Revolut Co-Founder Vlad Yatsenko Steps Down as CTO
Eight-year engineering veteran Donato Lucia will take over as Revolut targets a $200 billion U.S. initial public offering, the company said.
- On July 1, 2026, CTO Vlad Yatsenko will step down from his position, transitioning to a non-executive director role on Revolut's board while eight-year engineering veteran Donato Lucia assumes the newly titled vice president of technology role.
- CEO Nik Storonsky designated Yatsenko as co-founder to ease engineering recruitment, though Yatsenko joined as the company's first employee before the business officially launched.
- An eight-year engineering veteran, Lucia joined Revolut in 2018 as a senior software engineer and has spent his tenure building the company's core banking infrastructure.
- Revolut targets a $200 billion US IPO roughly two years from now, having generated £4.5 billion in 2025 revenue, up 46% year on year, with a $75 billion valuation from its November secondary share sale.
- With more than 70 million customers across over 100 countries, the firm holds banking licenses in Lithuania, Mexico, and the UK while recently launching a private banking unit and filing for a US bank charter.
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Revolut co-founder Vlad Yatsenko steps down as CTO
Vlad Yatsenko was Revolut’s first employee. He joined before CEO Nik Storonsky had even launched the company. Storonsky later gave him the title of co-founder, not because he had co-founded the business in the conventional sense, but because, as Storonsky told David Rubenstein earlier this year, “it was easier for him to recruit engineers if he had […] This story continues at The Next Web
Revolut co-founder steps down from CTO role
Revolut co-founder Vlad Yatsenko is stepping down as CTO of the company. From 1st July Yatsenko (pictured, left, with Revolut CEO and co-founder Nikolay Storonsky) will become a non-executive director at the UK’s leading FinTech, which has 75 million customers worldwide. One of the core architects of Revolut’s innovative platform, he will be succeeded by Donato Lucia as vice president of technology. Lucia has been a key member of Revolut’s engi…
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