Yaroslav is a serial tech entrepreneur. In 2012 he founded Petcube, a globally renown maker of smart pet cameras, which has shipped over 1M pet cameras, operating from Ukraine, US, and China. He’s also a co-founder of Fuel Finance and O0 Design. After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Yaroslav shifted gears into dual use technology, founding Odd Systems – an FPV drone manufacturer and innovation hub, as well as The Fourth Law – the robotics autonomy company. The Fourth Law develops full autonomy modules for FPV drones, other UAVs, and robotic systems. As a CEO at TFL, whose technology is already being used by Ukrainian Defense Forces, Yaroslav envisions the future where autonomous robots create a strong military deterrent, and also take over a bunch of other jobs humans don’t find particularly interesting or safe.

Yaroslav holds a Masters degree in Computer Science from Kyiv Polytechnic University. He’s based in Kyiv, and besides tech, his interests include modern Ukrainian culture, theoretical physics, and swing dancing.