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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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
AlphaSense Alternatives & Competitors (2026): Expert Networks
AlphaSense alternatives and competitors — including its Tegus library, plus GLG, Dialectica, and specialist networks — and what AlphaSense's in-house AI-moderated calls mean for boutique ENs.
What Do Expert Networks Cost? Pricing & Per-Call Fees (2026)
What expert networks cost in 2026 — per-call fees, retainers, and subscriptions, what drives the price, and how AI-moderated calls change the per-call economics.
GLG Alternatives & Competitors: Expert Network Options (2026)
GLG alternatives and competitors compared — Tegus/AlphaSense, Dialectica, and specialist networks — plus the AI-moderated call shift and what it means if you run an expert network.
AI Fraud Detection in Payments | Srishti Andreasen
AI-powered fraud is reshaping payment security faster than banks can respond. Srishti Jain Andreasen, Global Business Development Executive at RS Software, breaks down why synthetic identity fraud is
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.