THE PERSON. Google Grant and Ambitions for 10,000 Users: The Success Story of Mark Tsarenko and His Raava Platform
Mon, Apr 20, 2026, 2:26 PM
He is 19 years old, originally from Pavlodar, and while his peers are still adapting to student life, he is building an ambitious EdTech project. Mark Tsarenko, a freshman at Astana International University and founder of the Raava platform, shared in an exclusive interview how to replace a tutor with artificial intelligence, secure a grant from Google, and why being a "freshman" is the perfect co