# Olya Caliujnaia

> Olya Caliujnaia is an entrepreneur and product operator who co-founded Sanlo, combining experience in gaming and financial technology to develop financing and business tools for game and app developers. Her career includes Playfish, Electronic Arts, Getty Images, SigFig, Wells Fargo and an entrepreneur-in-residence role at XYZ Venture Capital. Her current public role is CEO and co-founder of Ironmist, a defense software compliance company.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-founder at Ironmist
- **Organizations:** Ironmist, Sanlo, XYZ Venture Capital, Playfish, Electronic Arts, Getty Images, SigFig, Wells Fargo, BlackBerry Partners Fund, Simon-Kucher & Partners
- **Education:** London Business School, Bachelor of Commerce, University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management
- **Known for:** Co-founded Sanlo and led it through its seed and Series A announcements., Self-reports managing three social games with more than five million combined daily users at Playfish/Electronic Arts., Self-reports turning a struggling Getty Images product into a profitable product line.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Worked in venture capital at BlackBerry Partners Fund and in strategy consulting at Simon-Kucher & Partners.
- **—** — Held product roles at Playfish and Electronic Arts, followed by product leadership at Getty Images.
- **2015-2019** — Director, Product Management & Growth at SigFig, as listed on her Wellfound profile.
- **2020-01** — Joined XYZ Venture Capital as entrepreneur in residence.
- **2020** — Co-founded Sanlo with William Liu.
- **2021-05** — Sanlo announced $3.5 million in seed funding.
- **2022-06** — Sanlo announced a $10 million Series A led by Konvoy and an HCG Funds partnership expanding its developer capital pool to $200 million.
- **2024-04** — Sanlo introduced a closed beta for web shops, including Fusebox Games among early customers.
- **—** — Became CEO and co-founder of Ironmist; current role verified in October 2026. Transition date is not established.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Sanlo and led it through its seed and Series A announcements.
- Self-reports managing three social games with more than five million combined daily users at Playfish/Electronic Arts.
- Self-reports turning a struggling Getty Images product into a profitable product line.
- Hosted Story Mode by Sanlo, interviewing game founders, investors and operators.

## Latest updates

- **2024-04** — Sanlo launched its web shop closed beta.
- **2024-09** — Upptic republished her Story Mode conversation with Warren Woodward about growth marketing.
- **2025-01** — Neon published her conversation with Chris Faught about applying ecommerce and fintech practices to direct-to-consumer gaming.
- **2026-10** — Research verification: her public LinkedIn profile lists Austin and Ironmist; an Ironmist recruiting listing identifies her as CEO and co-founder. This is a verification date, not an appointment date.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olya-caliujnaia-sivers
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/oli_look_oli

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Last updated: 2026-10-22