Founder · Product designer
I'm Alisa — a designer passionate about art and technology
I've been drawing for as long as I can remember. But creativity wasn't my only childhood passion: at the Center for New Technologies, we created animations, wrote programs, and learned to code on old Macintosh computers. My father is a programmer, so technology has always been part of my life. I'm still a true geek at heart — I love exploring the latest tools and immediately thinking of ways to use them in my work.
By the seventh grade, I already knew I wanted to become a designer. My background includes art school, six years of studying graphic design at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Moscow, and a three-year 2D art program. I'm also proficient across the full Adobe Creative Suite.
In Saint Petersburg, I worked as a graphic designer at a children's modeling agency and helped create and produce events. After moving to Israel, I began studying UI/UX and eventually moved into product design. Simply making things look beautiful was no longer enough — I wanted to understand the business, think through the user journey, and turn ideas into products that truly work.
I also ran several businesses of my own in Russia, so I understand what entrepreneurship looks like from the inside. I see design not as decoration, but as a practical tool for solving real business challenges.
We founded GridLab together as a team of like-minded women. Each of us brings her own experience, strengths, and perspective, but we all share the same goal: helping people launch and grow their businesses. On the technical side, we're supported by my husband — an experienced Team Lead who has spent many years managing software development teams. GridLab is the result of our shared work, and it simply wouldn't be what it is today without this team.
This website is our shared calling card. It shows how we think and create — with attention to detail, a love for technology, and plenty of personality.