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Viktor’s Biography

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Viktor Prokopenya is a highly-respected technology entrepreneur and the founder of Capital.com.

Capital.com is a fintech company that offers online trading services for a variety of financial instruments including forex, stocks and commodities.

In addition to his work with Capital.com, Prokopenya is active in the tech community as a commentator, thought leader, and speaker. He is regularly asked for his opinion in the press and speaks at high-profile international conferences and events, sharing his insights and experience on fintech, entrepreneurship, education, and investing.

Fuelled by his passion for innovative technologies such as AI, fintech and blockchain, Viktor helps founders of tech start-ups through his investment vehicle, VP Capital. VP Capital’s investment portfolio includes Capital.com.

Born in Belarus into a family of scientists, Viktor took on the responsibility of supporting his family at the age of 16 when his father passed away. In 2001, he founded Viaden Media, a software development company based in Minsk that grew into one of the largest and most successful... Viktor Prokopenya is a highly-respected technology entrepreneur and the founder of Capital.com.

Capital.com is a fintech company that offers online trading services for a variety of financial instruments including forex, stocks and commodities.

In addition to his work with Capital.com, Prokopenya is active in the tech community as a commentator, thought leader, and speaker. He is regularly asked for his opinion in the press and speaks at high-profile international conferences and events, sharing his insights and experience on fintech, entrepreneurship, education, and investing.

Fuelled by his passion for innovative technologies such as AI, fintech and blockchain, Viktor helps founders of tech start-ups through his investment vehicle, VP Capital. VP Capital’s investment portfolio includes Capital.com.

Born in Belarus into a family of scientists, Viktor took on the responsibility of supporting his family at the age of 16 when his father passed away. In 2001, he founded Viaden Media, a software development company based in Minsk that grew into one of the largest and most successful developers of iOS apps in Eastern and Central Europe. In 2011, Prokopenya sold the company to Playtech PLC.

Viktor Prokopenya’s philanthropic efforts are centred around the work of the Prokopenya Family Foundation which works to use the power of finance and markets to change the world for the better. The Foundation supports charities that focus on education, young people, and financial opportunity.

Viktor is a qualified lawyer and also holds a master’s degree in finance from Northeastern University, a doctoral degree in business administration from the Swiss Business School, a master’s degree in internet marketing, and a bachelor’s and a master’s qualification in computer science. moreless

Viktor’s Newsfeed

The Yorkshire Post

Entrepreneur whose business suffered Russian cyber attack to become professor at Leeds University

Viktor Prokopenya, a leading British fintech entrepreneur, has been appointed as a visiting professor to the University of Leeds and Leeds University Business School.

Viktor’s Background

Capital.com

Founder

2016 - Present

London, UK

Capital.com is a high-growth fintech company that uses AI in financial instruments online-trading. With trading volumes of more than $88 billion and almost 2 million registered clients, it is one of Europe’s fastest growing trading platforms. Through his investment fund, VP Capital, Viktor Prokopenya owns 100% of the shares in the company.

VP Capital

Founder

Mar 2012 - Present

London, UK

VP Capital is the investment firm of Viktor Prokopenya. Fuelled by his passion for cutting-edge and innovative technologies, Viktor founded VP Capital to invest in and support early-stage technology companies, particularly in the areas of AI and fintech.

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Philanthropy

The Prokopenya Family Foundation

Founder

The Prokopenya Family Foundation was set up to realise the vision of its founder, Viktor Prokopenya, and supports the three pillars of financial education, financial opportunity and financial technology.

Publications

Expensive Energy Prices Are Good for Everyone

Author

2022

In an article for Foreign Policy magazine Viktor Prokopenya writes that rising gas prices could kickstart an era of green industrialisation.

What is the point of having an information age if you cannot access and learn from it?

Author

Nov 2022

Viktor Prokopenya believes that financial literacy is vital in creating empowered and independent people.

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Academic Appointments

Visiting Professor at the University of Leeds

Visiting Professor

Jun 2023 - Present

Leeds, UK

Viktor Prokopenya has been appointed as a Visiting Professor of Practice in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Leeds and Leeds University Business School.