# Yuri Yushkov

> Yuri Yushkov is the founder and CEO of Velvetech, a US-based custom software development company established in 2004. Educated in physics and computer science at Novosibirsk State University, he worked on banking and payment systems before building a business spanning enterprise integration, CRM, contact-center products and AI implementation. He is based in North Miami Beach, Florida.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Velvetech
- **Organizations:** Velvetech
- **Education:** Master’s in Physics and Computer Science, Novosibirsk State University
- **Known for:** Founded Velvetech in 2004 and remains CEO., Accepted Velvetech’s 2017 bpm’online award for engineering skills., Led Velvetech through its transition to a fully distributed company in 2020.

## Career timeline

- **1987-1993** — Studied at Novosibirsk State University.
- **Before 2004** — Worked on banking and payment systems, moved to the United States and managed custom offshore software development.
- **2004** — Founded Velvetech.
- **2017** — Presented at bpm’online Global Tour in Boston and accepted the company’s engineering award from Alexander Donchuk.
- **2019** — Spoke and demonstrated speech-recognition and call-analytics technology at Creatio/bpm’online tour events in Chicago and Miami.
- **2020** — Velvetech became fully distributed while keeping its US headquarters.
- **2022** — Listed as a speaker for intelligent contact centers and hyper-automation at Creatio No-Code Days Chicago.
- **2024** — Published annual updates covering AI assistant development, cloud migration and the Velvetel Pulse rebrand.
- **2025** — Met Creatio CEO Katherine Kostereva at No-Code Days.
- **2026** — Public LinkedIn activity described attending the AI Agent Conference in New York and focusing on enterprise AI deployment.

## Achievements

- Founded Velvetech in 2004 and remains CEO.
- Accepted Velvetech’s 2017 bpm’online award for engineering skills.
- Led Velvetech through its transition to a fully distributed company in 2020.
- Velvetech was named an Inc. Power Partner in 2023.
- Velvetech developed contact-center integrations and the Velvetel Pulse product suite.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — His 2024 annual review, covering Barchart’s AI assistant proof of concept, cloud migration and Velvetel Pulse, carries an August 18, 2026 update date; the projects described concern 2024.
- **2025-05** — Velvetech reported his meeting with Creatio CEO Katherine Kostereva at No-Code Days 2025.

## Links

- Website: https://velvetech.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yushkov

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Last updated: 2026-10-27