Press kit
Approved bios, photos, a fact sheet and a speaker introduction for journalists, editors and event organizers. Take what you need; no permission request is needed for the uses described below.
01 · At a glance
Name spelling: Rem Darbinyan. Title for captions and lower thirds: Founder and CEO, SmartClick AI.
02 · Biographies
Written in the third person. Please use them as they are, or shorten them without changing the facts.
About 45 words. Bylines, programs, event listings.
Rem Darbinyan is an AI advisor, founder and investor. He founded SmartClick AI in 2018 and leads it as CEO, has written 12+ articles on AI for Forbes, and has evaluated AI projects and startups for programs of Armenia’s Ministry of High-Tech Industry since 2020.
About 100 words. Speaker pages and articles.
Rem Darbinyan is an AI advisor, founder and investor who helps businesses decide where AI creates value and then get it built, improved and secured. He founded SmartClick AI, an Armenian-American AI and machine-learning company, in 2018 and leads it as CEO. He has invested personally in more than 70 startups and is a partner at Formula VC and SmartGate VC. Since 2020 he has served as an evaluator, selection committee member and mentor in programs of Armenia’s Ministry of High-Tech Industry, and in 2025 he was an international expert evaluator for Uzbekistan’s President Tech Award. He has written 12+ articles on AI for Forbes.
About 210 words. Profiles and introductions in print.
Rem Darbinyan is an AI advisor, founder and investor. He helps businesses find what is really holding them back, decide where AI creates value and where it does not, and stays involved while the systems are built, improved and secured. He founded SmartClick AI, an Armenian-American AI and machine-learning company, in 2018 and leads it as CEO. Its in-house engineers and security specialists have delivered AI systems for international clients, from computer vision that inspects industrial infrastructure to predictive models for banks and telecom operators. Rem has invested personally in more than 70 startups and is a partner at Formula VC and SmartGate VC. He also founded Qloong, a startup roasting program where founders get honest feedback from industry experts. Since 2020 he has served as an evaluator, selection committee member and mentor in programs of Armenia’s Ministry of High-Tech Industry, and he was an international expert evaluator for Uzbekistan’s President Tech Award. He teaches the master’s course “Artificial Intelligence in Modern Business” at the Public Administration Academy of the Republic of Armenia, designs AI programs for executives in banking and telecom, and has written 12+ articles on AI for Forbes. He is a board member of the Union of Advanced Technology Enterprises (UATE) and Vice-Chair of the Digital Economy Commission at ICC Armenia.
03 · Photos
12 approved portraits for print, web and stage, up to 4096 px, in the full kit together with the bios and fact sheet. Credit: Courtesy of Rem Darbinyan.
Download all photos and bios (ZIP)04 · For event hosts
About 30 seconds, written to be read aloud by a host or moderator.
Our next speaker builds AI, invests in the companies that use it, and evaluates the ones that ask for public support. Rem Darbinyan founded SmartClick AI in 2018 and has led it as CEO ever since. He has invested in more than 70 startups, has evaluated AI projects and startups for Armenia’s Ministry of High-Tech Industry since 2020, teaches AI at master’s level, and has written more than twelve articles on AI for Forbes. Please welcome Rem Darbinyan.
05 · Credit and usage
These photos may be used for editorial coverage of Rem Darbinyan and to promote events where he appears. Please credit “Courtesy of Rem Darbinyan”. Cropping and resizing are fine; please do not otherwise alter the images or use them to suggest an endorsement.
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