# Tigran Petrosyan

> Tigran Petrosyan is the co-founder and president of SuperAnnotate and its former CEO. Trained in physics at Yerevan State University and ETH Zurich, he left doctoral research at the University of Bern in 2018 to build the AI data company with his brother Vahan. His public interviews describe the transition from research to customer-led product development, the work of running a company with a sibling, and the continuing role of human judgment in AI.

- **Role:** Co-founder and President at SuperAnnotate
- **Organizations:** SuperAnnotate, University of Bern, Berkeley SkyDeck
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Yerevan State University, Master’s degree in Physics, ETH Zurich, Doctoral research; left without completing the PhD, University of Bern
- **Known for:** Co-founded SuperAnnotate and led it as CEO before becoming president., Won the Sevan Startup Summit competition with his brother in 2018., Hosted the Real-Life AI podcast, interviewing Trevor Darrell, Christopher Hopper, and Davit Baghdasaryan.

## Career timeline

- **2016** — Spoke at TEDxHochschuleLuzern on job automation.
- **2018** — Left doctoral research and co-founded SuperAnnotate with his brother Vahan after winning at Sevan Startup Summit.
- **2019** — SuperAnnotate participated in Berkeley SkyDeck; investor Runa Capital dates graduation to 2019.
- **2020** — Released a standalone platform in early 2020; SuperAnnotate raised a $3 million seed round.
- **2021** — SuperAnnotate raised a $14.5 million Series A led by Base10 Partners.
- **2023** — Moved from CEO to president; publicly identified as president by July 2023.
- **2024** — SuperAnnotate announced a $36 million Series B in November.
- **2025** — A July $13.5 million investment from Dell Technologies Capital brought the announced Series B total to approximately $50 million.

## Achievements

- Co-founded SuperAnnotate and led it as CEO before becoming president.
- Won the Sevan Startup Summit competition with his brother in 2018.
- Hosted the Real-Life AI podcast, interviewing Trevor Darrell, Christopher Hopper, and Davit Baghdasaryan.
- Helped build a company that attracted investment from Base10 Partners, Point Nine, NVIDIA, Databricks Ventures, and Dell Technologies Capital.

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Listed as co-founder and president in the Sevan Startup Summit 2025 agenda.
- **2025-07** — SuperAnnotate announced a $13.5 million Dell Technologies Capital investment, bringing its Series B total to approximately $50 million.

## Links

- Website: https://www.superannotate.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ptigran

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Last updated: 2026-10-22