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12 articlesAlexei Solovyov
Alexei Solovyov hub-leader of TON Society CIS, IT-strategist and investor. Organized the first TON Breakfast (21.05.2023, Rostov-on-Don). Parallel teacher of Hindu yoga, founder of the YOGA WAY club. Mathematician by education (elasticity theory).
Alexei Toropov
Alexei Toropov TON Society CIS development manager. Bachelor of Plekhanov University of Economics (2021), master of Gagarin University of Technology in information security (2023), organizes events and coordinates the TON ambassadors in the CIS.
Alyona Shmalko
Alyona Shmalko Ecosystem Lead at TON Foundation since February 2024. Graduated with honors from MGIMO + LUISS (Italy) MA. Previously: Qowner (PMO), SHP.agency (events in Cyprus with Google/Meta/TikTok), co-founder of XFounders Web3 accelerator.
Anatoliy Makosov
Anatoliy Makosov (tolya-yanot) Tech Lead TON. One of the founders of the TON Foundation (together with Kirill Yemelianenko) after the departure of Telegram from the project. Winner of 10 of 11 Telegram Contest.2011–2013), CrazyPanda (2013–2014).
Anton Tsivarev
Anton Tsivarev Director of Ecosystem Development at TON (from October 2023). Previously: Director of SuperApp at VK (created VK Mini Apps, 35K services, 40M MAU), Senior Partner at First Stage Labs (2022–2023He is a graduate of ITMO (Bachelor + Master).
Inal Kardan
Inal Kardan is an IT specialist, entrepreneur, and GameFi expert who has held senior roles at Waves Platform, Waves Ducks, Meta0, TON Foundation, and now partners at TON Ventures.
Kirill Emelianenko
Kirill Emelianenko PhD in physics, key developer of TON. One of the founders of the TON Foundation (with Anatoly Makosov). Winner of the Telegram Contests (2019). Co-author of Orion Protocol.
Manuel Stotz
Manuel Stotz is the founder of Kingsway Capital and President of the TON Foundation since January 2025.
Memhash
Memhash is a Telegram Mini App that let users mine the $MEMHASH token via Proof‑of‑Work, launching in October 2024.
Pavel Durov
Russian entrepreneur who founded VKontakte, Telegram, and initiated the Telegram Open Network, later continued as the TON Foundation.
Slava Yakimenko
Slava Yakimenko is the Developer Relations Manager at TON Foundation, overseeing grant programs and developer events while studying Software Engineering at ITMO University.
Steve Yun
Steve Yun is a former president and current board member of the TON Foundation, known for launching TVM Ventures and driving key ecosystem initiatives.