Yurii Filipchuk
Co-Founder & Chief GTM Officer
Yurii is a serial entrepreneur and community builder who leads Principle's go-to-market strategy and partnerships.He started in traditional banking before moving to venture capital at CYFRD -- a Ukrainian family office focused on deeptech. A lifelong sci-fi fan, he finally got to invest in the future: 15+ deals, two exits.As CEO of Party.Space, he raised $2M from top European VCs, grew the team to 34 people and landed enterprise clients including Google, Spotify, Zapier and Grammarly.In San Francisco, he built one of the city's largest founder communities: over 10,000 members across Techstars Startup Weekend SF and Catalyst Bay, with 30+ events per year. He guest lectures at UC Berkeley Haas on early-stage growth -- finding first customers, raising capital and building investor relationships. He holds a master's in international economics and management.