Animation Inc.

2024
Co-Founder

Animation Inc. is building the technology layer for lifelike AI characters, combining real-time animation, voice and large language models to create expressive digital companions.

The team developed the technology behind Grok Companions in collaboration with Elon Musk and xAI. Following the partnership, Animation Inc. obtained full ownership of the jointly developed Companions IP and launched Animates.ai, its own consumer AI companion platform.

Its proprietary technology renders expressive AI characters in real time and on-device, enabling natural voice conversations with facial expressions, body language and emotion at low latency.

Locals

2020
Co-Founder,
CEO

A community platform built to make the internet more human by bringing people together in real life.

Built as a community-first social platform, Locals helped people discover like-minded communities, form meaningful connections and turn online interests into real-world experiences.

The platform brought together hundreds of thousands of members and thousands of communities around shared interests, experiences and causes, with a particular focus on creating genuine human connection beyond social media.

Loóna

2018
Co-Founder,
Founding investor

Loóna is an award-winning immersive sleep and relaxation experience, created to help people disconnect from the stress of the day and transition naturally into sleep.

Combining interactive 3D environments, storytelling, music and sound, Loóna introduced a new category of immersive “sleepscapes” designed around emotional wellbeing rather than traditional sleep tracking.

Named Google Play’s Best App of the Year and winner of the Apple Design Award, Loóna became one of the most internationally recognized consumer wellness products of its generation.

Flo

2016
Board Member,
Early Investor

Flo is the world’s leading women’s health app, helping women understand and manage their health across every stage of life.

Eugene was one of Flo’s earliest investors and served on its Board of Directors for more than seven years, supporting the company through its transformation from an early-stage startup into a global category leader.

Meta

2016-2019

Eugene joined Facebook during MSQRD acquisition. He was focused on Augmented Reality, art and creative tools development for the Facebook Family of Apps.

He is a Co-Creator of Spark AR — AR effects platform. More than 1 billion people have used Face Filters on Instagram, Messenger, Portal and Facebook app.

MSQRD

2015-2016
CEO,
Co-Founder

MSQRD pioneered real-time face filters and augmented reality for mobile, becoming one of the defining consumer apps of the early AR era.

The product grew to more than 100 million users worldwide and was acquired by Facebook in 2016. The founding team subsequently joined Facebook and helped build technology that became part of the company’s camera and augmented reality ecosystem.

SplitMetrics

2015
Co-Founder

SplitMetrics provides a 360-suite of products and services to help mobile companies increase their apps visibility, reduce the cost of user acquisition. Trusted by more than 5,000 businesses. SplitMetrics Inc is an Apple Search Ads Partner.

PandaDoc

2013-2015
CDO

Eugene joined PandaDoc as the 1st employee. He was responsible for the Product Design and Brand. PandaDoc is a document automation software as a service with built-in electronic signatures, workflow management, a document builder, and CPQ functionality. PandaDoc is trusted by over 17,000 customers.

Goodwillion

2011-2013
Co-Founder

Eugene cofounded “charity dating auction platform” named Goodwillion in 2011 with global launch in San Francisco same year. Product achieved great traction, won multiple awards including “Startup of the year” and got backed by early Twitter investor Greg Kidd.

Goodwillion is a peer-to-peer fundraising platform where you can auction a meeting with yourself or bid to meet a new friend, an expert or a celebrity.

Raised funds are donated to charity organizations and non-profits.