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Oleg Shardin

Олег Шардин

Russian-born co-founder of Miro — the collaborative whiteboard platform used by 60 million people

🇺🇸 Fame: USA🇷🇺 Origin: Russia👤 Co‑founder of Miro.ewdn​
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Profile #697
ProfessionShardin
Russian originRussiaRussia
AncestryCo‑founder of Miro.ewdn​Russian co‑founder, ex‑RealtimeBoard.
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CategoryTech & BusinessTier B
Biography

Oleg Shardinshardin with roots in the Russia

Oleg Shardin is a Russian entrepreneur who co-founded Miro (formerly RealtimeBoard) alongside Andrey Khusid — the visual collaboration platform used by 60+ million people at 99% of Fortune 100 companies. Miro was valued at $17.5 billion in 2022.

Russian Connection

Tracing the roots — Russia

Born in Russia and co-founding Miro in the Ural city of Perm in 2011 before the company relocated internationally, Shardin is part of the generation of Russian tech entrepreneurs who built globally significant companies from the post-Soviet Russian tech ecosystem. Miro's success — in the visual collaboration space — represents Russian engineering talent at global scale.

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Oleg Shardin🇺🇸 USA
Co‑founder of Miro.ewdn​
Russian co‑founder
ex‑RealtimeBoard.
Origin
Russia🇷🇺 Russia
Historical context
Post-Soviet states · since 1991
Map of the Post-Soviet states

Russia. Today, the former Soviet space comprises fifteen sovereign independent states.

Map: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA)
Key Achievements

A career defined by ambition

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Co-founded Miro (RealtimeBoard) — visual collaboration platform
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Miro reached $17.5 billion valuation (2022)
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60+ million users — 99% of Fortune 100 companies use Miro
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Founded in Perm, Russia — now headquartered in San Francisco
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One of the most successful Russian-founded SaaS companies globally
Russian diaspora
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