# Ilya Levtov

> Ilya Levtov is the San Francisco-based co-founder and CEO of Craft.co and a co-chair of the Digital Supply Chain Institute. His path from classical cello studies and English literature through Goldman Sachs, Stanford, venture capital and technology operating roles led to a supplier intelligence company serving enterprise and government customers.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Craft.co; Co-chair at Digital Supply Chain Institute
- **Organizations:** Craft.co, Digital Supply Chain Institute, Goldman Sachs, Spot Runner, Venrock, Crunchyroll, Deutsche Telekom, Geekettes
- **Nationality:** American (he states he became a U.S. citizen in 2025)
- **Education:** BA in English, Columbia University, Cello performance studies through the Columbia-Juilliard exchange; separate degree not established, The Juilliard School, MBA, Stanford University Graduate School of Business, Royal College of Music
- **Known for:** Led Craft through its shift from company information into supplier intelligence., Led Craft when it announced a $32 million Series B in February 2023., Led Craft when it announced a five-year, $28 million Air Force agreement in May 2024.

## Career timeline

- **1979** — His family left the Soviet Union and received asylum in the United Kingdom, according to his personal essay.
- **2000** — Completed Columbia studies; subsequently began a corporate finance career at Goldman Sachs.
- **2003-2005** — Studied for an MBA at Stanford Graduate School of Business.
- **2005-2007** — Worked in business development at Spot Runner.
- **2007-2009** — Vice president at Venrock.
- **2008-2010** — EVP at Crunchyroll; public profile dates overlap his Venrock tenure.
- **2011-2013** — Business development at Deutsche Telekom.
- **2013-2022** — Advisor to Geekettes, according to Crunchbase.
- **2015** — Craft founding year given in his DSCI biography and personal essay; a Craft CEO radio interview was already published in 2014.
- **2019** — Joined the DSCI Executive Leadership Forum.
- **2020** — Craft announced a $10 million Series A. Levtov later described its first Air Force agreement as a five-year, $6.5 million deal closed in 94 days.
- **2023** — Craft announced a $32 million Series B led by BAM Elevate.
- **2024** — Craft announced a five-year, $28 million agreement with the Secretary of the Air Force.
- **2025** — Became DSCI co-chair; later stated he became a U.S. citizen that year.

## Achievements

- Led Craft through its shift from company information into supplier intelligence.
- Led Craft when it announced a $32 million Series B in February 2023.
- Led Craft when it announced a five-year, $28 million Air Force agreement in May 2024.
- Appointed co-chair of the Digital Supply Chain Institute in May 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — In DSCI’s September newsletter, Levtov said Craft had focused on government and defense earlier in 2026 and described growing demand for supplier screening and monitoring.
- **2026-08** — Discussed his non-technical background and Craft’s development in a Crunchbase News interview published August 27.
- **2026-06** — Appeared on the Earley AI Podcast to discuss supplier networks, knowledge graphs, AI and human judgment.
- **2026-05** — Published “To build and to serve,” connecting his family’s migration history and U.S. citizenship to Craft’s government work.
- **2026-01** — Featured on ThinkData in a conversation about AI and supplier intelligence.

## Links

- Website: https://www.craft.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilya-levtov/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ilyalevtov
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilyalevtov

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Last updated: 2026-10-22