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Top 35 Automotive Startup Investors in Russian Federation in December 2024

Last updated: Dec 2024 A list of 35 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Automotive startups based in Russian federation. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Automotive companies from Russian federation. We update this investor list every month.

Top 35 Automotive Startup Investors in Russian Federation in December 2024

Investor	Automotive Russian Federation investments
Flashpoint	6
Dmitry Stepanov	3
Roman Pavlushko	2
Moscow Seed Fund	2
Kima Ventures	1
Fastlane Ventures	1
CLoud4Auto Ventures	1
Marco Valta	1
Mitsubishi Corporation	1
Igor Kaloshin	1
AltaIR Capital	1
VK (ex. Mail.Ru Group)	1
Jose Marin	1
FinSight Ventures	1
TA Ventures	1
Softline Venture Partners	1
VTB Bank	1
Fabrice Grinda	1
Sberbank	1
Maxim Loginov	1
Ivan Dubrovin	1
Almaz Capital	1
Jose Marin	1
SmartHub	1
Prostor Capital	1
Headline	1
Güimar Vaca Sittic	1
Skolkovo Ventures	1
Digital Disrupt	1
JOINT JOURNEY	1
Philip Ilyin-Adaev	1
Avenir Foundation	1
Alexandr Chernyak	1
Teodoro D'Ambrosio	1
Oleg Shardin	1

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Venture capital serves as funding for emerging, inventive enterprises poised for rapid expansion.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Machine Learning
Series A, Seed, Funding Round
United States, Israel, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

GeoX — GeoX is an Aerial Imagery AI analytics company. We produce geospatial Property Data which is used for Underwriting & Claims in the US and European insurance industries. GeoX unique proposition is in 3-dimensional extraction technology which provides rich information about every property. GeoX also produces 3D building datasets from aerialimagery for complete geographies using automated processes. 3D building models are digital representations of the properties, and in conjunction with aerial imagery allows every staff member in any insurance discipline to see the property visualization, and get a good understanding of the structure, its dimensions and characteristics without visiting in the site. GeoX uses propriatetary and Patented technology for the 3D extraction.domains: Insurtech, Smart cities
iDWELL — iDWELL (www.idwell.com) is a revolutionary CRM cloud software and tenant app, especially designed for the next generation of real estate management. It enables the automation of routine processes, and bundles as well as optimizes all communication between the stakeholders of a property, including service providers, asset managers, landlords,tenants and property managers. Currently, more than 750,000 apartment units are managed with the assistance of iDWELL.The iDWELL ticketing system and the connected tenant app automates routine maintenance tasks with regards to handling and reporting damages. This allows iDWELL customers to focus on more important and revenue-generating tasks. The iDWELL marketplace provides further opportunities to service tenants and landlords while generating revenue.
Rep AI — Shopify's #1 AI Concierge (chatbot) for eCommerce. Rep converts more traffic (CVR), increases sales (AOV), and can handle up to 97% of your support tickets.

GP in AAL VC, LP in s16vc VC, ex-CMO of Yandex, ex-CEO of Yandex media services (Kinopoisk, Yandex.Afisha, Yandex.Music), curator of the Yandex hub in Armenia, serial entrepreneur (Afisha Picnic, Sports.ru, Journey event agency, FRAM travel club), angel investor (Beri Zaryad, Best Doctor, Wowworks, Yasno, iFarm, Chatfuel, etc.), member of theboards of the charitable foundations Helping Hand and Hume, expert at the Skolkovo Business School, lecturer at Universal University.

Investment focus

Automotive, Consumer Goods, Service Industry
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

CARL — CARL provides digital communication for the automotive market and brand new test-drive experience.

