# Katherine Kostereva

> Katherine Kostereva is the founder and CEO of Creatio, a Boston-based company building no-code, AI-enabled CRM and workflow software. Born in Ukraine, she worked at IBM before building software businesses and launched Creatio in 2014. She co-authored the No-Code Playbook and led the company through its first outside investment in 2021 and a $200 million funding round at a $1.2 billion valuation in 2024.

- **Role:** Founder & CEO at Creatio
- **Organizations:** Creatio, IBM, Forbes Technology Council
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in computer science, International Science and Technology University, Kyiv, MBA, International School of Management, Kyiv, Owner/President Management executive education program, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Led Creatio to a publicly announced $1.2 billion valuation in June 2024., Co-authored the 200-page No-Code Playbook., Named first on The Software Report’s Top 50 Women Leaders in Software of 2024, announced in February 2025.

## Career timeline

- **Age 14** — Began offering tutoring to younger children, according to her own account.
- **Ages 16-20** — Sold newspaper advertising door to door.
- **1999** — Graduated with a computer science degree.
- **Early career** — Worked in marketing and other roles at IBM in Kyiv; public accounts differ on the exact dates.
- **Early 2000s** — Started a software business with a small team, combining customer relationship management and business process management.
- **2014** — Founded Creatio in Boston without external capital.
- **2019** — bpm’online rebranded as Creatio; joined approximately 160 employees in a skydiving launch.
- **2021** — Creatio announced its first outside funding: $68 million, led by Volition Capital with Horizon Capital.
- **2022** — Co-authored the No-Code Playbook with Burley Kawasaki.
- **2024** — Led Creatio through a $200 million raise at a $1.2 billion valuation.
- **2026** — Named to Inc.’s Female Founders 500 list.

## Achievements

- Led Creatio to a publicly announced $1.2 billion valuation in June 2024.
- Co-authored the 200-page No-Code Playbook.
- Named first on The Software Report’s Top 50 Women Leaders in Software of 2024, announced in February 2025.
- Included in Inc.’s 2026 Female Founders 500.
- Named to the Global 100 Women in AI list, announced by Creatio in August 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Creatio announced a $300 million commitment to Bank.AI from 2026 through 2028; Kostereva described a banking future built around people and AI agents working together.
- **2026-08** — Creatio announced her inclusion in the Global 100 Women in AI list.
- **2026-05** — In a Bizwomen interview, she described a global workforce of 1,000 and roughly 40% annual growth.

## Links

- Website: https://www.creatio.com/katherine-kostereva
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-kostereva-284a523
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/K_Kostereva

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Last updated: 2026-10-11