Bearskin Group

Providing technical infrastructure to funds, family offices, and tech-driven companies preparing for investment or scale.

Bearskin Group is a boutique engineering partner specializing in technical due diligence, post-investment scaling, and product acceleration for capital-backed companies.

As Founder, I support venture-backed startups, PE portfolio companies, venture studios, and investment banks, helping them de-risk technical execution, rebuild delivery teams, and accelerate scalable growth.

Focus areas: technical audits, senior team structuring, infrastructure modernization, and risk mitigation.

We operate at the intersection of capital efficiency and product execution, ensuring technical assets align with growth objectives.

Founder

Scalamandra

Scalamandra provides high-performing, on-demand teams of Scala & Rust engineers to companies looking to scale rapidly.

Our company is involved in developing websites, analytical dashboards, automation systems, and mobile applications. We make it possible for our clients to take the next step in modernizing legacy applications using functional programming and cutting-edge technologies Scala, Rust, Node.js, React.js, etc.

Our name represents two ideas. Scala is our favorite programming language and Salamandra is a lizard, which is listed on the IUCN Red List.

Scalamandra has expertise in product development, data engineering, big data, and machine learning, operating across diverse industries such as healthcare, fintech, automotive, and more. The company has its own center for training and re-qualification, which helps software developers reach middle and senior levels.

Services We Provide:

- IT Staff Augmentation 
- Web & Mobile Development
- UI/UX Design 

Get advice on your project: scalamandra.com

Co-Founder & CEO (acquired)

Fiverr

My role was centered around integrating engineering teams and optimizing operational workflows to drive consistent growth.

A key area of responsibility was recruitment, where I assisted in shaping the sales and engineering teams by identifying and bringing in top talent. On the account management side, I was focused on maintaining strong relationships with clients and ensuring their goals were always a priority.

I also contributed to business development efforts, where I actively sourced potential partnerships through LinkedIn and email outreach, helping to establish and maintain strategic relationships.

Head of Functional Programming 

beHoReCa

Job search project in hospitality business.

Wine enthusiast 🍷 former athlete 🥊 with a passion for entrepreneurship, startups, and new technologies 👨🏻‍💻

My background is rooted in developing IT products, Big Data processing, and scaling engineering teams.

I’ve built and grown businesses from scratch, most notably founding Scalamandra, a company focused on high-load systems and web platforms using Scala and Rust, which a public tech company later acquired.

I lead Bearskin Group — a boutique technical partner for capital-backed companies and investors operating in the mid-market ($20M–$400M range).

We work at the intersection of capital and technology — turning codebases, infra, and teams into real enterprise value.

🔧 What we do:
• Technical due diligence & vendor risk for M&A and family offices
• Capital raise support & investor readiness
• Infra + org cleanup for post-raise growth & turnarounds
• Strategic tech resourcing: engineers, interim CTOs, squads
• Capital matchmaking via partner bankers & private equity funds

🧠 Follow if you believe tech is more than code.
📩 DM if you're raising, acquiring, or scaling, and IT is part of the deal.

how to start an ai upgrade 

from my experience 

i’ve been working with ai since 2020.

💂first lesson - don’t start with tools. 

start with education.

i see most companies chase the hype and skip the basics.
before you buy software or hire consultants, learn what ai really does.

how data moves, how models learn, how results are tested.

ai upgrade begins with learning.
education creates control, and control creates results.

do you know what ai actually is? can you explain it to a child?

Elijah  Podavalkin

3x Founder, 1 Exit | I build the tech layer behind capital deals and help them get funded

top 10 family office cities in 2025

1️⃣ 🇸🇬 singapore – 2,720
now the global leader. doubled since 2023 thanks to tax clarity and political stability.

2️⃣ 🇺🇸 new york – ≈1,050
still the capital of capital. with the new mayor, that number might change by breakfast.

3️⃣ 🇬🇧 london – ≈900
europe’s key hub for multi-jurisdiction setups, still anchored by its legal and financial depth.

4️⃣ 🇭🇰 hong kong – ≈2,700
policy incentives are working - the city now rivals singapore in total count.

5️⃣ 🇦🇪 dubai – ≈1,000
fastest-growing center in the middle east. family business registrations up 30% this year.

6️⃣ 🇨🇭 zurich – ≈160
where old money still trusts quiet efficiency.

7️⃣ 🇨🇭 geneva – ≈120
home to legacy wealth and discreet structures.

8️⃣ 🇺🇸 miami – ≈250
fueled by latam inflows and new tech fortunes.

9️⃣ 🇺🇸 los angeles – ≈180
a blend of entertainment capital and ai-era liquidity.

10️⃣ 🇨🇦 toronto – ≈140
strong banking backbone and transparent governance attract steady growth.

the center of gravity in global wealth keeps moving east and south.
singapore and dubai are shaping what london and new york once defined.

if you had to base your family office in one city today which one feels like the future?

this week i kept noticing how much lighter the day feels when 

you work with people who actually care 

they show up on time, listen, send what they promised, remember the small details, and close loops without reminders. 

i want more people like that around me, and i want to be one of them too. if this sounds like you - glad we’re in the same orbit.

who earned your trust this week with a small but real action?

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