Elena Beloshapkova

About Elena Beloshapkova

I am passionate about improving the way people work all around the world. I was born in Latvia to a family of physicists. At 15, I went to university and became a laser physicist. I started my first business at 16 while being a full-time student and working in a lab. At 17, I launched my second business, which allowed me to start traveling the world on my own (I’ve now visited 50+ countries). I began my corporate career at 18 as a senior consultant in commercial real estate, and at 19, I went to business school to study strategic management. During my career, I helped build offices for Google and other major enterprises. I became a business development director and led teams in the office furniture industry.At 25, I founded my own innovative office furniture company. In just one year, we grew from $0 to $2M in revenue, signing global clients like Cisco, Total, and Atlas Copco. Within 3 years, we launched our first furniture line in addition to acting as a dealer. Five years in, we landed the biggest project of the year. By year 10, we had produced 85 furniture collections, scaled a team of 100+, completed 750+ projects (including ones up to 5 million square feet), earned 19 “Project of the Year” awards, “Product of the Year,” and I was named EY Businesswoman of the Year.As we designed cutting-edge spaces for Fortune 500 companies, we recognized a major gap: there was no intelligent system to manage them. That’s how inspace was born.inspace is an artificial intelligence company transforming how people work across office spaces - whether in person, hybrid, or remote. We put employees at the center of everything, whether it’s simplifying desk booking, room scheduling, visitor management, or remembering their favorite desk, lunch order, or how they like their coffee. Our platform provides visibility into who is in the office and when, improving collaboration. Our AI Workplace Agent acts as a proactive teammate - boosting productivity by 32% and reducing lease costs by up to 77% through automation, real-time data, and seamless workplace orchestration.By creating an employee-centric experience and achieving the highest adoption rate on the market, we maintain up to 99% accuracy in insights and can inform workplace leaders about the best decisions to make. With 65+ integrations into your favorite tools, inspace is the must-have solution for every office.Let’s connect and explore how we can elevate your workspace: h••••@inspace.app!

Experience

1. CEO & Founder

   Inspace

   Aug 2021 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Founder & CEO of inspace - an artificial intelligence company (B2B SaaS) that enables enterprises to manage their workspaces - both physical and digital.inspace transforms how offices operate by automating bookings, orchestrating workplace services, and delivering real-time insights across their office footprint. The platform boosts productivity by 32%, reduces operational costs by up to 77%, and helps companies optimize space and resources at scale.Built around the employee experience, the AI Workplace Agent anticipates needs, adapts to behaviors, and simplifies daily workflows - from coordinating hybrid schedules and managing spaces to enhancing team collaboration and workplace logistics. It provides instant, actionable insights to workplace leaders, enabling smarter decisions and streamlined execution.With 96% employee adoption and seamless integration into your favorite tools, inspace is the must-have solution for every modern office.

Education

• Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)

  Bachelor's degree, Laser Physics

  2007

• Graduate School Of Business & Administration

  Master's degree, Corporate Strategy

  2009

Skills

• Construction
• Project Planning
• Management Consulting
• Crm
• Negotiation
• Market Analysis
• Contract Negotiation
• Start-Ups
• Real Estate
• Finance
• Real Estate Development
• Marketing
• Russian
• New Business Development
• Asset Managment
• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• Brokerage
• Analysis
• Corporate Real Estate
• Sales Management
• Commercial Real Estate
• Consulting
• Management
• Asset Management
• International Business
• Investments
• International Sales
• Marketing Strategy
• Leadership
• English
• Business Development
• Contract Management
• Strategy
• Entrepreneurship
• Business Strategy
• Strategic Planning