Stiven Sigal

Student · Entrepreneur · Researcher

About

I'm a student who builds things — games, devices, and organizations — and then figures out how to make them work at scale. My first venture, Grow A Garden Modded, grew to 65,000 concurrent active players and over 5 million unique visits in its first week. I engineered the infrastructure to support that many simultaneous users myself, grew an associated YouTube channel to 600,000 subscribers, and eventually sold the game and its infrastructure. I'm now formalizing a new game development venture, working on an LLC and trademarks, and building the internal tools to run it.

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Game Development

Research & Invention

Outside of game development, I'm driven by research and invention. I designed Kitchen Kit, an eco-conscious device that tracks what's in your fridge and generates recipes that prioritize ingredients about to expire — an idea that placed 2nd at Genius Olympiad Ukraine and earned a perfect score (10/10) for 1st place at MAN Junior. As a student researcher at KMAN, I trained an open-source Ukrainian text-to-speech model and I'm now building a fitness app on top of it. Whether I'm coding, pitching, or leading a team, I care about turning ideas into things that actually work.

Experience & Leadership

Game Development

Kitchen Kit

Research

Scaled Grow A Garden Modded to 65,000 concurrent players and 5M+ first-week visits, then sold it
Grew a YouTube channel to 600,000 subscribers
Formalizing a new game development venture (LLC, trademarks)

Designed and built a working prototype of an eco device that tracks fridge inventory and generates recipes prioritizing ingredients nearing expiration
Conducted supporting research and am pursuing patent and trademark protection
Placed 2nd at Genius Olympiad Ukraine and 1st (10/10) at MAN Junior for R&D, pitching, and execution

Student researcher at KMAN, where I trained an open-source Ukrainian text-to-speech model and am building a fitness app on top of it

Student Government

Computer Science Club

Red Cross Volunteer

I host school events, lead tours for new students, and organize cross-disciplinary projects spanning hardware and software, video production, and acting — including case days on topics like ecology, post-war recovery, and STEM.

I founded and lead my school's CS club, where I teach coding lessons and mentor a group of students on research and competition projects.

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Community & Activities

PrivatBank Business School

Competitions

Music & Movement

I completed a financial training program with a perfect exam score (100/100), which earned me an invitation to tour PrivatBank's main office.

I've placed 1st and 2nd across numerous olympiads in mathematics, IT, coding, English, and Business English.

I play guitar and piano, sing in choir, and have performed in concerts. I've also studied ballroom dancing and taekwondo.

Professional Network

I'm building relationships with organizations across industries where I see potential for future collaboration, internships, and research:

Atlantis Telecom — one of Ukraine's largest VoIP companies

Institute for Applied Control Systems (IACS), National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine — I know the institute's director, a professor and corresponding member of the Academy

Vodafone Ukraine — I know the company's sales director

Olteks — Ukraine's largest textile and sewing manufacturer

Yadra — an international exporter of sunflower kernels and niche crops

Skills & Interests

Skills: Game Development & Infrastructure Scaling · Business Formation (LLC/Trademark) · Research & Development · Technical Prototyping · Machine Learning (TTS Model Training) · Public Speaking & Pitching · Team Leadership · Event Organization · Video Production & Editing

Interests: Game Development · Product Invention · Applied Research · Music (Guitar, Piano, Choir) · Ballroom Dancing · Taekwondo · Community Volunteering