# Yaroslav Azhnyuk

> Ukrainian entrepreneur Yaroslav Azhnyuk co-founded Petcube in 2012 and led it for a decade before becoming president and chairman. Based in Kyiv, he now leads robotics company The Fourth Law and is a co-founder and investor in Odd Systems. His work also includes Ozero Design, Fuelfinance and Spend With Ukraine.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at The Fourth Law; co-founder and president at Petcube
- **Organizations:** The Fourth Law, Petcube, Odd Systems, Ozero Design, Fuelfinance, Spend With Ukraine, Kremlingram
- **Nationality:** Ukrainian
- **Education:** Applied Mathematics, National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”
- **Known for:** Led Petcube from its 2012 beginnings through its September 2022 CEO transition., Petcube joined Y Combinator Winter 2016., Received Ukraine’s Order of Merit, third class, in 2022.

## Career timeline

- **2008** — Founded social-media agency SM digital while at university.
- **Before 2012** — SM digital was acquired by Prodigi; Azhnyuk led its social-media marketing department.
- **2012** — Co-founded Petcube with Alex Neskin and Andrey Klen; became founding CEO.
- **2013** — Petcube launched its Kickstarter campaign and raised about $251,000.
- **2014** — Moved to San Francisco; Petcube began shipping its camera in November.
- **2016** — Petcube participated in Y Combinator Winter 2016.
- **2019** — Returned to Kyiv after five years in San Francisco.
- **2022** — Helped launch Spend With Ukraine; Petcube announced his move to president and chairman in September.
- **2023** — Founded The Fourth Law in Kyiv.
- **2024** — The Fourth Law and Odd Systems became publicly announced ventures.
- **2025** — The Fourth Law announced funding and its TFL-1 product in July.
- **2026** — The Fourth Law and Odd Systems announced Project Foundation in October.

## Achievements

- Led Petcube from its 2012 beginnings through its September 2022 CEO transition.
- Petcube joined Y Combinator Winter 2016.
- Received Ukraine’s Order of Merit, third class, in 2022.
- Helped establish Spend With Ukraine to promote purchases from Ukrainian businesses.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — On October 8, The Fourth Law and Odd Systems announced Project Foundation, an Eindhoven-headquartered initiative planning thermal-sensor manufacturing in Europe and the United States.
- **2026-06** — Discussed Ukraine’s defence-technology ecosystem and its future in a June 28 Ukraїner interview.
- **2025-07** — The Fourth Law announced undisclosed investment from funds and angels in Europe, the US and Canada on July 10.

## Links

- Website: https://yaroslav.azhnyuk.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yaroslavazhnyuk/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/YaroslavAzhnyuk
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@yaroslavazhnyuk3712
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yaroslavazhnyuk/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yaroslav.azhnyuk

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Last updated: 2026-10-22