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Jul 16, 2024 · Once the darling of Russia's internet scene, Volozh co-founded Yandex in 1997 during the global dotcom boom, ultimately creating a company that would dominate Russia's online search market,...
2 days ago · Volozh started working on search in 1989, which led to him establishing Arkadia Company in 1990, a company that developed search software.
Jul 19, 2024 · Russian tech entrepreneur Arkady Volozh turned the search engine Yandex into a multi-billion-dollar company. Now, he has left Putin's empire for Amsterdam. His next move? AI, made in Europe.
Jul 16, 2024 · Arkady Volozh, one of only two prominent Russian businessmen to condemn Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, will head up Nebius Group, an AI infrastructure company and formerly Yandex’s...
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- The Start of The War
- Where Was Volozh?
- Volozh Acts
At 5:50 on the morning of Feb. 24, Vladimir Putin announced the start of his “special military operation” and people in Ukraine were awoken by Russian missile strikes. Within a few hours, about 40 leading Russian businessmen were invited to a meeting with Putin in the Kremlin. A source close to the discussions told The Bell that the key message was...
After Feb. 24, Arkady Volozh was mentally prepared to “turn the page” and divest himself of Russian assets, according to two of his acquaintances. “If Arkady had a real alternative – say ‘yes’, and we’ll send the money – he would have agreed without a second thought. Unfortunately, it’s nothing like as easy as that,” said one acquaintance. “First, ...
As the war dragged on, the rift between Yandex directors in Russia and abroad widened. Those in Russia faced problems – political pressure, the threat of defaults, disruptions in foreign supplies due to sanctions. Volozh, meanwhile, wanted to identify everything that could survive and develop abroad and move it outside of Yandex as soon as possible...
Jul 16, 2024 · (Reuters) – After almost two years of negotiations, a deal to split Russian tech giant Yandex’s assets was completed this week, with most revenue-generating businesses staying in Russia and former CEO Arkady Volozh returning to lead a new AI-focused group abroad.
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Jul 16, 2024 · Yandex cofounder Arkady Volozh fought off sanctions and kicked anti-war squatters out of his Amsterdam townhouse. Now he is ready to reveal his new AI company in the Netherlands.
