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Ivan Smolnikov

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Founder at Smartcat

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

FoundedSmartcat

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About

Ivan Smolnikov is the CEO and founder of Smartcat, which he established in 2016 as a translation management system and marketplace that has since developed into an enterprise AI platform for content creation, translation, and localization. The company serves over 1,000 global enterprises, combining AI agents, human expertise, and a marketplace of professional linguists. Smolnikov has worked in the fields of language, AI, and global communication for over 15 years.

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Smartcat's investors · 6

AltaIR CapitalHerzliyaFJ LabsNew York · $100K – $3M checksLeft Lane CapitalNew York · $5M – $75M checks · since 2024MatrixSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2018Nelstone VenturesVerb VenturesLuxembourg · $550K – $1.6M checks

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Ilya MishchenkoFounder

Experience

  1. SmartcatCEO & foundercurrent2016 — presentGreater Boston
  2. ABBYY LSBoard Member2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  3. ABBYY LSCEO, co-founder2004 — 2016
  4. Fiber Optics Research Center at the General Physics Institute Russian Academy of SciencesScientist2001 — 2004

Skills & more

Management34Strategy17Leadership13Enterprise Software13SaaS12Start-ups99Entrepreneurship95New Business Development59Product Management69Business Strategy42Business Development27International Sales22
+8 moreTerminologyStrategic PartnershipsInternational BusinessDigital MarketingProject ManagementLanguage ServicesCloud ComputingMarketing Strategy

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Who is Ivan Smolnikov?
Ivan Smolnikov is the CEO and founder of Smartcat, which he established in 2016 as a translation management system and marketplace that has since developed into an enterprise AI platform for content creation, translation, and localization. The company serves over 1,000 global enterprises, combining AI agents, human expertise, and a marketplace of professional linguists. Smolnikov has worked in the fields of language, AI, and global communication for over 15 years.
Where does Ivan Smolnikov work?
Ivan Smolnikov is Founder of Smartcat.
What companies did Ivan Smolnikov found?
Ivan Smolnikov founded Smartcat.
Where did Ivan Smolnikov go to school?
Ivan Smolnikov studied at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT) (M.Sc., Physics); Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (State University) (MIPT) (M.Sc., Applied Physics and Mathematics).

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