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Oleksandr Kalonov is a Ukrainian entrepreneur and author — founder of the B2B marketplace Faktorist, author of #EverythingWillBeOK, and an active Ukrainian Premier League referee. Based across Italy, Ukraine and the UAE.
Press kit.
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Bio — three lengths
Standard
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Oleksandr Kalonov is a Ukrainian operator and author. He founded Faktorist in 2021 — a B2B marketplace connecting Ukrainian producers with international buyers across the EU, Central Asia, and the Middle East. He is the author of #EverythingWillBeOK, a book about resilience, entrepreneurship and rebuilding Ukraine. He publishes the Made-in-Ukraine magazine and podcast, and has been an active football referee since 2007, currently officiating in the Ukrainian Premier League. He is based across Italy, Ukraine and the UAE.
Extended
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Oleksandr Kalonov (Олександр Кальонов) is a Ukrainian entrepreneur, author, and football referee. In 2021 he founded Faktorist, a B2B trade marketplace that connects verified Ukrainian manufacturers with international buyers — with AI-powered sourcing, automated RFQs and blockchain-secured settlement. He is the author of #EverythingWillBeOK, a book on resilience, entrepreneurship and rebuilding Ukraine, published in English, Ukrainian and Italian. Through the Made-in-Ukraine magazine and weekly podcast he documents Ukrainian makers and exporters. A match official since 2007, he currently referees in the Ukrainian Premier League and serves as an ambassador for Referee Abroad, a peace-through-football initiative. His thesis: Ukraine’s recovery will run on trade, not aid. He is based across Italy, Ukraine and the UAE. Contact: alex@kalonov.com · @okalonov.
Headshots
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Fact sheet
- Name
- Oleksandr Kalonov (Олександр Кальонов)
- Based
- Italy · Ukraine · UAE
- Founder
- Faktorist — B2B Made-in-Ukraine marketplace (2021)
- Author
- #EverythingWillBeOK — EN · UK · IT
- Publisher
- Made-in-Ukraine — quarterly magazine, weekly podcast
- Referee
- Active match official since 2007, Ukrainian Premier League
- Handle
- @okalonov on every platform
- Media contact
- alex@kalonov.com
Media contact
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