# Peter Lipka

> Peter Lipka is the CEO of Somnia and a co-founder and former COO of Improbable. A computing graduate of Imperial College London and former Goldman Sachs developer, he helped architect SpatialOS and led engineering, commercial and operational teams before taking the Somnia CEO role announced in March 2026.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Somnia
- **Organizations:** Somnia, Improbable, Goldman Sachs
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** MEng in Computing, first-class honours, Imperial College London
- **Known for:** Helped design the architecture and core principles of SpatialOS., Helped grow Improbable from four people to nearly 200 in its first five years., Named as a co-inventor on the Simulation Systems and Methods patent application US20180293341A1.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Graduated from Imperial College London; worked at Goldman Sachs before joining Improbable.
- **2012** — Co-founded Improbable with Herman Narula and Rob Whitehead.
- **2012–2017** — Worked on SpatialOS and led the fabric, engineering and commercial teams before becoming COO.
- **2017** — COO when Improbable raised $502 million in a SoftBank-led round.
- **2023** — Helped articulate Improbable’s transition to venture building.
- **2025-11** — Resigned as a director of Improbable Worlds Limited on 24 November.
- **2026-03** — Somnia announced his appointment as CEO on 23 March.

## Achievements

- Helped design the architecture and core principles of SpatialOS.
- Helped grow Improbable from four people to nearly 200 in its first five years.
- Named as a co-inventor on the Simulation Systems and Methods patent application US20180293341A1.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Somnia described its focus on DeFi, prediction markets and onchain credit and announced a nine-month extension to early-contributor token lockups.
- **2026-03** — Appointed Somnia CEO alongside new CMO Harry Lang and COO Kevin Zia; Paul Thomas continued as founder.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-lipka-763aba5b/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/lippylipka

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Last updated: 2026-10-21