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Oleg Rogynskyy

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Strategic Advisor at Dnipro · Founder/CEO at People.ai · Founder & Board Member at Backstory · Co-founder at UFORCE Acquired

San Francisco

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

FoundedBackstoryPeople.ai · YCUFORCE Acquired

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429 people in our graph share verified history with Oleg — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Quentin ClarkunlockedOleg: together at Neon @neondatabase (2022–2025)
×2Oleg: together at Neon @neondatabase
×5Oleg: together at Y Combinator
Oleg: together at Collectly

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/CEO at People.aiYC S16

Intro paths

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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In turn, Oleg can intro founders to People.ai's investors below.

People.ai's investors · 12

Akkadian VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $10M checksBallistic VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksCapitalXLynnwood · $250K checksDig Ventures Management LimitedSt Peter PortDniproPalo AltoFrontline VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $3.2M checksGarage CapitalWaterlooNotable CapitalSilicon Valley · $5M – $50M checksSand Hill AngelsMenlo Park · $50K – $2M checksUpVentures CapitalUpstate New YorkY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016ZillionizePalo Alto · $200K checks

Founder & Board Member at Backstory

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In turn, Oleg can intro founders to Backstory's investors below.

Backstory's investors · 3

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksICONIQSan FranciscoPROOFArlington

Co-founder at UFORCE Acquired

Intro paths

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In turn, Oleg can intro founders to UFORCE Acquired's investors below.

UFORCE Acquired's investors · 7

Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksBallistic VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2026ExpeditionsWarsawICONIQSan FranciscoIron Wolf CapitalVilnius · $540K – $5.4M checks · since 2026LakestarZurich · $540K checks · since 2026Shield CapitalSan Francisco · since 2026

Co-founders at UFORCE Acquired

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

From Oleg's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

AnzenAON3DArmilla AICabalCircaCollectlyDatricsEntryFathomFeroot SecurityGustavHimeraHyperGlueJamixNiraPanoPathmindPicklePomeriumPrimerProduct ScienceReductResquaredRoutableSemantriaStork ClubTemplarbitWatchfulZibo

Per curated public sources.

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

Network2

Alexey AlexanovScout
General Partner at Cabra VC
Bobby LoScout
Angel

Investors connected to Oleg in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

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/CEO at People.ai and Co-founder at UFORCE Acquired.
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, UFORCE Acquired.
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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