Elena Samuylova
FounderFounder at Evidently AI
London, England, United Kingdom
FoundedEvidently AI · YC
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1,381 people in our graph share verified history with Elena — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Paul VeradittakitunlockedElena: together at Alchemist Accelerator (2018–2019)
Elena: together at Esade
×5Elena: together at Y Combinator
Elena: together at Yandex
About
Elena Samuylova spent seven years supporting large enterprise ML system deployments and previously founded an industrial AI startup serving the steel and chemical sectors. She led business development for an enterprise machine learning division at Yandex before co-founding Evidently AI.
Founder at Evidently AIYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Elena went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Nicolas Dessaigne, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Evidently AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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Evidently AI's investors · 4
Co-founders at Evidently AI
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Emeli DralFounder
Experience
- Evidently AICEO & Co-foundercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Graduate School of Management St. Petersburg State University"Master in Big Data Analytics" Program Council2018 — 2023
- Mechanica AICo-Founder & Chief Product Officer2018 — 2020Amsterdam, San Francisco, Moscow
- Alchemist AcceleratorMember (Class XXI)2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Yandex Data FactoryDirector Of Business Development2014 — 2018Moscow, Amsterdam
- YandexHead of Startup Ecosystem2013 — 2015Moscow, Moscow City, Russia
- Visual Meta GmbHBusiness Development Associate2012 — 2013Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- SonyExternal Strategy Consultant2012Budapest, Hungary
- SynovateMarket Research Analyst2011St Petersburg, St Petersburg City, Russia
- JTI (Japan Tobacco International)Management Trainee2009 — 2010St Petersburg, St Petersburg City, Russia
Skills & more
Strategy14Team Leadership23Management14Start-ups81Entrepreneurship49Business Development46Market Research84Online Marketing56Business Strategy39Marketing Strategy38International Business37Marketing30
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Project ManagementMarketing ManagementMachine LearningMarketing CommunicationsLanguages English · German · Russian · Spanish
- DELE C1 (Diploma in Spanish as a Foreign Language) — Instituto Cervantes
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Elena Samuylova?
- Elena Samuylova spent seven years supporting large enterprise ML system deployments and previously founded an industrial AI startup serving the steel and chemical sectors. She led business development for an enterprise machine learning division at Yandex before co-founding Evidently AI.
- Where does Elena Samuylova work?
- Elena Samuylova is Founder of Evidently AI.
- What companies did Elena Samuylova found?
- Elena Samuylova founded Evidently AI.
- Where did Elena Samuylova go to school?
- Elena Samuylova studied at Y Combinator (Summer 2021 Batch); Esade (CEMS Master in International Management); Corvinus University of Budapest (CEMS Master in International Management).
Founder mafias
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WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) mafia56
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Alchemist Accelerator mafia46
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Andrew ScheuermannCoach and InvestorFounded Arch Systems +1Paolo PriviteraMentor at Alchemist AcceleratorFounded 1521 Capital +1Omar HarounFounded Text IQ +1Michael BeebeMentorFounded Volley Automation +1David KleckaCEO at YieldigoFounded Yieldigo +1Marijan MumdzievMentor/Judge at AlchemistFounded Strives +1
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Same school
Also attended CEMS - The Global Alliance in Management Education115
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Also attended Graduate School of Management St. Petersburg State University14
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Also attended Saint Petersburg State University34
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Shared employers
Also worked at Evidently AI1
Also worked at Graduate School of Management St. Petersburg State University1
Also worked at Alchemist Accelerator127
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Also worked at Yandex28
Alex ChachavaInvestor at Leta CapitalNataly LaktionovaMarketing, Portfolio Development at Polymorphic CapitalEsther DysonFounder of Wellville; chairman of EDventure HoldingsAlex VassilievBusiness Angel at REDangelsAnton AbdukhamidovPartner at GuruDev CapitalDiana MoldavskyInvestor at Tencent Holdings
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