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About
Ivan Zakazov completed a PhD at EPFL in Switzerland focused on LLM context compression, and previously held research positions at Microsoft and Philips Research.
CEO at CompresrYC W26
Intro paths
Ivan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Compresr's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Ivan can intro founders to Compresr's investors below.
Compresr's investors · 2
Co-founders at Compresr
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ivan Zakazov?
- Ivan Zakazov completed a PhD at EPFL in Switzerland focused on LLM context compression, and previously held research positions at Microsoft and Philips Research.
- Where does Ivan Zakazov work?
- Ivan Zakazov is CEO of Compresr.
- What companies did Ivan Zakazov found?
- Ivan Zakazov founded Compresr.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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Microsoft mafia1,488
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Imperial College London mafia463
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EPFL mafia139
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Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) mafia45
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