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Who am I?
Leonid Dovbenko
41 years old, married, two kids
41 years old, married, two kids
- Enduro lover
- Co-owner of Open Service, Docsinbox, Revvy, Service Inspector, GetKiosk, GetHR, Pointer, E-gift.
- Member of the Board of Directors at Dodo Pizza. I oversee IT strategy and international expansion, and serve on the Compensation Committee.
- Member of the Board of Directors at Leber Group. I lead the Strategy Committee, focusing on M&A, deals, expansion in the MENA region, and investment attraction.
- Founder of a restaurant community in Dubai
- Wrote a book about the kind of culture that makes companies alive and resilient
Key skills
Board of Directors establishing
Market expansion
Business scaling
IT budget restaurant management
What I did
SemanticaAI developing — a platform for analytics and brand visibility growth across AI search engines and assistants, including ChatGPT, Claude, DeepSeek, Perplexity, Alice AI LLM, GigaChat, Yandex AEO, Google AIO, Gemini, and Grok. Winner of the Generation AI Awards 2026 as Best Generative AI Startup.
Launched Russia’s first AI-powered procurement assistant for cafés and restaurants. The bot helps to reduce food costs and frees staff from routine operational tasks.
We compiled the practical experience of the DocsInBox team — from early experiments to international projects — into the book People over Paperwork.
Launched Russia’s first AI-powered procurement assistant for cafés and restaurants. The bot helps to reduce food costs and frees staff from routine operational tasks.
We compiled the practical experience of the DocsInBox team — from early experiments to international projects — into the book People over Paperwork.
At Docsinbox, we built the “Send” module, automating interactions with counterparties and government authorities in the restaurant industry.
Get HR KEDO is an electronic HR document management service. We fully digitalize HR processes for restaurant chains and HoReCa.
OS MENA becomes the official Odoo ERP partner in the UAE. We implement and support business management systems for companies entering Middle Eastern markets
Get HR KEDO is an electronic HR document management service. We fully digitalize HR processes for restaurant chains and HoReCa.
OS MENA becomes the official Odoo ERP partner in the UAE. We implement and support business management systems for companies entering Middle Eastern markets
Docsinbox got Pointer to work with company data on geoservices and review platforms. We learned how to take over management, maintain traction, remove founders from day-to-day operations, and develop a vision that isn’t our own.
EGift is a unified service for increasing sales through the use of gift certificates for businesses. So we generate additional revenue for restaurants and retail
EGift is a unified service for increasing sales through the use of gift certificates for businesses. So we generate additional revenue for restaurants and retail
A comprehensive “Chestny ZNAK” product labeling solution for marketplace sellers has been launched
Launched B2B SaaS model Yalla!Hub, enabling businesses to have their own superfast delivery in Dubai.
Founded YallaMarket - delivers high-quality groceries and other goods of daily demand in Dubai. The client receives an order in just 15 minutes from the nearest dark store due to a hyperlocal delivery area concept and extremely high picking speed.
Launching the Teamcheck - project is a service that helps employees of different companies work remotely. In a pandemic, the largest restaurant community in the UAE has been created - UAE Restaurant Community. Established Tawreed, a marketplace for restaurants and suppliers in the UAE. Launched GeCo, all-in-one service to integrate sales & delivery channels, orders and customers.
Launched Youtube channel Digitalizer Diary. Now this channel is included in the TOP3 on the restaurant theme in the CIS.
Together with Syrve, I launched a restaurant automation company in Dubai Syrve MENA
Became a co-owner of the StreetMarket project - retail of a new format, Russian 7eleven. Launched an educational program «Bosses School» for entrepreneurs and top managers.
Open Service office opened in Moscow. The company became federal. Geographic scaling started.
Founded DocsInBox - Cloud document flow between restaurants and suppliers
Launched the Service Inspector project electronic checklists for restaurants.
Together with a partner, I founded Open Service, a restaurant automation company.
Opening of the legendary Open bar (worked for 7 years)
Opening of the first restaurant from scratch Light Cafe (worked for 10 years)
Got a job at the Hermitage restaurant as a waiter
Investment Portfolio
I am ready to consider new projects for investments if they are relevant to me
Social activity
Entrepreneur
TIN 780610918088
TIN 780610918088
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