Ilya Gelfenbeyn

Tech entrepreneur and AI expert

Ilya Gelfenbeyn

Ilya Gelfenbeyn is an experienced entrepreneur, investor, and executive in the technology industry. He currently serves as the CEO of Inworld AI, an AI virtual characters development platform for immersive realities.1 Prior to Inworld AI, Gelfenbeyn held several key positions at Google, including:

Founding Head of Google Assistant Investments (September 2017 - October 2020)1
Head of Product, Dialogflow (API.AI) (September 2016 - October 2017)1

Gelfenbeyn co-founded several successful startups, including:

API.AI (Dialogflow), a conversational UX platform acquired by Google (October 2010 - September 2016)1
Speaktoit, one of the first and highest-rated mobile voice assistants with over 40 million users (October 2010 - September 2016)1

He has an MBA from the University of Brighton and completed the Stanford LEAD Executive Program at Stanford University Graduate School of Business.1 Gelfenbeyn is also a partner at The.AI Ventures2 and has been actively involved in the development of AI tools for gaming, showcasing a new AI tool called Narrative Graph at GDC 2024.3 4

Experience

CEO at Inworld AI

Founding Head of Google Assistant Investments at Google, Head of Product at Dialogflow, CEO & Co-Founder at API.AI, CEO & Co-Founder at Speaktoit, Founder & Executive at Multiple Startups

Education

Stanford LEAD Executive Program at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (2019 - 2020), MBA in General Management from University of Brighton (2006 - 2007)