Number of Founded Organizations 2
CB Rank (Investor) 28,290
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner

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’

Number of Partner Investments 1
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Aug 9, 2016
Smartcat
Redseed
Yes
Seed Round - Smartcat
$2.8M
Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 2
Ilya Shirokov is the Co-founder & Chairman at Joom. Additionally, Ilya Shirokov has had 2 past jobs including Partner at Redseed.
  • Joom Co-founder & ChairmanJan 1, 2015
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Redseed
PartnerJan 1, 2015Jun 1, 2022
Odnoklassniki
CEOFeb 1, 20112012
Number of News Articles 1