Yakov Filippenko — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founder & CEO of Intch, a platform connecting companies with high-impact fractional leaders worldwide.
Founded Sailplay, a B2C marketing automation platform used in 45+ countries, scaling it to a global team of 45 before its 2018 acquisition.
Leads Intch, which was named #1 Product of the Day on Product Hunt and became a 2026 Lighthouse Tech Award finalist and 2025 HR Technology Award finalist.
Builds technology that helps companies find talent AI can't replace, believing AI shifts the human role from creator to curator.
Regular contributor at Fast Company and featured expert in Forbes, Business Insider, Crunchbase News, and HR.com.

Biography

Yakov Filippenko is the Founder and CEO of Intch, a platform dedicated to connecting companies with high-impact fractional leaders globally. He focuses on building technology that helps organizations find talent that AI cannot replace. Intch has been recognized as the #1 Product of the Day on Product Hunt and is a finalist for both the 2026 Lighthouse Tech Award and the 2025 HR Technology Award.