Dima Shvets

Judge
DISC Type : Dc

Co-Founder at Mirai On Device AI

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Dima is the co-founder of Mirai, focusing on on-device AI. He previously co-founded and led Reface, a viral AI app that garnered 250M+ downloads and backing from a16z. With a background in venture capital at Imperious Group, he is described by colleagues as "smart, " "versatile, " and "pragmatic. "

He has a keen professional interest in the intersection of artificial intelligence with diverse fields such as entertainment, science, education, and defense. Dimas experience is rooted in consumer technology, demonstrated by his backing of numerous tech startups and previous leadership at the globally successful Reface app.

His former company, Reface, became the #1 app in the U. S. App Store in 2020.

Personality Overview

Demanding

Objective Thinker

Features Driven

They respond well to strong and respectful communication.  They take a lot of pride in personal achievements. They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.

Topics They Care About

On-device AI
His current venture, Mirai, is focused on on-device AI. He advocates for its benefits, such as resilience to cloud outages and improved performance.
AI Infrastructure
He recently spoke at Web Summit about the background layers that make AI work, including quantization, routing, and inference, highlighting a deep technical interest.
Consumer Tech Investing
As a former seed-stage VC manager and an active investor, he has backed numerous startups, including ElevenLabs, OPTIC, and Dapper Labs.

Media Appearances

Dima has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2024
Co-Founder at Mirai On Device AI
4-2023
Co-Founder at Reface
7-2019 - 4-2023
CEO & Co-Founder at Reface
5-2023
Scout at Andreessen Horowitz
10-2024
Founding Board Member at Endeavor Ukraine

Education

8-2025 - 8-2025
Executive education from Stanford University Graduate School of Business
2004 - 2010
Master's degree from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

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Exp : 6 Location : San Francisco Bay Area, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : Co-Founder at Mirai On Device AI
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Insights For Selling To Dima

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Use phrases like ‘it’s your decision’, ‘strategic impact’ etc.
  • Objectively showcase the impact that your product creates

DONT's

  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority
  • Don’t take too much time in sending them information if they ask for any

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Dima is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Dima

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Dima move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Dima take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Dima

Personality Compatibility


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