Kyran Zhanat
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Currently in London · Founder · Product Builder

I build scalable products and technology-driven businesses. Currently building contex.run.

I’m Kyran Zhanat — a serial entrepreneur and software engineer focused on building scalable, technology-driven companies. My experience spans startups, production software systems, and digital platforms reaching tens of thousands of users.

Currently building: contex.run

Software engineering is bottlenecked not by writing code, but by understanding it. I’m building an AI system that creates persistent, codebase-level understanding, allowing developers and AI agents to reason across real repositories with grounded, file-level precision instead of fragmented context or hallucinations. The goal is to become the foundational infrastructure that dramatically reduces onboarding time, debugging cost, and the complexity of maintaining large software systems.

Codebase Understanding AI Agents Developer Tools Semantic Indexing
800+
Students served
230K+
YouTube subscribers
4+ yrs
Production systems
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KYRAN ZHANAT
Entrepreneur · Software Engineer
Building contex.run
Focus: Codebase-level context augmentation for AI coding agents and developers

Education

#1 public high school for gifted students in Kazakhstan, focused on physics, mathematics, and competitive STEM.


Nazarbayev University Computer Science

Kazakhstan’s flagship, autonomous, English-medium research university with a strong focus on research, innovation, and global faculty.

“I like building fast, learning from users, and turning ideas into scalable businesses.”

About

I combine engineering execution with product thinking and entrepreneurship — building systems, launching platforms, and iterating based on real-world feedback.

What I do

I build products and businesses from the ground up. My strength is moving from idea to execution: designing systems, building MVPs, acquiring early users, and iterating quickly.

  • Build scalable web platforms and backend systems
  • Launch and grow digital products
  • Combine engineering, marketing, and product execution

Currently building

contex.run is a persistent, codebase-level understanding layer that ingests repositories, models structure semantically, and enables AI to answer questions with grounded, file-level precision rather than hallucination.

  • Designed to reduce onboarding time and debugging effort
  • Built for real production codebases (not toy examples)
  • Optimized for long-lived context across repos and conversations

Founder direction

My long-term goal is to build globally impactful technology companies — creating systems that are intuitive, intelligent, and meaningful. I’m especially interested in scalable architectures, AI-driven products, and platforms that amplify human productivity.

Startups Product Engineering Growth System Design AI Integration

Projects

Proof of work — products, startups, and production systems I’ve built and shipped.

contex.run — Codebase Understanding for AI

A persistent “code understanding” layer for large, unfamiliar codebases — enabling grounded, file-level answers instead of transient context and hallucinations.

Live Now
AI Agents Semantic Modeling DevTools
  • Ingests repositories and models structure semantically
  • Answers questions with grounded, file-level precision
  • Built for real production codebases and long-lived context

Alash Academy — Online Education Platform

Co-founded and led an online education startup delivering live and recorded courses nationwide.

Startup 2020–2022
Operations Digital Marketing Platform
  • Served 800+ students across Kazakhstan
  • Led a team of 7 instructors and managed curriculum
  • Ran Facebook/Instagram campaigns and used analytics to optimize growth
  • Produced promotional videos to boost acquisition

YouTube Channel Network

Built and scaled multiple channels by testing niches, optimizing retention, and iterating with data.

Distribution 2022–2024
Analytics Growth Content Systems
  • Launched 30+ channels across different domains, leading a 4-person team managing and producing end-to-end YouTube content
  • 5 channels monetized; 230K+ subscribers combined
  • Experimented with engagement metrics and algorithmic distribution
  • Developed intuition for feedback loops and scalable growth

Enterprise Production Systems

Production engineering across logistics/warehouse systems and enterprise platforms — built for reliability and real operational workloads.

Engineering 2021–2025
Python Systems Production
  • Smart Accounting Solutions (Almaty, Kazakhstan): wrote a warehouse system in pure Python (no frameworks), focusing on correctness, scalability, and maintainable backend architecture.
  • Rukan Alshumaal Information Technology (Dubai, UAE): built large-scale production platforms, including restaurant automation systems and enterprise order & supply-chain coordination solutions.

Contact

If you’re building ambitious products or exploring new ventures, I’m open to conversations with builders, founders, and teams.

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