Dmytro Bilash
Co-founder and Chief Business Development Officer of Osavul. BA in Journalism & Mass Communication (Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv), MA in Space Studies (International Space University). Also managing partner at VC fund Digital Future; previously co-founded Septa Communications (developer of the Captain Growth marketing-analytics product, acquired by Perion Network in 2019) alongside Dmytro Plieshakov.
Dmytro Bilash's path into disinformation detection ran through advertising and venture work. In 2017 he co-founded Septa Communications with Dmytro Plieshakov, building the AI-powered marketing-analytics product Captain Growth; Perion Network acquired the company in 2019 for up to $3.75 million, after which Bilash became managing partner at the Ukrainian VC fund Digital Future in October 2022. Weeks later, following Russia's full-scale invasion — during which his Kyiv apartment was reportedly destroyed by a missile strike — he co-founded Osavul with Plieshakov to build AI tools for detecting and countering disinformation, where he now serves as Chief Business Development Officer. Osavul's OSINT pipeline processes 10-20 million data points daily from 5-10 million sources and has been used in NATO-adjacent security contexts.
Overview
- Role
- Co-Founder & CBDO, Osavul
- Based in
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- Prior experience
- Septa Communications (co-founder 2017; built the Captain Growth product; acquired by Perion Network 2019), Digital Future (managing partner)
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Frequently asked
- Who is Dmytro Bilash?
- Dmytro Bilash's path into disinformation detection ran through advertising and venture work. In 2017 he co-founded Septa Communications with Dmytro Plieshakov, building the AI-powered marketing-analytics product Captain Growth; Perion Network acquired the company in 2019 for up to $3.75 million, after which Bilash became managing partner at the Ukrainian VC fund Digital Future in October 2022. Weeks later, following Russia's full-scale invasion — during which his Kyiv apartment was reportedly destroyed by a missile strike — he co-founded Osavul with Plieshakov to build AI tools for detecting and countering disinformation, where he now serves as Chief Business Development Officer. Osavul's OSINT pipeline processes 10-20 million data points daily from 5-10 million sources and has been used in NATO-adjacent security contexts.
- What is Dmytro Bilash's role?
- Dmytro Bilash is Co-Founder & CBDO, Osavul, based in Kyiv, Ukraine.
- Where did Dmytro Bilash work before?
- Dmytro Bilash's prior roles include Septa Communications (co-founder 2017; built the Captain Growth product; acquired by Perion Network 2019), Digital Future (managing partner).
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Dmytro Bilash, Osavul co-founder and CBDO, holds a BA in Journalism & Mass Communication from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and an MA in Space Studies from the International Space University
Copenhagen Democracy Summit: Dmytro Bilash — Speaker BioVerified2024-05-01 - 2
Septa Communications, the developer of the Captain Growth product, was co-founded by Dmytro Bilash and Dmytro Plieshakov in 2017.
Open4Business: Perion Network from Israel Acquires Startup SEPTA (Captain Growth) from UkraineVerified2019-04-01 - 3
Dmytro Bilash, Captain Growth co-founder, became managing partner at VC fund Digital Future in October 2022.
AIN.ua: Captain Growth co-founder Dmytro Bilash becomes MP at Digital FutureVerified2022-10-21 - 4
Dmytro Bilash co-founded Osavul with Dmytro Plieshakov.
Tech.eu: Ukraine's Osavul raises $1 million to fight the war on disinformationVerified2023-05-04 - 5
Bilash co-founded Osavul with Plieshakov after his Kyiv apartment was destroyed in a Russian missile strike, motivating a shift into disinformation work.
Euronews: Battling the echo chamber: Osavul's fight against Russian disinformationVerified2024-09-15 - 6
Osavul raised €2.78M; Bilash is co-founder and CBDO.
Startup Reporter: Ukrainian startup Osavul Raises €2.78M in FundingVerified2024-09-14 - 7
Bylined op-ed identifying Dmytro Bilash as managing partner at Digital Future.
TechCrunch: Why invest in Ukrainian startups today?Verified2023-02-03 - 8
Dmytro Bilash, identified as chief business development officer and co-founder of Osavul, describes Osavul's AWS-based OSINT pipeline processing 10-20 million data points daily from 5-10 million sources.
AWS Public Sector Blog: Hyperscale cloud and the power of partnerships: Helping NATO maintain peace and securityVerified2025-07-24 - 9
Perion Network acquired Captain Growth (Septa Communications) for up to $3.75 million.
Perion Network: Perion Extends Undertone's Digital Advertisement Solution, Acquires Captain GrowthVerified2019-01-01