Elena Samuylova
FounderFounder at Evidently AI
London, England, United Kingdom
FoundedEvidently AI Β· YC
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) β 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 β the partner who ran Evidently AI's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Elena can intro founders to Evidently AI's investors below.
Evidently AI's investors Β· 4
Co-founders at Evidently AI
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Emeli DralFounder
Experience
- Evidently AICEO & Co-foundercurrent2020 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Graduate School of Management St. Petersburg State University"Master in Big Data Analytics" Program Council2018 β 2023
- Mechanica AICo-Founder & Chief Product Officer2018 β 2020Amsterdam, San Francisco, Moscow
- Alchemist AcceleratorMember (Class XXI)2018 β 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- Yandex Data FactoryDirector Of Business Development2014 β 2018Moscow, Amsterdam
- YandexHead of Startup Ecosystem2013 β 2015Moscow, Moscow City, Russia
- Visual Meta GmbHBusiness Development Associate2012 β 2013Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- SonyExternal Strategy Consultant2012Budapest, Hungary
- SynovateMarket Research Analyst2011St Petersburg, St Petersburg City, Russia
- JTI (Japan Tobacco International)Management Trainee2009 β 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 Β· German Β· Russian Β· Spanish
- DELE C1 (Diploma in Spanish as a Foreign Language) β 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).
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