Angel Investor, CEO & Founder Parkly, ex-CTO Avito (Classified #1 in Russia),

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Travel, Apps
Angel, Pre-Seed, Seed
Russian Federation, United States

Portfolio highlights

Luxxy — Luxxy is the leader in the resale luxury consignment niche on the Russian market. We are a dedicated community of more than 250 thousand users and 140,000 products from individual sellers with good price offers compared to the average prices on the market.We have built an easy-to-use APP with many filters and detailed descriptions of productsthat offer convenience to our community. Our own team of experts guarantees the authenticity of the items purchased. At the same time, a customer has the ability to return the product if it does not match the description on the website which makes expensive purchases online easy and secure. We sell pieces from designers such as Chanel, Hermès, and Louis Vuitton; jewelry and watches from Cartier, Rolex, and Van Cleef & Arpels. Our consignors earn 70-90% of the sale price. The apparel industry accounts for about 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and it consumes more energy than aviation and shipping combined. Help us to make the world greener together with LUXXY.
B2BTRADE — B2BTRADE is an online trading platform for organizing wholesale sales and purchases
Parkly — Find, book, and save on parking with convenient garages and lots. Find parking near work, home and airports.

The Fund for the Promotion of Venture Investment in Small Enterprises in the Scientific and Technical Sphere of Moscow was established by the Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy of Moscow.

Investment focus

Software, Advertising, Information Technology
Seed, Debt Financing, Funding Round
Russian Federation, United States, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Vestem — Vestem is a biotechnology company that develops new bioveterinary cell therapies for regenerative therapy and next-generation pharmaceuticals for the treatment of pets.
Picvario — DAM systems allow centralizing, systematizing, searching, and sharing all types of digital files (images, video, audio, etc.). Picvario platform is a reliable storage of the files. Flexible management. API Integration
Qummy — Qummy produces and freezes dishes for restaurants using its patented Smart Ice technology, which preserves the dish's nutritional and organoleptic features.

Kima Ventures is one of the world's most active early-stage investors, investing in 2 to 3 startups per week all over the world; providing founders with funding, network, and support for them to reach the next steps of their journey.The firm invests from seed to Series A, mostly as lead investor but also working alongside other investors;backing ambitious founders who work hard to build awesome things that more and more people use everyday. The company helps them to build a great team, to learn very quickly, to keep the right focus and execute towards growth.Kima takes pride of itself in working side-by-side with entrepreneurs. They claim to understand that fundraising is only one step in the company’s journey, that’s why they take quick decisions and make the fundraising process as smooth as possible so the founders can get back to the work of building their business. Kima considers itself not only an investor, but a network of founders and experts sharing a pay it forward mindset.Headquartered in Paris with an office in London, the company was founded and backed by Xavier Niel, founder of Iliad and supporter of entrepreneurs through such projects as 42, Station F and 101projets. Over the last 5 years Kima has invested in over 400 startups in 24 different countries.

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, E-Commerce
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
France, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Solteo — Solteo operates as a platform for photovoltaic installers.
Freqens — Access real time market data for optimal buying conditions.
Linkup — Linkup connects large language models (LLMs) and AI agents to the internet. The platform enables AI systems to access, search, and interact with web content efficiently, enhancing their capabilities and reducing inaccuracies. By providing APIs, Linkup allows developers to integrate web content into AI applications seamlessly.

Fastlane Ventures is a Russian company focused on the development, launch and promotion of innovative internet businesses.Founded in 2010 by a team of experienced entrepreneurs with a track record of successful investments, the company has launched 20 internet start-ups to capitalize on the increasing demand for online services and growingappetite for investment in the Russian internet market by Western and Russian investors.The company has attracted more than $85 million from international investment funds. Key strategic investment partners of Fastlane Ventures are Direct Group, e.ventures and VTB Capital. Among the investors of the company also Intel Capital, Kinnevik, Mangrove Capital, ru-Net, UMJ Russia, and some others to launch companies across the online retail, travel, relationship, health and recruitment areas. The strategic focus of Fastlane Ventures is to target business-to-consumer niche markets with low levels of competition. The Company's aim is to anticipate the not yet satisfied needs of Russian customers.Fastlane Ventures acts as both an operational and investment partner at the same time. It is the sole Russian company that provides an initial seed investment in addition to having a hands-on operational role with its businesses through its team of high calibre professionals. To launch its business quickly and effectively, Fastlane Ventures has adopted proprietary solution called Fast 50, which enables a new venture to launch in just 50 days and ensures an efficient path between launch and exit. Fastlane Ventures has established a team of highly regarded professionals, who possess unique knowledge and expertise in management, entrepreneurship, e-commerce, business development, marketing and PR, investment generation, HR management, web design and much more. Once the new business venture is operating effectively, Fastlane Ventures helps its investment partners realize their investment return through the sale of the business to other strategic investors. This usually takes place approximately 2-3 years after the initial business launch. For more information about Fastlane Ventures and its portfolio companies, please visit http://fastlaneventures.ru/en/

