Arsen Tomsky

Arsen Tomsky was born on 20 November 1973 in Yakutsk, Republic of Sakha.

In 1994, Tomsky began his entrepreneurial journey by developing software. He initially created a system for analyzing the financial condition of banks, followed by an automated accounting program commissioned by the local Ministry of Finance.

The following year, he graduated from the Faculty of Mathematics at North-Eastern Federal University.

In 1999, Tomsky founded the company SakhaInternet, which later became the Sinet Group, and launched the website Ykt.ru. After being CEO of the Sinet Group for 20 years, he stepped down, transferring the company's shares to the Ykt.ru team.

In 2013, Tomsky founded inDriver (Independent Drivers). Initially launched as a passenger transportation service, the company later expanded to include freight transportation, intercity travel, courier services, and city-based services.

Six years later, inDriver achieved unicorn status following a $150 million investment round. That same year, Tomsky attended the Stanford Executive Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

In 2022, following Russia's military invasion of Ukraine, Tomsky made the decision to completely relocate inDrive's employees from the country. The company was also rebranded as inDrive (Inner Drive).

In 2023, inDrive became the second most downloaded ride-hailing app and the fourth most downloaded travel app globally. Tomsky invested approximately $5 million of his own funds, accumulated during his time building the largest internet company in Yakutia, into the app's development.

At the end of the same year, Arsen Tomsky announced that he would receive Kazakh citizenship at the invitation of the government of Kazakhstan. In May 2024, Tomsky ranked 10th on Forbes magazine's list of "The 75 Richest Businessmen in Kazakhstan".