Ivan Smolnikov is the founder and CEO of Smartcat, where he is building the operating system for the global localization industry. A serial entrepreneur, Ivan has been building and leading linguistic technology and service businesses for more than 15 years now.

Since 2016, he has focused on Smartcat, a company that uses a disruptive business model to tap into the $50b translation industry with a free-to-use workflow SaaS where buyers and suppliers connect, create and deliver multilingual content, and transact across the globe.

With $30m raised from top VCs, 10,000s of customers and 100,000s of suppliers collaborating on the same platform, the company is well on its way to transforming the industry and helping businesses spread innovation across the globe.

Ivan graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and now lives and works in Boston MA.