, you’ll learn these four important takeaways and much more.
- How a personal pain point was the origin of Sheeva’s creation
- Why they had to pivot and make big changes to their business model
- How they found motivated strategic investors in four countries
- Two traits that make founders unstoppable and how he found them
🔗 PODCAST SHOW LINKS:
Sheeva.ai - Sheeva.ai
Evgeny - https://www.linkedin.com/in/evgeny-klochikhin-30aa714/
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (book) - https://shorturl.at/BSWmz
How to Eat the Rainbow: Tips for a Colorful Diet - https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/eat-the-rainbow
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