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Dmitri Bourkovski

Investor

Chief Investment Officer at Xsolla

Los Angeles, California, United States

About

Dmitri Bourkovski is Chief Investment Officer at Xsolla and Managing Partner at Joystick Ventures. With over 20 years in the video games industry, he established games divisions for Noviy Disk and Mail.Ru, created Nintendo's exclusive Russian distributor, and launched early free-to-play console titles at Alawar.com. Since joining Xsolla in 2012, he has directed business development and funding initiatives while overseeing the development of distribution, marketing, and monetization solutions for game developers and publishers.

Experience

  1. XsollaChief Investment Officercurrent2019 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
  2. XsollaVP, Global Business Development2012 — 2019
  3. 💠 Cubios Inc. (WOWCube®️)Board Membercurrent2021 — presentSan Rafael, California, United States
  4. Joystick VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2019 — present
  5. Xsolla CapitalPartner2016 — 2019Greater Los Angeles Area
  6. Alawar EntertainmentVP, New Platforms2012
  7. Mail.RuHead of Publishing, Games Division2009 — 2012
  8. ND VideogamesCEO2005 — 2009
  9. Noviy DiskVP, Games Division1999 — 2009
  10. IgromaniaSenior Editor1997 — 1999

Education

  1. Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian FederationLawyer, Legal1997 — 2002
  2. The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)PhD (all but disertation), Legal (Civil Law)2002 — 2004

Skills & more

Studio Managers6Business Management6New Business Development22Online Gaming99Game Development93Business Development31Video Games99Mobile Games54Social Games72Monetization66MMO41Casual Games37
+12 moreGame DesignLicensingLocalizationOnline AdvertisingProduct ManagementDigital DistributionStart-upsPublishingSocial NetworkingManagementStrategyGambling

Languages English · German · Russian

From Dmitri's professional profile.

Colleagues at Xsolla

Aleksandr Agapitov
Founder at Xsolla
Andrey Podshibyakin
Senior VP, Global Brand Development at Xsolla
Anton Zelenin
Chief Product Officer, Fintech at Xsolla
Berkley Egenes
Chief Marketing & Growth Officer at Xsolla
Carla Bedrosian
Chief Administrative & Legal Officer at Xsolla
Chris Hewish
President at Xsolla
Justin Berenbaum
Senior VP, Global Industry Relations & Funding at Xsolla
Juyeon Lee
Senior VP, APAC at Xsolla

Frequently asked questions

Where does Dmitri Bourkovski work?
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Same school

Also attended Academy of National Economy under the Government of the Russian Federation3

Asya ShpilmanGeneral Partner at Moses CapitalKatya ZotovaMember of the Advisory Board at Verb VenturesIlya KorolevInvestor at Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF)

Also attended The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)5

Oleg MikhalskyPartner at Fulgur VenturesAngelina MikheevaHR Director at RaisonAlexey RatnerPartner at Raw VenturesElizaveta KuzminaDissemination & Communications Specialist at META GroupLouAnn ConnerBoard Governance, Expansion at Aurelia Ventures

Shared employers

Also worked at Xsolla15

Aleksandr AgapitovFounder at XsollaChris HewishPresident at XsollaAnton ZeleninChief Product Officer, Fintech at XsollaBerkley EgenesChief Marketing & Growth Officer at XsollaCarla BedrosianChief Administrative & Legal Officer at XsollaMoin MoinuddinChief Technology Officer at Xsolla

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Also worked at 💠 Cubios Inc. (WOWCube®️)1

Alex KharisFounder at Unfurl

Also worked at Mail.Ru11

Igor LinshitsFounder at Delin VenturesDmitry GrishinFounding Partner at Grishin RoboticsVerdi IsraelyanManaging Partner at Grishin RoboticsAlan VaksmanFounding Partner at LaunchBay CapitalYury MelnichekFounder at Melnichek InvestmentsNikolay KondratovCo-founder, Chief Technology Officer, Board Member at Raison

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