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Jakob KavčičSlovenščina

Founder Associate at SpotGov, Founder of Uraru AI

Jakob Kavčič

Curious about life. Serious about business. Building with AI.

About

I’m a village boy from the Slovenian countryside, now living in Lisbon, and I’m curious about pretty much everything. Business. How to live a good life. Sport, psychology, philosophy. AI. History, where we are, where we’re going, and what the world will look like in a few years.

Business drives me, go-to-market most of all: finding people who need something and selling it to them.

I build everything with AI. I’m a huge token consumer, and I automate everything I can, as long as the quality holds.

Experience

  1. KP Consulting

    2025Slovenia

    AI automation engineer. This is where I built my first real systems, the kind a team relies on every day, and got my first mentorship in the IT world. kp-consulting.tech

  2. Packopti

    2026Ljubljana, Slovenia

    Student startup. Packopti optimises packaging, the smarter way. We won Startup Weekend Ljubljana. packopti.com

  3. Uraru AI

    Since Jan 2026Ljubljana

    Founder. My first company. I help businesses build their AI infrastructure and become AI-native. uraruai.com

    Recognise the bear? It’s the Uraru AI logo.

  4. SpotGov

    Since Oct 2026Lisbon, Portugal

    Founder Associate. SpotGov uses AI to help companies win public tenders. Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs brought me here, and now I work next to the founder. spotgov.com

Technology

I’m not a coding expert. I’m an AI hacker who cares most about sales. GTM engineering: go-to-market and sales, rebuilt with AI. And I still like to ship from the terminal!

repositories since mid-2025
20+
people run their company on a platform I built
~30
contributions on GitHub in the last year
1,969

  • portalc

    Open source

    Turns partner portals with no API into typed clients, checked every night. GitHub

  • LabelGO

    Open source · hackathon

    Built at a hackathon. The idea: labelling data for AI training that anyone can do. A try at making it a business. GitHub

github.com/uraruguy

Trips

I travel for the people, and for ideas I’d never find at home.

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  1. Interrail across Europe

    Jul–Aug 202517 photos

    One month on trains across Europe, and a lot of new people.

