# Dmitry Korolev

> Dmitry Korolev is a physicist, software entrepreneur and competitive paraglider who co-founded TraceAir in 2015 after experiments in aviation software and drone delivery. He helped turn the company from a field-tested construction startup into a Seattle-based site-intelligence platform used by major North American homebuilders, translating drone scans into shared visual data for land development and construction teams.

- **Role:** Co-founder of TraceAir
- **Organizations:** TraceAir, AirTribune, Karlsson Project, Globalinfo
- **Education:** Master's degree in Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University
- **Known for:** Co-founded TraceAir and helped develop it into a site-intelligence platform serving major homebuilders across the United States and Canada., Helped TraceAir raise a $25 million Series B in 2024., Won the overall classification at the 2012 Pre-World Paragliding Championship event listed by AirTribune.

## Career timeline

- **2003-2008** — Studied physics at Lomonosov Moscow State University and began software work while at university.
- **2012** — Won the overall Pre-World Paragliding Championship event listed by AirTribune and competed internationally as a paraglider pilot.
- **2014** — Co-founded AirTribune, a live-tracking and competition platform for air sports, and experimented with drone coffee delivery in Moscow's Gorky Park.
- **2015** — Co-founded TraceAir with Maria Khokhlova, Alexander Solovyev and Nikita Ushakov after field-testing drone data on construction projects.
- **2016** — Moved with part of the founding team to the United States and joined the 500 Startups accelerator while rebuilding the product for the U.S. construction market.
- **2018** — TraceAir announced a $2.5 million funding round led by Sistema_VC.
- **2024** — TraceAir raised a $25 million Series B led by PeakSpan Capital, with participation from Flashpoint Venture Capital and existing investors.
- **2025** — TraceAir announced Ivan Lvov as chief executive as the company entered a new leadership phase; Korolev remains publicly identified as a co-founder.

## Achievements

- Co-founded TraceAir and helped develop it into a site-intelligence platform serving major homebuilders across the United States and Canada.
- Helped TraceAir raise a $25 million Series B in 2024.
- Won the overall classification at the 2012 Pre-World Paragliding Championship event listed by AirTribune.
- Co-founded AirTribune, a live-tracking and competition platform for active air sports.
- Completed a master's degree in physics at Lomonosov Moscow State University.
- Participated in 500 Startups with TraceAir while establishing the company in the U.S. market.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — TraceAir appointed Ivan Lvov as CEO as the company shifted into a new leadership and product-scaling phase; the announcement identified Korolev as one of the company's co-founders.
- **2024-05** — TraceAir announced a $25 million Series B led by PeakSpan Capital, with participation from Flashpoint Venture Capital and existing investors.
- **2024-05** — Korolev said the funding would support TraceAir's goal of delivering intelligent, easy-to-use tools for construction professionals.

## Links

- Website: https://traceair.net
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmitry-korolev-a61bb96a
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/dmitrykorolev

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Last updated: 2026-08-27