About Services Profiles Press Contact

Shurick Agapitov

Founder

Xsolla

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Shurick Agapitov

Randa Apparel & Accessories

Yousef Al Otaiba

Embassy of the United Arab Emirates

Shurick Agapitov’s Biography

View moreless

Shurick Agapitov is a highly regarded, innovative founder and advisor in the gaming, Web3, Metaverse and fintech space. He is the Founder of Xsolla, Inc., a video game company that, through its blockchain technology, offers developers a set of tools and services to more effectively operate and sell more games. Xsolla has offices in cities across the globe, including Los Angeles, Berlin, Seoul, Dubai and others.

With Xsolla, Shurick is working on providing gamers, developers and the public an avenue to monetize the Metaverse. Shurick oversees Xsolla’s global team, which works together to give gamers and the community the opportunity to control their destiny in an industry that has historically been too centralized and competitive. An example of this is the Xsolla Funding Club, an investment network designed to help small studios reach development goals through capital investment, while maintaining their artistic and creative control.

Shurick is also the Founder of XLA. The goal of XLA is to ensure that the concepts of Web3 are within everyone’s reach, promoting a more connected,... Shurick Agapitov is a highly regarded, innovative founder and advisor in the gaming, Web3, Metaverse and fintech space. He is the Founder of Xsolla, Inc., a video game company that, through its blockchain technology, offers developers a set of tools and services to more effectively operate and sell more games. Xsolla has offices in cities across the globe, including Los Angeles, Berlin, Seoul, Dubai and others.

With Xsolla, Shurick is working on providing gamers, developers and the public an avenue to monetize the Metaverse. Shurick oversees Xsolla’s global team, which works together to give gamers and the community the opportunity to control their destiny in an industry that has historically been too centralized and competitive. An example of this is the Xsolla Funding Club, an investment network designed to help small studios reach development goals through capital investment, while maintaining their artistic and creative control.

Shurick is also the Founder of XLA. The goal of XLA is to ensure that the concepts of Web3 are within everyone’s reach, promoting a more connected, collaborative community among gamers and developers that guarantees fair revenue share. He is also a Co-founder of 80 Level, a global digital content publishing network, and a Founding Member of Slemma, a reporting tool that gives users the opportunity to create easy-to-use data reports from multiple data sets.

He is often sought after for his expertise in Web3 and the Metaverse, and has been interviewed by leading industry outlets, including Fintech Futures and Block Tides, and has been featured in Entrepreneur, Bloomberg and Boss Magazine. Shurick also serves as an Advisor to DMarket, a marketplace to trade virtual items and technology for building metaverses.

Shurick holds a degree in Mathematics and Computer Science from Perm State University, and has completed Executive Education Programs at Harvard Business School, the Wharton School and UCLA. moreless

Shurick Agapitov’s Newsfeed

The Silicon Review

5 Best Gaming and VFX Companies to Watch 2022

Xsolla is recognized for its service to the video game industry, notably its dedication to helping businesses of all sizes, from indie to enterprise, as well as developers, publishers, and platform partners.

Venture Beat

As turbulence ramps up, Xsolla solutions unlock new strategies for game developers

This interview with Chris Hewish, President of Xsolla, explores how video game studios and indie developers are exploring an increasing number of ways to reach their audiences.

View News Archive

Shurick Agapitov’s Background

Xsolla

Founder

Jul 2005 - Present

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Xsolla is a global video game commerce company. Its mission is to solve the inherent complexities of global distribution, marketing, and monetization to help its partners reach more geographies, generate more revenue and create relationships with gamers worldwide. Xsolla supports major gaming titles like Valve, Twitch, Roblox, Ubisoft, Epic Games, KRAFTON, Nexters, NetEase, Playstudios and more.

XLA

Founding Member

Feb 2022 - Present

Los Angeles, CA, USA

XLA: Powering the Metaverse. XLA provides tools and services that change how IP creators, owners, and holders generate, earn and share revenue, building the bridge between Web2 and Web3 and simplifying the complexity of Web3 payments for non-technical users.

View allHide

Shurick Agapitov’s Gallery

Shurick Agapitov at a conference for Xsolla

Shurick Agapitov and the Xsolla team

Shurick Agapitov at work in Xsolla office

Shurick Agapitov at a conference for Xsolla

Shurick Agapitov speaking at a conference for Xsolla

Xsolla at a conference

Shurick Agapitov at an event for Xsolla

Shurick Agapitov at a conference for Xsolla

Shurick Agapitov and the Xsolla team

Shurick Agapitov at work in Xsolla office

Shurick Agapitov at a conference for Xsolla

Shurick Agapitov speaking at a conference for Xsolla

Xsolla at a conference

Shurick Agapitov at an event for Xsolla

Advisory Roles

DMarket

Advisor

Nov 2017 - Present

Kyiv, UA

DMarket unlocks the multi-billion-dollar skins economy for game developers and players everywhere. Our team of passionate gamers believes a borderless gaming world is a better gaming world, and we’re building the infrastructure to make it easy for everyone to thrive in the open system of the future.

