# Davit Baghdasaryan

> Davit Baghdasaryan is the co-founder and CEO of Krisp, a voice AI company established in 2017 with research roots in Armenia. Previously head of product security at Twilio and an authentication technologist at Nok Nok Labs, he also co-founded BigStory VC and serves on the Physmath Friends board of trustees.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Krisp
- **Organizations:** Krisp, BigStory VC, Physmath Friends, DeepSat, Twilio (former), Nok Nok Labs (former)
- **Nationality:** Armenian
- **Education:** MS in Computer Science, Yerevan State University, PhysMath School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Krisp in 2017., Co-authored the FIDO UAF security protocol, according to his FAST professional biography., His FAST biography records more than 18 US patent applications; applications are not equivalent to granted patents.

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Graduated from the PhysMath School.
- **Before 2015** — Worked on authentication solutions at Nok Nok Labs and co-authored the FIDO UAF security protocol.
- **2015-2017** — Headed product security at Twilio.
- **2016** — Discussed the noise-reduction idea with future co-founder Arto Minasyan.
- **2017** — Co-founded Krisp with Arto Minasyan; the company established an AI lab in Armenia.
- **2020** — Published the engineering account of making Krisp run inside Chrome.
- **2021** — Co-founded BigStory VC; its establishment was publicly announced in November.
- **2026** — Continues to lead Krisp and publish Voice AI interviews and commentary.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Krisp in 2017.
- Co-authored the FIDO UAF security protocol, according to his FAST professional biography.
- His FAST biography records more than 18 US patent applications; applications are not equivalent to granted patents.
- In October 2023, reported Krisp technology deployed on 200M+ desktop and mobile platforms and processing 75B+ minutes of audio monthly.
- Co-founded BigStory VC to support Armenian founders targeting global markets.
- Krisp received Disruptive Technology of the Year at the 2026 CCW Excellence Awards, as reported in his July 2026 newsletter.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — His Voice AI Newsletter lists an October 8 conversation with Flip co-founder and president Sam Krut about customer-service voice-agent architecture.
- **2026-07** — Published reflections on Customer Contact Week, emphasizing measurable outcomes and reporting Krisp’s Disruptive Technology of the Year award.
- **2026-04** — Announced Krisp nominations in three 2026 Webby Award categories.

## Links

- Website: https://voice-ai-newsletter.krisp.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davitb/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/davitb

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Last updated: 2026-10-14