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Founder86
49th percentile
Investor0
YC W2015First-Time FounderUnicorn FounderIPORaised $15M+1,000+ Employees
Founder Matrix
Most Complimentary
Credibility
this founder typical founder (50th pct)
Technical Depth · 93th percentile
- Currently shipping public code on GitHub with the most recent push just 9 days ago to repo 'microprojectapp'.
- Active builder on GitHub with 115 public non-fork repositories.
- GitHub account @dzaporozhets confirmed as Dmitriy Zaporozhets via bio 'Ruby developer GitLab cofounder'.
- GitHub account @dzaporozhets has been active for over 15 years, created in June 2010.
Founder score
- 99%Probability of being accurate (99%)Past founder and co-founder of GitLab Inc.
- 99%Probability of being accurate (99%)GitHub account @dzaporozhets confirmed as Dmitriy Zaporozhets via bio 'Ruby developer GitLab cofounder'.
- 99%Probability of being accurate (99%)GitHub account @dzaporozhets has been active for over 15 years, created in June 2010.
- 98%Probability of being accurate (98%)GitLab went public via IPO in 2021 on NASDAQ (ticker: GTLB).
- 97%Probability of being accurate (97%)GitLab is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ: GTLB) with $759M annual revenue.
- 97%Probability of being accurate (97%)GitLab was co-founded with Sid Sijbrandij and others.
- 97%Probability of being accurate (97%)Active builder on GitHub with 115 public non-fork repositories.
- 95%Probability of being accurate (95%)Currently shipping public code on GitHub with the most recent push just 9 days ago to repo 'microprojectapp'.
- 95%Probability of being accurate (95%)Wikidata entity Q73463100 exists for Dmitriy Zaporozhets, confirming public notability as co-founder of GitLab Inc.
- 92%Probability of being accurate (92%)GitLab is a Y Combinator W2015 alum.
- 80%Probability of being accurate (80%)GitLab raised $15M in total venture funding across its rounds.
Investor score
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What you likely need
Dmitriy is a high-credibility technical co-founder who built and shipped GitLab from a side project to a public unicorn, then stepped back from the company in 2021. He is still actively writing code (GitHub push 9 days ago) but has no visible current venture or public investor identity — the next chapter of his career is the open question.
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- positioningFormalize an angel or advisor identity — your GitLab co-founder credibility and network make you a highly sought-after backer for developer-tooling and DevSecOps startups.
- tacticalConsider announcing or building in public around your current project 'microprojectapp' — you're already shipping code, and a public launch would re-establish your founder narrative post-GitLab.
- introsRe-engage the Y Combinator alumni network (GitLab W2015) to source co-founders or early customers for any new venture you're exploring.
- tacticalOpen-source 'microprojectapp' more aggressively with a README, demo GIF, and a Show HN post — your 500 GitHub followers and GitLab brand recognition could drive significant early stars.
- positioningWrite publicly about lessons from building GitLab's open-core model — this positions you as a thought leader in the OSS-to-SaaS space and attracts co-founders and investors to any new project.
- introsLeverage your profile as a Ukrainian tech founder to support or co-invest in the growing Ukrainian startup ecosystem, where your name carries significant weight.
- wellbeingThree-plus years post-GitLab without a public next act is common after a decade-long IPO journey — be intentional about what energizes you before committing to a new venture.