# Andrey Korchak

> Engineer, founder, PE/VC partner. Building technology since 2005. Still ships code.

Andrey Korchak is a software engineer, founder, and private equity/venture capital partner based in London, UK. He has been writing software since 2005 and leading engineering teams since 2015. He is currently a Partner at Notable Investors and CEO at Fusioncat.

## Current roles

- [Notable Investors](https://notable-investors.com/): Partner at a PE/VC firm focused on technology-driven portfolio companies across software, robotics, renewable energy, and fintech. Supports due diligence, advises CTOs and leadership teams, assesses technology risks, and helps build predictable growth and investment models. Stays hands-on — writes code, builds tools, and actively works with portfolio companies on engineering.
- [Fusioncat](https://fusioncat.dev/): CEO. London-based open-source company building tooling for event-driven architectures — the missing control plane for async communications between software, AI, and devices (Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS).
- [Raterunner](https://www.raterunner.run/): Pricing as code for SaaS. Define billing plans in YAML, version in Git, sync to Stripe or Paddle with a CLI command. Open-source core.
- Angel investor: personal checks of up to $150,000 into early-stage companies.

## Previous roles

- CTO at [Octa](https://weareocta.com/): fintech platform for SMBs in the Middle East. Helped take it past $1M ARR.
- Founder and CTO at [Monite](https://monite.com/): embedded fintech API platform. Took it from idea to a funded company with 70+ people. Covered in TechCrunch.
- Founder of Vokabee: AI-powered language learning product for schools in Southeast Asia.

## Writing

- [techleader.guide](https://techleader.guide/): a practical handbook for engineering managers and CTOs.

## Contact

- Website: https://akorchak.software
- Email: me@akorchak.software
- X: https://x.com/andreykorchak
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/a-korchak
- GitHub: https://github.com/57uff3r

## Press

- [Global Fintech Series](https://globalfintechseries.com/artificial-intelligence/global-fintech-interview-with-andrey-korchak-cto-at-monite/)
- [Verdict](https://www.verdict.co.uk/cto-talk-qa-with-andrey-korchak-of-monite/)
- [The Next Web](https://thenextweb.com/news/why-tech-companies-are-snubbing-the-london-stock-exchange)
- [LeadDev](https://leaddev.com/technical-direction/trust-in-ai-coding-tools-is-plummeting)
- [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/20/berlins-monite-raises-5m-seed-for-its-embedded-b2b-payments-platform/)
- [ITPro](https://www.itpro.com/software/development/declining-interest-in-traditional-coding-languages-mirrored-by-uptick-in-ai-skills-demand)
- [The Fintech Times](https://thefintechtimes.com/overcoming-financial-inclusion-barriers-in-digital-banking/)
- [Wamda](https://www.wamda.com/2024/10/uae-octa-raises-2-25-million-pre-seed)
- [EU-Startups](https://www.eu-startups.com/2021/03/berlin-based-monite-raises-e1-1-million-to-automate-admin-and-accounting-for-smes-in-europe/)