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Awesomic (company)

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Awesomic
Company typePrivate
IndustryDesign, Technology, Freelancing
Founded2020
FoundersStacy Pavlyshyna, Roman Sevast
HeadquartersSan Francisco, USA
Key people
Roman Sevast (President), Stacy Pavlyshyna (CEO)
ProductsAI-powered talents on demand
Websiteawesomic.com

Awesomic is an American AI startup that operates as a marketplace, its online platform allows businesses to find designers, engineers, marketing managers, and other remote professionals without interviews for a fixed price.[1]

History

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Awesomic was founded in 2020 by Stacy Pavlyshyna and Roman Sevast.[2][3] The first version of a web platform for finding web designers was launched in 2019[4][5][3] and in July 2020 it rebranded as Awesomic.[6] The company initially focused on connecting businesses with designers and later expanded to include engineers, marketing managers, and other remote specialists.[7][8]

In August 2020, the company raised a pre-seed round from European investors. The financial details of the deal have not been disclosed, but as Awesomic’s CEO, Roman Sevast, said, it was a six-figure amount.[9]

In 2021, the startup was selected for the summer accelerator program at Y Combinator and received an investment of $125,000.[10][11] Later that year, Awesomic raised a $2 million investment in a seed round, with participation from Y Combinator, Flyer One Ventures, SID Venture Partners, 10x Value Partners, and Pretiosum, alongside angel investors such as Ragnar Sass (Pipedrive), James Park (Fitbit), and John Graham (Humble Bundle).[12][13][9][9] That year Awesomic was named the Fastest Growing Startup in Ukraine and its founders was listed in Forbes 30 under 30.[14][15]

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Awesomic continued operations, maintaining service despite infrastructure disruptions by using generators and Starlink terminals.[16][2] In August 2022, Awesomic became one of the 16 startups that received financial assistance as part of the $5 million Google for Startups Ukraine Support Fund initiative and received equity-free financing.[17] Also in 2022, Awesomic was among the startups representing Ukraine at the Web Summit 2022 in Lisbon[18] and won a Red Dot Award in the Brands and Communication Design category.[19][20]

In March 2022, the company raised $800,000 in funding. The investment was provided by Pioneer Fund, Flyer One Ventures, Red Rooster Ventures, with Y Combinator managing director Michael Seibel, and Y Combinator group partner Jared Friedman.[12][21] In 2024, the company opened an office in San Francisco.[22]

On January 24, 2025, OpenAI launched an AI agent called Operator, designed to control computers and perform tasks. Awesomic had previously presented a similar concept, named GPT-a (for "assistant"), to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in the fall of 2024.[23][24]

References

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  1. ^ Guest, Peter (2023-09-30). "El sector tecnológico en Ucrania resiste en medio de la cruenta guerra". WIRED (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  2. ^ a b Guest, Peter. "The Remarkable Resilience of Ukraine's Tech Sector". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  3. ^ a b Antoniuk, Daryna (2021-07-30). "Ukraine's startup Awesomic attracts $125,000 from best business accelerator in Silicon Valley - Jul. 30, 2021". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  4. ^ Шкальова, Анастасія (2021-12-23). "Awesomic відмовився від $50 000 гранту USF на користь іншого стартапу". Vector (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  5. ^ "Uber для дизайнерів: як працює додаток Awesomic". Telegraf — журнал дизайнерів. 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  6. ^ admin. "Vector". Vector (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  7. ^ Kumparak, Alex Wilhelm, Natasha Mascarenhas, Devin Coldewey, Lucas Matney, Greg (2021-09-01). "Here are all the companies from Day 2 of Y Combinator's Summer 2021 Demo Day". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2025-05-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Kristof, Kathy (2022-12-17). "If you're looking for a side hustle, avoid these job sites". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  9. ^ a b c "Ukraine's Awesomic secures a $2M round - AIN". en.ain.ua. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  10. ^ "Український стартап Awesomic пройшов в Y Combinator і залучив $125 000 інвестицій. За два місяці в бізнес-інкубаторі виручка компанії виросла втричі — Forbes.ua". forbes.ua (in Ukrainian). 2021-07-29. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  11. ^ "Awesomic, a Ukrainian design search platform, is selected for Y Combinator and receives $125k - AIN". en.ain.ua. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  12. ^ a b "Ukraine's Y Combinator-backed Awesomic sketches a fresh $800,000". Tech.eu. 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  13. ^ "Украинская платформа Awesomic привлекла $2 млн InVenture". inventure.com.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  14. ^ "Awesomic: Get matched with top 1% of talents in 24h". Y Combinator. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  15. ^ "30 до 30 — 2021 рік — Forbes.ua". forbes.ua (in Ukrainian). 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  16. ^ Guerrini, Federico. "Ukrainian Startups Showing Resilience In A Time Of War". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  17. ^ "Awesomic, Esper Bionics, Liki24 та ще 13 українських стартапів отримають до $100 000 від Google кожний – AIN". ain.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  18. ^ "Web Summit-2022: Україна презентує 24 стартапи". speka.media (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  19. ^ Staff, Emerging Europe (2022-08-22). "Made in emerging Europe: RecruitLab, Awesomic". Emerging Europe. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  20. ^ "Стартап Awesomic здобув премію Red Dot за Сковороду з мінометом та Стуса із «Джавеліном» — Forbes.ua". forbes.ua (in Ukrainian). 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  21. ^ Кошельник, Дмитро (2023-03-15). "Український стартап Awesomic залучив інвестиції. Що відомо?". Vector (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  22. ^ "Empowering freelancers in the growing global gig economy". Tech.eu. 2024-10-02. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  23. ^ "OpenAI launches AI agent Operator. It turns out that a similar idea was presented to Altman by Ukrainian startup Awesomic back in the fall of 2024". dev.ua. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  24. ^ Майя, Ярова (2025-01-24). "«Єдиний проєкт, який OpenAI взяли у роботу». Роман Севастьянов, Awesomic, про GPT-a – передвісника Operator". Scroll Media (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-05-21.
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