Dmitry Shapiro
About Dmitry Shapiro
Dmitry Shapiro is based in San Diego, California, and is CEO and co-founder of MindStudio, a platform for building AI agents and apps without code. Wikipedia lists the operating company as GoMeta, Inc. His X profile also lists him as CEO of GoRemy.ai.
He studied electrical engineering at Georgia Tech and graduated in 1992. His earlier companies include Akonix Systems, an enterprise cybersecurity company later acquired by Quest Software, and Veoh, an online video site he started in 2005. He was later CTO of Myspace Music and then worked at Google on product, including social efforts.
He left Google in 2016 to start GoMeta in San Diego. He later became CEO of Koji, a platform for social mini-apps used in links in bio, which Linktree bought in 2021. MindStudio's founders, Shapiro and Sean Thielen, have said the idea formed in October 2022. In a Pulse 2.0 interview, Shapiro said the company had raised $36 million from venture funds and angel investors.
Crunchbase lists one personal investment, a Series A round in iList. It shows 1 investment, 1 portfolio company, 0 lead investments and 1 exit. The investment date and amount are not visible in the public Crunchbase view. His X bio describes him as an angel investor, but he has not published a wider portfolio list that we could find.
Investor database Investor Hunt tags him as an individual angel investor in San Diego County who invests at seed stage, with past markets that include e-commerce, classifieds and internet. We found no public statement from him about check size or a formal investment thesis.
His own experience is mostly in consumer internet, media, enterprise software and applied AI. On Intro, where he offers paid advice sessions, he lists fundraising from pre-seed to Series D, zero-to-one product work, go-to-market, product-market fit and applied AI for enterprises as topics he advises on. That describes his advisory work, not his investing criteria.
- iList: Series A investment listed on Crunchbase. The investment date and round size are not public in the free view.
- crunchbase.com/person/dmitry-shapiro
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitry_Shapiro
- x.com/dmitry?lang=en
- intro.co/DmitryShapiro
- investorhunt.co/investors/dmitry-shapiro
- pulse2.com/mindstudio-dmitry-shapiro-profile
- variety.com/2016/digital/news/dmitry-shapiro-gometa-1201867059
- techcrunch.com/2010/06/07/former-veoh-founder-dmitry-shapiro-joins-mys
Investing activity
Dmitry Shapiro has made 1 investment according to Crunchbase across 1 portfolio company, and has seen 1 exit and founded 3 companies.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Dmitry Shapiro
Is Dmitry Shapiro an angel investor?
His X bio says he is an angel investor, and Crunchbase lists one personal investment, in iList. He is mainly an operator and founder.
What stage does Dmitry Shapiro invest in?
Investor Hunt lists seed as his stage. He has not published a thesis, so founders should treat this as indicative.
What is Dmitry Shapiro's check size?
No check size is public. Crunchbase does not show an amount for his one listed investment.
What companies has Dmitry Shapiro founded or run?
He founded Akonix Systems and Veoh, and he ran Koji, which Linktree acquired in 2021. He now leads MindStudio and GoRemy. He was also CTO of Myspace Music and worked in product at Google.
Where is Dmitry Shapiro based?
Crunchbase lists him in San Diego, California. His X profile lists SF, LA and SD.
How can founders reach Dmitry Shapiro?
He is active on X as @dmitry and on LinkedIn. He also offers paid advice sessions through Intro.