Media

Enjoy the Game with Xsolla

Los Angeles, CA, USA

As an innovative leader in Gaming Payment Solutions and Video Game commerce, Xsolla's mission is to solve the inherent complexities of global distribution, marketing, and monetization to help its partners reach more geographies, generate more revenue, and create relationships with gamers around the world.

Accelerate Your Video Game Commerce Globally with Xsolla

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Xsolla has the tools and services to help people accelerate their video game commerce and step into the future. Whether someone is an indie developer or a AAA studio, their journey as a game developer begins here.

Expand to new platforms and take your games direct-to-consumer

Nov 2022

San Francisco, CA, USA

Chris Hewish, President of Xsolla, explains how Xsolla's services can help people expand their own video game business. Chris also discusses the myriad services offered by Xsolla.

As turbulence ramps up, Xsolla solutions unlock new strategies for game developers

Oct 2022

New York, NY, USA

This interview with Chris Hewish, President of Xsolla, explores how video game studios and indie developers are exploring an increasing number of ways to reach their audiences.

5 Best Gaming and VFX Companies to Watch 2022

Oct 2022

Trenton, NJ, USA

Xsolla was recognized for its work helping game developers and publishers - from indie developers to enterprises - with distribution, marketing, and monetization services.

Xsolla’s Pay Station update adds web shops, streamlined payments and a startup accelerator

Aug 2022

New York, NY, USA

Xsolla updated its payment system to make it easier for game developers to open alternative web shops and raise money through a startup accelerator.

XLA Releases Metamall Products to Empower Revenue Sharing in Web3

Jul 2022

XLA, the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO), has launched its new branding with a series of products and websites. Notable among these products is Metamall, which has building blocks to support the creation of content and design in the Metaverse, as well as a credit card and a technology based on NFT.

Nexters Gains Revenue and Reach by Expanding Hero Wars to the Web with Payment Solution by Xsolla

May 2022

Malmö, SE

To support scaling on the web Nexters needed a set of tools, including payment solutions. Nexters collaborated with Xsolla and used their Mobile Game Commerce solution, which proved to be a reliable tool for growing games on new platforms.

Video Game Junkie Quietly Builds $3 Billion Payments Powerhouse

Apr 2022

New York, NY, USA

This Bloomberg article highlights how Shurick Agapitov developed his ideas for Xsolla, and what is in store for the company and Shurick's other ventures.

Xsolla Expands Mobile and Digital Distribution Solution Offerings and Adds an NFT Checkout to the Growing Set of Tools and Services for Developers

Apr 2022

New York, NY, USA

Xsolla, a global video game commerce company, announced that it has expanded their mobile and digital distribution solutions to provide more opportunities for developers to launch and grow their games around the world.

XLA —The New Web3 Enterprise

Feb 2022

This article discusses the continued emergence of Web3, and highlights Shurick's new venture, the XLA, a community-driven project designed to change the incumbent corporate relationship in the workplace.

Like a cheat code for developers, Xsolla pioneers video game funding & investment

Jan 2022

This article discusses the impetus for the founding and the work done by Xsolla, the new entity Xsolla Funding, which matches developers with funding sources, and the life's journey of Shurick Agapitov.

Improve your user experience with passwordless authentication

Aug 2021

This article discusses how Xsolla Login and passwordless authentication can remove the risk of weak, reused, and leaked passwords during registration

Want To Invest In Games? New Platform Aims To Revolutionize Indie Funding

Jul 2021

New York, NY, USA

This article discusses the emergence of Xsolla and how it is working to supply developers with another means of funding their projects to finish and launch, while maintaining control over their games throughout.

Xsolla launches investment platform for indie games with up to $40M

Jul 2021

Xsolla is launching a game investment platform for indie games, and the payments platform will invest as much as $40 million alongside other accredited investors. Xsolla's aim is to keep the interests of the independent gamers and developers aligned with its own interests by financing individual projects and not controlling them.

Xsolla teams up with Devcom on year-long strategic partnership

Jun 2021

Devcom, the game developer conference that accompanies the giant Gamescom event in Cologne, Germany, has signed a year-long strategic partnership with Xsolla. The two companies hope it will lead to good things for game developers and creators in emerging countries.

Xsolla offers strategic guidance for selling your game studio

Apr 2021

New York, NY, USA

Xsolla is offering a new service called Xsolla Exit Strategies that could help entrepreneurs sell their game studios or projects. And it exercised its own advice yesterday by buying analytics and data visualization firm Slemma.

Xsolla Offers Exit Strategies to Game Studios for Exit Advising and Planning

Apr 2021

New York, NY, USA

Xsolla Exit Strategies is a new service that will connect development studios with financial and transaction advisors, guiding them through the process of selling their game property or studio, from due diligence preparation to exiting.

Xsolla launches Unconventional for game-like virtual events

Oct 2020

New York, NY, USA

Game payments firm Xsolla is launching Unconventional, a platform for holding virtual events with 3D avatars inside 3D worlds for the game industry.

