Location Riga, Riga, Latvia Regions European Union (EU), Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Gender Male
Investor Type Investment Partner
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Ilya Shirokov is the Chairman and Co-founder for global mobile marketplace JOOM that has been launched in June of 2016.
Shirokov has four academic degrees:
- MBA, Stanford University, USA
- MS in Math, MA in Economics, PhD in Computer Sciences
His career includes:
Moi Krug, 2005–2007 General Manager
Later acquired by Yandex — the largest
public internet company in Europe.
Odnoklassniki, 2010–2016 President
During Shirokov’s tenure there, 'Odnoklassniki' grew in revenue more than 10 times and EBITDA more than 15 times.
Joom, 2016–present Chairman & Co-founder
The fastest growing mobile marketplace in Europe. Company registered in the EU. Offices located in Portugal, Latvia, Luxembourg, Hong Kong, China and the USA.
‘Our mission is to help people buy anything they desire from their mobile phones, and ship it as fast as possible. We see that we have the potential to become one of the biggest marketplaces in Europe and compete on a par with Amazon. Aside from that, we set an ambitious goal to build one of the largest IT-companies in the world and become the first non-US and non-Chinese company among leaders’