  2. View larger: Map of the Interrail loop, July–August 2025: by train from Ljubljana via Rome, Genoa, Barcelona, Paris, Hamburg, Stockholm and Oslo to Hønefoss; flights to Reykjavík, Edinburgh and Prague; by train via Vienna home.
    The routeJul–Aug 2025Ljubljana to Hønefoss by train, flights to Reykjavík, Edinburgh and Prague, then home by train through Vienna.
  3. View larger: Rome from the dome of St Peter’s Basilica: weathered roofs and statues below, St Peter’s Square, and a long avenue running into the city under a blue sky with small clouds.
    Photo 1 of 17. Rome, ItalyThe view from the top of St Peter’s.
  4. View larger: The Colosseum and the Arch of Constantine in Rome behind a tall umbrella pine, with visitors walking along the cobbled road under a blue sky.
    Photo 2 of 17. Rome, ItalyThe Colosseum, still standing.
  5. View larger: A selfie before five in the morning at a railway station: Jakob looks tired into the camera while a friend sleeps beside him under the hood of a sweatshirt.
    Photo 3 of 17. A railway station, 4:50 a.m.Waiting all night for the next train.
  6. View larger: La Rambla in Barcelona at midday: people walk on the wavy-patterned pavement under tall plane trees, between rows of old buildings.
    Photo 4 of 17. Barcelona, SpainLa Rambla, busy as always.
  7. View larger: Plain apartment blocks with laundry on the balconies above an empty, overgrown lot on the edge of Barcelona, under an evening sky.
    Photo 5 of 17. L’Hospitalet, Barcelona, SpainThe other Barcelona, far from the postcards.
  8. View larger: People picnic on the lawn of the Champ de Mars in Paris, in front of the École Militaire, with the dark Montparnasse Tower behind it.
    Photo 6 of 17. Paris, FranceParis and its palaces. Picnic included.
  9. View larger: A pair of empty blue seats and a small table inside a train, with green fields passing outside the windows in soft morning light.
    Photo 7 of 17. Schleswig-Holstein, GermanyA normal day on a train.
  10. View larger: Stockholm seen across the water from the quay: old buildings and a church tower on the far shore, under a blue sky with white clouds.
    Photo 8 of 17. Stockholm, SwedenBeautiful Stockholm.
  11. View larger: The Twist, a white gallery that twists as it bridges the river at the Kistefos sculpture park in Norway, seen from a gravel path under grey clouds.
    Photo 9 of 17. Kistefos, NorwayThe Twist: a gallery that is also a bridge.
  12. View larger: Jakob and a friend stand on either side of a huge bronze sculpture of a rounded torso on a lawn at the Kistefos sculpture park, with a white wooden house behind them.
    Photo 10 of 17. Kistefos, NorwayWith a friend, in the sculpture park.
  13. View larger: The glass facade of the Harpa concert hall in Reykjavík at sunset, its geometric panes reflecting an orange horizon over still harbour water and a wooden deck.
    Photo 11 of 17. Reykjavík, IcelandHarpa at sunset, close to ten at night.
  14. View larger: Steam rising from the ground beside a shallow, rocky river near Hveragerði, with green hills and a small house under a grey, cloudy sky.
    Photo 12 of 17. Hveragerði, IcelandTypical Iceland: steam straight out of the ground.
  15. View larger: The Gullfoss waterfall in Iceland drops in two steps into a narrow canyon, wrapped in spray, seen from a green slope on a grey day.
    Photo 13 of 17. Gullfoss, IcelandA lot of water, and very loud.
  16. View larger: The Royal Mile in Edinburgh in August, packed with people between tall stone tenements, with a church tower in the distance under a clear blue sky.
    Photo 14 of 17. Edinburgh, ScotlandThe Royal Mile, as busy as it gets.
  17. View larger: Sunset at Edinburgh Airport through a terminal window: a passenger jet at the gate, baggage trolleys on the apron, and the sun low on the horizon.
    Photo 15 of 17. Edinburgh Airport, ScotlandSunset before the flight back to the mainland.
  18. View larger: The floodlit spires of the Týn Church rising above warmly lit facades on Old Town Square in Prague, against a black night sky.
    Photo 16 of 17. Prague, CzechiaTýn Church over Old Town Square, late at night.
  19. View larger: Jakob and a friend at night on a wet city street, arms around each other and backpacks on, grinning at the camera under the streetlights.
    Photo 17 of 17. Ljubljana, SloveniaBack home after a month of trains. Still smiling.

  20. Road trip across the USA

    Aug–Sep 202634 photos

    New York, Wyoming, Shiprock, Los Angeles and San Francisco in one month. America is big. I recommend it.

