Estonian. Build & invest. I lead fff.club and $210M multi-family office focused on serving tech founders
My story
In the year 2000, I started learning to code as a student. I launched Lineage 2 gaming servers and an international courier service from my small room in Narva, Estonia. Eager to learn, I eventually moved to Edinburgh, Scotland, where I worked long hours on a production line to make ends meet while continuing my studies. This challenging period was incredibly motivating.
I hustled relentlessly and landed a job at HSBC's head office, which had over 10,000 employees, all while pursuing a degree in banking and finance.
During my university years, I received an invitation to help create a new transportation company in Finland and the Baltics. The idea was to make it more affordable and faster for people of all ages and incomes to visit their families. We achieved this ambitious goal by using innovative solutions in data analytics and machine learning. We launched more than 70 routes and completed over 250 trips daily with a fleet of 130 buses. This effort made travel comfortable and convenient for 8 million people each year, and the results were truly inspiring. This experience sparked my interest in understanding human interactions, the impact of culture and habits on decision-making, and how IT solutions could improve real-world interactions.
Next, I ventured to Singapore, where my team and I developed a global identity verification platform. We simplified access to financial services for unbanked individuals while maintaining the highest security standards. This endeavor gave rise to BASIS ID, which has since become an essential part of the ZignSec & WebShield family.
In 2018, I was recognized on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for my contributions to digital identity development in Asia. By the age of 26, I had traveled to more than 40 countries.
In 2021, I became a partner at the Stockholm-based startup studio, VNTRS, and took on a role as a board member of the Estonian Founders Society.
Currently, I oversee fff.club, the global 600+ tech professionals wealth management community and a multi-family office serving unicorn founders.
Recently, I studied fiduciary ethics, risk and compliance, trusts, asset and family office leadership in American Bankers Association, Berkeley, Harvard, European Financial Planning Association and built AI agents for the largest family office knowledge base provider called Simple.
Investments
I am occasionally lucky enough to convince founders to let me join as a small part of their journeys. I'm a quiet name on the cap table and cannot take credit — all success is squarely due to their hard work and vision.
Name | Description | Tags | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
SpaceX | SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft | spacetech | spacex.com |
Salu | Medical concierge | #healthtech | salu.md |
Lyfery | New generation life insurance | #insurtech | lyfery.com |
Tely AI | Run B2B content marketing with Autonomous AI agent | #martech | tely.ai |
 | The digital wealth platform for Gen X | #fintech | joinprosper.co.uk |
 | Collaborative crime-fighting in networks | #regtech | salv.com |
Filmustage | Automatic script breakdown and scheduling service powered by AI | #saas | filmustage.com |
PeerBoard (exit) | Plug & play community platform | #saas | peerboard.com |
KatanaMRP | A manufacturing MRP that unites all sales channels, tools and workflows | MRP | katanamrp.com |
Swag42 | Sustainable fashion corporate apparel | #apparel | swag42.com |
Bolt | Transportation platform providing ride-hailing, micromobility, and food and grocery delivery services | #mobility | bolt.eu |
 | Radically simple recruiting software | #recruittech | www.teamdash.com |
 | Influencer discovery platform with the best data in the world | #martech | www.modash.io |
 | Design & deliver your insurance products | #insurtech | insly.com |
 | Simplified fraud prevention for card issuers | #fintech | apata.com |
 | The most accessible early financing for your startup | #fintech | founders.scrambleup.com |
 | AI-powered vehicle verification with damage detection | #insurtech | drivex.ee |
 | Grocery delivery app optimised for freshness and quality | #grocery | membo.ee |
 | Interactive tools for online events | #events | www.votemo.eu |
 | All-in-one learning platform for effective skills development | edtech#seed | www.coursy.io |
 | Learn coding with smart accessory that you can personalize anytime and anywhere through the imagiLabs app. | edtech#pre-seed | imagilabs.com |
 | “Tinder for loans”. Loan brokerage solution that utilizes alternative data to boost financial inclusion in Southeast Asia | #fintech#seed | jeff-app.com |
 | All the technology you need to launch and scale kickscooter, scooter, bike, moped or even car sharing business. | #mobility#seed | atommobility.com |
 | Europe's most experienced B2B startup accelerator | #accelerator#fund | startupwiseguys.com |
Podcast
I am occasionally record podcast together with my friend Tim Vaino:
Fund Fellow Founders
Wealth management community of 310+ founders, technology and finance executives
fff.vc
Adventures
I love adventures. Hiking, sailing, kitesurfing, biking, surfing - just name it. If you have a great idea for crazy trip, let me join you!
Instagram (@akimarhipov)
Instagram photos and videos
www.instagram.com
Links
Akim Arhipov
Akim Arhipov is the managing director of Singapore-based data and analytics startup Data Depot.
www.forbes.com
SUUR LUGU | 30 alla 30-aastast tulevikutähte. Kes ehitavad tuleviku ükssarvikuid ja loovad rikkust?
Unustage väljend „Noored on hukas", sest meie tulevik tõotab tulla väga huvitav. Need 30 noort tulevikutähte kas juba loovad töökohti või hakkavad seda peagi tegema. Delfi Ärileht ja Asutajate selts valisid välja 30 tulevikutegijat, kellest me peagi aina rohkem kuulma hakkame. Jätkem need inimesed meelde, sest uued Villigud ja Hinrikused võivad tulla just nende seast.
arileht.delfi.ee
New investors community brings in scout and angel model in the Nordics and Baltics
Catering to the rise of the startup ecosystem in the Baltics, Estonia's angel investors community Fund Fellow Founders (FFF) has been launched to source, challenge and invest smart in founders from the Nordics and the Baltics. Bringing a new scout and angel community model into the Nordic and Baltic region, FFF will invest in startups at seed stage along with promising Series A rounds.
tech.eu
Ep 69: Akim Arhipov & Tim Vaino — The Pursuit of Scrappiness Podcast
How to get more tech pros to put their knowledge & money into startups?
www.pursuitofscrappiness.co
Scholarship
Scholarship #justnameIT
Привет! Я Марина Архипова.