vladislavmilkov
Business Development And Partnerships Leader
Business development and partnerships leader with 4+ years driving go-to-market, ecosystem, and revenue growth across Web3, B2B SaaS, and AI-adjacent products. Built partner pipelines spanning 50+ projects and 10+ L1/L2 ecosystems (Base, Arbitrum, Sei, Mantle, Sonic), supported a $9M raise, and scaled a Telegram-native distribution product to 230,000+ users. Full-cycle operator across outbound prospecting, strategic partnerships, deal negotiation, and cross-functional work with product and marketing. Open to remote (global) or Seoul / Tokyo; works across APAC, US, and EU hours.
Experience: 5 years
Yearly salary: $60,000
Hourly rate: $35
Nationality: 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
Residency: 🇰🇷 South Korea
Experience
Co-founder
Tonso 2025 - 2026
Scaled Tonso to 230,000+ app users and 1M+ completed tasks within 30 days of launch, building creator and user funnels across 50,000+ indexed Telegram channels (50M+ total reach). Delivered an average 25x Telegram mindshare growth per client campaign (peak 30x for Space), driving up to +454% audience growth via pay-for-performance creator activation funnels with verified channel targeting. Drove 4 client projects into the Top 5 monthly Telegram mindshare leaderboard (surpassing Polymarket and Kalshi) through timed creator activations and structured reward pools totaling $1.5M+. Generated measurable downstream revenue for Tria through attribution: $274K user-spend volume, $134K futures-trading volume, and $13.56K card sales (607 units), with 3,210+ verified ambassadors and 20,930 users onboarded via Tonso funnels. Produced organic X spillover averaging +83% mentions and +58% views/post with zero paid X incentives, across three launch cohorts averaging 618,000 daily views. Shipped the v0 Telegram mini-app from concept to launch, owning product features, platform design, all documentation, go-to-market content, and campaign reporting.
Chief Operating Officer
Rivalz Network 2024 - 2025
Led ecosystem partnerships across 10+ major L1/L2 blockchains (Base, Sei, Arbitrum, Mantle, Sonic), building a repeatable pipeline from intro to co-marketing to deeper integrations. Supported a $9M raise through investor outreach, data-room materials, and closing-process management. Improved developer onboarding and integration quality by owning oracle services, the landing page, and overall developer experience. Drove developer adoption and community growth by authoring technical documentation, blogs, and newsletters on protocol updates and ecosystem announcements.
Account Manager
DeQuest 2023 - 2024
Managed 50+ partner accounts across blockchain gaming and infrastructure (Illuvium, Immutable, Planet IX, Wilder World, Gods Unchained, Aavegotchi). Secured partner participation in flagship campaigns (DeQuest Seasons, Illuvium Summer), driving a 35% increase in monthly active users. Initiated a platform UX redesign with engineering and design, shipping four features (Game Data Hub API, Notification System, Analytics Dashboard) that lifted engagement and retention 20%.
Research Analyst
DeQuest 2022 - 2023
Researched and produced content for 30+ partner blockchain projects (GameFi, game mechanics, tokenomics). Co-created a month-long campaign attracting 40,000+ participants and authored 10 content pieces generating 30,000+ views. Analyzed blockchain-gaming trends and presented product recommendations to leadership, informing roadmap decisions.
Student Consultant
MAEUR 2021 - 2021
Delivered consulting to SMEs in a student consulting team, co-developing marketing and growth strategies tailored to client objectives.
Skills
account-manager
crypto
growth-marketing
gtm
head-of-marketing
head-of-sales
marketing-strategist
partnership
project-manager
saas
strategy
business-development
english
german