Victoria Trofimova

Victoria Trofimova is co-founder and CEO of Nordcurrent, one of the largest games companies to emerge from Lithuania. She founded the company in Vilnius in 2002 with her husband Michail and his brother, having started developing games while still at university.

Trofimova initially led sales, marketing and administration for the business and has since overseen its growth into a team of more than 360 employees. Nordcurrent has developed more than 50 games, with its biggest title, Cooking Fever, approaching 500m downloads and attracting around 15m monthly active users.

Under Trofimova's leadership, Nordcurrent has also expanded beyond its traditional mobile games business. The company acquired Swedish developer River End Games in 2023 to strengthen its presence in PC and console development, followed by the acquisition of the Cinemaware games catalogue in 2024.

Trofimova studied Economics at university and began her career in games while still a student, securing the publishing agreement for the team's first title, Santa Claus Saves the Earth.

Nordcurrent is a Lithuanian developer and publisher of casual games, founded in Vilnius in 2002. The company employs more than 360 people across its international studio network and has developed more than 50 titles for mobile, PC and console platforms, generating more than 500m downloads across its portfolio.

Its biggest title is the restaurant time-management game Cooking Fever, which has generated almost 500m downloads and attracts around 15m monthly active users. Other titles include Airplane Chefs, Pocket Styler and Happy Clinic.

Nordcurrent initially operated primarily as a developer, creating games including Shrek and Barbie titles for Activision. In 2008, the company began independently publishing its own games. More recently, it has expanded through acquisitions, including Gothenburg-based River End Games in 2023 and the catalogue of classic games developer Cinemaware in 2024.