# Arkady Volozh

> Arkady Volozh is the Kazakhstan-born technology entrepreneur who co-founded Yandex and now leads Nebius, an Amsterdam-headquartered AI cloud company. Trained in applied mathematics, he built search technology with Ilya Segalovich, led Yandex, and returned to executive leadership after the 2024 separation of its Russian businesses. His current work centers on computing infrastructure for AI developers and enterprises.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Nebius Group
- **Organizations:** Nebius Group, Yandex, CompTek International, Arkadia, InfiNet Wireless, Face.com, Getir
- **From:** Guryev (now Atyrau), Kazakhstan
- **Nationality:** Israeli and Maltese; formerly Russian
- **Education:** Applied mathematics, Gubkin Institute of Oil and Gas, Moscow, Republican School of Physics and Mathematics, Almaty
- **Known for:** Co-founded Yandex and developed Russian-language search technology with Ilya Segalovich., Built early search applications for patents, Russian literature and the Bible., Led the international group into AI infrastructure under the Nebius name after the 2024 divestment.

## Career timeline

- **1986** — Graduated from Gubkin Institute of Oil and Gas in applied mathematics.
- **1989** — Began work on search technology; co-founded CompTek.
- **1990** — Established Arkadia to develop search software.
- **1993** — With Ilya Segalovich, developed the Yandex name from Yet Another Indexer.
- **1997** — Yandex-Web launched on September 23.
- **2000** — Became CEO of the separately registered Yandex company.
- **2014** — Moved to Israel.
- **2022** — Resigned as Yandex CEO and executive director after personal EU sanctions in June.
- **2023** — Publicly condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in August.
- **2024** — EU removed sanctions in March; Russian business divestment completed in July; resumed CEO role in the group, renamed Nebius.
- **2025** — Nebius announced its Microsoft AI infrastructure agreement in September.
- **2026** — Nebius announced NVIDIA investment and an expanded Meta infrastructure agreement in March.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Yandex and developed Russian-language search technology with Ilya Segalovich.
- Built early search applications for patents, Russian literature and the Bible.
- Led the international group into AI infrastructure under the Nebius name after the 2024 divestment.
- Invested in Face.com, acquired by Facebook in 2012, and was an early investor in Getir.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Nebius acquired Inferize to strengthen production inference capabilities in Nebius Token Factory; terms were undisclosed.
- **2026-09** — Palantir named Nebius its preferred sovereign AI infrastructure partner, with integration planned for eligible commercial customers.
- **2026-03** — NVIDIA announced a $2 billion investment and an infrastructure partnership with Nebius.
- **2026-03** — Nebius announced a five-year Meta agreement with $12 billion of dedicated capacity and up to $15 billion of additional available capacity commitments; dedicated capacity deliveries are scheduled from early 2027.

## Links

- Website: https://volozh.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arkady-volozh

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Last updated: 2026-10-15