Leila Boujnane

Hyperbio bio

Hi! 👋 My name is Leila Boujnane. I am the CEO of TinEye. I live in Toronto (Canada) with my partner, our German shepherd (Zachary) and our two close to-22-year-old cats.

I am a builder, maker, and community supporter. Off-grid cabin dweller and amateur photographer. Non-serial entrepreneur. Building a long-term independent and profitable business.

I am #plantpowered #animaldefender #ultrarunner #photographer and a firm believer in #4DWW.

Say hello 👋

I’d love to hear from you. The best way to reach me is via email at lb@tineye.com. You can also find me on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.

Professional bio

Leila Boujnane is the founder and CEO of TinEye. TinEye is an image search company using computer vision, pattern recognition, neural networks, and machine learning to make images searchable.

Leila changed the course of image search by leading the team that built TinEye, the world’s first reverse image search engine. Leila and her team are merging innovative computer vision approaches and large-scale computing to create image search solutions for millions of users, Fortune 500 companies and startups alike. Leila and TinEye are regularly featured in global media, including Canadian Business, Fast Company, Financial Post, Forbes, Le Monde, Popular Science, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Wired for creating what the media have called “a reverse image search engine on steroids.”

In addition to her role at TinEye, Leila champions Canada’s startup and grassroots maker communities as a supporter and evangelist. In her spare time, she organizes community conferences centered around technology, hacking, and machine learning.