# Bogdan Nesvit

> Bogdan Nesvit is the Ukrainian co-founder and co-CEO of Holywater, an AI-first entertainment company he started in Kyiv in March 2020 with Anatolii Kasianov. What began with a failed live-wallpaper app grew into a global media ecosystem - My Drama, My Passion, and My Muse - that reaches tens of millions of users across more than 190 countries. Holywater turned vertical, phone-sized microdramas into a serious format, drew a strategic investment from Fox Entertainment, and in January 2026 raised a $22 million Series A, the largest microdrama round outside Asia.

- **Role:** Co-founder and Co-CEO at Holywater (Holywater Tech)
- **Organizations:** Holywater Tech, Genesis
- **From:** Kamianske, Ukraine
- **Nationality:** Ukrainian
- **Education:** Political Science, University of Oxford, Master's in Economics, University College London (UCL)
- **Known for:** Co-founded and scaled Holywater from a 7-person startup to a 200+ person global entertainment-tech company, Built an ecosystem (My Drama, My Passion, My Muse) reaching tens of millions of users across 190+ countries, Grew Holywater to roughly $100M in annual revenue

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Research-analysis intern at the United Nations headquarters in New York
- **2015-2016** — Founded his first startup, which did not reach long-term success
- **2017** — Joined Genesis as Head of Operations
- **2020** — Co-founded Holywater in Kyiv with Anatolii Kasianov in March
- **2024** — Holywater reaches roughly $90M+ ARR; scales My Drama and My Passion globally
- **2025** — Fox Entertainment makes a strategic investment and content partnership; co-produces AI short honored at the Runway AI Film Festival
- **2026** — Raises $22M Series A led by Horizon Capital - largest microdrama round outside Asia

## Achievements

- Co-founded and scaled Holywater from a 7-person startup to a 200+ person global entertainment-tech company
- Built an ecosystem (My Drama, My Passion, My Muse) reaching tens of millions of users across 190+ countries
- Grew Holywater to roughly $100M in annual revenue
- Secured a strategic investment and content partnership with Fox Entertainment (October 2025)
- Raised a $22M Series A in January 2026, the largest microdrama funding round outside Asia
- Co-produced 'Distance Between Two Points Of Me,' a Runway AI Film Festival 2025 honoree
- Gold winner, Globee Leadership Award (2025); AI Business AIconics Innovators shortlist (2025)

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — My Drama premiered 'Wild Silence' with Maksim Chmerkovskiy, billed as the first TV-celebrity turn in a vertical series.
- **2026-01** — Holywater raised a $22M Series A led by Horizon Capital, with Endeavor Capital and Wheelhouse - the largest microdrama round outside Asia.
- **2026-01** — Fox Entertainment and Dhar Mann Studios announced a partnership to produce vertical titles for My Drama.
- **2025-10** — Fox Entertainment made a strategic investment in Holywater and committed to a major content partnership.

## Links

- Website: https://holywater.tech
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/bogdannesvit

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Last updated: 2026-06-14