Sergey Gurin and our founder, Max Temnik, have worked together on several start-ups. Prior to joining our team, in 2012, Gurin started Helpful Alliance Company, - a company developing an alternative to a mortgage-based home ownership, trying to solve the home affordability dilemma. From 2008 to 2015, Gurin and Temnik developed Helpful Technologies Inc. from non-existence to achieving a private valuation of ~$250 million. Prior to 2008, Gurin had founded numerous somewhat-successful start-ups, and developed several innovations in the automotive, alternative energy, and construction industries. He is an inventor named on 19 patents and a recipient of The Golden Medal award in 2000 and 2021 from Eureka - the international exhibition of breakthrough technologies.