# Milan Stankovic

Milan Stankovic is Founder/CTO at Leadbay, based in San Francisco.

## Facts, with sources

- **Role**: Co-founder & CTO, Leadbay (Aug 2023 – now). Source: [LinkedIn profile](https://linkedin.com/in/milanstankovic), 16 Oct 2026
- **Role**: Co-Founder, starmax capital (Mar 2020 – now). Source: [LinkedIn profile](https://linkedin.com/in/milanstankovic), 16 Oct 2026
- **Based in**: San Francisco, California, United States. Source: [LinkedIn profile](https://linkedin.com/in/milanstankovic), 16 Oct 2026
- **Company**: Leadbay: AI model that discovers and qualifies SMB leads traditional sales platforms miss, delivered into agentic workflows and AI assistants (YC F25). Source: [frenchtechjournal.com](https://www.frenchtechjournal.com/how-leadbay-is-bringing-chatgpt-style-growth-tactics-to-enterprise-software/), 15 Oct 2026
- **Funding**: Leadbay raised $4.3M seed led by Y Combinator (May 2026). Source: [pulse2.com](https://pulse2.com/leadbay-4-3-million-raised-to-qualify-digitally-scarce-smb-leads/), 20 May 2026
- **Earlier**: Technical Co-founder, Chief Product Officer, Chief Technology Officer, blindnet (Jul 2020 – Jan 2023). Source: [LinkedIn profile](https://linkedin.com/in/milanstankovic), 16 Oct 2026
- **Earlier**: Founder & CEO, Sépage (Jan 2013 – Jan 2020), acquired. Source: [LinkedIn profile](https://linkedin.com/in/milanstankovic), 16 Oct 2026
- **Earlier**: Chief Science Officer, Hypios (Oct 2009 – Jan 2013). Source: [LinkedIn profile](https://linkedin.com/in/milanstankovic), 16 Oct 2026
- **Education**: Sorbonne University, PhD in Artificial Intelligence (2009–2012). Source: [LinkedIn profile](https://linkedin.com/in/milanstankovic), 16 Oct 2026
- **Education**: Sorbonne University (1999–2003). Source: [LinkedIn profile](https://linkedin.com/in/milanstankovic), 16 Oct 2026
- **Talks**: Keynote speaker at Leadbay Keynote 2 (Jun 18, 2025): 'Annonces produit - équiper les commerciaux terrain avec l'état de l'art de l'IA'. Source: [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7338952895423283201), 12 Jun 2025
- **Talks**: Co-founder discussion on AI Model for B2B Sales at Leadbay Keynote 1 (May 14, 2024). Source: [leadbay.ai](https://leadbay.ai/blog/leadbay-keynote-1-ai-model-for-b2b-sales-unveiled), 15 May 2024
- **Writes**: Substack: The Founder is Present (milstan.substack.com). Source: [milstan.substack.com](https://milstan.substack.com), 6 Feb 2024
- **Profiles**: GitHub: milstan (github.com/milstan). Source: [github.com](https://github.com/milstan/sisw), 3 Sep 2026
- **Profiles**: Personal site: milstan.net. Source: [milstan.net](https://milstan.net/files/cv.pdf), read 21 Oct 2026
- **Profiles**: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/milanstankovic. Source: [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/in/milanstankovic), 16 Oct 2026

## Career

- now: Leadbay. Source: linkedin.com
- now: starmax capital. Source: linkedin.com
- Jul 2020 – Jan 2023: Technical Co-founder \| Chief Product Officer \| Chief Technology Officer, blindnet. Source: linkedin.com
- Jan 2013 – Jan 2020: Founder & CEO, Sépage. Source: linkedin.com
- Oct 2009 – Jan 2013: Chief Science Officer, Hypios. Source: linkedin.com

## Recent

- 30 Jul 2026: Leadbay: The AI That Finds the Customers Your CRM Can't See. Source: [yespress.io](https://yespress.io/leadbay-yc-f25)
- 16 Jun 2026: 🇫🇷 IA 4 BUSINESS - IA au service des commerciaux B2B sur le terrain. Source: [leadbay.ai](https://www.leadbay.ai/blog/ia-4-business-ia-au-service-des-commerciaux-b2b-sur-le-terrain)
- 1 Jun 2026: 3 questions (au moins) à MILAN STANKOVIC (Co-fondateur et CTO de Leadbay) sur la prise décision, individuelle ou collective, à l’ère de l’IA. -. Source: [decaiders.com](https://www.decaiders.com/index.php/2026/06/01/3-questions-au-moins-a-milan-stankovic-leadbay-sur-la-prise-decision-individuelle-ou-collective-a-lere-de-lia)
- 21 May 2026: Cofondée par un Loir-et-Chérien, la start-up Leadbay franchit un cap. Source: [lanouvellerepublique.fr](https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/blois/cofondee-par-un-loir-et-cherien-la-start-up-leadbay-franchit-un-cap-1779371008)
- 20 May 2026: 🚀 Bright Ventures x Leadbay (YC F25)! \| Bright Data. Source: [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bright-data_leadbat-announcement-activity-7462872340104667136-kQxr)
- 19 May 2026: Avec 3,8 millions d’euros, LEADBAY veut réinventer la sales intelligence avec ses modèles d’inférence. Source: [frenchweb.fr](https://www.frenchweb.fr/avec-38-millions-deuros-leadbay-veut-reinventer-la-sales-intelligence-avec-ses-modeles-dinference/461873)
- 19 May 2026: Congratulations to Leadbay (YC F25) who just closed a $4.3M Seed round! 🎉 \| STATION F. Source: [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stationf_congratulations-to-leadbay-yc-f25-who-just-activity-7462412345886216193-4jPO)
- 5 Dec 2025: Leadbay (YC F25) co-founders, Milan Stankovic & Ludovic Granger pitched at the 2025 Y Combinator demo day this week, in San Francisco. \| Leadbay (YC F25). Source: [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/leadbay_leadbay-yc-f25-co-founders-milan-stankovic-activity-7402591104258420736-KBAO)

## People at Leadbay

- [Ludovic Granger](https://superbay.ai/p/ludovic-granger): Co-founder & CEO, Leadbay (YC F25) · San Francisco
- [Milan Stankovic](https://superbay.ai/@milanstankovic): Co-founder & CTO, Leadbay · San Francisco
- [Everyone at Leadbay on Superbay](https://superbay.ai/c/leadbay-ai)

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