🔥 Inside the Techstars Unicorn Journey: Building Preply with Dmytro Voloshyn, Co-Founder & CTO of Preply
​Join us for an exclusive fireside chat with Dmytro Voloshyn, Co-Founder & CTO of Preply, one of the newest Techstars unicorns and a leader in the global edtech space. Dmytro will share insights from building and scaling a Techstars-backed technology platform used by millions of learners worldwide.
​The session will explore the realities of growing a product-driven company from early technical decisions and team building to navigating the challenges that come with rapid global expansion. Founders will gain an inside look at how a fast-scaling Techstars portfolio company evolves its product, engineering culture, and technology strategy while maintaining speed, innovation, and product quality.
​What you'll learn:
​Understand how technology strategy evolves from Techstars to unicorn → Learn how early technical decisions influence long-term product development and growth.
​Build and lead high-performing product and engineering teams → Gain insights into creating a culture that supports innovation, speed, and accountability.
​Learn practical lessons from the Techstars-to-unicorn journey → Hear firsthand about the challenges, pivots, and strategic decisions involved in scaling a global technology company.
​About Dmytro: Dmytro Voloshyn is the Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Preply, a Techstars unicorn where he leads the company's technology strategy and innovation roadmap as it reshapes the future of online language learning. With a deep-rooted passion for artificial intelligence, Dmytro has embedded AI at the core of Preply since day one. From building the company's original machine learning systems for tutor-student pairing to spearheading its latest advancements in generative AI, he has been instrumental in positioning Preply at the forefront of educational technology. Originally from Ukraine, Dmytro began his career as a software developer and later transitioned into entrepreneurship. He holds a Master's degree in Applied Mathematics from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv and pursued doctoral studies in machine learning and AI before launching Preply.