About
Ilya Usorov is CTO of BoldVoice, which offers AI-powered speech coaching for non-native English speakers using instruction combined with automated speech analysis tools.
Founder at BoldVoiceYC S21
Intro paths
YC
Ilya went through Y Combinator (Summer 2021) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran BoldVoice's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Ilya can intro founders to BoldVoice's investors below.
BoldVoice's investors · 8
Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026Corazon CapitalChicago · $150K – $500K checks · since 2026Flybridge Capital PartnersNew York · $250K – $10M checksMatrixSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2026The MBA FundUmami Capitalsince 2026XfundPalo Alto · $50K – $500K checks · since 2026Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2021
Co-founders at BoldVoice
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Anada LakraFounder
Experience
- BoldVoiceCofounder & CTOcurrent2021 — presentNew York, United States
- USOROVChief Tinkerer2019 — 2021Greater New York City Area
- day100 - hire people, not paperCo-founder2015 — 2021New York City Metropolitan Area
- Section4Director of Product Engineering2018 — 2019New York City Metropolitan Area
- VariousManagement Consultant2013 — 2015New York City Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Microsoft Excel12Microsoft Office6PowerPoint4Access3Microsoft Word3Bloomberg2Recruiting7Early-stage Startups8Data Analysis14Insurance6Corporate Finance5Financial Analysis3
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ilya Usorov?
- Ilya Usorov is CTO of BoldVoice, which offers AI-powered speech coaching for non-native English speakers using instruction combined with automated speech analysis tools.
- Where does Ilya Usorov work?
- Ilya Usorov is Founder of BoldVoice.
- What companies did Ilya Usorov found?
- Ilya Usorov founded BoldVoice.
- Where did Ilya Usorov go to school?
- Ilya Usorov studied at Y Combinator (S21 Batch); New York University (B.S. Finance, Stern School of Business).
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