Investment focus

Internet, Mobile, FinTech
Seed, Series A, Series B
Russian Federation, Japan, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Carprice — Car Price is a Motor vehicle company.
CarPrice.ru — CarPrice is the largest online auctioneer for second-hand cars in Russia, providing buyers with free online valuations in mere seconds. More than 4,000 dealers from across the country can then determine the best price during an average 30-minute online bidding process to complete auctions.Within a year from being set up, CarPrice became a topthree Russian used car seller operating from more than 20 locations including Moscow, St. Petersburg and the regions. CarPrice achieved this position while an adverse economic environment translated into a 40% drop in new car sales in Russia. The Company intends to increase total monthly auctions from 4,000 currently to 10,000 until the end of 2015.The company's Round B was adjudged as "Deal of the Year" by Venture Awards Russia 2015 (investors included Baring Vostok Capital Partners & Almaz Capital).
Double Data — Founded in 2012, Double Data targets banks and other financial institutions who need to improve their performance for a variety of processes – from customer acquisition and assessment to debt collection. The Double Data software combines Big Data analysis tools, computer-aided learning methods and data mining.

Shop used cars for sale by participating dealers; research and compare different makes, models, prices and find local dealers throughout the United States.

Investment focus

Software, Automotive, Car Sharing
Funding Round
Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

Remoto — Remoto is unique connected car platform for OEM and dealerships, car owners and #insurance companies. Remoto system - the development of the Russian IT company bright box. It includes three main elements: a control module that integrates into a vehicle, server software in the Microsoft cloud, and a mobile application with a user-friendly interfacethat allows you to remotely control car functions from anywhere in the world.

Marco Valta is an Entrepreneur and Investor with over 12 years experience in the tech/web industry. As an internet investor, Marco has a portfolio of more than 150 companies including Appnexus, Soldo, Revolut, Prima, Bolt, Flexport, Deliveroo, Space X, Brex, Fabfitfun, Cloudkitchens, Raya, Playco, Public, Coinbase, Pacaso, Relativity, Monthly.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace
Seed, Series A, Secondary Market
United States, Germany, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

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SmartPrice — SmartPrice specialize in the sale and certification of electronics, which was once used. They are a team of entrepreneurs who build business on the culture of ReCommerce. This culture suggests that in the world there are so many things that can be reused without losing quality.
Salty. — Salty Dot, Inc. is the Embedded Insurance® technology company. Salty removes existing consumer impediments to buying the right policy and having the proper coverage. The company’s platform is a proprietary Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution that enables carriers and distribution partners to offer a customized policy to insure a product orservice in real-time during the purchase process. Salty uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze unique data sources about the buyer and the purchase. It then sorts through multiple carriers to seamlessly offer the right insurance. Salty is licensed in all 50 states. For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.wearesalty.com.

Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is a global integrated business enterprise that develops and operates businesses across virtually every industry including industrial finance, energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, living essentials, and environmental business. MC's current activities are expanding far beyond its traditional trading operations asits diverse business ranges from natural resources development to investment in retail business, infrastructure, financial products and manufacturing of industrial goods.

Investment focus

Software, Internet, Logistics
Funding Round, Corporate Round, Series A
Japan, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Enechain — enechain provides liquidity in Japan’s energy market by brokering OTC transactions of energy.
Finnforel — Sustainable Fish Farming. Pure, healthy and ecological rainbow trout for the sake of ecosystems, ocean, your health and for the planet.
Cyto-Facto — Cyto-Facto is a biotechnology company that develops and manufactures CAR-T cell therapies and mesenchymal stem cell products.

