# Sergey Rizhikov

> Sergey Rizhikov is the CEO and co-founder of Bitrix24 and co-founder and general director of 1C-Bitrix. A radiophysics and electronics graduate, he moved from student publishing and banking technology into software products, partner distribution and cloud collaboration. His public accounts also document a home solar-power experiment and his recent work on AI tools for business.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Bitrix24
- **Organizations:** Bitrix24, 1C-Bitrix, Bitrix, Investbank
- **From:** Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Soviet Union
- **Nationality:** Russian
- **Education:** Belarusian State University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Bitrix and helped build its website-management software business., Co-founded 1C-Bitrix through the 2007 joint venture with 1C., Co-founded and launched the Bitrix24 business collaboration platform in 2012.

## Career timeline

- **1994** — Graduated from Belarusian State University in radiophysics and electronics.
- **1996** — Joined Investbank in internet technology and payment systems.
- **1998** — Co-founded the Bitrix software business with partners.
- **2003** — Bitrix released Website Management 3.0.
- **2004** — Closed the web studio and concentrated on software products, according to his 2020 interview.
- **2007** — Bitrix and 1C formed the equally owned joint venture 1C-Bitrix.
- **2012** — Bitrix24 launched on April 12.
- **2018** — Won the digital technologies category in EY’s Russian Entrepreneur Of The Year competition.
- **2026** — Published accounts of AI tools and changing work practices at Bitrix24.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Bitrix and helped build its website-management software business.
- Co-founded 1C-Bitrix through the 2007 joint venture with 1C.
- Co-founded and launched the Bitrix24 business collaboration platform in 2012.
- Won the digital technologies category of EY’s Russian Entrepreneur Of The Year competition in 2018.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — His official author page lists an October 10 article on AI agents and employee productivity, including his report of 1,300 employee-created applications; the article page has also displayed September 29, so its day of publication is inconsistent.
- **2026-01** — Published a January 27 essay on AI as a new economic infrastructure and its implications for company management.

## Links

- Website: https://www.bitrix24.ru/journal/authors/sergey-ryzhikov/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bitrix
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/rsv_bitrix
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rsv.bitrix

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Last updated: 2026-10-12