About
Vlad Baskakov is co-founder and CEO of VOYGR. He previously held product strategy and go-to-market roles at Google Maps and brings over 15 years of experience in growth and general management across mapping, ridesharing, and travel sectors. He also worked as a consultant at McKinsey and holds an MBA from Harvard.
Founder at VOYGRYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Vlad 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 Tyler Bosmeny, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran VOYGR's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Vlad can intro founders to VOYGR's investors below.
VOYGR's investors · 2
Co-founders at VOYGR
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Yarik MarkovFounder
Experience
- VOYGR (YC W26)CEO, Co-foundercurrent2025 — present
- GoogleProduct Strategy and GTM Leader2021 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- OYO USADirector, Head of Sales Operations2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA class of 20182016 — 2018Greater Boston Area
- GettHead of Growth2015 — 2016
- McKinsey & CompanyConsultant2013 — 2015
- AccentureConsultant2011 — 2013
Skills & more
SQLPython1SPSS1Matlab1HTML1Microsoft Excel1Tableau1Product Strategy3Go-to-Market Strategy1Product ManagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)Sales Enablement3
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Sales ManagementSales OperationsBusiness DevelopmentGeneral ManagementProject ManagementStrategyManagement ConsultingBusiness StrategyBusiness Process ImprovementSupply Chain ManagementStrategic ConsultingFMCGLanguages English · German · Russian
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Vlad Baskakov?
- Vlad Baskakov is co-founder and CEO of VOYGR. He previously held product strategy and go-to-market roles at Google Maps and brings over 15 years of experience in growth and general management across mapping, ridesharing, and travel sectors. He also worked as a consultant at McKinsey and holds an MBA from Harvard.
- Where does Vlad Baskakov work?
- Vlad Baskakov is Founder of VOYGR.
- What companies did Vlad Baskakov found?
- Vlad Baskakov founded VOYGR.
- Where did Vlad Baskakov go to school?
- Vlad Baskakov studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); Y Combinator (YC W26); State University — Higher School of Economics (Master, Computer Science and Business).
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