# Edward Tsinovoi

> Edward Tsinovoi is the Boston-based co-founder and CEO of IO River, which coordinates multiple CDN and edge providers through a common management layer. A former engineering leader at Akamai and Dell, he founded IO River with Michael Hakimi in 2022; the company announced a $20 million Series A in January 2026.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at IO River
- **Organizations:** IO River, Akamai Technologies, Dell Technologies
- **Education:** Master of Business Administration (MBA), The Open University of Israel, Bachelor of Science (BSc), The Open University of Israel
- **Known for:** Co-founded IO River in 2022., Led core platform engineering work at Akamai., Led IO River through its announced $5.4 million seed round and $20 million Series A.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2022** — Led development teams at Dell and Akamai; at Akamai, led an organization responsible for core platform, end-user performance and edge computing.
- **2022** — Co-founded IO River with Michael Hakimi.
- **2024** — IO River emerged from stealth with $5.4 million in seed financing.
- **2026** — IO River announced a $20 million Series A; Tsinovoi described having relocated to Boston in a May podcast.

## Achievements

- Co-founded IO River in 2022.
- Led core platform engineering work at Akamai.
- Led IO River through its announced $5.4 million seed round and $20 million Series A.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Appeared on CrockPit to discuss multi-edge orchestration, digital sovereignty and AI inference at the edge.
- **2026-05** — Discussed early sales hiring, market messaging, European expansion and his relocation to Boston on BUILDERS.
- **2026-01** — IO River announced a $20 million Series A led by Venture Guides and New Era.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ioriver.io/authors/edward-tsinovoi
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-tsinovoi/

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Last updated: 2026-10-26