Dmitry Shevelenko
About Dmitry Shevelenko
Dmitry Shevelenko is the Chief Business Officer of Perplexity. Perplexity's own bio material says he leads the company's business growth, including consumer and enterprise partnerships. A third-party org chart dates the role to October 2023. He is based in New York or San Francisco, depending on the source.
Before Perplexity he co-founded Tortoise, a retail and commerce automation startup. Crunchbase describes Tortoise as an automated delivery platform for retail and logistics, founded with David Graham. Earlier he worked in business development and product roles at Uber, LinkedIn and Meta. He holds a BA in Anthropology from Columbia University.
In September 2025 Lazard appointed him to its Board of Directors. Crunchbase also lists advisor roles at Alpha Proxima and Skip Scooters. A third-party profile lists a Payfare board seat from 2021 to 2025. Lazard's bio says he holds multiple patents related to social networking and transport technology.
Public data on his angel activity is thin. Crunchbase lists one personal investment, in Procode AI's seed round, and no other angel deals appear in the sources reviewed. He invests as an individual, not through a disclosed fund. No fund size, check size or investing thesis is public, so none is given here.
Procode AI launched from stealth on March 2, 2026 with $4M in seed funding and the acquisition of The Auctus Group, a medical billing company. Story Ventures led the round. CHAP Health Ventures, Progression Fund and Shevelenko participated. Procode builds AI-powered revenue cycle management for private-practice surgeons. Its products include an AI coding copilot for surgical billing and a denials management engine. The company was founded in 2024 and is based in Los Angeles.
One disclosed deal is not enough to define a pattern. That deal was a seed-stage, applied AI company in healthcare operations, sold to a specific professional segment. His operating background is in AI products, partnerships, marketplaces and commerce automation. Founders should not assume he has a stated stage, sector or geography preference. He has made no public statement on what he looks for or on check size.
- Procode AI: AI-powered revenue cycle management and coding copilot for private-practice surgeons; $4M seed round announced March 2026, led by Story Ventures.
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Investing activity
Dmitry Shevelenko appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $4M. The most recent is Procode AI (Seed, $4M, Mar 2026).
Dmitry Shevelenko most often invests alongside Story Ventures, CHAP Health Ventures and Progression, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Dmitry Shevelenko
Is Dmitry Shevelenko an angel investor?
Yes, on a small public record. Crunchbase lists him as an individual investor, and the March 2026 Procode AI seed announcement names him as a participant.
What AI startups has Dmitry Shevelenko invested in?
The only public one found is Procode AI, an AI revenue cycle management company for surgeons that raised a $4M seed round in March 2026.
What is Dmitry Shevelenko's check size?
It is not public. No source gives his check size for Procode AI or any other deal.
What stage does Dmitry Shevelenko invest in?
His only disclosed investment is a seed round. He has not publicly stated a stage preference.
What is Dmitry Shevelenko's background?
He is Chief Business Officer at Perplexity and a Lazard board director. He co-founded Tortoise and earlier worked in business development and product roles at Uber, LinkedIn and Meta.
How can founders contact Dmitry Shevelenko?
His LinkedIn profile is the public channel found. No personal site or X account turned up in the sources reviewed. A warm introduction through a shared investor or colleague is the usual route.
What AI companies has Dmitry Shevelenko invested in?
Dmitry Shevelenko's AI investments include Procode AI. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Dmitry Shevelenko invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Dmitry Shevelenko has invested at Seed, with a median round of $4M.
Who does Dmitry Shevelenko co-invest with?
Dmitry Shevelenko's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Story Ventures (1 deal), CHAP Health Ventures (1 deal) and Progression (1 deal).
How can founders reach Dmitry Shevelenko?
Founders on Lounge can see Dmitry Shevelenko's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with them under Warm Paths, and add Dmitry Shevelenko to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.