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Vladimir Nikitin

Former Venture Partner - CIS region at Shima Capital

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Writes $200K – $3.5M checks · typically $500K

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About

Vladimir Nikitin is Deputy CEO at a stealth fintech startup, with over 13 years of experience in fintech, payments and regulated crypto in roles including CEO, CLO, CFO and board member. His work has included launching products, rebuilding a crypto exchange's trading volume, managing licensing processes across the UAE, Australia, US, EU and FCA jurisdictions, and working on M&A transactions. He takes on board advisory, non-executive director and fractional executive roles focused on scaling operations, regulated market entry, deal structuring, and building boards and governance.

Experience

  1. Stealth FinTech StartupDeputy CEOcurrent2025 — presentUAE
  2. CEX.IOHead of Special Projectscurrent2024 — presentАгломерация Лондона, Великобритания
  3. cex vc (Venture arm of CEX.io - Regulated Crypto Exchange)Managing Partnercurrent2024 — present
  4. Acid Rainbow (Game Studio with Digital Asset Trading)Co-Founder2021 — 2025Tallinn
  5. Shima CapitalVenture Partner - CIS region2021 — 2023Russia
  6. DeFi Protocol & Centralised exchangeChief Executive Officer2020 — 2021UAE
  7. ICObenchChief of The Bench2018 — 2019Worldwide
  8. Fintech Startup (QR Payments & BNPL Platform)CLO / COO2015 — 2018
  9. Управляющая компания "Адамант"Senior Lawyer2012 — 2015Санкт-Петербург, Россия

Skills & more

Financial MarketsStrategic M&AEnglish1Case StudiesRegulatory OperationsEEO/AA ComplianceInternational Accounting StandardsOperational EnhancementsSAP Cloud PlatformCreditSwapswireCivil Law1
+12 moreProcess AutomationInvestor RelationsReducing Operating CostsFinTechKPI ImplementationAWS Auto ScalingRemote LocationsElectronic Trading SystemsDevSecOpsFinancial Transaction ProcessingDigital AssetsTrading Operations

Languages Deutsche · English · Russian

  • Investment Broker-Dealer And Related Occupations — КонсультантПлюс

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Vladimir Nikitin?
Vladimir Nikitin is Deputy CEO at a stealth fintech startup, with over 13 years of experience in fintech, payments and regulated crypto in roles including CEO, CLO, CFO and board member. His work has included launching products, rebuilding a crypto exchange's trading volume, managing licensing processes across the UAE, Australia, US, EU and FCA jurisdictions, and working on M&A transactions. He takes on board advisory, non-executive director and fractional executive roles focused on scaling operations, regulated market entry, deal structuring, and building boards and governance.
What check size does Vladimir Nikitin write?
Vladimir Nikitin typically writes checks of $200K – $3.5M.
Where did Vladimir Nikitin go to school?
Vladimir Nikitin studied at Russian State Social University (Master of Economics, Credit and financial management); Russian State Social University (Master of international law, civil law); Russian State Social University (Bachelor of Laws, Civil Law).

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