  21. View larger: Map of the road trip across the USA, August–September 2026: a flight from New York to Denver, then by car via Yellowstone, Moab, Shiprock, the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas and Yosemite to San Francisco, with a loop via Los Angeles.
    The routeAug–Sep 2026New York, then a red Jeep from Denver through the national parks, all the way to San Francisco.
  22. View larger: Midtown’s slender supertall towers rise above the dark trees of Central Park at dusk, their windows lighting up under a pale blue sky with a small moon.
    Photo 1 of 34. Central Park, New York, USAA beautiful evening in the park.
  23. View larger: Looking down Fifth Avenue in Manhattan from a crossing: a red traffic light, American flags on the buildings, yellow cabs and a tall tower in the haze far down the street.
    Photo 2 of 34. Fifth Avenue, New York, USAOn the streets of Manhattan.
  24. View larger: A diner table in Cheyenne with pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, fried potatoes and a mug of coffee, as a friend in a black T-shirt reaches for a plate.
    Photo 3 of 34. Cheyenne, Wyoming, USAOut of Denver, first stop: the average American breakfast.
  25. View larger: White mineral terraces spill down to the river at the hot springs in Thermopolis, Wyoming, below a rust-red hill and a clear blue sky.
    Photo 4 of 34. Thermopolis, Wyoming, USANamed after its hot springs. You can see why.
  26. View larger: A rodeo arena in Cody, Wyoming, at dusk, seen from the covered stand over rows of spectators in cowboy hats.
    Photo 5 of 34. Cody, Wyoming, USAWatching a rodeo, live.
  27. View larger: Jakob in an olive T-shirt and sunglasses on a wide gravel road in Wyoming, looking to the side. Behind him are grassland, a mountain range and huge white clouds.
    Photo 6 of 34. Wyoming, USAWhere the sky does most of the talking.
  28. View larger: A deep blue alpine lake far below, ringed by dark pines and rocky ridges along the Beartooth Highway, with high plateaus and white clouds beyond.
    Photo 7 of 34. Beartooth Highway, Wyoming, USAA lake view from more than 3,000 metres above sea level.
  29. View larger: A bison drinks from a puddle in a meadow in Yellowstone National Park, in front of fallen logs and a pine forest.
    Photo 8 of 34. Yellowstone National Park, USAA bison. In Yellowstone, he has right of way.
  30. View larger: Steam rises where hot water from the geysers pours over a grey bank into the dark Firehole River, under a deep blue sky.
    Photo 9 of 34. Firehole River, Yellowstone, USAThis river is 30 °C warm.
  31. View larger: Steam drifts over the blue water and orange shore of the Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone, with a dark pine forest on the hill behind.
    Photo 10 of 34. Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone, USAYellowstone, as beautiful as they say.
  32. View larger: Dawn in Grand Teton National Park: the peaks glow pink and orange above a dark forest and a dry meadow, where two friends stand wrapped up against the cold.
    Photo 11 of 34. Grand Teton National Park, USAHalf the nights we slept outside. The mornings looked like this.
  33. View larger: A grilled steak with scrambled eggs and hash browns, and toast with jam, on a dark marbled table in a diner near Salt Lake City.
    Photo 12 of 34. Salt Lake City, Utah, USAAnother average American breakfast. With a steak.
  34. View larger: A straight two-lane highway runs through scrubland in eastern Utah towards a long, flat-topped cliff on the horizon, under a blue sky with streaks of cloud.
    Photo 13 of 34. US-6, Utah, USAThe average American road: straight.
  35. View larger: Red sandstone fins and towers on both sides of a wide desert valley in Arches National Park, under dark storm clouds, with a car on the road below.
    Photo 14 of 34. Arches National Park, Utah, USAThe red rocks around Moab.
  36. View larger: The Shafer Trail seen from above: a pale dirt road zigzags in tight hairpins down a steep red canyon wall, with tiny cars on the bends.
    Photo 15 of 34. Shafer Trail, Utah, USACanyonlands: about 450 m down these hairpins, to the river.
  37. View larger: The red Jeep Wrangler with its door open on red dirt at the bottom of the Shafer Trail, below towering layered red cliffs and white clouds.
    Photo 16 of 34. Shafer Trail, Utah, USAOur Jeep, the right choice for this road.
  38. View larger: A yellow Dead End, No Turn Around sign beside a fire hydrant in the desert at Bluff, Utah, in front of pale sandstone cliffs and a clear blue sky.
    Photo 17 of 34. Bluff, Utah, USADead end.
  39. View larger: Flat high desert near Shiprock, New Mexico: a few mobile homes and power lines on the plain, a long mesa on the horizon and a sky full of white clouds.
