# Kirill Makharinsky

> Kirill Makharinsky is the co-founder and CEO of Enki, an AI-powered work-skills coach used by professionals at companies that want their teams fluent in data, SQL, Python and the rest of the modern productivity stack. An Oxford mathematician who graduated top of the UK, he previously co-founded Quid (now NetBase Quid) and Emerging Travel Group (Ostrovok, RateHawk, ZenHotels), two companies whose combined revenues run into the hundreds of millions. He angel-invests on the side and has been on Forbes' 30 Under 30 Europe list.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Enki
- **Organizations:** Enki, Emerging Travel Group, Quid (NetBase Quid), YouNoodle, Slide, Oxford Entrepreneurs
- **From:** Russia
- **Nationality:** British (Russian-born)
- **Education:** Secondary education, Eton College, MMath, Mathematics (Applied) - Double First, #1 UK Graduate of the Year, University of Oxford
- **Known for:** Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe (Technology), Graduated #1 in the UK from Oxford with a double first in Mathematics, Co-founded three startups with combined funding north of $100M and 400+ employees

## Career timeline

- **2004** — President of Oxford Entrepreneurs
- **2007** — Co-founded YouNoodle
- **2009** — Began angel investing (early backer of TokBox among others)
- **2010** — Co-founded Quid, an intelligence platform for strategy teams
- **2010** — Co-founded Ostrovok / Emerging Travel Group
- **2011** — Product analytics manager at Slide (acquired by Google for $182M)
- **2018** — Founded Enki in San Francisco
- **2022** — Enki raised seed funding
- **2024** — Launched Enki AI - 1:1 AI coaching for work skills

## Achievements

- Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe (Technology)
- Graduated #1 in the UK from Oxford with a double first in Mathematics
- Co-founded three startups with combined funding north of $100M and 400+ employees
- Built Enki into what the company describes as the largest 1:1 coaching service in the world, with 2M+ learners
- Quid revenues exceeded $50M annually; Emerging Travel Group revenues exceeded $150M annually

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — Announced Enki AI: tailored 1:1 AI coaching across data, productivity and engineering tools.
- **2023-07** — Posted on LinkedIn about Enki crossing milestones in enterprise upskilling.

## Links

- Website: https://enki.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirillonlinkedin
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/kirill
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuIcIYxs7Yg
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kirillonic/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kirillmakharinsky/

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