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My Journey

From code to companies

Education, career and a parallel track of entrepreneurship that never quite followed a straight line.

Stanislav Popov smiling in a navy patterned shirt against a dark grey background.

Education & recognition

  1. School years

    Mathematics & informatics

    Geo Milev Mathematics High School, Stara Zagora

    Curiosity about how things work led to competitions and international recognition, including the Intel Innovation Award and opportunities to represent Bulgaria internationally.

  2. University

    Bachelor in Informatics · Master in E-Business & E-Governance

    Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”

    Two degrees that combined deep technical foundations with how technology changes business and public services.

Career

  1. First role

    Embedded Software Developer

    MM Solutions

    My first professional role — writing software close to the hardware.

  2. 2008 – 2018

    Data & Business Intelligence Competence Center

    IBM Bulgaria

    Built and scaled a competence center with certified experts delivering complex international projects. The lesson: technology matters, but people and trust matter even more.

  3. Since 2018

    Co-founder & CEO

    RSC

    Leading a Data & AI services company co-founded with my longtime friend and business partner Rumen Rachkov — grown from Bulgaria into an international company with a presence in DACH, France and the Nordics.

Entrepreneurship

  1. Along the way

    Retail, hardware, culture & wine

    Parallel entrepreneurship

    Lingerie retail shops, chips for cryptocurrency computation, co-founding Club BG Rhythm and Promille Partners Winery.

  2. Today

    Deeply focused on AI

    Co-founder · investor · partner · supporter

    Participating in ventures in different capacities, with AI at the centre.