About

Ilya Simon is a seasoned tech entrepreneur, traveler, and life hacker with over 13 years of relevant experience in the industry. He is the founder and former CEO of Datanyze, a worldwide leader in technographics that was acquired by ZoomInfo in 2018. At Datanyze, Ilya utilized AI and machine learning to capture over 10,000 technologies across more than 35 million companies globally. The company's technology was used to enhance customers' selling and marketing tactics based on the latest customer technology decisions, as well as supplement key company and contact information with real-time alerts. Prior to founding Datanyze, Ilya worked as a Senior Web Services Developer at Nokia, where he built, maintained, and improved the backend API for Ovi Store - the 3rd largest mobile app store in the world serving hundreds of millions of users every day with more than 10M downloads per day. He also served as an Assistant CTO at Unipoint Technologies, Inc., where he oversaw several successful projects, including Comfi.com - the largest phone cards portal, Comfibook.com - a collaborative people directory, and Radaris.com - a background search engine. Ilya holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from Babson College and a Master's degree in Computer Science from Moscow State Institute of Radio Engineering, Electronics, and Automation (Technical University). He is proficient in various tech stacks, including AI, ML, Web, Mobile, Backend, and Search. With his vast experience in the tech industry, Ilya is a valuable asset to any organization seeking to leverage cutting-edge technology to drive business growth.