Marat Kichikov

Marat Kichikov currently serves as the Managing Partner of Investments and New Opportunities at Bitfury Capital, bringing over twenty years of operational and investment experience to the financial industry. As a general partner, he recently deployed capital into a $3.9 million seed funding round for F3, a venture associated with prominent industry figures including Alex Hofmann and the Mail.ru Group. Prior to this executive position, Kichikov established himself as a serial entrepreneur by founding and operating multiple successful companies, including a consumer finance bank and a dedicated securities and currencies brokerage. He supports his extensive technical expertise with a master's degree in finance and a bachelor's degree in law. Today, he leverages this comprehensive background to act as an active angel investor, maintaining a strategic focus on identifying and funding early stage financial, e-commerce, and cryptocurrency startups.