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Inworld AI's investors · 23
A-Force VenturesNashvilleBitkraft Esports VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checksBITKRAFT VenturesDover · since 2022Brave CapitalSan RafaelCRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks · since 2021Dentsu VenturesTokyoDisney AcceleratorFirst Spark Ventures, LlcMenlo ParkFounders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2022HTCTaoyüan · since 2022Intel CapitalSanta Clara · $1M – $20M checks · since 2022Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks · since 2022LG Technology VenturesSilicon Valley · since 2022Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1M – $5M checks · since 2023M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checksMicron VenturesBoise · since 2022Prime PartnersTokyoS32Palo Alto · since 2022Samsung NextSan Jose · $100K – $5M checks · since 2023Section 32Palo Alto · since 2022Sk Telecom Venture Capital, LlcSanta ClaraStanford UniversityStanford · since 2023The Venture Reality FundRedwood City · $100K – $500K checks · since 2022
Co-founders at Inworld AI
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Kylan GibbsFounder
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Michael ErmolenkoFounder
Experience
- Inworld AIExecutive Chairmancurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Inworld AICEO, Co-Founder2021 — 2024Mountain View, California, United States
- GoogleFounding Head of Google Assistant Investments2017 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleHead of Product, Dialogflow (API.AI)2016 — 2017Mountain View
- API.AICEO, Co-Founder2010 — 2016Palo Alto, California
- SpeaktoitCEO, Co-Founder2010 — 2016Palo Alto
- Multiple StartupsFounder, Executive2003 — 2010
Skills & more
Strategy21Entrepreneurship99Startups1Product Management74Start-ups99Mobile Devices94Venture Capital27Artificial Intelligence28Business Strategy41Board Governance
- Preparing to be a Corporate Director — Harvard Business School Executive Education
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ilya Gelfenbeyn?
- Founder at Inworld AI
- Where does Ilya Gelfenbeyn work?
- Ilya Gelfenbeyn is Founder of Inworld AI.
- What companies did Ilya Gelfenbeyn found?
- Ilya Gelfenbeyn founded Inworld AI, Speaktoit.
- Where did Ilya Gelfenbeyn go to school?
- Ilya Gelfenbeyn studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Stanford LEAD Executive Program); University of Brighton (MBA, General Management); Novosibirsk State University (NSU) (BSc Maths).
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Erica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalWesley TilluPartner at S32 focused on frontier technology investmentsDiane ChoiInvestor at Samsung NextRocio WuPartner at F-Prime Capital PartnersChris MurphyAssociate at Blue Delta CapitalKevin HasegawaGeneral Partner at Dentsu Ventures
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