Ivan Smolnikov

Founder and CEO at Smartcat

Ivan Smolnikov is a physicist-turned-entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in AI, enterprise SaaS, and linguistic technology. As Founder and CEO of Smartcat, he drives innovation at the intersection of agentic AI, human-in-the-loop workflows, and global content delivery.

Experience

CEO & Founder at Smartcat

Feb 2016 — Present · 10 yrs 6 mos

Founded and leads the enterprise AI platform for global content, helping organizations scale teams and multilingual content with human-in-the-loop AI.

Board Member at ABBYY LS

Mar 2016 to Dec 2017 · 1 yr 9 mos

Board member for a global language-technology partner and service provider.

CEO & Co-founder at ABBYY LS

Jan 2004 to Mar 2016 · 12 yrs 2 mos

Co-founded and built a language-solutions company from scratch, later a major language-services provider.

Scientist at Fiber Optics Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences

Sep 2001 to Jun 2004 · 2 yrs 9 mos

Researched single-mode chalcogenide fibers and led automation and numerical simulation of experiments.

Articles (4)

Smartcat Raises $43 Million Series C For Expansion of Enterprise Language AI

Behind our $7M in Series A: How we make translations better for everyone

Supply chain management as a way to multiply net profit for LSPs

Future of translation – Expert insights from Smartcat's CEO

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