Trivia

The name of Artur Janibekyan, as a name of Armenian who loves the church and the people of the Armenia, is immortalized in a bas-relief in the Cathedral of the Holy Transfiguration of the Lord of the Armenian Apostolic Church in the city of Moscow.

Artur is one of the founders and sponsors of the Ayb Education Foundation, an Armenian educational center comprising a school, a church, a community center and a kindergarten that combines the best traditions of Armenian education and state-of-the-art educational technologies.

Artur is one of the founders and director of the New Armenians KVN (Club of the Funny and Inventive) team (won the 1997 Top KVN League Championship).

As the founder of the Cultural Renaissance Fund, Artur Janibekyan developed the "Saroyan House" project, within the frames of which the mansion of the American writer and playwright of Armenian origin William Saroyan, located in Fresno, California, will be turned into a museum house.

Artur Janibekyan was a producer for the New Armenian Radio program on the Russian Radio station (2000-2005).

For devotion to spiritual values and holy grounds in 2013 Artur was awarded the highest honor of the Armenian Apostolic Church - the Order of St. Gregory the Illuminator.

From 2012 till 2018 Artur received 4 "Media-Manager of Russia" awards, entered the top 5 best managers in the media business in the annual rating of "TOP-1000 Russian Managers".

In 2016, in Armenia Artur Janibekyan was awarded the first-class medal "For Merit for the Motherland".

Artur was named by GQ magazine (Russia) as a Person of the Year 2007 in the 'Producer of the Year' category.

In 2008 Artur launched 24-hour humor channel Comedy TV.

Artur holds workshops for students of the Skolkovo MBA program; he is also a member of the Snob discussion club. In 2013 he lectured on 'Trends in Russian Media' for students at Columbia University.

In 2016 Janibekyan co-founded the largest regional startup forum "Sevan Startup Summit" in Armenia. In 2018, the project entered the international arena and was held in the UAE and India under the name "Seaside Startup Summit". In 2019, he co-founded the Seaside Startup Holdings Investment Fund. In 2024, Artur Janibekyan headed the opening of the Seaside Startup Summit UAE 2024 under the esteemed patronage of His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasim, Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah. The pivotal agreement was forged with the UAE government, outlining plans for the organization of two Seaside Startup Summits annually for the next five years in the Mena region.

Established by Artur Janibekyan in partnership in 2016, the Startup Armenia Scientific and Educational Foundation successfully implemented a number of projects aimed at developing innovative areas and the start-up industry in the region in subsequent years. Among them are such projects as Coworking Armenia, Startup Club, Startup School and Drone Edu Lab.

Artur Janibekyan is one of the founders of the Startup School established to develop and promote business thinking among school-age children in Armenia. He is a co-founder and investor of the Triple S (3S) venture capital fund based on the Seaside Startup Summit in the USA.

Janibekyan helped found the "Renaissance" cultural and intellectual foundation in 2013. It works on preserving, developing and sharing Armenian cultural and intellectual heritage. The foundation has executed many projects, such as the sculptures "The Life of Eternity" and "Men"; the monument to Grigor Narekatsi in the Vatican; contributing to the development the Armenian Wikipedia, the Armenian National Musical Treasury, the Armenian translation of "Khan Academy, the Renaissance of Narekatsi, the Armenian Public Radio's "Golden Fund", and the Saroyan House; and supporting the "HIGH FEST" international performing arts festival. The fund also reprinted a number of valuable books, some of which were acquired and deposited at Matenadaran.

In 2017 one of the most important gems of Armenian sacred music, the Sacred Liturgy of Makar Ekmalyan, was republished with new notes and additions thanks to the initiative of the Cultural Revival Foundation and its founder Artur Janibekyan personally.