Or Avidov is the Co-Founder, CPO & VP of R&D at Elementary, where he leads product and engineering initiatives, defining the product vision and roadmap while driving execution and innovation. He oversees the engineering and product teams, ensuring development velocity, customer impact, and continuous improvement through hands-on decision-making and strategic planning.With a deep understanding of the data ecosystem, Or has extensive experience in software and data engineering, spanning low-level (C, C++, assembly) and high-level (Python, Go) programming languages. He has built and scaled web applications, ETL pipelines, and real-time data systems deployed on Kubernetes with Terraform. His expertise includes OLTP databases, distributed processing, and technical research, making him a key player in shaping Elementary’s technology.As a Y Combinator alum, Or played a major role in building Elementary’s initial product and continues to contribute to critical technical and architectural decisions while fostering team growth and innovation.