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For reference ru:Давид Ян

David Yang (Դավիթ Յան, ; born June 3, 1968, Yerevan, Armenia) is an American entrepreneur and investor in artificial intelligence, founder and Board Director at ABBYY, and member of the Band of Angels investment group in the United States.

Biography
Yang was born to a Chinese father from Shanghai and Armenian mother, both physicists. He graduated from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (1992, M.S. in Applied Mathematics and Physic).

In 1989 Yang founded Bit Software company. In 1998 the company was renamed ABBYY. As for 2023 ABBYY USA Software House Inc is an American digital intelligence company headquartered in Milpitas, California.

In 2016 Yang founded Santa Clara, CA based Yva.ai - a real-time predictive analytics platform which provides insights that improve retention rate and business performance.

Other projects

 * Development of Cybiko – pocket communication computer for youngsters
 * Participation in ATAPY Software company 2001
 * Foundation and participation in iiko, a developer of hospitality services management software, 2005
 * Participation in creative projects, such as FAQ-Café studio, 2004), restaurant, club, and gallery ArteFAQ, 2007; art-club “Squat” 2009; club “The Sisters Grimm”
 * Participation in educational fund Ayb, Supervisory Council of the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, educational center Tumo (2006), Board of Trustees of Re-apaga Charity Foundation (re-apaga.am),
 * Advisory for Impulse Armenia - the Caucasus’ first e-waste, aluminium, and plastic dismantling and recycling facility.