    Photo 18 of 34. Shiprock, New Mexico, USAA few homes, one rock on the horizon, and all that sky.
  40. View larger: Jakob crouches on the roof of the red Jeep Wrangler and a friend sits on its bonnet in the desert, with the peak of Shiprock behind them.
    Photo 19 of 34. Shiprock, New Mexico, USAFlexing a little with our car.
  41. View larger: A roadside viewpoint in northern Arizona: two juniper trees, a gravel pull-off and a wide plateau cut by a canyon, under a blue sky with white clouds.
    Photo 20 of 34. Navajo Nation, Arizona, USAHalf an hour before the Grand Canyon, a smaller one.
  42. View larger: The Grand Canyon from the South Rim: layers of red and ochre rock falling away to the horizon under a blue sky with white clouds.
    Photo 21 of 34. Grand Canyon, Arizona, USAAnd then the real one.
  43. View larger: An American flag flies over old, rusting pickup trucks beside Route 66 in the Arizona desert, under a clear blue sky.
    Photo 22 of 34. Route 66, Arizona, USARoute 66, with trucks straight out of Cars.
  44. View larger: A white Historic US 66 shield painted on the tarmac of a winding road through dry hills at Cool Springs, Arizona, with parked cars and a flag ahead.
    Photo 23 of 34. Route 66, Arizona, USAPainted on the road, in case you forget where you are.
  45. View larger: Jakob, in a black T-shirt and blue clogs, leans over to hug a grey wild burro by the side of Route 66 in the rocky Arizona hills.
    Photo 24 of 34. Sitgreaves Pass, Arizona, USASomeone has to get this guy off the road.
  46. View larger: Hot rods parked on the main street of Oatman, Arizona, an old mining town on Route 66, below wooden buildings and a jagged rocky peak.
    Photo 25 of 34. Oatman, Arizona, USAA village straight out of Cars.
  47. View larger: Death Valley from Dante’s View at sunset: white salt flats on the valley floor below, blue mountain ranges beyond and an orange glow on the horizon.
    Photo 26 of 34. Dante’s View, Death Valley, USAA whole lot of salt, 1,750 metres below.
  48. View larger: A sandy dirt road through the Alabama Hills in California leads towards the grey peaks of the Sierra Nevada, under a blue sky streaked with thin clouds.
    Photo 27 of 34. Alabama Hills, California, USAA dirt road, straight at the Sierra Nevada.
  49. View larger: El Capitan’s granite wall and the green forest of Yosemite Valley mirrored in the still Merced River in early morning, under a blue sky with white clouds.
    Photo 28 of 34. Valley View, Yosemite, USAEl Capitan, twice. Once in the river.
  50. View larger: Jakob and two friends in light shirts stand in the domed lobby of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, below a classical marble statue and a painted ceiling.
    Photo 29 of 34. Las Vegas, Nevada, USAThe three of us at Caesars Palace, among all that white marble.
  51. View larger: Jakob in a light polo shirt and sunglasses, walking along a stone path through a formal garden in Beverly Hills, past clipped hedges and a stone fountain.
    Photo 30 of 34. Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, USAWhere even the hedges have a stylist.
  52. View larger: Santa Monica beach at golden hour: people walking and surfing along the shore, the pier and its Ferris wheel in the haze, and hills beyond.
    Photo 31 of 34. Santa Monica, California, USA“Nothing comes close to the golden coast.”
  53. View larger: San Francisco’s glass towers and a rooftop garden seen from high up in Salesforce Tower, with the Bay Bridge between the buildings.
    Photo 32 of 34. San Francisco, California, USAThe view from Salesforce Tower.
  54. View larger: A five-a-side football pitch in San Francisco at dusk, players on artificial grass, ringed by sponsor boards and tall glass residential towers.
    Photo 33 of 34. San Francisco, California, USAFootball with some founders.
  55. View larger: The Golden Gate Bridge stretches across the strait under low grey clouds, with the brick walls of Fort Point at the water’s edge below.
    Photo 34 of 34. San Francisco, California, USAThe big Golden Gate Bridge.

Sport

I love almost every sport. These eight most of all.

  • FootballTrained at a professional level for ten years.
  • SkiingHands down the best sport in winter.
  • HikingFor the views and the peace.
  • RunningThe classic.
  • Cross-country skiingMy uncle got me into it. Once you get the technique, it gets really fun.
  • SurfingI’ve loved it since I moved to Lisbon.
  • PadelNot the best, but I know how to hold a racket. I really enjoy the game.
  • VolleyballBest on the beach.

Contact

You can find me here.

Emailjakob.kavci@gmail.com