Newark, DE, USA Thursday October 22 2026: SPhotonix, pioneers of 5D optical data storage, have announced the appointment of Alex Avramov as Chief Operation Officer. Alex, a seasoned entrepreneur with two successful exits in edtech, joins as the business continues to scale in developing and delivering next generation ultra high density data storage and optics.
Alex brings more than two decades of entrepreneurial and operational experience, including two successful exits and extensive experience building and scaling international businesses. His focus as COO is on operational execution, business development and scaling the company as it continues its rapid research, development and commercialisation.
In 2003, Alex founded the British Higher School of Art & Design and the Universal University holding company, which includes 6 faculties. The legendary education company delivered a modern effective approach to education that has trained several generations of creative and technical professionals.
After exiting in 2017, he launched Escola Britânica de Artes Criativas & Tecnologia (EBAC), one of the largest edtech projects in LatAm. EBAC rose to being the number 2 brand in Brazil for upskilling and reskilling, attracting $14m in venture capital with a 2.5m member community. Earlier this year, the company was acquired by Constructor Group.
Commenting on the new senior team appointment, SPhotonix CEO, Ilya Kazansky said:
“I’m really delighted that Alex has joined our team here at SPhotonix. His wealth of experience as an entrepreneur and track record of raising investment and, in particular, his ability to operate and scale international businesses on a fast growth trajectory will bring significant value to SPhotonix.
“We are in an important phase as we expand our R&D capacity, working towards establishing a new approach to long term data storage. The explosive growth in AI and resultant data generation are creating an urgent need for cold storage technologies with better density, durability and economics. We are ambitious, and super focused on transforming the cold data storage and data tiering markets.”
Speaking about his new role, Alex Avramov, COO at SPhotonix added:
“Joining SPhotonix at a time when the data storage industry is facing a multitude of challenges is an irresistible opportunity. The amount of data generated worldwide is growing exponentially, and hyperscalers and data centres are facing increasing pressure to store that date more efficiently and economically. SPhotonix is developing a different approach through 5D optical data storage that delivers on those needs.
“I’m excited to bring my experience of building and scaling international businesses to SPhotonix as we continue to take our unique technology into commercialisation and address one of the most important infrastructure challenges created by the AI era.”