# Mykola Paliienko

> Mykola Paliienko is a Ukrainian software engineer, entrepreneur and investor who co-founded EVO, the group behind Prom.ua and other marketplaces. After handing over EVO’s CEO role in June 2023, he led the independent business-software group Tabula Rasa, renamed Vchasno Group in 2025. His work spans digital documents, procurement and tools that simplify operations for entrepreneurs.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Vchasno Group
- **Organizations:** Vchasno Group, Tabula Rasa (former group name), EVO, Prom.ua, UnitedThinkers, V.M.S. LTD., Flextronics Design Ukraine, Cogniance, Sonopia
- **Nationality:** Ukrainian
- **Education:** Specialization in informational security of technical systems; degree title not specified, National Technical University of Ukraine ‘Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute’, School of Strategic Architect program, Kyiv-Mohyla Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded the business that developed Prom.ua from a website-building proposition into a marketplace., Led EVO during its expansion into a family of marketplaces and business services., Led EVO through the 2018 merger with Rozetka.

## Career timeline

- **2001** — Begins his career as a software engineer at UnitedThinkers; later programming roles include V.M.S. and Flextronics Design Ukraine.
- **2005** — Begins the software-architecture phase of his career, with roles at Cogniance and Sonopia.
- **2007** — Works with friends on the code for the project that becomes Prom.ua, initially alongside paid employment.
- **2008** — Co-founds the company behind Prom.ua with Denys Horovyi and Taras Murashko.
- **2009** — Takes the company’s chief executive role, according to his Kyiv International Economic Forum biography.
- **2017** — Describes Vchasno’s March launch and adoption by more than 10,000 companies by September.
- **2018-11** — EVO and Rozetka complete their merger.
- **2020-07** — Announces EVO’s permanent remote-work direction.
- **2022** — Leads EVO through the wartime contraction, including 430 job cuts; announces Pidmoga with the Kabanchik team.
- **2023-06** — Transfers EVO CEO and operational responsibilities to Denys Horovyi; leads independent Tabula Rasa with Vchasno and Zakupki.Prom.
- **2025** — Tabula Rasa adopts the Vchasno Group name.

## Achievements

- Co-founded the business that developed Prom.ua from a website-building proposition into a marketplace.
- Led EVO during its expansion into a family of marketplaces and business services.
- Led EVO through the 2018 merger with Rozetka.
- Established independent Tabula Rasa in 2023 with longtime partners; the group later became Vchasno Group.
- Supported Ukrainian business-book translations through Vchasno Group’s partnership with Vivat.

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — A Forbes Ukraine interview identifies him as Vchasno Group CEO and majority owner and names clients including Aurora, DTEK, Kyivstar, monobank and MHP.
- **2025-04** — Discusses the Vchasno Group rebrand, more than 320 employees, profit sharing and the goal of launching at least one new product annually.
- **2025-02** — Tabula Rasa is announced as a strategic partner and investor in British startup Research Integrity Chain.

## Links

- Website: https://vchasno.group/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mykola

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