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Ivan Zakazov

Founder

Founder at Compresr

Lausanne Metropolitan Area

FoundedCompresr · YC

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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.

Founder at CompresrYC W26

Intro paths

YC

Ivan went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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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 ↗

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Compresr's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Compresr

BABerke Argin
Berke ArginFounder
KCKamel Charaf
Kamel CharafFounder
OGOussama Gabouj
Oussama GaboujFounder

Experience

  1. Compresr (YC W26)Co-founder & CEOcurrent2026 — present
  2. EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)Doctoral Assistant (PhD)2023 — 2025Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
  3. MicrosoftResearch Intern2025Seattle, Washington, United States
  4. KAWA AIMachine Learning Researcher2023
  5. PhilipsData & AI Scientist, Philips Research2021 — 2022Moscow, Russia
  6. PhilipsA Post-Graduation Break2021
  7. PhilipsJunior Data & AI Scientist, Philips Research2020 — 2021Moscow, Russia
  8. Imperial College LondonAcademic Visitor2021

Skills & more

Data Science5Public Speaking4Research4Academic Writing1Deep Learning3Computer Vision3Python2Git1Bash1PyTorch1Teamwork1

Languages English · Russian

  • First Inria-DFKI European Summer School on AI — Inria
  • Summer School of Machine Learning at Skoltech (SMILES) — Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
  • Machine Learning — Coursera

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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 Founder of Compresr.
What companies did Ivan Zakazov found?
Ivan Zakazov founded Compresr.
Where did Ivan Zakazov go to school?
Ivan Zakazov studied at Y Combinator; EPFL (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD); Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (M.Sc, Information Science and Technology).

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