# Vitaly Alexandrov

> Vitaly Alexandrov is the founder of CRM marketing agency Out of Cloud, co-founder and former CEO of Food Rocket, and co-founder of AvangardAI. His work spans customer retention, restaurant technology, rapid grocery delivery and AI tools for sales teams. Food Rocket launched in 2021 and ceased operations in March 2023; September 2026 coverage identifies him as an AvangardAI co-founder.

- **Role:** Co-founder at AvangardAI
- **Organizations:** AvangardAI, Food Rocket (ceased operations March 2023), Out of Cloud, Foodcast, Foody
- **Education:** Public administration studies; graduated in 2013, Higher School of Economics, Three-week course in bargaining and negotiation, not a degree, London School of Economics and Political Science
- **Known for:** Founded Out of Cloud, whose clients included Panasonic and Puma., Authored Email Marketing Strategy, described as an Ozon bestseller in his 2021 interview., Nominated for Forbes Russia’s 2021 30 Under 30 entrepreneurs category.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Founded CRM marketing agency Out of Cloud with 15,000 rubles in initial capital.
- **2013** — Graduated from the Higher School of Economics, faculty of public administration.
- **2015** — Out of Cloud revenue reached 20 million rubles.
- **2017** — Out of Cloud won a Tagline award for use of eCRM.
- **2018** — Out of Cloud won a Loyalty Awards recognition for analytics in loyalty programs.
- **2019** — Began building food technology ventures in the United States, including restaurant-focused projects.
- **2021** — Launched Food Rocket and was nominated for Forbes Russia’s 30 Under 30 entrepreneurs category.
- **2022** — Food Rocket raised a $25 million Series A led by Alimentation Couche-Tard and developed a Circle K partnership.
- **2023** — Food Rocket ceased operations in March after failing to secure additional capital.
- **2025** — An October podcast identified him as founder of AvangardAI and Most AI, alongside Out of Cloud.
- **2026** — September coverage identified him as AvangardAI co-founder in an announcement of a planned Yandex business-assistant integration.

## Achievements

- Founded Out of Cloud, whose clients included Panasonic and Puma.
- Authored Email Marketing Strategy, described as an Ozon bestseller in his 2021 interview.
- Nominated for Forbes Russia’s 2021 30 Under 30 entrepreneurs category.
- Led Food Rocket during its $25 million Series A and Circle K partnership.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — AvangardAI announced a planned plugin integration with Yandex’s Alice AI Pro business assistant; Alexandrov was quoted as co-founder.
- **2025-10** — Appeared on the Russian-language podcast Это база discussing practical business uses of AI.
- **2025-10** — RetailCRM published a Don Plafon case study involving AvangardAI, reporting a 9% increase in conversion from calls.

## Links

- Website: https://avangardai.ru/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vitalexandrov/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/aleksandrov_vi

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Last updated: 2026-10-23