Valentin Kipyatkov

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Valentin Kipyatkov (born June 5, 1976) is a Russian billionaire. He made his fortune from the software firm JetBrains, co-founded with Sergey Dmitriev. He resides primarily in Cyprus. He graduated from Saint Petersburg State University. [1] [2]

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Biography

In 1998, he graduated from the Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics at Saint Petersburg State University.

In the late 1990s, he worked at the Saint Petersburg-based company TogetherSoft. [3]

In 1999, he moved from Saint Petersburg to Prague to work at the Prague branch of TogetherSoft. [4]

In 2000, together with Sergey Dmitriev and Yevgeny Belyaev, he co-founded JetBrains, with its first office located in a rented apartment in Prague. [5]

In 2023, JetBrains fully exited the Russian market and sold off its real estate. In December, the last office properties were purchased by the DIY company "Petrovich". [6] Earlier, in 2022, the Universe business center in Saint Petersburg had been sold to the company "Sterkh". [7]

Net Worth

He was included in Forbes magazine’s 2022 list of "88 Russian Billionaires," ranking 34th with a net worth of $2.9 billion. [8]

Personal Life and Hobbies

As of 2015, he continued to live in Saint Petersburg. [5]

He is also a recreational pilot. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "Valentin Kipyatkov". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  2. ↑ "People". JetBrains. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  3. ↑ "Интервью с COO JetBrains Андреем Ивановым". Xakep. 2013-03-26.
  4. ↑ "В России появились два новых долларовых миллиардера. Знакомьтесь, программисты из Петербурга, владельцы компании JetBrains". Собака.ru СПБ.
  5. 1 2 Павел Седаков, Дмитрий Филонов (2015-03-03). "Код победителей". Forbes.
  6. ↑ "«Петрович» расположился в офисе". Коммерсантъ. 2023-12-07.
  7. ↑ Мингазов, Сергей. "IT-компания JetBrains продала бизнес-центр Universe в Петербурге". Forbes.
  8. ↑ "88 российских миллиардеров". Forbes.
  9. ↑ Хохлова, Дарья (2019-07-25). "«Разработка языка Kotlin обошлась намного дороже, чем наш средний продукт»: интервью с главой JetBrains". VC.


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