CEO of Angelsdeck Global Ventures, a network of clubs focusing on building an international ecosystem for the venture deal syndication. Ex Intel.

Investment focus

Software, PaaS, Internet
Seed, Angel, Convertible Note
United Kingdom, Russian Federation, United Arab Emirates

Portfolio highlights

VeeRoute — VeeRoute is a fast growing company developing logistics optimization software and analytics solutions. We get hundreds of new customers on board year after year and shows stable annual growth.
YallaMarket — YallaMarket / Fast grocery delivery from 15 minutes
Wimark Systems — The WIMARK platform is able to fully replace expensive hardware-based WLAN controllers, while providing high performance and multivendor APs management. This is a fully software-based solution which can be installed both at a customer's local area network, and in the cloud of a carrier or service provider. Flexible WIMARK platform architectureand an open API allow customers to implement multiple cutting-edge Wi-Fi services, such as Hotspot 2.0 and Wi-Fi Calling.

We foster innovation and work together to find and grow breakthroughs all over the world

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, Israel, Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

IVM Markets — IVM is a content creation and product optimisation technology partner for players in the structured products industry. Our impartial nonconflicted technology helps democratise structured product content and allows for the design of the ideal investment idea for any situation. Unlike an aggregator, IVM doesn't just search products, it helps youdesign and refine the ideal products and then gain access to them at the right price.
FuseBase (formerly Nimbus) — FuseBase (formerly Nimbus Platform) - Free Online Collaboration Software for Remote Teams. Build your wikis, client portals and more with the FuseBase (formerly Nimbus Platform) collaboration tool ? A perfect space for online work
Elly Analytics, Inc. — Full-automated marketing dashboards as a service

Mail.ru Group was founded by Yuri Milner and is the largest Internet company in the Russian-speaking world. It is one of the largest Internet companies in Russia, and the world's seventh largest Internet business in terms of page views. Mail.ru Group operates two of the three largest Russian language social networking sites(Odnoklassniki.ru and Moi Mir@Mail.Ru), the two largest instant messaging networks in Russia (ICQ and Agent), Russia's leading email service, Russia's second largest Internet portal and Russia's largest online games company.Mail also holds strategic equity stakes of 32.49% in vKontakte, Russia's largest social networking site, and 25.09% in QIWI, formerly OE Investments, one of Russia's leading payment-processing companies. It also holds small minority stakes in Facebook, Zynga and Groupon.

Investment focus

Social Media, Mobile Apps, Education
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Russian Federation, United States, Cyprus

Portfolio highlights

Uchi.ru — Uchi.ru offers online courses for school students.
O2O Holdings — Formed by a JV between Sberbank and Mail.ru Group, provides an O2O services platform focusing on key areas of food and transportation.
AliExpress Russia — AliExpress Russia is a leading cross-border and domestic e-commerce platform in Russia.

Jose Marin started his professional career as a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group.In 1999 he co-founded DeRemate.com (eBay model for Latin America). The company raised 75 M USD, did a partial cash-out sale to Terra and later merged with Mercado Libre that went Public in Nasdaq .Currently Jose is co-Founder and co-CEO of IGExpansion. IG takes successful internet business models into emerging markets (main focus Brazil). IG builds one project per year and will not build more than 6 (investing the first 3 to 5 M USD per project). 5 of the 6 are already operating being Viajanet (Expedia for Latam) its biggest success.Jose is also founder of Serendipity Investments, company that has invested in >70 start-ups. Before this, Jose invested in projects such as Bazee (auctions sold to eBay in 2005) and eDreams (European Travel site sold to TA Associates in 2006) obtaining top tier returns.Jose is a Mechanical and Electrical Engineer and holds an MBA and an MA in International development Economics from Stanford.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Brazil, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Borzo — Borzo is a global delivery service that enables intracity same-day delivery. Our algorithms optimize numerous parallel deliveries taking into account the geographical routes, packages’ contents, couriers and many others to ensure the feasibility of the same-day delivery. The services are available in 10 countries including Brazil, India, Indonesia,Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines, Russia, Turkey and Vietnam and are used by 3 million customers ranging from SMEs to enterprises.
Printify — Sell custom t-shirts, phone cases, and 800+ products with your designs printed on demand. We will handle printing and shipping to your customers.
Menu Next Door — Menu Next Door's chefs are enthusiasts from all walks of life who want to share their talents. So you'll always enjoy freshly-made, delicious meals originating from all over the world.On Menu Next Door, you'll find these quality meals at affordable prices because they're homemade and prepared locally with no delivery charges.It's great food for the many, not the few.What brings people together more than food? Community is the magic ingredient in Menu Next Door.Meeting your chef and getting the chance to talk to them about the dish they've prepared is what makes this something more than just a takeaway.

