We founded Capital.com with one simple idea in mind - there should be no barriers to financial trading.
For too long now, finance, and in particular trading, has been restricted to the elitist world of large institutions and city traders. Fast-forward to today and a whole new generation of investors brought up on mobile technology and the internet has emerged , promising to change the face of traditional investing forever.
To give everyone the chance to learn to trade and invest for themselves we built a platform that was engaging, informative and simple to use. We focused on three strategic enablers to achieve our goal - education, fair and transparent pricing and cutting-edge technology.
Prioritising free and extensive education
We know that each trader is different and that a lack of experience or prior knowledge should not be an obstacle. With the right training and education tools, everybody can begin to trade. This is why we offer anyone who wants to learn to trade a free financial trading app that they can use on the go - Investmate - and host webinars and tutorials on one of the industry’s most subscribed to YouTube trading channels, Capital.com TV.
Promising fair and transparent pricing
To make trading and investing affordable and ultimately more accessible to everyone, we are committed to transparent pricing with no hidden fees. Whether trading global markets using derivatives, we promise to provide our traders with clear pricing at zero commission and with competitive spreads.
Looking ahead, we will continue to make improvements to our platform to ensure our clients always receive a seamless user experience and harness the best technology so that more people can reach their full potential as investors and traders. If you share our values and goals then we would invite you to come on this journey with us. We are just getting started and the best is yet to come.
Best wishes
Viktor Prokopenya
About Capital.com Founder
Viktor Prokopenya is a serial technology entrepreneur and the founder of global investment firm VP Capital. Through VP Capital, he owns 100% of the shares in Capital.com.
Capital.com is a high-growth investment trading fintech group, focused on empowering people to participate in financial markets through a secure, low-friction, innovative platform that takes the complexity out of investing. Its intuitive, award-winning platform, available on web and app, offers investors a seamless trading experience to over 3,100+ world-renowned markets.
Viktor is passionate about cutting-edge and innovative technologies. He has founded several technology and software businesses, grown them successfully and subsequently sold them. He is now based in London, where he founded VP Capital in 2012.
As well as being a qualified lawyer, Viktor Prokopenya 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 qualifications 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 importantly their application in the modern world.
About VP Capital
VP Capital is the principal investment firm of technology entrepreneur and investor Viktor Prokopenya. VP Capital’s portfolio includes Currency.com, Capital.com, Banuba and Facemetrics, focusing on areas from fintech and blockchain to artificial intelligence and machine learning.
The areas of technology where VP Capital focuses its active investments – artificial intelligence, augmented reality, computer vision, fintech and blockchain – require a combination of very specific and rare skills as well as a lot of processing power.
Since 2012, VP Capital has backed cutting-edge technology companies working with founders to develop and build powerful technologies and great products.
As an investor, VP Capital is highly active in each business it supports, taking a board position to ensure it maintains a hands-on approach in order to supercharge growth, valuations, scale and sales.
VP Capital is focused on growing its current investments and innovative technology projects, and always open to spotting the next new technology trend and business opportunity.