# Oleg Tumanov

> Oleg Tumanov is the founder and former CEO of Ivi, the Russian streaming service launched in 2010. His career spans international banking, technology investment and music composition. He stepped down as CEO in April 2022 and left the board chairmanship in May 2022; later public profiles describe angel investing and advisory work, while his composer catalogue includes Brazilian and Italian collaborations.

- **Role:** Independent technology investor and composer; founder and former CEO of Ivi
- **Organizations:** Ivi, Digital Access, Frontier Ventures, Access Industries, Alfa-Bank, Banque Unexim Suisse, Ladenburg Thalmann, Mosbusinessbank, Vnesheconombank, Flashpoint
- **From:** Moscow, Soviet Union
- **Education:** Graduated; degree title not specified, Moscow Financial Institute, Executive management programme, Wharton School, Financial management programme, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Founded Ivi, launched in 2010, and led its development into a paid and advertising-supported streaming business., Led Ivi during its $250 million funding round in 2021., Ivi reported 2021 revenue of 11.9 billion rubles, up 35%; TMT Consulting put its 2021 market share at 26%.

## Career timeline

- **1986** — Graduated from the Moscow Financial Institute; subsequently worked at Vnesheconombank.
- **1990–1994** — Deputy chairman of Mosbusinessbank.
- **1994–1997** — Worked in New York; led international corporate finance at Ladenburg Thalmann.
- **1997–2000** — Held senior roles at ONEXIM and Banque Unexim Suisse in Geneva.
- **2001–2004** — Deputy managing director at Alfa-Bank.
- **2005–2006** — Led Access Industries in Russia and the CIS.
- **2009** — Worked with Leonid Boguslavsky to redirect Digital Access toward online video.
- **2010** — Ivi launched as an online video service.
- **2011** — Launched Frontier Ventures with Dmitry Alimov, as described in the 2022 Forbes profile.
- **2012–2022** — Served as Ivi CEO; contemporary departure reports date the continuous tenure from 2012.
- **2019** — Ivi secured a $40 million investment round to support growth and original content.
- **2021** — Ivi raised $250 million after postponing its planned IPO.
- **2022-04-15** — Nikolay Vasilkov succeeded him as CEO; Tumanov moved to board chairman.
- **2022-05** — Left the Ivi board chairmanship to focus on new projects.
- **2025-07** — Discussed Ivi, entrepreneurship and subsequent technology interests on Alexander Sokolovsky’s podcast.
- **2026** — His composer site lists music for Francesco Baccini’s single Franco Califano.

## Achievements

- Founded Ivi, launched in 2010, and led its development into a paid and advertising-supported streaming business.
- Led Ivi during its $250 million funding round in 2021.
- Ivi reported 2021 revenue of 11.9 billion rubles, up 35%; TMT Consulting put its 2021 market share at 26%.
- Built a parallel composer catalogue with Brazilian, Cuban and Italian collaborators.

## Latest updates

- **—** — In 2026, his official composer site lists the Francesco Baccini single Franco Califano, with music by Tumanov; no release month was established.
- **2025-07** — Appeared on Alexander Sokolovsky’s podcast to discuss leaving Ivi, the postponed IPO, company culture and starting again.

## Links

- Website: https://olegtumanov.com/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@olegtumanovmusic
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/olegtumanovmusic
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/olegtumanovmusic

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Last updated: 2026-10-21