Dima Kapranov

Based in Manchester, UK. Usually travel to the US and EU.

I founded three startups and sold one of them, along with Mike Keeman. At the most recent one, Outter, we were reimagining how people interact with agents, turning every action on the internet into a conversation. Right before this, we founded Hattl, where we were matching people with jobs based on genuine broader fit, beyond the CV keywords. It was acquired for its technology.

Previously we’ve built Hattl (v1, before pivoting), which was matching people with games based on gameplay, so you always know what to play next.

The whole time before then, I was leading products for 6 years in a couple of companies – from an FMCG e-grocery delivery app, where we were adapting years of offline shopping behaviors research into a seamless online experience, to Dubai’s market-leading ticketing platform, helping Ed Sheeran, 50 Cent and other performers to sell online.

I genuinely like what I do, so in my spare time I keep playing with the latest tech toys, building, and writing about this.

I’m on X and Instagram, or you can reach out via email.