Awesomic
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Artificial intelligence, Online marketplace |
| Founded | 2020 |
| Founder | Stacy Pavlyshyna, Roman Sevast |
| Headquarters | San Francisco , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Stacy Pavlyshyna, Roman Sevast |
| Products | Digital marketplace connecting companies with remote professionals (designers, engineers, marketing managers, etc.) |
Awesomic, Inc. is a United States-based AI startup that runs a digital marketplace connecting companies with remote professionals such as designers, engineers, marketing managers, and others at a predetermined price, eliminating the need for interviews.
History
Awesomic was established in 2020 by Stacy Pavlyshyna and Roman Sevast. The company originally debuted in 2019 as a platform dedicated to sourcing web designers and underwent rebranding to Awesomic in July 2020. Subsequently, its offerings expanded to encompass engineers, marketing managers, and various other remote experts.
In August 2020, Awesomic secured a six-figure pre-seed investment from European backers. The following year, it was selected for Y Combinator’s summer accelerator program and received $125,000 in funding. Later in 2021, the startup raised $2 million during a seed financing round from investors including Y Combinator, Flyer One Ventures, SID Venture Partners, 10x Value Partners, Pretiosum, and angel investors such as Ragnar Sass (Pipedrive), James Park (Fitbit), and John Graham (Humble Bundle). In the same year, Awesomic earned the title of Ukraine’s Fastest Growing Startup, while its founders were recognized in Forbes 30 under 30.
Despite challenges posed by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Awesomic continued operations by utilizing generators and Starlink terminals to overcome infrastructure disruptions. In August 2022, it was among sixteen startups awarded non-dilutive funding from the $5 million Google for Startups Ukraine Support Fund. That year also saw Awesomic represent Ukraine at Web Summit 2022 held in Lisbon and receive a Red Dot Award for Brands and Communication Design.
In March 2022, the company raised $800,000 from Pioneer Fund, Flyer One Ventures, Red Rooster Ventures, with backing from Y Combinator managing director Michael Seibel and partner Jared Friedman. Awesomic established a presence in San Francisco with an office opening in 2024.
On January 24, 2025, OpenAI introduced an AI agent named Operator. Prior to this launch, Awesomic had showcased a similar AI assistant concept called GPT-a to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in late 2024.