I’m Vasilii Tereshchenko. I build products where AI, health, languages and people meet.
An idea, a question, a career crossroads. Say hello.
Trained in medicine and pharmacology. Then seven years building products and companies across the Netherlands, the UK, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Georgia.
The longer storyDifferent problems. The same interest in making something useful for people.
Men-focused wellness clinics in the United States. Building around a better experience of looking after your health.
Let’s talk NovumLeading engineering and security, with payments built for multiple markets.
Talk engineeringA voice-first AI Telegram bot for speaking English, Spanish and French. Conversation, quizzes and daily vocabulary—more chances to actually use a language.
Ask about LangBistroI thought I would spend my career in research. It took medical school, Oxford, and a room full of scientists on stage to work out what I enjoyed most.
The thread through all of it?
People.
And what we can build together.
Medical school, with research as the plan. Alongside it, I co-founded Science Slam Samara: scientists explaining their work to 300-seat audiences. We ran the first all-Russian Science Slam with participants from 40 cities, and I coached 50+ scientists. The community started to matter to me more than the lab.
An MSc in Pharmacology sharpened my thinking—and clarified that research wasn’t my path. I wanted to build a company. First, I needed to learn how businesses worked.
At Betty Blocks, I learned business development and digital transformation, helped open the UK and Russian markets, and generated 150 senior leads in three days at Gartner IT Symposium.
After returning to doctoral research in Russia, I moved to the UK when the war in Ukraine began. At Open Medical, I managed projects across six NHS trusts, automated a skin-cancer pathway and led grant bids. Within six months, I became Senior Innovation Manager.
Antler was where the company-building became real: I found my co-founders, validated an idea in ten weeks and raised pre-seed funding.
As COO, then CEO of Laymune, I worked on healthcare for stigmatised conditions, then value-based care aligned with Vision 2030. We developed hospital pilots in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, raised a $100k angel round, and received initial approval for a 2M SAR grant.
A pivot brought us to football. As CEO of S3i, I led a seven-developer team building AI video analysis and player-development tools. We developed the prototype and signed five MOUs with professional and semi-professional clubs.
Now building Novum, LangBistro and OpCurri, writing on Substack and mentoring on ADPList. Still learning—and happy to share what the journey has taught me.
A second pair of eyes, a useful introduction, or help untangling the next step. Tell me where you are and what’s on your mind.
Startup and product advice: testing the idea, choosing what to build, and getting a team moving.
Digital health, NHS projects, value-based care and grant applications—with experience on both sides of the clinical conversation.
Practical perspective on company setup, residency and partnerships in Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Jordan.
CV and career reviews for doctors and scientists moving into business. I know how unfamiliar that first move can feel.
A few pieces worth starting with.
A doctor's first Ramadan fast in Saudi Arabia: what I learnt about sleep, hydration, training and discipline.
SubstackFrom a crematorium plan to hospital outcomes software: the ideas, pivots and dead ends behind my path as a founder.
SubstackWhy big conferences rarely pay off for early-stage startups, and how to get real value when you do go.
SubstackTell me about the thing you’re building, the decision you’re stuck on, or the change you want to make. A few sentences are plenty.
Vasilii TereshchenkoDoctor, founder, curious person.