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Milena Nikolić

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Milena Nikolić
CEO & Co-Founder of
Heywa Labs (2011)
About

Milena Nikolic is Co-Founder and CEO at Heywa Labs, a London-based AI company pioneering Generative UX technology that transforms how people interact with information through visual, structured experiences.

Before founding

Milena served as CTO at Trainline leading a team of over 400 technologists and spent more than a decade at Google as an Engineering Director for Google Play Developer Ecosystem.

Founder Insights

Milena has led teams building and scaling consumer platforms used by billions of people worldwide. She brings deep expertise in AI, mobile platforms, and large-scale consumer products with a focus on building empowered tech organizations.

Experience

Heywa Labs raised $5 million in seed funding led by Cherry Ventures with participation from Openseed, Pareto, Plug & Play, Ventures Together, and angel investors. The company launched its consumer product on the App Store in the US, UK, and Canada.

Scale & Impact

With a team of just 10 people, Heywa Labs delivers experiences that users say feel more engaging than products built by tens of thousands of engineers. The platform achieves roughly two seconds to first meaningful interaction and responds in real time as users explore.

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Milena Nikolić

Heywa Labs
Co-Founder & CEO
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Milena Nikolić

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Heywa Labs

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SaaS

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Seed • $5M

Company Location

gb

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About

Milena Nikolic is Co-Founder and CEO at Heywa Labs, a London-based AI company pioneering Generative UX technology that transforms how people interact with information through visual, structured experiences.

Before founding

Milena served as CTO at Trainline leading a team of over 400 technologists and spent more than a decade at Google as an Engineering Director for Google Play Developer Ecosystem.

Founder Insights

Milena has led teams building and scaling consumer platforms used by billions of people worldwide. She brings deep expertise in AI, mobile platforms, and large-scale consumer products with a focus on building empowered tech organizations.

Experience

Heywa Labs raised $5 million in seed funding led by Cherry Ventures with participation from Openseed, Pareto, Plug & Play, Ventures Together, and angel investors. The company launched its consumer product on the App Store in the US, UK, and Canada.

Scale & Impact

With a team of just 10 people, Heywa Labs delivers experiences that users say feel more engaging than products built by tens of thousands of engineers. The platform achieves roughly two seconds to first meaningful interaction and responds in real time as users explore.

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