Ivan Braun

AI Pioneer • Creative Tech • 4M Users

Founded and bootstrapped Icons8 and Generated Photos, serving 4M+ users with creative tools and AI-powered features. Built remote team of 150 people. International speaker on AI transformation and bootstrapped growth.

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Experience

Serial entrepreneur building bootstrapped AI and design products. Read more about my experience →

Founder and CEO

Graphics for AI age

Face AI and synthetic data

Founder and CEO

Speaking

Conference presentation
Presenting at conference

Horasis Global Meeting

Zurich, Switzerland
May 2024
AI regulation and ethical frameworks

Rio Innovation Week

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
September 2023
Creative AI and the future of design

Visual 1st Conference

Buenos Aires, Argentina
November 2023
Bootstrapping global creative platforms
Receiving award
Presenting at conference
Speaking event
Conference networking
Visual 1st Awards winners
Conference networking

Awards & Recognition

45 times

Product of the Day and other awards

ProductHunt

Top 101 Founders in Web Design

American Startup Magazine

America's Best Startup Employers

Forbes

Visitor's Choice
Award

Visual 1st

4M 👥
users
Globally
150 👥
team
$0
equity sold
$0
debt
23
years
creative tech
$54.6K
avg server
price
#1
vendor of
Canva

Government & Regulatory

I consult governments on AI regulation, creative tools, intellectual property, and ethics. The agencies I've worked with:

European Commission

AI regulation and policy consultation for the European Union

U.S. Department of Justice

Antitrust and competition matters related to creative tech

UK Competition and Markets Authority

Antitrust and competition matters related to creative tech