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Nikola Stojanow

Investor

Partner at Vitosha Venture Partners

Bulgaria

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Nikola Stojanow is a Partner in New Ventures at Bank Frick and co-founder of æternity, an early Layer 1 blockchain. His work focuses on systems design at the intersection of blockchain, artificial intelligence, capital, and governance, with particular attention to structural and incentive alignment issues in complex systems operating at scale.

Experience

  1. Bank FrickPartner New Venturescurrent2026 — presentUnited Arab Emirates
  2. Vitality FrameworkCo-Founder and COOcurrent2025 — present
  3. Private OfficeDirector, Strategic Architecturecurrent2025 — presentDubai, United Arab Emirates
  4. TechstarsMentorcurrent2023 — presentGlobal
  5. Vitosha Venture PartnersPartnercurrent2020 — presentSofia, Sofia City, Bulgaria
  6. Aeternity FoundationFoundation Chairman2019 — 2025Bulgaria
  7. Aeternity FoundationCo-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer2016 — 2020Vaduz, Liechtenstein
  8. Republic of BulgariaBlockchain Implementation Advisor to the Republic of Bulgaria.2018 — 2020Bulgaria
  9. æternity venturesFounder and Managing Director2017 — 2020Sofia
  10. STADARegional Business Development Director, MENA-Asia-Pacific2013 — 2016Serbia / Hong Kong

Education

  1. University of Warwick - Warwick Business SchoolMaster of Science (MSc), Management2012 — 2013
  2. London Metropolitan UniversityBachelor’s Degree, LAW2010 — 2012
  3. Kingston UniversityLaw, Law/International Law2009 — 2010
  4. University of MannheimMinor, Law2007 — 2009

Skills & more

System Architecture1Governance Design1Board-Level Advisory1Long-Horizon StrategyRisk & Failure Mode AnalysisIncentive DesignOrganizational ScalingEcosystem DesignPublic–Private InterfacesFrontier TechnologiesComplex Problem SolvingInstitutional Strategy

From Nikola's professional profile.

Colleagues at Vitosha Venture Partners

Antoniy Zahariev
Investment Manager at Vitosha Venture Partners
Dobri Dobrev
Venture Partner at Vitosha Venture Partners
Marin Iliev
Managing Partner at Vitosha Venture Partners
Max Gurvits
Managing Partner at Vitosha Venture Partners
Rob Kniaz
Managing Partner at Vitosha Venture Partners
Stoyan Nedin
Managing Partner at Vitosha Venture Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Nikola Stojanow?
Nikola Stojanow is a Partner in New Ventures at Bank Frick and co-founder of æternity, an early Layer 1 blockchain. His work focuses on systems design at the intersection of blockchain, artificial intelligence, capital, and governance, with particular attention to structural and incentive alignment issues in complex systems operating at scale.
Where does Nikola Stojanow work?
Nikola Stojanow is Partner at Vitosha Venture Partners.
What check size does Nikola Stojanow write?
Nikola Stojanow typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Nikola Stojanow go to school?
Nikola Stojanow studied at University of Warwick - Warwick Business School (Master of Science (MSc), Management); London Metropolitan University (Bachelor’s Degree, LAW); Kingston University (Law, Law/International Law).

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