# Evgeny Sergeev

> Evgeny Sergeev is the co-founder and CEO of Ideals, a virtual data room provider founded in 2008, and a partner at Pragmatech. His background includes Microsoft engineering and co-founding Genesis Tech. His public work centres on enterprise software, international sales and practical support for early-stage founders.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Ideals
- **Organizations:** Ideals, Pragmatech, Genesis Tech, Microsoft
- **Education:** Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
- **Known for:** Co-founded Ideals, which reports more than two million users worldwide., Co-founded Genesis Tech., Founded Pragmatech Ventures, whose portfolio includes Della AI and JENTIS.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2008** — Worked as an engineer and consultant at Microsoft.
- **2008** — Co-founded Ideals.
- **2014** — Left operational work at Genesis and concentrated on rebuilding Ideals sales.
- **2020** — Publicly launched Pragmatech Ventures and announced its debut investment in Hurma System.
- **2024** — Ideals acquired EthosData and introduced a refreshed brand.
- **2025** — Explained the Indian expansion strategy in an Ideals article published April 4.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Ideals, which reports more than two million users worldwide.
- Co-founded Genesis Tech.
- Founded Pragmatech Ventures, whose portfolio includes Della AI and JENTIS.

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — A company feature described a 450-person team and plans to reach 800-900 people over four to five years; these were projections.
- **2025-04** — Published an explanation of the EthosData acquisition and Ideals expansion in India.
- **2023-11** — Pragmatech participated in JENTIS’ €11 million Series A.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/esergeev/

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Last updated: 2026-10-23