# Anatolii Kasianov

> Anatolii Kasianov is the Ukrainian co-founder and co-CEO of HOLYWATER TECH. A self-taught engineer and former CTO, he leads development, content and product analytics across an entertainment ecosystem that includes My Drama, My Passion, My Muse and FreeBits. His career connects early mobile-app experiments, a 2022 portfolio sale, automated distribution and the expansion of vertical storytelling.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Co-CEO at HOLYWATER TECH
- **Organizations:** HOLYWATER TECH
- **Nationality:** Ukrainian
- **Education:** AI, Innovation & Growth executive education program; participation reported by HOLYWATER TECH, Stanford Graduate School of Business and Endeavor
- **Known for:** Co-founded HOLYWATER TECH and progressed from CTO to co-CEO., Built the company’s proprietary AI marketing engine, according to its executive biography., Executive producer of Distance Between Two Points of Me, which received two Gold Telly Awards.

## Career timeline

- **2020** — Co-founded HOLYWATER with Bogdan Nesvit in March; brought an iOS development background and served as CTO.
- **2022** — HOLYWATER sold GetHabit, Wigetbox and Refine for more than $1 million to concentrate on a content ecosystem.
- **2024** — My Drama launched in March; Kasianov publicly described the company’s automated creative marketing system.
- **2025** — Became co-CEO alongside Bogdan Nesvit; served as an executive producer of Distance Between Two Points of Me.
- **2025** — FOX Entertainment announced an equity investment and a commitment to produce more than 200 vertical titles over two years.
- **2026** — HOLYWATER announced $22 million in financing in January and published an audience report with Owl & Co in July.

## Achievements

- Co-founded HOLYWATER TECH and progressed from CTO to co-CEO.
- Built the company’s proprietary AI marketing engine, according to its executive biography.
- Executive producer of Distance Between Two Points of Me, which received two Gold Telly Awards.
- Nominated for the 2025 Future Leader Awards, according to HOLYWATER’s interview announcement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Announced his September 12 IBC panel on the attention economy and microdrama, moderated by Maria Rua Aguete.
- **2026-07** — HOLYWATER TECH and Owl & Co published The State of Microdrama 2026; Kasianov discussed faster genre testing on My Muse.
- **2026-01** — HOLYWATER announced a $22 million funding round led by Horizon Capital with Endeavor Catalyst and Wheelhouse.
- **2026-01** — FOX, Dhar Mann Studios and HOLYWATER announced an initial 40-title vertical-video partnership for My Drama.

## Links

- Website: https://www.holywater.tech/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anatolii-kasianov/

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Last updated: 2026-10-13