Dmitry Stavisky

Full-stack startup advisor specializing in international expansion

Dmitry Stavisky is an accomplished entrepreneur and executive with extensive experience in EdTech, consumer products, and network infrastructure. He is currently the Co-Founder and COO of Buddy.ai, an AI-powered virtual English tutor for children.1

Career Highlights

EdTech Experience::

Co-founded Edwin.ai in 2016, focusing on helping students learn English as a foreign language.2
Served as CEO of Lingualeo, Eastern Europe's largest online English-learning service, growing student enrollment from 7 million to 13 million learners.

Tech Industry Roles::

VP of Product Management and later VP of International at Evernote, leading the company's global expansion efforts.2
Held technical leadership positions at SightPath, Inc. and Cisco Systems, specializing in Content Networking and CDN technologies.

Education and Achievements

Ph.D. in Geography from the Soviet Academy of Sciences.
MS in Meteorology, Atmospheric Physics, and Glaciology from Lomonosov Moscow State University.1
Author of six patents.

Current Role

As COO of Buddy.ai, Stavisky has helped the company expand internationally, with over 50% of revenue coming from outside North America within a year of joining.1 Buddy.ai offers a voice-based AI English tutor for kids, allowing children to practice spoken English by conversing with a virtual AI-powered cartoon character in a mobile app.1

Expertise

Stavisky is known for his skills in:

EdTech and language learning technologies
International business expansion
Product management and development
Entrepreneurship and startup leadership

His diverse background in both technical and business roles has positioned him as a valuable leader in the EdTech industry, particularly in the field of language learning and AI-powered educational tools.1 2

Highlights

May 3 · progkids.com

Interview — Dmitry Stavisky, Buddy.ai co-founder - ProgKids

Jul 9 · asiatechdaily.com

How Dmitry Stavisky Co-founder And COO At MyBuddy.ai Helped ...

Mar 3 · EdSurge

Voice-Based English Tutoring App MyBuddy Merges With a Friend: Edwin - EdSurge

Mar 3 · eLearningInside News

Edwin and MyBuddy.AI Merge to Manufacture a Smart English Tutoring App - eLearningInside News

Experience

Full-stack startup advisor, Self Employed (2021 - Present)

Head Of International at ClassDojo (2021 - 2022), Co-Founder and COO at Buddy.ai (2020 - 2021), Co-Founder and CEO at Edwin.ai (2016 - 2020), Advisor at Zenly, Inc. (2013 - 2017), CEO and Board Member at LinguaLeo (2014 - 2016), VP of International and Executive Director of Evernote China at Evernote Corporation (2008 - 2013), VP, Product Management at Evernote Corporation (2006 - 2008), Head of Technology, Co-Founder at Product DynamiX (2004 - 2006), Technical Leader at Cisco Systems (2000 - 2003), Technical Leader at SightPath, Inc. (1999 - 2000), Partner, Consulting Software Engineer at V & M Systems, Inc. (1996 - 1998), Senior Software Engineer at Continuum Software Inc. (1995 - 1996), Senior Software Engineer, Digital & Applied Imaging at Eastman Kodak Company (1994 - 1995), Research Associate at Tellus Institute (1991 - 1994)

Education

PhD in Geophysics and Numerical Climate Modeling from Institute of Geography, USSR Academy of Sciences, MS in Meteorology, Atmospheric Physics and Glaciology from Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU), Edwin.ai (W2018 batch) from Y Combinator