# Yury Yakubchyk

> Yury Yakubchyk is a repeat founder and technology investor based in San Francisco. He cofounded Wing and Life House, founded Elemy, and chairs Cold Start. His public interviews describe a career shaped by customer frustrations, technical work, and enduring relationships with Johns Hopkins classmates.

- **Role:** Chairman at Cold Start
- **Organizations:** Cold Start, Elemy, Life House, Wing, Unified Vision, Menlo Learn
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree, Johns Hopkins University
- **Known for:** Cofounded businesses in telecommunications and hotel technology., Helped establish Life House, which reported $70 million in combined venture and real estate funding at its 2018 launch., Signed the Hopkins Founders’ Pledge.

## Career timeline

- **2013** — Graduated from Johns Hopkins University.
- **2014–2015** — Cofounder and CTO of Menlo Learn, according to Crunchbase.
- **2015** — Cofounded Wing, a consumer wireless business.
- **2017** — Cofounded Life House with Rami Zeidan; served as CTO.
- **2022** — Publicly interviewed as Elemy founder and CEO; discussed the importance of six founding teammates from Johns Hopkins.
- **2024** — Listed by Crunchbase as founder of Unified Vision from January 2024.
- **2026** — Cold Start’s team page identifies him as chairman.

## Achievements

- Cofounded businesses in telecommunications and hotel technology.
- Helped establish Life House, which reported $70 million in combined venture and real estate funding at its 2018 launch.
- Signed the Hopkins Founders’ Pledge.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Identified as a founding investor in Day10 in an April 2026 VentureBeat article.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yuryyak/

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Last updated: 2026-10-25