Primary Job Title Founder and CEO Primary Organization Zihi Inc.
Location Madison, Wisconsin, United States Regions Great Lakes, Midwestern US Gender Male Also Known As Egor Akimov
Website zihipro.com/ LinkedIn View on LinkedIn X (Twitter) View on X
Egor Akimov, PhD (exercise physiology) living in Madison, WI, USA
Researcher, active athlete (Running, Triathlon, XC Skiing) and startup entrepreneur with 20+ years experience in innovation in sports science, technology and performance. Over 40 publications in professional scientific journals. Head scientist of the National Russian Triathlon
Team, 2011-2016. Head of the scientific department in the Moscow Center of Advanced Sports Technology, 2011-2016.
His first startup is https://akivino.com. Akivino is an online platform which aims to connect athletes and coaches with particular sports experts (physiologists, nutritionist, biomechanics, physiotherapist, and so on). Specialists can set up their profiles with details about the experience, professional interests, availability and the price of their services.
His second startup is Zihi https://zihipro.com Zihi is an automated endurance sports training application that leverages big data and an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based algorithm to produce truly individualized training plans. Zihi’s training plans accommodate the athlete’s personal response to training stresses and other relevant factors to optimize athletic performance. The algorithm adapts to any endurance sport and updates the athlete’s training plan automatically to address the key factors that determine athletic performance in endurance sports competition.
