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Hovhannes Avoyan

CEO & Founder at Picsart | 1.5B+ App Installs | Serial Entrepreneur with 4 Successful Exits | Former AI Research Expert

North Miami Beach, Florida

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $5,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $50,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $25,000.00

Education

  • Master of Arts (MA)

    American University of Armenia

    (1993 - 1995)

  • Bachelor's degree

    State Engineering University of Armenia

    (1982 - 1987)

Work Experience

  • CEO and Founder

    2011

    PicsArt is the world’s #1 creative platform and social editing app leading the visual storytelling revolution. With more than 150 million monthly active creators, the PicsArt community creates, remixes and shares nearly 1 billion images every month. The company has amassed one of the largest open-source collections of content in the world, including free-to-edit photos, stickers and more. PicsArt is available in 30 languages for free and as a subscription on iOS, Android and Windows devices. Headquartered in San Francisco with offices in Yerevan, Armenia; Moscow; Beijing; Tokyo; and Los Angeles, PicsArt is backed by Sequoia Capital, DCM Ventures, Insight Venture Partners, and Siguler Guff and Company.

  • Member Board Of Trustees

    2020

  • Advisor

    2020

  • Board Member

    2014

2020 - 2022

  • Advisor

    2020 - 2022

  • CEO and Founder

    2005 - 2016

    Sourcio is a software R&D company and startup incubator. Sourcio focuses on mobile and SaaS startups.

  • President

    2000 - 2015

    Armenian IT association (www.uite.org)

  • CEO and Founder

    2007 - 2014

    A leading provider of IT and business performance monitoring solutions. Provides monitoring SaaS targeting small and mid size enterprises, value added resellers, managed service providers and ISPs. Allows integrated monitoring for servers, website, network, devices, web traffic, website position on search engines, and custom key performance indicators on real time dashboard.Provides SLA reporting. Acquired by TeamViewer/GFI Software in 2011.

  • General Manager

    2002 - 2005

    One of the largest Internet search companies in early 2000. Lead large web consumer product development and operations team - mail, search, games, dating, messaging and e-commerce products.

  • Visiting Lecturer

    2003 - 2004