Roman Sevast

Roman Sevast (born Roman Sevastyanov; 28 February 1996 ) is a Ukrainian entrepreneur, co‑founder and President of Awesomic, a remote talent marketplace for design, development, and marketing. He is listed among Forbes 30 Under 30.

Early life and education Roman Sevast began programming in childhood. At 14 he launched various projects and game servers, starting with a private GTA: San Andreas server that led him to learn PHP, MySQL, and web technologies. While in school he freelanced and founded a copywriting and SMM agency.

In 2013, he enrolled at Chernivtsi National University’s Faculty of Applied Mathematics to study AI systems.

Career In 2014 Sevast joined Paymentwall as a developer. At 19, he relocated to Hanoi, Vietnam, when Paymentwall opened its R&D office there, working on their e‑invoicing service. In July 2020 the platform rebranded as Awesomic—a design outsourcing marketplace matching businesses and designers at a fixed price without interviews. That year he was named to Forbes Ukraine's 30 Under 30 list. It also won the Red Dot Award for Brand & Communication Design.

In March 2023 Awesomic raised $800,000 from Pioneer Fund, Flyer One Ventures, Red Rooster Ventures, and YC angels Michael Seibel and Jared Friedman. In February 2024 he opened Awesomic’s second office in San Francisco, USA.

In autumn 2024, Sevast's team at Awesomic developed an AI assistant named GPT‑a, which they pitched to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman; shortly thereafter, OpenAI released its "Operator" agent based on a similar concept.