Aleksandr 'Shurick'
Agapitov

Aleksandr ('Shurick') Agapitov—founder of Xsolla, a multibillion-dollar video game business company—believes that Web3 offers an enormous opportunity for entrepreneurs today. “A single entity cannot own Web3; it is all about community,” he stated. Upon discovering the many untapped opportunities in Web3, Agapitov wanted to expand his leadership from the established, successful business of Xsolla to investigate opportunities in the next wave of technology and creative processes with X.LA, primed to be one of the several building blocks of Web3.

Agapitov started Xsolla in 2005 to connect the global gaming community through technology, creativity, experience, and financial components. As the gaming industry’s leading Transaction Engine and Business engine, Xsolla connects and adds value and opportunity for game developers, publishers, IP holders, and investors worldwide. Today, Xsolla’s products and services operate in more than 200 countries and territories, supporting more than 20 languages and over 700 payment methods.

Born in 1984, Agapitov grew up in Perm, Russia, in a challenging environment within the old Soviet Union. At 15, he drew upon his entrepreneurial spirit, strengths in math, and belief in the power of education to start an online currency exchange service, transitioning into the area of digital gaming and aggregation. He moved to the United States with his wife Yana in 2009.

Agapitov studied Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Perm with post-graduate education at Harvard Business School, Wharton, and UCLA Anderson School of Management.

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