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12 November 2026, 15:04
2026-11-12
Ukrainian entrepreneur raises $200,000 for Distribution Demon, a startup with virtual influencers. AI influencer accounts are later planned to be sold for thousands of dollars
Ukrainian entrepreneur Ruslan Linnyk, who runs the investment fund Majinx Capital, founded an AI startup called Distribution Demon. It allows companies to create dozens of virtual bloggers who can advertise products and services on social networks. The project has already attracted $200,000 in investment. The team claims that one of the accounts it manages reached a reach of 120 million in 35 days.
Ukrainian entrepreneur Ruslan Linnyk, who runs the investment fund Majinx Capital, founded an AI startup called Distribution Demon. It allows companies to create dozens of virtual bloggers who can advertise products and services on social networks. The project has already attracted $200,000 in investment. The team claims that one of the accounts it manages reached a reach of 120 million in 35 days.
Distribution Demon creates virtual influencers for businesses who can promote products or services, as well as publish posts and videos in different languages. Real bloggers will also be able to create their own AI copies to reach foreign audiences without having to personally record new videos in foreign languages.
The user sets the character's characteristics, after which the system generates their appearance and content. You can then configure social media posts and monitor the results.
In addition, the startup's website notes that the platform will also allow for mass registration and "warming up" of accounts, monitoring their status, and warning about possible restrictions from social networks.
According to Linnyk, one operator can manage 20 AI influencers. If each has eight accounts on different social networks, that's 160 channels for distributing content.
On his LinkedIn, the entrepreneur also shared one example of using the platform to promote a mobile game. According to him, five AI influencers on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok helped collect 15 million views, 100,000 followers, and 10,000 potential customers without spending on paid advertising.
So far, Distribution Demon works more like a marketing agency: the client determines what and to whom they want to advertise, and the startup team helps create characters, prepare content, and manage social media.
The company currently has over ten paying clients, and its monthly recurring revenue, according to Linnik, is $23,000 and is growing by about 50% each month. In parallel, the developers are preparing a platform that clients can use on their own.
The team has already gathered a list of 317 people willing to test the product. They plan to open wider access to it in the first quarter of 2027. According to Linnyk, a subscription will cost from $99 to $1,000 per month.
The startup received its first investment back in January 2026, when the product was just an idea. Five Ukrainian entrepreneurs and venture capitalists invested in it, including a former director of a large agricultural holding. Now the company has opened a new round of financing for $1.7 million and is working on registering a legal structure in the United States.
And for 2028, the startup has another idea - to create a marketplace where you can sell ready-made AI influencers along with their accounts.
“It will be something like Auto.Ria, but for digital assets. Such an account can be put up for sale for $5,000,” Linnik claims.
Previously, dev.ua wrote that ALPI Market was launched in Ukraine — a marketplace that helps businesses find specialists in creating AI content. On the platform, you can order commercials, virtual avatars, Reels, and other materials. Customers can choose performers themselves or use AI search, which selects specialists for a specific task.