How Xsolla provides developers with a game business engine

Jul 2020

New York, NY, USA

Xsolla is a video game powerhouse, but chances are you haven’t heard of it. That’s because the company stays behind the scenes as it provides what it calls a “business engine” for game developers, and it has done so for 15 years.

Xsolla introduces Business Engine – data-driven recommendations to drive growth

May 2020

London, UK

Xsolla has added a new Business Engine feature to its interface to better help clients navigate the various options available with personalised recommendations. Xsolla describes it as “a data-driven system designed to provide customized recommendations and access to our network of resources to drive revenue and growth for companies."

Video Game Companies Search for Marketing Alternatives After E3 Shutters

Mar 2020

Xsolla tells The Hollywood Reporter: “We completely understand the need for caution and the cancellation of E3, but of course we were disappointed." Earlier this week, THR revealed that Xsolla would host a “virtual Game Developer’s Carnival” as an alternative to exhibiting at the postponed Game Developers Conference.

View allHide

Interviews

NTD Business

Oct 2022

Shurick Agapitov shares his journey to founding Xsolla and how he sees the Metaverse developing in the future. The interview with Shurick begins at 18:38.

Block Tides' exclusive interview with Shurick Agapitov, the founder of Xsolla

Oct 2022

Shurick Agapitov joins Block Tides to discuss Xsolla, the world’s leading micro-transaction engine for video games, which gives the game developer community the tools to compete and succeed in the hyper-competitive video game arena and control their destiny.

FinTech World: Shurick Agapitov

Sep 2022

Fintech World explores the Meta-Verse with Shurick Agapitov, founder of the company XLA. Shurick discusses his early career and how he worked his way to a highly successful and innovative company, working with the top names and talent in the gaming world.

Revenue Sharing with Web3 at Consensus with Shurick Agapitov

Sep 2022

Laptop Radio chats with Shurick Agapitov on Revenue Sharing in Web3 at Consensus.

The future of gaming, Web3 and the metaverse

Jun 2022

Shurick Agapitov joins the Growth Manifesto podcast to discuss the future of gaming, the metaverse, Facebook, Web3 and what changes he expects to see in the next 5-8 years.

Shurick Agapitov & the “Xsolla Funding” platform

Jan 2022

Shurick Agapitov joins the Mo’Kelly Show to discuss the new video game investing platform 'Xsolla Funding'.

Meet the Company That Helps Game Developers Get Seen and Get Paid

Nov 2018

New York, NY, USA

Entrepreneur spoke with founder and Xsolla CEO Shurick Agapitov about his company's success and the ins-and-outs of serving an industry that loyal fans will spend $140 billion on this year.

View allHide

Features

Tech Billionaire Who Seeks to Develop Metaverse Shares Life Story

Oct 2022

Tech billionaire Shurick Agapitov, founder of video-game payments firm X-Solla, shares his life story about how he started as a kid growing up in poverty in Russia to how he became a successful entrepreneur.

Xsolla Founder Aleksandr “Shurick” Agapitov Shifts Focus to Disruptive Innovations in Web3

Apr 2022

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Shurick Agapitov announced the launch of his new project, XLA , in February. The primary objective of XLA is to ensure the concepts of Web3 are within everyone’s reach.

Awards & Recognition

Merit Awards | Technology

Gold Medal

2022

Xsolla was honored with the Gold Medal award in the Gaming category. The Merit Awards is an independent awards program that recognizes global industries and the market they serve.

5 Best Gaming and VFX Companies to Watch 2022

2022

Trenton, NJ, USA

Xsolla is recognized for its service to the video game industry, notably its dedication to helping businesses of all sizes, from indie to enterprise, as well as developers, publishers, and platform partners.

Training & Management Courses

The Wharton School | University of Pennsylvania

Executive Education: Private Equity

Philadelphia, PA, USA

The Private Equity: Investing and Creating Value program is designed for institutional investors as well as investment professionals aspiring to be better private equity managers.

Harvard Business School

OPM 55

2020

Cambridge, MA, USA

The Owner/President Management (OPM) program is a transformative learning experience that will boost participants' leadership skills and the value of their enterprise. Participants gain a broader global perspective, a deeper understanding of operations and greater insight into driving operational excellence.

View allHide

Press Releases

Xsolla: Democratizing the Business Side of Games

Nov 2022

Chris Hewish, Xsolla President, discusses the evolution of game development tools that have democratized the development of games. In addition, he discusses Xsolla and how the company's tools are at the forefront of this new emerging industry.

Xsolla Partners With Alipay+ to Extend Global Reach in Asia by Bringing Games to New Markets

Oct 2022

New York, NY, USA

Xsolla announced it will integrate Alipay+, a suite of global cross-border mobile payments and marketing solutions that enables merchants to better serve consumers from all over the world. With Alipay+ solutions, Xsolla can provide coverage of digital wallets and other payment methods through direct integration in the Southeast Asia market.

View allHide

Shurick Agapitov’s Education

Perm State University

Mathematics and Computer Science