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Oleg Rogynskyy

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Strategic Advisor at Dnipro · Founder at People.ai · Founder & Board Member at Backstory · CEO at UFORCE

San Francisco

Writes $10K – $500K checks · typically $100K

FoundedBackstoryPeople.ai · YC

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About

Oleg Rogynskyy is CEO of UFORCE, a defense technology company focused on multi-domain autonomy for national security across the US, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. With over two decades in artificial intelligence and three startup foundings, he previously led People.ai, an enterprise AI platform backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Iconiq, Lightspeed, and Index Ventures that scaled globally across multiple continents. UFORCE, which originated in Ukraine, operates with over one thousand engineers, operators, and mission specialists developing autonomous systems including drones, unmanned surface and ground vehicles, and command-and-control platforms.

Founder at People.aiYC S16

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YC

Oleg went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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People.ai's investors · 34

Akkadian VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $10M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2019AVentures CapitalKyivAvlok CapitalLynnwoodBallistic VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksCapitalXLynnwood · $250K checksDig Ventures Management LimitedSt Peter PortDniproPalo AltoFrontline VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $3.2M checksGaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K checksGarage CapitalWaterlooGGV CapitalMenlo Park · since 2019GVA CapitalSan FranciscoHaystackSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checksICONIQSan Francisco · since 2019ICONIQ CapitalSan Francisco · $5M – $100M checksIndex VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M checksLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1M – $5M checks · since 2019Maropost VenturesTorontoMR ScaleAustinMubadala CapitalAbu Dhabi · $1M – $50M checksNotable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checksOnStartupsBostonPartech VenturesParis · $200K – $50M checksSand Hill AngelsMenlo Park · $50K – $2M checksShasta VenturesSV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checksTaurus VenturesBangkokTop Shelf Equity Funds CUpVentures CapitalUpstate New YorkWestern Technology InvestmentPortola ValleyY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016Zachary Ginsburg FundsLynnwoodZillionizePalo Alto · $200K checks

Co-founders at People.ai

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Jason AmbroseFounder

Founder & Board Member at Backstory

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Backstory's investors · 5

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksAVentures CapitalKyiv · since 2016ICONIQSan FranciscoPROOFArlingtonTenaya CapitalPalo Alto · $5M – $10M checks · since 2016

CEO at UFORCE

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UFORCE's investors · 7

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksBallistic VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2026ExpeditionsWarsawICONIQSan FranciscoIron Wolf CapitalVilnius · $550K – $5.5M checks · since 2026LakestarZurich · $540K checks · since 2026Shield CapitalSan Francisco · since 2026

Co-founders at UFORCE

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Oleksiy HoncharukCo-founder
DSDenis Smetnev
Denis SmetnevFounder
RPRoman Pertsovskiy
Roman PertsovskiyFounder

Experience

  1. UFORCECEOcurrent2025 — presentWashington, DC
  2. UFORCEBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  3. People.aiFounder & Board Membercurrent2016 — present
  4. People.aiFounder & CEO2015 — 2025San Francisco, California, United States
  5. Neon @neondatabaseInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  6. RegrelloInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  7. FathomInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  8. Pano AIInvestor & Advisorcurrent2020 — present
  9. Dedrone DefenseInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  10. XperiencOpsInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  11. Collectly, Inc.Investorcurrent2018 — present
  12. RoutableInvestorcurrent2019 — present
  13. MonumentalInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  14. PomeriumInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  15. Bounti LabsInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  16. CacheflowInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  17. VartanaInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  18. EnsoInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  19. Mozart DataInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  20. ChameleonInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  21. PomeloInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  22. Feroot SecurityInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  23. NiraInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  24. PrimerInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  25. Icebreaker.xyzInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  26. Farel (YC S20)Investorcurrent2022 — present
  27. Monomer BioInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  28. InventiveInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  29. TrunkInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  30. ZensorsInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  31. VcreateInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  32. TurnstileInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  33. Anzen InsuranceInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  34. AziboInvestorcurrent2019 — present
  35. Mnemonic, IncInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  36. CabalInvestorcurrent2021 — present
  37. AngelListAngel Investorcurrent2019 — present
  38. Ministry of Digital Transformation of UkraineStrategic Advisor2022 — 2024Kyiv, Ukraine
  39. H2O.aiVP Marketing & Growth2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  40. Lexalytics, Inc.President2014 — 2015

Skills & more

Defense Technology1Start-ups99Entrepreneurship99Product Management99Lead Generation99SEO99Digital Strategy65Social Media Marketing42Content Management43Digital Marketing36Demand Generation35Business Intelligence34
+12 moreText AnalyticsGo-to-market StrategyNew Business DevelopmentB2B MarketingCompetitive AnalysisMarketing AutomationProduct MarketingSentiment AnalysisSalesforce.comSaaSMarketoEmail Marketing

Languages English · Russian · Ukrainian

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Investments

Investor

AnzenAON3DArmilla AICabalCircaCollectlyDatricsEntryFathomFeroot SecurityGustavHimeraHyperGlueJamixNiraPano AIPathmindPicklePomeriumPrimerProduct ScienceReductResquaredRoutableSemantriaStork ClubTemplarbitWatchfulZibo

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Colleagues at Dnipro

Alina Zagaytova
Strategic Advisor at Dnipro
Andy Kurtzig
Strategic Advisor at Dnipro
Angelika Blendstrup
Strategic Advisor at Dnipro
Arsen Kostenko
AI Advisor at Dnipro
Artem Petakov
Strategic Advisor at Dnipro
Ben Renda
Trust & Safety Advisor at Dnipro
Dave Willner
AI Policy Advisor at Dnipro
Dmytro Dzhulgakov
AI Advisor at Dnipro

Network3

Alexey AlexanovScout
General Partner at Cabra VC
Bobby LoScout
Angel
David MesScout
Managing Partner at Off The Grid Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Oleg Rogynskyy?
Oleg Rogynskyy is CEO of UFORCE, a defense technology company focused on multi-domain autonomy for national security across the US, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. With over two decades in artificial intelligence and three startup foundings, he previously led People.ai, an enterprise AI platform backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Iconiq, Lightspeed, and Index Ventures that scaled globally across multiple continents. UFORCE, which originated in Ukraine, operates with over one thousand engineers, operators, and mission specialists developing autonomous systems including drones, unmanned surface and ground vehicles, and command-and-control platforms.
Where does Oleg Rogynskyy work?
Oleg Rogynskyy is Founder & Board Member of Backstory and Strategic Advisor at Dnipro and Founder at People.ai and CEO at UFORCE.
What check size does Oleg Rogynskyy write?
Oleg Rogynskyy typically writes checks of $10K – $500K.
What companies did Oleg Rogynskyy found?
Oleg Rogynskyy founded Backstory, People.ai.
What companies has Oleg Rogynskyy invested in?
Investments tracked here include Anzen, AON3D, Armilla AI, Cabal, Circa, Collectly, Datrics, Entry, Fathom, Feroot Security, Gustav, Himera, and 17 more.
Where did Oleg Rogynskyy go to school?
Oleg Rogynskyy studied at Y Combinator (Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies); Boston University (Bachelor's Degree, Business Administration).

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