# Boris Krastev

> Boris Krastev is the Bulgarian co-founder and CEO of RemoteMore, a remote-hiring company developed after two earlier startup attempts failed to stick. His path ran from strawberry picking and factory shifts to Aarhus University, a peer-reviewed management paper, Berlin's APX program and Chicago, where Professional Diversity Network began acquiring equity in RemoteMore in 2021. His story is a study in endurance, repeated iteration and the unglamorous work beneath a cross-border technology business.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at RemoteMore
- **Organizations:** RemoteMore, RemoteMore USA, Inc., Boris Krastev Ventures UG, APX, Aarhus University
- **From:** Svishtov, Bulgaria
- **Nationality:** Bulgarian
- **Education:** Marketing and sales studies, VIA University College, Bachelor's degree in management and marketing, Aarhus University, Master's degree in quantitative finance, Aarhus University
- **Known for:** Co-founded RemoteMore in 2017 and guided it through investments and multiple equity transactions with Professional Diversity Network., Reached the finals of Denmark's Venture Cup with RemoteMore., Joined APX, the early-stage investor backed by Axel Springer and Porsche, and moved the company to Berlin.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Moved to Denmark for university after saving money through seasonal strawberry picking near Cambridge, England.
- **2015** — Attempted to start Chance Tur, a tourism venture intended to bring Danish visitors to Bulgaria; registration and capital requirements prevented launch.
- **2017** — Co-founded RemoteMore with Boris Borisov in Aarhus after earlier concepts SkillAchieve and JobDisrupt.
- **2019** — RemoteMore joined APX in Berlin, received an early investment and reached the finals of Denmark's Venture Cup.
- **2019** — Co-authored a peer-reviewed Journal of Cleaner Production article on sustainability disclosure and corporate risk.
- **2021** — Moved to Chicago; Professional Diversity Network acquired a 45.62% interest in RemoteMore for an estimated $1.363 million.
- **2023** — Professional Diversity Network acquired an additional 20% interest, taking its ownership to approximately 66%.
- **2025** — Boris Krastev Ventures UG agreed to sell one million RemoteMore USA shares to Professional Diversity Network for $300,000 in restricted PDN shares.
- **2026** — Continued serving as RemoteMore's co-founder and CEO and publishing practical articles on international hiring, payroll and engineering recruitment.

## Achievements

- Co-founded RemoteMore in 2017 and guided it through investments and multiple equity transactions with Professional Diversity Network.
- Reached the finals of Denmark's Venture Cup with RemoteMore.
- Joined APX, the early-stage investor backed by Axel Springer and Porsche, and moved the company to Berlin.
- Co-authored the peer-reviewed 2019 Journal of Cleaner Production paper 'Bidirectional effects between organizational sustainability disclosure and risk.'
- RemoteMore reported approximately $1.882 million in gross revenue for the first nine months of 2022 while expanding its pre-screened developer pool from 6,300 to more than 24,000.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Published RemoteMore blog guidance on the full employer cost of hiring a developer in Poland.
- **2026-07** — Published analysis arguing that AI is changing which engineers companies hire rather than simply shrinking engineering teams.
- **2025-02** — Through Boris Krastev Ventures UG, agreed to sell one million RemoteMore USA shares to Professional Diversity Network for $300,000 in restricted shares.
- **2024-03** — Wrote publicly about the value of long-term thinking after catching himself focusing too narrowly on short-term setbacks at RemoteMore.

## Links

- Website: https://remotemore.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bkrastev
- Twitter/X: https://www.twitter.com/RemoteMore
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/remotemorestartup/

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Last updated: 2026-08-27