Roman Sevast

Roman Sevast
Born
Roman Sevastyanov

28 February 1996 (1996-02-28) (age 30)
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forCo-founder and President of Awesomic
Notable workAwesomic

Roman Sevast (born Roman Sevastyanov; 28 February 1996[1]) is a Ukrainian entrepreneur, co‑founder and President of Awesomic, a remote talent marketplace for design, development, and marketing.[2] He is listed among Forbes 30 Under 30.[3]

Early life and education

Roman Sevast began programming in childhood.[4][5] At 14 he launched various projects and game servers, starting with a private GTA: San Andreas server that led him to learn PHP, MySQL, and web technologies.[6] While in school he freelanced and founded a copywriting and SMM agency.

In 2013, he enrolled at Chernivtsi National University’s Faculty of Applied Mathematics to study AI systems.[7]

Career

In 2014 Sevast joined Paymentwall as a developer. At 19, he relocated to Hanoi, Vietnam, when Paymentwall opened its R&D office there, working on their e‑invoicing service.[6] In summer 2015 he returned to Kyiv and continued at Paymentwall before resuming freelance consulting for U.S. startups and helping build their development teams.[7]

In 2017, with partner Anastasiya Pavlyshyna, he launched Doge Codes, offering online programming courses with top mentors. By 2018 they had over 150 students and 4,000 video viewers.

Awesomic

Main article: Awesomic

In May 2019 Sevast and Pavlyshyna created a simple designer‑search landing page that evolved into Awesomic, a full remote work platform.[8][9] In July 2020 the platform rebranded as Awesomic—a design outsourcing marketplace matching businesses and designers at a fixed price without interviews.[9] Clients include Reface, Lift99, People.ai, and Snov.[citation needed]

In April 2021 Awesomic joined Y Combinator and raised $125,000.[10][11] That year he was named to Forbes Ukraine's 30 Under 30 list.[3]

In August 2022 Awesomic was among 16 Ukrainian startups funded by Google for Startups Ukraine Support Fund ($5 million total).[12][13] It also won the Red Dot Award for Brand & Communication Design.[14]

In March 2023 Awesomic raised $800,000 from Pioneer Fund, Flyer One Ventures, Red Rooster Ventures, and YC angels Michael Seibel and Jared Friedman.[15] In February 2024 he opened Awesomic’s second office in San Francisco, USA.[16]

In autumn 2024, Sevast's team at Awesomic developed an AI assistant named GPT‑a, which they pitched to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman; shortly thereafter, OpenAI released its "Operator" agent based on a similar concept.[17][18]

References

  1. ^ @roman_sevast (February 28, 2024). "Today is my birthday and I'm crossing 28 year old mark" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  2. ^ "How I Work: Roman Sevastyanov, CEO Awesomic and Former PHP Developer". DOU (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  3. ^ a b "Forbes Ukraine 30 Under 30, 2021". Forbes.ua (in Ukrainian). 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  4. ^ "IT Without a Diploma: Stories of JavaScript, PHP and Scala Developers". DOU (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  5. ^ ""Hello, Glass Ceiling? Will IT Salaries Keep Rising?"". dev.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  6. ^ a b "Awesomic: Get matched with top 1% of talents in 24h". Y Combinator. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  7. ^ a b "2013 Admission Rankings for Applied Mathematics". Abit-Poisk (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-05-22.
  8. ^ ""Uber for Designers: How Awesomic Works"". Telegraf. 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  9. ^ a b Antoniuk, Daryna (2021-07-30). "Ukraine's Startup Awesomic Attracts $125,000 from Silicon Valley Accelerator". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  10. ^ "Awesomic Selected for Y Combinator, Receives \$125K". en.ain.ua. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  11. ^ "Ukraine's Awesomic Secures a \$2M Round". en.ain.ua. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  12. ^ Staff, Emerging Europe (2022-08-22). "Made in Emerging Europe: RecruitLab, Awesomic". Emerging Europe. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  13. ^ "Ukrainian Startup Wins Red Dot Award for Illustrations". The Village Україна. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  14. ^ "Awesomic Wins Red Dot Award". Forbes.ua (in Russian). 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  15. ^ "Ukraine's Y Combinator‑backed Awesomic Secures \$800K". Tech.eu. 2023-03-14. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  16. ^ "Ukrainian Startup Awesomic Opens New U.S. Office". AIN.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  17. ^ "Awesomic's GPT‑a Presented to Sam Altman, Precursor to ChatGPT Operator". dev.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-05-23.
  18. ^ Yarova, Maya (2025-01-24). ""The Only Project OpenAI Adopted": Roman Sevastyanov on GPT‑a". Scroll Media (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2025-05-23.

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