Capital + Hiring + Infrastructure

Investment focus

Financial Services, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence
Series A, Seed, Pre-Seed
United States, India, Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

Uzum — Uzum is a digital services ecosystem to facilitate business growth, online shopping, convenient payments, and help with other day-to-day household tasks.
Unify — Route your prompts to the best LLM endpoint. Get the best output and optimize for speed, latency and cost to supercharge your LLM applications!
Easy Home Finance — Easy Home Finance is a mortgage-tech startup.

TA Ventures is a global, network-driven VC firm investing in early-stage tech startups that redefine the industries of tomorrow. We typically write initial checks of $100-250K for Pre-Seed and Seed companies and actively provide follow-on investments. We pride ourselves on swift execution, hands-on support, and leveraging our extensiveinternational network. By connecting our portfolio companies with growth-oriented co-investors, we help them scale effectively through subsequent funding rounds. Additionally, we draw on our deep industry expertise to offer portfolio companies and partner VCs access to top-tier, cost-efficient R&D talent.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Germany, India

Portfolio highlights

Gameto — Gameto is a new breed of biotechnology company in female reproductive longevity
Dynamiq — Build, deploy and monitor on-premise GenAI applications to solve specific business needs, reducing costs, driving revenue and boosting competitiveness - all in one platform
Impress — Impress – is European leading digital orthodontic DSO of new generationWe have a defensible model with the personal touch of an in-house orthodontist, true clinical expertise, and engaging directly with consumersImpress was founded in 2019 in Barcelona with the idea of combining the best of orthodontic tradition with the most innovativetechnology in the sector. From the very beginning the vision of the Impress founders was to introduce a different business model with a strong focus on medical experience and digitalization. The company is transforming the oral healthcare industry by developing its own chain of orthodontic clinics, which are characterized by their disruptive design and modern patient experience. The founders decided to build a medical company with the personal touch of in-house orthodontists, face-to-face care, and unique clinical expertise, where the proper implementation of business processes and digitalization are at the core.In less than 2 years, Impress has managed to position itself as the European leader in the orthodontic sector, has treated more than 22.000 smiles and already has a presence in more than 80 European cities. Its innovation and quality have earned it recognition from Sifted as one of the fastest growing HealthTech companies in Europe in 2020.

Softline Venture Partners is a corporate venture fund of Softline Group. Since 2008, Softline Venture Partners have invested about US$20 million in 20 portfolio companies on Russia&CIS market. The amount of investment to one project is from $100 thousand to $1 million. As a stage agnostic investor, the firm works with companies across a widerange of technologies, such as cybersecurity, cloud computing, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things и Edge Computing.The possibilities and competencies of Softline Group as a service provider operating in 50 countries with more than 60000 customers and leading IT vendors, allows unique opportunities for the Fund's portfolio companies to scale business model and boost sales through developed Softline’s sales channels across the globe.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Internet
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Russian Federation, United States, Belarus

Portfolio highlights

Exodrive — Exodrive provide telematics-based solutions for insurance providers, leasing firms, corporate and taxi fleets, and car-sharing services.
Kickidler — Kickidler is employee monitoring software that explores employee PC activity levels, increases productivity and finds growth points. Start free trial to try the best employee tracking tool.
Workclass — Apply for any jobs and get hired in 24 hours now!

