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Team

people at the wheel of Roosh Ventures

SERHIY TOKAREV
SERHIY TOKAREV
Co-founder and General Partner

Serhiy is a serial tech entrepreneur and international investor. He serves as a general partner at Roosh, one of the most powerful Ukrainian AI/ML tech companies, helping pioneering entrepreneurs and disruptive technologies scale globally by building, developing, and investing in them. He aims to change the Ukrainian IT landscape with business ideas and by creating opportunities. This goal inspired him to initiate the "STEM is FEM" educational project for young women.

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DEN DMYTRENKO
DEN DMYTRENKO
Co-founder and General Partner

Den co-founded Reface, Zibra AI, and Ukrainian AI/ML community AI HOUSE, which are part of the overarching Roosh ecosystem, along with upskilling project Gathers, and AI R&D company Neurons Lab. Forbes 30 under 30 Europe. Den also takes the role of angel investor and seeks out additional exciting opportunities beyond Roosh.

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KYLE UKHO
KYLE UKHO
Co-founder and General Partner

Kyle was one of the first employees in the first growth stage VC fund in Ukraine — GR Capital. He was involved in every aspect from fundraising to operations. Along with his team he invested $80 million into top growth stage companies in the EU and the US. Kyle is an integral part of Roosh Ventures, helping construct the vision and team.

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ADAM HASHCHYSHYN
ADAM HASHCHYSHYN
Principal

Before Roosh Ventures, Adam was an analyst at GR Capital, a growth-stage venture firm. While working there, he gained in-depth experience in working with and investing in tech companies across Europe, the UK, and the US. Adam is mentoring several early-stage Ukrainian startups. Adam has a BS in Applied Physics and Mathematics and an MS in Economic Analysis.

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ANDREW TYMOVSKYI
ANDREW TYMOVSKYI
Principal

Andrew has a strategic consulting background. Before joining Roosh Ventures, he worked at EY Ukraine and GR Capital, a growth-stage venture firm. He is passionate about education, particularly the case method approach to teaching. Andrew actively participates in the popularization and mass adoption of the case method by Ukrainian educational institutions. He holds an MS in Economics from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

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IVAN TARANENKO
IVAN TARANENKO
Associate

Ivan has a strong background in investments and finance, which he gained at BeeVentures and Fuel Finance. At Roosh Ventures, he’s actively engaged in evaluating new opportunities alongside a team of analysts. During his university years, Ivan co-created one of Ukraine’s first energy sector digital media platforms, which ended up achieving a prominent position. Additionally, he launched Venturized — a Roosh Ventures weekly digest on VC and tech. Ivan holds an MS in Applied Economics from the Kyiv School of Economics and the University of Houston.

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DMYTRO SAFONOV
DMYTRO SAFONOV
Senior Analyst

At Roosh Ventures, Dmytro specializes in fintech investments. Before joining us, he worked as an Assistant Financial Analyst at Mattel, Inc. Dmytro holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Economic Relations from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and a Master’s in Banking and Finance from the University of Vienna. He also writes a weekly fintech digest on his LinkedIn, in which he covers the industry’s news.

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MYRON YANITSKYI
MYRON YANITSKYI
Investment Analyst

Before Roosh Ventures, Myron investigated the longevity sector at InvestTech Advanced Solutions, an investment analytics provider, and worked as an analyst at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. He holds a double Master’s in Economics from Kyiv School of Economics and the University of Houston. Myron’s biggest passion in the world of venture capital is the gaming sector.

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BARTHELEMY KISS
BARTHELEMY KISS
Advisor

Barthelemy is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder Powder, a French startup that helps gamers and streamers create highlights & montages automatically with AI. Since 2013, he've co-led 3 startups, which went on to raise $30m, hire 80 employees, and translated into the creation of Europe's most impactful Deep Tech conference (Hello Tomorrow), the World's first Generative AI (Artomatix, acquired by Unity) and the place to discover and play games (Powder, 3m+ installs).

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VINCENT JACOBS
VINCENT JACOBS
Advisor

Vincent is responsible for ByteDance's global strategy, strategic investments and corporate development (M&A) in EMEA. Being a GP at Kima Ventures (one of the world's most active early-stage venture capital funds, investing in 2 to 3 startups per week all over the world) Vincent made some legendary deals, including TransferWise and Angellist.

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KONSTANTIN MEHL
KONSTANTIN MEHL
Advisor

Konstantin is an angel investor and founder of startups that leverage AI innovations. He is the founder & CEO at Kaia Health, the leading platform for chronic disease management, powered by computer vision. Previously, Konstantin held the same position at Foodora, a premium food delivery company powered by machine learning. Foodora was successfully acquired by Delivery Hero.

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