It all began in 2020, when Roman Lutsyshyn, a machine learning engineer, recognized a broken pattern in customer service: generic bots, delayed replies, and impersonal interactions. His vision? Build an AI that goes beyond automation — something truly intelligent, helpful, and human-like.
He shared the idea with Daria Leshchenko , an experienced entrepreneur with over 15 years of experience in customer support. She immediately saw its potential and gave the project its first real push. Over the next three years, under Roman’s technical leadership, they invested in deep R&D and created their first breakthrough: an AI assistant that generates ready-to-use reply suggestions for support teams — now known as CoAgent.