Meet the
Founding Team

LetsData was founded in 2022 by Ksenia Iliuk and Andriy Kusyy at a moment when the stakes of information warfare became impossible to ignore. Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine brought with it one of the most aggressive coordinated disinformation campaigns in modern history — and the founders saw firsthand what it looked like when narrative attacks preceded and amplified physical ones.

That experience became the foundation for Vantage. Where most tools in the market relied on keyword monitoring and brand tracking, the founders built something designed for the reality they had observed: information operations are coordinated infrastructure problems, not just content problems. Early detection requires watching for the machinery behind a narrative, not just the narrative itself.

Both founders are Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe honorees. Andriy previously led the machine learning platform team at Grammarly; Ksenia has worked with European governments and institutions including NATO and EU bodies on information warfare resilience. LetsData has been recognized by TIME, the Financial Times, Forbes, and Cybernews, and has raised a pre-seed round of $1.6 million led by SMOK Ventures, with participation from Startup Wise Guys, Tilia Impact Ventures, 1991 Ventures, and Wayra.