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Ilia Drozdov

Founder

Founder at Dwelly

London, England, United Kingdom

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About

Ilia Drozdov is the co-founder and CEO of Dwelly, a company developing an AI-based platform for residential lettings and property management covering the full rental lifecycle, from acquisition and viewings to contracts, compliance, payments and maintenance. The company is backed by General Catalyst and grows through technology, operations and acquisitions of local agencies. Before Dwelly, Drozdov was a General Manager at Uber and co-founded a tech-enabled rentals business that reached 10,000 properties and was later acquired, with over 12 years of experience building marketplaces and automation-focused operating models.

Founder at Dwelly

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Dwelly's investors · 7

Begin CapitalLondon · $500K – $8M checks · since 2026DVCRotterdam · since 2026EQTNew York · since 2026EQT PartnersNew YorkGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checks · since 2026TetradNicosiaTrinity CapitalPhoenix · since 2026

Co-founders at Dwelly

IDIlya Drozdov
Ilya DrozdovCo-founder, CEO
DLDan Lifshits
Dan LifshitsCo-founder, CPO
DKDmitry Khanukov
Dmitry KhanukovCo-founder, CTO

Experience

  1. DwellyCo-Foundercurrent2023 — presentUnited Kingdom
  2. Career BreakPersonal goal pursuit2021 — 2023Global
  3. PIK RentCEO, co-founder2018 — 2021
  4. UberGeneral Manager and other various roles2014 — 2018

Skills & more

Logic9Physics16Analytical Background7Analytical Models12Strategy25Strategy Building8Strategic Negotiations9Negotiation7Entrepreneurship21Business Strategy21International Business4Management Consulting5
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Languages English · Russian

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ilia Drozdov?
Ilia Drozdov is the co-founder and CEO of Dwelly, a company developing an AI-based platform for residential lettings and property management covering the full rental lifecycle, from acquisition and viewings to contracts, compliance, payments and maintenance. The company is backed by General Catalyst and grows through technology, operations and acquisitions of local agencies. Before Dwelly, Drozdov was a General Manager at Uber and co-founded a tech-enabled rentals business that reached 10,000 properties and was later acquired, with over 12 years of experience building marketplaces and automation-focused operating models.
Where does Ilia Drozdov work?
Ilia Drozdov is Founder of Dwelly.
What companies did Ilia Drozdov found?
Ilia Drozdov founded Dwelly.
Where did Ilia Drozdov go to school?
Ilia Drozdov studied at FGV EAESP (Masters, Management); Graduate School of Management St. Petersburg State University (Masters, International Business); Saint Petersburg State University (Bachelors, Physics).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Dwelly4

Ruslan SarkisyanProducer at Begin CapitalDan LifshitsVenture Partner at Begin CapitalMandeep SinghScout at Andreessen HorowitzDan LifshitsCo-founder, CPO at Dwelly

Also worked at PIK Rent1

Dan LifshitsVenture Partner at Begin Capital

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