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Dec 2019
Mail.ru Group is developing a unified, integrated platform for communication and entertainment Internet services. The company owns a leading mail service, one of the most visited portals in Runet, leading Russian-language social networks — VKontakte and Odnoklassniki, a portfolio of the largest online games, which includes projects such as Warface, Armored Warfare, Skyforge and Perfect World, a service for searching and ordering ready meals Delivery Club, messengers ICQ, TamTam and Mail.ru Agent, a free classified ads service Yula with a geolocation, Pandao Chinese marketplace, open source DBMS Tarantool as well as a platform for the industrial internet of things.
The company is actively developing its B2B business, providing companies with tools to simplify workflows and increase their efficiency: among them is the Mail.ru for Business platform, Mail.ru Cloud Solutions and the myTarget advertising platform, which combines the web and mobile audiences of the largest in Russia and the CIS services and social networks.
In 2011, the educational direction launched. Today, seven leading Russian universities have programs of additional IT education for students: Technopark (MSTU named after N.E.Bauman), Technosphere (VMK Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov), Technotrek (MIPT), Technopolis (SPbPU), Technoatom (NRNU MEPhI), Igrosphere (Voronezh State University and PSU). Each year, Mail.ru Group holds several major IT championships and competitions. The company also owns a controlling stake in the online educational platform GeekBrains.
Board Member
Jan 2017
With more than $12.3B in funded loans, Kiavi is one of the nation’s largest private lenders to residential real estate investors (REIs). Kiavi harnesses the power of data & technology to offer REIs a simpler, more reliable, and faster way to access the capital they need to scale their businesses. Formerly known as LendingHome, Kiavi is committed to helping its customers revitalize the approximately $25 trillion worth of aged U.S. housing stock to provide move-in ready homes and rental housing for millions of Americans across the country. For more information, visit www.kiavi.com. NMLS ID #1125207.
Board Member
Jan 2017
Bringing Family-Sized Value Right to Your Doorstep. Bigger sizes mean bigger savings, with or without membership fees. Get the essentials your family needs delivered in bulk by Boxed. Don't run out. Trust in Boxed to be there for you.
Culture:
NBC Nightly News called our CEO, Chieh Huang, “America’s Dream Boss” for the benefits he extends to employees. Our generous company benefits have been featured on GMA, Today, CNN, The Huffington Post, and more.
As digital natives, Boxed brings the best of technology to you via the web or mobile app; and uses advanced machine learning to continually improve the end-to-end customer experience
Boxed was named one of the best places to work by Crain’s New York Business in 2016. Boxed is headquartered in SoHo and has three fulfillment centers around the country: in New Jersey, Nevada, and Texas, which allow orders to be delivered within two days. We also have a small office in San Mateo, California.
Tech:
Our state-of-the-art fulfillment centers make headlines, just like our Autonomously Driving Vehicles (named after members of the Wu-Tang Clan) and robotics. The bigger news? We automated our main fulfillment center without cutting human jobs because we believe that technology should improve the human experience – and that includes the experience of the amazing team we’re building at Boxed.
Press:
Boxed has been featured on Business Insider, CNN, Huffington Post, Fortune, CNBC, Fox Business, Forbes, Fast Company, TechCrunch, CNet, Quartz, New York Post, VentureBeat, Entrepreneur and Nightly Business Report.
Board Member
2015
Jet
(A Walmart Company)
Bold vision. Brilliant minds. Nimble environment.
Jet.com is changing the way the world shops with innovative technology and a people-centric approach. We move at the speed of a startup with access to unrivaled resources; our team likes to say it’s the best of both worlds.
Ready for rapid growth and learning? Join us—the future of shopping is yours to build and explore.
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2019
Board Member
Dec 2019
Mail.ru Group is developing a unified, integrated platform for communication and entertainment Internet services. The company owns a leading mail service, one of the most visited portals in Runet, leading Russian-language social networks — VKontakte and Odnoklassniki, a portfolio of the largest online games, which includes projects such as Warface, Armored Warfare, Skyforge and Perfect World, a service for searching and ordering ready meals Delivery Club, messengers ICQ, TamTam and Mail.ru Agent, a free classified ads service Yula with a geolocation, Pandao Chinese marketplace, open source DBMS Tarantool as well as a platform for the industrial internet of things.
The company is actively developing its B2B business, providing companies with tools to simplify workflows and increase their efficiency: among them is the Mail.ru for Business platform, Mail.ru Cloud Solutions and the myTarget advertising platform, which combines the web and mobile audiences of the largest in Russia and the CIS services and social networks.
In 2011, the educational direction launched. Today, seven leading Russian universities have programs of additional IT education for students: Technopark (MSTU named after N.E.Bauman), Technosphere (VMK Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov), Technotrek (MIPT), Technopolis (SPbPU), Technoatom (NRNU MEPhI), Igrosphere (Voronezh State University and PSU). Each year, Mail.ru Group holds several major IT championships and competitions. The company also owns a controlling stake in the online educational platform GeekBrains.
2017
Board Member
Jan 2017
With more than $12.3B in funded loans, Kiavi is one of the nation’s largest private lenders to residential real estate investors (REIs). Kiavi harnesses the power of data & technology to offer REIs a simpler, more reliable, and faster way to access the capital they need to scale their businesses. Formerly known as LendingHome, Kiavi is committed to helping its customers revitalize the approximately $25 trillion worth of aged U.S. housing stock to provide move-in ready homes and rental housing for millions of Americans across the country. For more information, visit www.kiavi.com. NMLS ID #1125207.
Board Member
Jan 2017
Bringing Family-Sized Value Right to Your Doorstep. Bigger sizes mean bigger savings, with or without membership fees. Get the essentials your family needs delivered in bulk by Boxed. Don't run out. Trust in Boxed to be there for you.
Culture:
NBC Nightly News called our CEO, Chieh Huang, “America’s Dream Boss” for the benefits he extends to employees. Our generous company benefits have been featured on GMA, Today, CNN, The Huffington Post, and more.
As digital natives, Boxed brings the best of technology to you via the web or mobile app; and uses advanced machine learning to continually improve the end-to-end customer experience
Boxed was named one of the best places to work by Crain’s New York Business in 2016. Boxed is headquartered in SoHo and has three fulfillment centers around the country: in New Jersey, Nevada, and Texas, which allow orders to be delivered within two days. We also have a small office in San Mateo, California.
Tech:
Our state-of-the-art fulfillment centers make headlines, just like our Autonomously Driving Vehicles (named after members of the Wu-Tang Clan) and robotics. The bigger news? We automated our main fulfillment center without cutting human jobs because we believe that technology should improve the human experience – and that includes the experience of the amazing team we’re building at Boxed.
Press:
Boxed has been featured on Business Insider, CNN, Huffington Post, Fortune, CNBC, Fox Business, Forbes, Fast Company, TechCrunch, CNet, Quartz, New York Post, VentureBeat, Entrepreneur and Nightly Business Report.
Co-Founder
2017
Momentus Inc. is a U.S. commercial space company offering transportation and other in-space infrastructure services.
2015
Board Member
2015
Jet
(A Walmart Company)
Bold vision. Brilliant minds. Nimble environment.
Jet.com is changing the way the world shops with innovative technology and a people-centric approach. We move at the speed of a startup with access to unrivaled resources; our team likes to say it’s the best of both worlds.
Ready for rapid growth and learning? Join us—the future of shopping is yours to build and explore.
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