# Viktor Prokopenya

> Viktor Prokopenya is a seed investor at VP Capital (London) backing Apps and Mobile. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [VP Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vp-capital)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jun 2018
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prokopenya
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/vprokopenya
- Website: https://vpcapital.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/viktor.prokopenya

Viktor Prokopenya is a seed investor at VP Capital in London focused on Apps and Mobile. Viktor Prokopenya is the founder of VP Capital, a London-based global investment company engaged in the tech sector and real estate assets.Since 2012, VP Capital has backed cutting-edge technology companies working with founders to develop and create powerful technologies and impressive products. Its areas of focus range from fintech andblockchain, to artificial intelligence and machine learning. Above all, funding and scaling innovative technologies with high growth potential.As an investor, VP Capital is highly active in each business it backs, taking a board position to ensure it maintains a hands-on approach to supercharge growth, valuations, scale, and sales.The portfolio of Viktor Prokopenya’s VP Capital includes Currency.com and Capital.com, two cutting-edge fintech platforms specialised in online trading and focused on the democratisation of finance. AI trading platform Capital.com is one of Europe’s fastest growing investment trading platforms, with trading volumes higher than USD 88bn and with close to 2 million clients registered to trade on the group’s platform. While Currency.com uses tokenised exchange-traded assets to connect traditional finance and cryptocurrencies, allowing complex trading for leading global brands and commodities. The platforms are fully regulated and secure, following in the path of similar online financial technology companies such as Robinhood.Viktor Prokopenya’s VP Capital’s portfolio also includes several technology businesses in the computer vision and AI sphere. The company also holds passive investments in real estate and several other high-tech firms.Other innovative technology and software businesses founded by Viktor include the fintech start-up, exp(capital), that acts as a market maker, liquidity provider and developer of algorithmic trading solutions. Prior to this, Viktor established Viaden Media in 2001. Initially, the company focused on software development, but in its later growth it began to develop mobile apps for various audience groups. Among the successfully released products and services are All-in Fitness, Smart Alarm Clock and Yoga.com. The business was eventually divided into Sport.com and Skywind Group, and then sold to Playtech PLC.Viktor Prokopenya is passionate about cutting-edge and innovative technologies. In addition to being a qualified lawyer, Viktor 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 in computer science. He is knowledgeable about a range of developing technologies such as the use of autonomous cars, cryptocurrencies, and other emerging technologies and crucially their application in the modern world.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 2 | 100% |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |
| Reading Apps | 1 | 50% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Poland | 1 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FaceMetrics | Help your children to build up a proper regimen when they study at most productive hours and entertain when their brain needs rest.It is a Belarus-founded startup working on an AI-powered parental app Nicola for the iPad.The main idea of Nicola is to gamify the control it takes over the kids' screen time on the iPad. Simply speaking, it offersto trade game time for reading time, controls engagement and diligence of the kid, and makes sure they don't get too tired. | $2M | Seed | Jun 13, 2018 |  |
| Capital.Com | Capital.com is a high-growth investment trading platform empowering people to participate in financial markets. Its intuitive, award-winning platform, available on web and app, offers investors a seamless trading experience to over 6,000 world-renowned markets. To help investors trade with confidence, the platform is enabled with robust riskmanagement controls and transparent pricing while its all-in-one Investmate app delivers extensive financial lessons and educational content to support clients in their investment journey.Capital.com has clients in over 180 countries with offices located in the UK, Gibraltar, Australia, and Cyprus. In 2021, the platform reported a 350 per cent growth in its client base, making it one of Europe’s fastest growing investment trading platforms with more than 4 million registered users. Capital Com (UK) Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) under registration number 793714. Capital Com SV Investments Limited is Authorised and regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC), under license number 319/17. Capital Com Australia Limited is authorised and regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) under AFSL Number 513393.To find out more, please visit: www.capital.com | $25M | Series A | Jul 18, 2017 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Larnabel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/larnabel-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About VP Capital

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

VP Capital is a global investment vehicle focused on the technology sector. Viktor Prokopenya is the founder of VP Capital, a global investment vehicle focused on the technology sector. Past investments include Viaden Media and exp(capital). The firm also invests in real estate assets through VP Capital Real Estate.

1 contacts available at VP Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Viktor Prokopenya | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/viktor-prokopenya |

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## FAQ

### What does Viktor Prokopenya invest in?

Viktor Prokopenya invests primarily in Apps, Mobile and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Poland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Viktor Prokopenya last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Viktor Prokopenya closed in Jun 2018. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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