# Timur Valishev

> Timur Valishev is a software engineer and JivoChat co-founder who led the customer messaging business through its bootstrapped growth and 2021 Sber deal. He previously co-founded Octoline and is publicly named as an angel investor in Dubai-based self.space.

- **Role:** Co-founder at JivoChat; described as CEO in public company and interview profiles
- **Organizations:** JivoChat / JivoSite / Jivo, Octoline, Svetets, self.space (angel investor), Founders Network
- **Education:** Computers and Networks; programmer training, Bauman Moscow State Technical University, MBA, Strategic Management, California State University, East Bay
- **Known for:** Co-developed JivoChat’s first version and grew the business without external funding before the Sber deal., Built a team operating across countries and time zones., Led Jivo through the 2021 Sber transaction.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2007** — Worked as a programmer at Svetets, developing a telecom service platform; later described recruiting fellow Bauman students to the team.
- **2007** — Co-founded virtual telephony business Octoline while studying at Bauman.
- **2011–2012** — Built JivoChat with Nikolai Ivannikov; first customer onboarded in December 2011, with company founding commonly dated to 2012.
- **2013** — Joined the April Founders Network cohort; Jivo launched in English and opened a Moscow office for sales.
- **2014** — JivoSite introduced browser calling through Voximplant.
- **2019** — Reported approximately $7.5 million ARR and more than 36,000 paying clients in an August interview.
- **2021** — Discussed the announced Sber acquisition and choosing between three offers.

## Achievements

- Co-developed JivoChat’s first version and grew the business without external funding before the Sber deal.
- Built a team operating across countries and time zones.
- Led Jivo through the 2021 Sber transaction.

## Latest updates

- **2021-06** — Discussed the Sber deal, continued growth of the core business model and three competing acquisition offers.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timurvalishev/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timur.valishev

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