# Ivan Smolnikov (slim)

> Ivan Smolnikov is founder and CEO. Smartcat on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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Founder and CEO.

Ivan Smolnikov founded Smartcat in 2013 and is its CEO.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-smolnikov/

## What Ivan builds

- [Smartcat](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/smartcat.md), graded C, 54.3/100, in Translation. Smartcat is a hosted AI translation and localisation platform with projects, translation memories, glossaries and a linguist marketplace. Agents reach it through a REST API with webhooks, a real-time translation endpoint and a command-line tool. Founder and CEO, researched 2026-10-29.

## Backed by

- [Matrix](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/matrix/)
- [FJ Labs](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/fj-labs/)
- [Left Lane Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/left-lane-capital/)

## Questions

### Who is Ivan Smolnikov?

Ivan Smolnikov founded Smartcat in 2013 and is its CEO.

### What does Smartcat Platform Inc. (Smartcat) make?

Anchor Terminal lists Smartcat from Smartcat Platform Inc.

### Who has invested in Smartcat Platform Inc. (Smartcat)?

The sources our research read name Matrix, FJ Labs and Left Lane Capital.

### How are Ivan's tools graded?

Smartcat is graded C, 54.3 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://www.smartcat.com/blog/behind-our-7m-in-series-a-how-we-make-translations-better-for-everyone/
- https://www.smartcat.com/blog/series-c-funding-press-release/
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/smartcat-raises-43-million-series-c-for-expansion-of-enterprise-language-ai-302242152.html
- https://siliconangle.com/2024/09/10/enterprise-focused-ai-translation-platform-marketplace-operator-smartcat-raises-43m-funding/
- https://www.fjlabs.com/portfolio/smartcat
- https://www.smartcat.com/about-us/
- https://www.smartcat.com/llms.txt
- https://www.smartcat.com/legal/terms/
- https://developers.smartcat.com/changelog/
- https://api.github.com/orgs/smartcatai

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