Summary
Igor Novikov is a seasoned CTO and founder with 13 years of experience building AI, ML and software products for startups and enterprises from Palo Alto. He leads Innova to deliver production-grade solutions—RAG assistants, NLP pipelines, AI agents and embedded chatbots—for clients including Target, Microsoft and AmWell, and has repeatedly turned messy legacy projects into launched, business-ready systems. Prior to founding Innova he scaled offshore development centers and led engineering teams at Akvelon and Microsoft, giving him rare fluency in both delivery operations and deep technical architecture. He also co-founded a game art studio and publishes thought leadership on AI, reflecting a blend of creative product instincts and practical engineering.
13 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Masters Economics and Computer Science, Masters Economics and Computer Science at Ivanovo State Polytechnic University
Master of Business Administration - MBA Business/Managerial Economics, Master of Business Administration - MBA Business/Managerial Economics at Stanford University
English, Spanish, Russian