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Mikayel Vardanyan

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Founder at PicsArt

Miami Beach, Florida, United States

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1,056 people in our graph share verified history with Mikayel — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Ben RobbinsunlockedMikayel: together at Harvard Business School (2014–2015)
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Mikayel: together at Lycos Europe Armenia

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PicsArt's investors · 11

3VCVienna · $1.1M – $10M checks · since 2021Coreline VenturesTokyo · since 2021DCM VenturesMenlo Park · $250K – $15M checks · since 2021EBRD Venture Capital Investment ProgrammeLondon · $2.2M – $27M checks · since 2021Formula VCYerevan · $1.2M – $10M checks · since 2021G SquaredChicago · since 2021Graph VenturesNew York · $5K – $5M checks · since 2021RTP GlobalNew York · $1M – $15M checks · since 2021Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2021SoftBank Vision FundLondon · since 2021Tribe CapitalSan Francisco · $25K – $75M checks · since 2021

Co-founders at PicsArt

HAHovhannes Avoyan
Hovhannes AvoyanExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. PicsartChief Operating Officer & Co-founder | Growth & Monetizationcurrent2024 — present
  2. PicsartChief Product Officer & Co-founder2018 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  3. PicsArt Inc.Chief Technology Officer & Co-founder2015 — 2018
  4. Prodmap.aiAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
  5. Armenian State Symphony OrchestraMember Board of Trusteescurrent2022 — present
  6. InSpace ProximityAdvisor2021 — 2025
  7. EasyDMARCAdvisor2019 — 2025
  8. SoloLearnAdvisor2020 — 2023
  9. Monitis - TeamViewer companyCo-Founder & Advisor2015 — 2016
  10. Monitis - a TeamViewer companyCo-Founder and General Manager (acquired by GFI/TeamViewer)2014 — 2015
  11. Monitis Inc. - a TeamViewer companyCo-Founder and CTO/COO2006 — 2013
  12. Sourcio(acquired by HelpSystems)Co-Founder and Board Member2011 — 2016
  13. Sourcio CJSCCo-Founder and R&D Manager2006 — 2011
  14. Lycos Europe ArmeniaSenior software developer2005 — 2006
  15. German-Armenian Foundation, IPC GmbHIT Expert2004 — 2005
  16. American University of ArmeniaFacilitator for Computer Graphics course2004
  17. American University of ArmeniaComputer Services lab supervisor2003 — 2004
  18. American University of ArmeniaFacilitator for Industrial and Commercial Database systems course2003

Skills & more

Operational EfficiencyProfitable GrowthPerformance MarketingDigital MarketingSaaSStart-upsManagementSoftware DevelopmentIntegrationWeb ApplicationsAgile MethodologiesBusiness Development
+12 moreProduct ManagementStrategic PlanningMobile ApplicationsCloud ComputingArtificial Intelligence (AI)Strategic CommunicationsMySQLJavaScriptJavaLinuxEnterprise SoftwareLeadership

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Who is Mikayel Vardanyan?
Executive Officer at PicsArt
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Mikayel Vardanyan is Founder of PicsArt.
What companies did Mikayel Vardanyan found?
Mikayel Vardanyan founded PicsArt.
Where did Mikayel Vardanyan go to school?
Mikayel Vardanyan studied at Harvard Business School (Leading Production Innovation); American University of Armenia (MS, Computer and Information Science); YCRDI (PhD, Computer Networks).

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Harvard Business School mafia892

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Yerevan State University mafia13

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Arto MinasyanBachelor's degreeFounded Areg AI +1Davit BaghdasaryanMSFounded KrispAlla ArzumanyanMaster's Degree with HonorsFounded SFA TherapeuticsSuren MarashlyanBachelor's degreeFounded CloudchiprAndrey SantrosyanMaster’s DegreeFounded Redouble AIAram ShatakhtsyanBachelor's degreeFounded Modelence

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Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School2,000

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

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Also attended Yerevan State University19

Manuk HergnyanCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Granatus VenturesYervand SarkisyanInvestor in deep tech and AIAshot ArzumanyanCo-founder & Partner at SmartGateVCVazgen HakobjanyanCo-founder & Partner (Fund I) at SmartGateVCAnna AleksanyanPartnerships Coordinator at SmartGateVCGrigor HovhannisyanGeneral Partner at Formula VC

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Shared employers

Also worked at Picsart13

Javier VillamizarAdvisor at AvilaRoman ScharfFounder and Partner at 3VCPeter LasingerFounder and Partner at 3VCEvan WijayaPrincipal at Touring CapitalOsuke HondaGeneral Partner at Coreline VenturesNikolaus NiederInvestor at 3VC

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Also worked at EasyDMARC1

Bas GodskaPartner at Acrobator Ventures

Also worked at Monitis - TeamViewer company4

Lorenz CsikyInvestor at Schwabenkontor für Familienvermögen GmbHHovhannes AvoyanAngelBrian BallardExecutive Officer, Director at UpskillMher MatevosyanCo-Founder & CTO at Denovo Sciences

Also worked at Lycos Europe Armenia21

Jeff VeenDesigner and investor in London, United KingdomAndrew FeinbergCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Argon VenturesMarie-Christine LevetFounding Partner at EducapitalAnna OttInvestor at HV CapitalJan BeckerInvestment Team at 10x FoundersRobert WuttkeInvestment Team at 10x Founders

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