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What is INC4?

INC4 is an engineering studio founded in 2013, headquartered in Kyiv with an office in Lisbon. 70+ certified engineers work across five practices: AI Lab, Blockchain Hub, Algotrading, MLOps & DevOps, and Compute Infrastructure. INC4 has delivered 100+ on-chain projects and builds execution, backtesting and risk software for trading firms. Partners include Nvidia Accelerator, AWS, and NEAR.

Where is INC4 located?

Headquartered in Kyiv, Ukraine, with an office in Lisbon, Portugal. Clients across the US, EU, and globally.

Who founded INC4?

Founded in 2013 by Igor Stadnyk (Co-Founder & CEO) and Valerii Marshalin (Founding Partner, Blockchain).

What does INC4's AI Lab do?

Custom AI for product teams: LLM integrations, autonomous agents, RAG systems, neural pipelines, and model fine-tuning — from prototype to production deployment.

What is INC4's Algotrading practice?

Execution engines, HFT infrastructure, backtesting, and risk-management systems. All of it is built in-house, on the same stack INC4 uses for its own live trading.

What clients does INC4 serve?

True Finance AI, AirDAO, Minerall, Open Forest Protocol, and PembRock Finance. From 2019 to 2025, INC4 was AirDAO's core development partner — from an ERC-20 token to a community-governed Layer 1.

How is INC4 different from generic dev shops?

Engineering-only: 70+ certified engineers. The team publishes peer-reviewed research on AI agent systems, contributes to LangChain, and is a member of the Nvidia Accelerator program. Operating continuously since 2013.

What certifications does the team hold?

AWS (including ML Engineer, active until 2028), Kubernetes CKAD and CKA, HashiCorp Vault.

Does INC4 work with international clients?

Yes: offices in Kyiv and Lisbon; clients in the US, EU, and worldwide; working language English.

What is INC4's typical engagement size?

Projects start at $50,000; engagements range from focused MVP builds to multi-year infrastructure partnerships like AirDAO.

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