CVAT Helps Companies Build Future-Proof Vision & Audio AI Models

Built by Computer Vision Engineers and Open Source Contributors

1. 2017

   CVAT began as an internal tool at Intel in 2017 to help computer vision engineers efficiently label training data. At the time, annotation was a bottleneck, and the available tools were closed, limited, or not scalable. The team built CVAT on top of VATIC, an open-source video annotation tool from Irvine, California, to automate and accelerate labeling for Intel’s internal projects.

2. 2018

   In 2018, they later released the project as open source on GitHub, calling it CVAT (Computer Vision Annotation Tool), and it quickly grew into one of the most widely adopted annotation tools worldwide, helping both researchers and companies prepare datasets for autonomous driving, robotics, and other computer vision domains.

3. 2022

   In 2022, CVAT spun out into an independent company, CVAT.ai. The mission remained the same: to transform raw, unstructured visual data into high-quality datasets that enable AI to solve real human problems and drive digital transformation.

4. Now

   Today, CVAT powers annotation workflows for hundreds of thousands of teams worldwide. It has been downloaded millions of times, forked thousands of times, and contributed to by a global open-source community.

• Customer Focus

  We listen carefully and act quickly. Our goal is to provide an excellent experience for our customers through clear communication, reliable delivery, and innovation.

• Results

  We set ambitious goals and take responsibility for achieving them. We solve problems, focus on outcomes, and strive for perfect execution in everything we do.

• Innovation

  We embrace curiosity and informed risk-taking. Every idea matters, and every success or mistake helps us move forward and create something better.

• Discipline

  We keep our word and take pride in doing things right. Integrity, attention to detail, and safety guide every project we plan and execute.

• Quality

  We aim for excellence, not just in what we build, but in how we build it. We learn, adapt, and continuously improve to deliver products that stand the test of time.

• Environment & Culture

  We value diversity, openness, and teamwork. We respect each other, celebrate our achievements, and share knowledge so that we can grow together.

Meet the team

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  Nikita Manovich

  Co-founder & CEO

  Nikita is the original architect and lead developer of CVAT. He built the core engineering team from the ground up and fostered a global open-source community around the project. Today, he leads the company’s vision and execution as CEO.

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  Boris Sekachev

  Co-founder & CTO

  Boris was the lead frontend developer for CVAT during its time at Intel. As the primary contributor to the platform, he brings a strong product vision shaped by a deep belief in Data-Centric AI. He now oversees CVAT’s product and technical strategy as CTO.

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  Andrey Zhavoronkov

  DevOps & Backend Engineer

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  Maxim Zhiltsov

  Backend Engineer

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  Roman Donchenko

  DevOps & Backend Engineer

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  Sveta Golubeva

  Content Marketing Manager

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  Kirill Lakhov

  Frontend Developer

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  Artem Filippov

  Project Manager, Labeling Services

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  Ksenia Kochneva

  Legal Counsel

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  Ekaterina Denisova

  Executive Assistant

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  Kais Mter

  Project Manager, Labeling Services

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  Peter Iosipov

  DevOps Engineer

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  Grigoriy Svechnikov

  Senior Backend Engineer

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  Ivan Kuroedov

  Project Manager, Labeling Services

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  Alexey Sosov

  Backend Developer

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  Alexey Zinovyev

  Frontend Engineer

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  Gleb Potapov

  Frontend Engineer

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  Yulia Budnikava

  HR Specialist

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  Andrei Evtikheev

  Software Engineer in Test

• Global Community300+ contributors on GitHub