# Yiannis Kiachopoulos

> Yiannis Kiachopoulos is the London-based co-founder and CEO of Causaly. His background combines computer science, Japanese language studies, an MBA and enterprise consulting at Accenture and Detecon. He founded Causaly with Artur Saudabayev in 2018, pursuing software that connects knowledge in published text and supports inspectable research work.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Causaly
- **Organizations:** Causaly, Detecon International GmbH, Accenture, Endeavor Greece Scale Up Program
- **Nationality:** Greek
- **Education:** Bachelor’s in Japanese language studies, Master’s in Computer Science; graduated with distinction, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), MBA, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, MBA exchange program, London Business School, Global Solutions Program / Future Studies, Singularity University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Causaly, which reported $93 million in total funding in July 2023., Completed a master’s in computer science with distinction, according to Endeavor Greece., Built a company with operations spanning London, Greece and New York.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2010** — Worked as an IT consultant at Accenture in Germany, with a focus on security and infrastructure management.
- **Before Causaly** — Served as Principal at Detecon International, advising telecommunications clients on strategy and transformation in Europe and Asia.
- **2015** — Met Artur Saudabayev at Singularity University in Mountain View, California.
- **2018** — Co-founded Causaly with Saudabayev, becoming CEO; Saudabayev became CTO.
- **2019** — Causaly announced $4.8 million in investment led by Pentech Ventures.
- **2021** — Causaly raised $17 million led by Index Ventures and joined Endeavor Greece’s Scale Up program.
- **2023** — Causaly announced a $60 million Series B led by ICONIQ Growth, taking reported cumulative funding to $93 million.
- **2026** — Published essays on AI architecture, enterprise adoption and defining complete scientific assignments; Causaly announced Microsoft Copilot integration.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Causaly, which reported $93 million in total funding in July 2023.
- Completed a master’s in computer science with distinction, according to Endeavor Greece.
- Built a company with operations spanning London, Greece and New York.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Published Building an AI Scientist Around the Work R&D Needs on October 20, arguing for evaluating AI against defined assignments and completion standards.
- **2026-09** — Causaly announced integration with Microsoft 365 Copilot and Microsoft Teams on September 17.
- **2026-08** — Published Why Data and LLMs Alone Cannot Create Scientific Outcomes on August 11.
- **2026-07** — Published The Cognitive Architecture of an AI Scientist on July 29.
- **2026-05** — Introduced Scientific Workflows in a May 28 company essay.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ioanniskiachopoulos

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Last updated: 2026-10-22