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informed.now is a news research company on a mission to put the power of facts in your palm by texting you impactful news without bias, clickbait, or ads.
Kira Shishkin is the founder of informed.now. As a Ukrainian-Israeli immigrant to the US, Kira witnessed misinformation overload in news at the highest of stakes. So he set out on a mission to fix it.
Kira is a problem solver who's built four companies, and helped his friends build a dozen others. His experience spans broadly across software, strategy, research, finance, and investments. Kira held roles at industry-leading companies, including Google, Primary Ventures, Intuit, BTIG, and GrowthPoint.
His education includes University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, and Stanford. He's lived in three countries and speaks four languages.
Kira's personal passions include empowering artistic risk through Kira.Foundation, cultivating community through Circuit, and curating music through Audio.Kira.Foundation.
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