Monika Wozniak

Co-founder & CTO at Cairn AI · HR software · HR tech, SaaS

Cairn AI

Warsaw, Poland · CET (UTC+1)

13+ years experience

University of Amsterdam

English, Polish

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Overview

Building Cairn AI in Warsaw - HR software. Took Cairn AI from zero to $12 million ARR. Before that: Santander and BMW Group. Most at home with HR tech and sales. Learning Japanese, slowly.

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Candidates for the role I'm hiring for
Investors who back our stage and sector
Early customers and design partners
Working sessions on payroll
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RaisingRaising capital

closes in 3 months

Raising a $3M Series A for pet insurance for dental practices

Stage: Series A
Raising: $3M
Instrument: Convertible note
Committed so far: Opening the round now
Lead investor: Looking for a lead
Traction: 248 paying customers after 16 months
Use of funds: Product and compliance

248 paying customers after 16 months. Looking for investors who know proptech and can help with enterprise sales.

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HiringHiring for a role

closes in 3 months

Looking for account executives to join Cairn AI early - HR software

Role: Account executive
Level: Senior
Type: Full-time
Work mode: On-site
Compensation: $163k-$207k + equity
Team: Founding team, 9 people
Start: This quarter
Must have: A record of closing B2B deals Experience selling to the buyers we sell to Ownership of something end to end
Process: Intro call, technical deep dive, team chat

Comp €86k-€139k. Four conversations, no take-home. Message me with one thing you shipped that you're proud of.

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Experience

Co-founder & CTO
Oct 2022 - Present
Cairn AI · 4 yr · Contract · Warsaw, Poland
- Previously built and sold a small HR software company.
- Signed 219 paying customers, 11 of them enterprises.
- Raised $5 million across 3 rounds.
FP&A Manager
Jul 2020 - Oct 2022
Santander · 2 yr 3 mo · Full-time · Warsaw, Poland
- Saved $2 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.
Senior Financial Analyst
Feb 2017 - Mar 2020
BMW Group · 3 yr 1 mo · Full-time · Warsaw, Poland
- Saved $4 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.
Finance Manager
May 2013 - Feb 2017
Cabify · 3 yr 9 mo · Full-time · Warsaw, Poland
- Built the operating model the board used for a $50 million raise.

Projects

Open-source HR tech toolkit

2026

A small library for HR software that 490 developers star on GitHub.

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Education

University of Amsterdam
BSc, Engineering
2009 - 2012

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