VTB Bank, its subsidiary banks and financial organizations comprise a leading Russian financial group offering a wide range of financial and banking services and products in Russia, the CIS and select countries in Europe, North America, Asia and Africa. VTB Group has more than 30 banks and financial companies in more than 20 countries. As of 31October 2015, the Group was the second largest financial group in Russia by assets (RUB 12.62 trillion) and by customer accounts (RUB 7.32 trillion).

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Pre-Seed, Private Equity
Russian Federation, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Selvery — Selvery provides a SaaS platform to create & manage customized content to help bridges the gap between the product owner & the sales channel
CleverDATA — CleverDATA is a service for personalizing advertising and communications based on Big Data & AI.
MD Audit — MD Audit provides a platform for quality control and standard compliance monitoring including processes and employees.

Fabrice Grinda is among the world’s leading Internet entrepreneurs and investors.He has over $300 million in exits and 150 angel investments. Fabrice has served as CEO for three multinational companies and has an impressive track record as an early investor in Alibaba, Lending Club, Delivery Hero and Brightroll.Fabrice is currentlyinvesting in startups and building companies through FJ Labs, which he cofounded with business partner Jose Marin. Fabrice is also co-founder and executive chairman of Beepi, a next generation used car marketplace. Beepi recently raised $60 million in series B funding.Prior to FJ Labs and Beepi, Fabrice was co-founder and co-CEO of OLX, one of the largest websites in the world with over 200 million unique visitors per month. The company operates in 40 countries and has over 1,200 employees. OLX is the largest classifieds site in India, Brazil, Pakistan, Poland, Ukraine, Portugal and many other emerging markets.Before OLX, Fabrice was co-founder and CEO of Zingy, one of the largest wireless media companies in the Americas. Fabrice successfully grew the business to $200 million in sales in four years.Fabrice started his entrepreneurial journey in 1998, at 23, when he co-founded and was CEO of Aucland. Soon after, Aucland grew into one of the largest auction sites in Europe. Before his entrepreneurial endeavors, Fabrice worked as a management consultant for McKinsey & Company.Fabrice holds a BA in Economics from Princeton University. He graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1996, and was awarded the Halbert White prize, given to the most distinguished economics student, as well as The Wolfe Balleisen memorial prize, awarded for best thesis.In his free time, Fabrice likes to travel the world, kitesurf, play tennis, and blog about his personal and professional life at www.fabricegrinda.com.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Marketplace, Internet
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, France, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Alpagga — Alpagga is the online marketplace for purchase and sale of decommissioned agri-food equipments.
OTPless — Explore top-notch authentication solutions like WhatsApp, SMS or email-based Numeric codes and Magic Link with OTPless. High conversion, flexible integrations, and robust security features await you!
PIXmania.com — PIXmania is a pan-European electrical e-tailer operating in 26 countries. PIXmania has been growing its market positions across Europe while leveraging the benefits of being part of the Dixons Retail Group. Pixmania now serves more than 7 million customers over Europe with a wide range of product categories.

Sberbank today is the largest credit institution in Russia and CIS, accounting for 26% of the aggregate Russian banking assets and 30% of banking capital. According to The Banker magazine, as of July 01, 2010, Sberbank was ranked 43th in the world in terms of Tier 1 capital.Established in 1841, Sberbank has grown into a universal commercialbank with diversified businesses. Sberbank is the biggest taker of deposits in the country and the key lender to the national economy. As of January 01, 2011, Sberbank accounted for 47,9% of retail deposits, 31% of consumer loans and 31% of corporate loans in Russia.

Investment focus

Internet, Information Technology, E-Commerce
Seed, Corporate Round, Funding Round
Russian Federation, United States, The Netherlands

Portfolio highlights

Eruditor Group — Bringing businesses and freelance professionals online
Veon — Veon is an international communications and technology company, headquartered in Amsterdam, and driven by a vision to unlock new opportunities for customers as they navigate the digital world. Present in some of the world’s most dynamic markets, Veon provides more than 200 million customers with voice, fixed broadband, data and digital services.Veon’s heritage as a pioneer in technology is the driving force behind a major transformation focused on bringing the digital world to each and every customer. Veon offers services to customers in 14 markets including Russia, Italy, Algeria, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Georgia, Laos, and Zimbabwe.
O2O Holdings — Formed by a JV between Sberbank and Mail.ru Group, provides an O2O services platform focusing on key areas of food and transportation.

