Summary
Anton Polishko is a founder and CTO with 12 years of experience building large-scale AI and simulation infrastructure, currently leading Principle to stress-test business decisions using digital twins and military wargaming techniques. Previously at Google/YouTube he scaled an agent platform for recommender-system experiments that contributed to a SIGIR 2024 publication on user simulation. He designs multi-actor, adversarial simulations that compress what once required 100-person war rooms into hours, and he leads AI infrastructure, simulation architecture and model development for both startup and research settings. Anton holds a PhD in Computer Science and has published work on Ukrainian language models recognized by GIJN in 2025, reflecting a blend of rigorous research and applied ML. Active in cloud and open-science communities (CoronaWhy, ML R&D infrastructure), he pairs deep algorithmic background with product-focused engineering and a knack for turning research-grade techniques into deployable business tools. Based in San Francisco, he combines academic pedigree with venture-backed startup execution.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Unbank.Ventures FinTech Incubator
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Computer Science at University of California, Riverside
Startup School Online
M.S. with Honors Applied Mathematics, M.S. with Honors Applied Mathematics at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv