# Yeva Hyusyan

> Yeva Hyusyan is the Armenian co-founder and CEO of Sololearn, a coding education platform born from her work on a startup accelerator and coding bootcamp at Microsoft Innovation Center Armenia. An economics and business graduate, she tested early lessons herself while technical co-founder Davit Kocharyan developed them. Her public interviews trace a career through development programs, Microsoft, mobile learning and AI-assisted education.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Sololearn
- **Organizations:** Sololearn, Microsoft, Microsoft Innovation Center Armenia, USAID
- **Nationality:** Armenian
- **Education:** MS in International Economics, Yerevan State University, MBA in Corporate Strategy, Maastricht School of Management, Executive Program (SEI), Stanford Graduate School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded Sololearn with Davit Kocharyan and led its development into a global coding learning platform., Led Sololearn when it announced a $24 million Series B in July 2021., Sololearn reported 21 million registered users in July 2021 and more than 30 million registrations in October 2023.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2010** — Worked on development programs, including work with USAID and World Bank programs in business and education.
- **2010** — Joined the newly established Microsoft Innovation Center in Armenia; helped develop a startup accelerator and coding bootcamp.
- **2013** — Sololearn founding year recorded by early investor Granatus Ventures; product launched in 2014.
- **2014** — Launched Sololearn with technical co-founder Davit Kocharyan; also served as Microsoft Armenia country manager during her career transition.
- **2017** — Spoke at TEDxYerevan about ambition, potential and conventional success advice.
- **2021** — Sololearn announced a $24 million Series B led by Drive Capital and reported 21 million registered users.
- **2023** — Discussed the introduction of Kodie, Sololearn’s AI coding partner; reported more than 30 million registrations in an October interview.
- **2024** — Appeared on BigStory Podcast episode 39 to discuss growth, retention, founder decisions and AI.
- **2025** — Named sole administrator of Sololearn Spain SL in an appointment registered March 1 and published March 7.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Sololearn with Davit Kocharyan and led its development into a global coding learning platform.
- Led Sololearn when it announced a $24 million Series B in July 2021.
- Sololearn reported 21 million registered users in July 2021 and more than 30 million registrations in October 2023.
- Sololearn won the 2017 FbStart Apps of the Year grand prize.
- Delivered the TEDxYerevan talk What Drives Success? in 2017.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — AGBU Young Professionals Madrid announced Hyusyan as a participant alongside Nina Khalatyan in The Role of Armenian Women, scheduled for March 20 in Madrid.
- **2025-03** — Spain’s official commercial registry bulletin published her appointment as sole administrator of Sololearn Spain SL (registered March 1, published March 7).
- **2024-10** — BigStory Podcast episode 39, published October 19, featured Hyusyan on Sololearn’s growth, retention challenges, founder decisions and AI.
- **2023-10** — Reported more than 30 million Sololearn registrations and discussed AI-assisted learning in a Pulse 2.0 interview.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yeva-hyusyan-5a16a220/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yeva.hyusyan

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Last updated: 2026-10-23