# Dmitry Dumik

> Dmitry Dumik is a Russian-born entrepreneur and co-founder and former CEO of Chatfuel. His career spans corporate IT at Procter & Gamble, presentation startup Penxy, the VK-based content app Myata and the chatbot tools developed with Artem Ptashnik. Chatfuel joined Y Combinator’s Winter 2016 batch. Now based on Madeira, Portugal, Dumik also works as a coach and speaker and leads the WNDR community.

- **Role:** Co-founder and former CEO at Chatfuel; coach, speaker and WNDR community leader
- **Organizations:** Chatfuel, 200 Labs, Myata, Penxy, Procter & Gamble, 1Minute, WNDR
- **From:** Taganrog, Russia
- **Nationality:** Russian
- **Education:** Computing machines, systems, complexes and networks (specialization; exact degree title unverified), Taganrog State University of Radio Engineering
- **Known for:** Co-founded Chatfuel with Artem Ptashnik., Built and sold Myata to private investors in February 2015., Participated in Y Combinator’s Winter 2016 batch with Chatfuel.

## Career timeline

- **2003-2008** — Studied computing at Taganrog State University of Radio Engineering.
- **Before 2012** — Spent five years implementing IT systems at Procter & Gamble; his account says he joined while at university.
- **2011** — Mentored the charitable project 1Minute, an experience he credits with strengthening his interest in startups.
- **2012** — Joined the founding team of presentation startup Penxy.
- **2013-2015** — Built the VK-based content app Myata; sold it to private investors in February 2015.
- **2015** — Co-founded the business that became Chatfuel with Artem Ptashnik, initially developing tools for Telegram bots.
- **2016** — Chatfuel participated in Y Combinator Winter 2016; worked on Forbes’s Telegram bot and TechCrunch’s Messenger bot.
- **2020** — Said in October that he had left operational management at Chatfuel while remaining on the board.
- **2022** — Chatfuel announced Fedor Pak as its new CEO on November 20.
- **2024** — TEDx Talks published his talk on changing direction and acting amid uncertainty on November 22.
- **2025** — WNDR began as a community experiment toward the end of the year.
- **2026** — Leads WNDR’s seasonal community format and continues coaching and speaking from Madeira.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Chatfuel with Artem Ptashnik.
- Built and sold Myata to private investors in February 2015.
- Participated in Y Combinator’s Winter 2016 batch with Chatfuel.
- Helped develop early publisher bots for Forbes on Telegram and TechCrunch on Messenger.
- Delivered a TEDxEleftheriaSquare talk, published by TEDx Talks in November 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — WNDR advertises its fourth season, scheduled for October 26, 2026 through January 14, 2027, with a focus on reinvention.
- **2026-01** — A public Telegram post describes Madeira as home and says he arrived for New Year three years earlier.
- **2024-11** — TEDx Talks published Why we get stuck in life - and how to break free on November 22.

## Links

- Website: https://with.dumik.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ddumik/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ddumik
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dumik
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ddumik/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dumik

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Last updated: 2026-10-22