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Victor Alexiev
Partnerships and Investments, Private Credit
Citi
Victor Alexiev is Global Head of Strategic Partnerships for SPRINT at Citi, where he connects private credit funds, fintech lenders, venture investors, and financial infrastructure providers through a global ecosystem of institutional partnerships. His venture investment remit spans Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
Previously, Victor served as Global Head of SPRINT, leading the platform’s strategic transformation and establishing international summits connecting entrepreneurs, institutional investors, and financial innovators across major financial centres. Before SPRINT, he led D10X, Citi’s global venture incubation program, following more than a decade as a technology entrepreneur building businesses internationally.
Victor holds postgraduate degrees in Decision Sciences and System Dynamics from the London School of Economics and the University of Bergen. A published author, including in IEEE Computer, his interests span venture building, institutional innovation, and the evolving intersection of technology and capital.
Speaking at SFF 2026
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1:15–1:50pmWed 18 NovFounders StageHall 2, Singapore EXPOPremiumModerator
Capital Rewiring
What Will the Strongest and Weakest Moats Look Like in 2027?
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Nobutake SuzukiPresident & Chief Executive OfficerMUFG Innovation Partners Co., Ltd.
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Ganesh RengaswamyManaging PartnerQuona Capital
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Michael SchleinPresident & Chief Executive OfficerAccion
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Yashish DahiyaChairman and Group CEOPB Fintech
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Victor AlexievPartnerships and Investments, Private CreditCitiModerator
About this session
Rapid advances in foundation models and automated engineering have flattened traditional competitive moats. McKinsey's 2026 State of AI report found nearly a third of enterprises now choose to build functionality in-house with AI agents rather than buy it, the clearest signal that a product-level moat alone no longer holds. Defensibility is consolidating around regulatory licenses, proprietary data integrations, and entrenched distribution. This session challenges investors to evaluate the structural integrity of modern technology moats: which advantages endure, and which are eroding under platform pressure. Source: McKinsey & Company, The State of AI 2026.
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