# Adam Turaev

> Adam Turaev is the co-founder and CEO of Praktika.ai, a language-learning app built around conversations with AI avatar tutors. A former Cleverbots co-founder, he works with longtime collaborator Ilya Chernyakov and CTO Anton Marin to turn spoken practice into an accessible daily habit. Praktika announced a $35.5 million Series A led by Blossom Capital in May 2024.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Praktika.ai
- **Organizations:** Praktika.ai, Cleverbots, Reckitt Benckiser, Sanofi, Bosch
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Management, Higher School of Economics, Machine Learning studies, Higher School of Economics
- **Known for:** Co-founded Cleverbots and Praktika.ai., Included with Ilya Chernyakov in the entrepreneurship nominees for Forbes Russia’s 2023 30 Under 30 list., Led Praktika during its May 2024 $35.5 million Series A announcement.

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Attempted an online video broadcasting project with partners; the project did not take off.
- **2017** — Co-founded Cleverbots; described the September M.Smart hackathon as the origin of the venture.
- **2019** — Represented Cleverbots at AI Everything in Dubai with co-founder Pyotr Tolochkov.
- **2022** — Praktika emerged as a language-practice service with AI avatars.
- **2022-2023** — Praktika participated in 500 Global from November 2022 to January 2023.
- **2024** — Praktika announced a $35.5 million Series A led by Blossom Capital.
- **2026** — Continues as Praktika CEO; publicly reported profitability in an August LinkedIn update.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Cleverbots and Praktika.ai.
- Included with Ilya Chernyakov in the entrepreneurship nominees for Forbes Russia’s 2023 30 Under 30 list.
- Led Praktika during its May 2024 $35.5 million Series A announcement.
- Praktika reported 1.2 million monthly active users across 100 countries at the May 2024 funding milestone.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — A January 22 company case study described Praktika’s adaptive multi-agent tutors and support for nine languages.
- **2026-08** — On August 12, Turaev said Praktika had reached profitability following two months of product and operational changes; he described a native iOS app, in-house pronunciation assessment, corporate customers and a planned builder product.
- **2026-10** — At research time, Praktika’s website advertised more than 30 million learners; this is a company-stated cumulative learner figure, not monthly active users.

## Links

- Website: https://praktika.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamturaev/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/adampraktika

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