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.
Ivan Zakazov @ivanzakazov
When I was starting my phd and first met Bob @cervisiarius, he asked me what was the best paper I read lately - I said Simulacra! I was so Simulacra-pilled I even told my friends and family about it. 3 years fast forward, it morphed into a 2B company. Congrats @joon_s_pk! https://t.co/Ikwp4tYMIT
Jul 31, 2026 Β· β₯ 5
Ivan Zakazov @ivanzakazov
saving you from token poverty https://t.co/cbFsAfaHjL
Jun 25, 2026 Β· β₯ 6
Ivan Zakazov @ivanzakazov
We benchmarked every major context compressor on meeting-transcript QA. At 2x compression, Compresr is the only one that beats uncompressed! https://t.co/xIIFw83463
Apr 21, 2026 Β· β₯ 5
Founder at CompresrYC W26
Intro paths
Ivan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Compresr's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
In turn, Ivan can intro founders to Compresr's investors below.
