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Nikita Tchesnokov

Venture Capitalist and Entrepreneur

📍 London, England, United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 4 investments📅 9 years investing🗓 Last invested Dec 2018
VC🌍 United Kingdom
4
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2
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0
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9y
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Board Member
Dec 2018
Traydstream is a pioneer in Trade Finance Technology. We build software that revolutionises the inefficient and protracted methods of Trade Finance processing, facilitating smarter and safer transactions world-wide, joining the financial dots with 21st century methods. Traydstream is a cloud-based platform whose modular technology digitises and stores Trade Finance documentation, extracting the data intelligently and, based on machine-learnt experience, validating the transaction documentation against a vast, evolvable library of Trade Rules and Compliance checks. The platform redefines and streamlines Trade Finance processing. Twitter: @traydstream Instagram: traydstream1
Angel Investor
Jul 2017
acasa is a home management platform designed to create seamless living. Its live on iOS, Android and web, and automates and streamlines the process of moving in, managing and moving on for the resident, utility companies and landlords. acasa helps residents set up, manage and auto split utility bills in one place, taking the stress out of running your home. Residents can get clarity on household spending and track all household expenses within the app helping them get more from their money as well as choosing the best offers which suit their needs, with the potential to save users up to £200 a year. The vision expands much more widely than just utilities, as the platform will become a full fledged concierge for households, covering the critical needs of every household (ie utilities and rent payments) and wider more delightful services that the team are exploring with their customer base. acasa already has over 150,000 registered users and we look forward to working with them as they explore new tools to support landlords alongside tenants. The company is backed by some of the leading investors globally in financial techology, property technology, brand, consumer, finance and property including Nationwide Building Society, Seedcamp and Playfair Capital.
Angel Investor
May 2017
Capitalise is a financial platform helping UK SMEs understand and control their business finance by providing business credit scores insights and simplifying access to funding. Capitalise helps businesses build and monitor their credit scores and connects them to lenders. Capitalise partners with accountants, advisors, and lenders to ensure businesses have the tools and support they need to grow. Learn more at capitalise.com.
Board Member
May 2017
Cybertonica uses Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to manage risk and fraud, increasing trust and growing frictionless banking and m/e-payments globally. Cybertonica’s service increases conversion and sales by up to 25% while managing card-not-present and other categories of fraud at world-class compliant standards. Our goal is to build Trust in Transaction. Cybertonica has won numerous distinctions and awards since its product came to market, including the “Best Use of Payments Data Award” at Emerging Payments Awards 2018 and the “Best Data Analytics and Science Award” at Merchant Payments Ecosystem Awards 2018. Cybertonica also was named finalist for the “FinTech Start-up of the Year Award” at EWPN Awards 2019 and received the “Best New Back Office Innovation Award” at the Emerging Payments Awards 2017. Our new ScreenWiZe™ product adds device risk management through SDKs (iOS and Android) to the mobile authentication and malware prevention capabilities of our customers whether banks, acquirers, merchants or transactions security. We are PSD2 ready and GDPR compliant. Cybertonica’s vision is for a world of frictionless transaction and trust in 99.9% of transactions. Visit cybertonica.com to join us and build the future of Trust in Transaction.
Experience · 11 entries
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2025
Co-Founder
Jan 2025
Smart Global Connectivity. One eSIM. 200+ Countries. No Friction. Umi is reinventing mobile connectivity for a borderless world. We provide a Smart Global eSIM that gives travelers, remote workers, and global citizens instant access to fast, affordable mobile data in 200+ countries—without roaming charges, SIM cards, or contracts. Our app-based platform makes it effortless to activate and manage data plans on the go. Users keep a single eSIM installed and simply top up when needed. It’s travel connectivity done right—clean, instant, and built for how people actually move. We also power a growing ecosystem of travel, hospitality, and lifestyle brands through our VIP Market—a partner portal where companies offer branded connectivity plans to their customers with full attribution and custom experiences. Whether you’re flying solo or scaling a global business, Umi keeps you connected—seamlessly. ⸻ 🌍 200+ countries ⚡ Instant activation 🧳 No contracts, no roaming 🔗 Partner branded plans inside our app 📲 All managed from one app Umi. Your world, always online. 📱 reachumi.com
2019
Partner
Jul 2019
We help early-stage fintechs grow. Formerly backed Revolut, Tandem, Albert and Capitalise, built banks and created over USD 2 billion in shareholders value.
2018
Board Member
Dec 2018
Traydstream is a pioneer in Trade Finance Technology. We build software that revolutionises the inefficient and protracted methods of Trade Finance processing, facilitating smarter and safer transactions world-wide, joining the financial dots with 21st century methods. Traydstream is a cloud-based platform whose modular technology digitises and stores Trade Finance documentation, extracting the data intelligently and, based on machine-learnt experience, validating the transaction documentation against a vast, evolvable library of Trade Rules and Compliance checks. The platform redefines and streamlines Trade Finance processing. Twitter: @traydstream Instagram: traydstream1
Principal
Apr 2018
We help early-stage fintechs grow. Formerly backed Revolut, Tandem, Albert and Capitalise, built banks and created over USD 2 billion in shareholders value.
2017
Angel Investor
Jul 2017
acasa is a home management platform designed to create seamless living. Its live on iOS, Android and web, and automates and streamlines the process of moving in, managing and moving on for the resident, utility companies and landlords. acasa helps residents set up, manage and auto split utility bills in one place, taking the stress out of running your home. Residents can get clarity on household spending and track all household expenses within the app helping them get more from their money as well as choosing the best offers which suit their needs, with the potential to save users up to £200 a year. The vision expands much more widely than just utilities, as the platform will become a full fledged concierge for households, covering the critical needs of every household (ie utilities and rent payments) and wider more delightful services that the team are exploring with their customer base. acasa already has over 150,000 registered users and we look forward to working with them as they explore new tools to support landlords alongside tenants. The company is backed by some of the leading investors globally in financial techology, property technology, brand, consumer, finance and property including Nationwide Building Society, Seedcamp and Playfair Capital.
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2017–2018 · 4 investments
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