Maxim Loginov

Investment focus

Automotive, Consumer Goods, Service Industry
Series A
Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

CARL — CARL provides digital communication for the automotive market and brand new test-drive experience.

Ivan Dubrovin

Investment focus

Apps, Automotive, Information Services
Seed
Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

Parkly — Find, book, and save on parking with convenient garages and lots. Find parking near work, home and airports.

Almaz Capital is an international venture capital firm investing in early stage, capital efficient technology companies. A unique bridge fund headquartered in Silicon Valley, Almaz Capital connects Eastern European/former Soviet engineering and entrepreneurial talent to the U.S. market and helps build global businesses. The firm invests inhigh-growth sectors such as artificial intelligence and blockchain applications, data engineering, cybersecurity, industrial IoT, networking architecture and infrastructure. Its investors include Cisco, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group. Founded in 2008, Almaz Capital has invested in over 30 portfolio companies and has had nine exits to date.

Investment focus

Software, Mobile, Internet
Series A, Funding Round, Seed
United States, Russian Federation, Latvia

Portfolio highlights

Yazen — Yazen is a digital obesity clinic that offers weight loss through modern pharmaceutical treatment.
PLATMA — PLATMA is a workspace for developing low/no-code solutions with ready-made constructors that reduce the need for large resources and decrease time to market
Alison AI — Stop wasting time and money on A/B testing. Analyze data, create impactful creatives, and optimize for outstanding results.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Brazil, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Borzo — Borzo is a global delivery service that enables intracity same-day delivery. Our algorithms optimize numerous parallel deliveries taking into account the geographical routes, packages’ contents, couriers and many others to ensure the feasibility of the same-day delivery. The services are available in 10 countries including Brazil, India, Indonesia,Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines, Russia, Turkey and Vietnam and are used by 3 million customers ranging from SMEs to enterprises.
Printify — Sell custom t-shirts, phone cases, and 800+ products with your designs printed on demand. We will handle printing and shipping to your customers.
Menu Next Door — Menu Next Door's chefs are enthusiasts from all walks of life who want to share their talents. So you'll always enjoy freshly-made, delicious meals originating from all over the world.On Menu Next Door, you'll find these quality meals at affordable prices because they're homemade and prepared locally with no delivery charges.It's great food for the many, not the few.What brings people together more than food? Community is the magic ingredient in Menu Next Door.Meeting your chef and getting the chance to talk to them about the dish they've prepared is what makes this something more than just a takeaway.

SmartHub is a funding and service platform which connects the best start ups to investors, and supports at every investments.Service solutions for investors – tailor made venture portfolios: focused pipeline, extensive analysis and research of investment options, deal structuring, legal paper work, quarterly reporting, investment rightsprotection till exit.Service solutions for startups – fast communications and feedback, mutually beneficial deal making, strategic development support, networking and consulting at fundraising stage.

Investment focus

Internet, SaaS, Software
Seed, Convertible Note, Series A
United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Portfolio highlights

TransferGo — Send & receive money from over 30 countries with TransferGo, either online or through our app. Transfer money at low cost, quickly & safely.
Damon Motors — Damon is unleashing the full potential of personal mobility for the world’s commuters. With its proprietary electric drivetrain, the company has developed the world’s safest, smartest, fully connected electric motorcycle platform employing radical innovations in battery propagation resistance, sensor fusion and AI. Designed as a platform forworldwide line extension, Damon motorcycles will ship direct to consumer on subscription plans to drive scale. Based in Vancouver, Canada, Damon is a Techstars Mobility company founded by serial entrepreneurs Jay Giraud and Dom Kwong. Damon’s investors include Round 13 Capital, Techstars, Fontinalis, Extreme Venture Partners and Pallasite Ventures.
EWA Learn — Start learning English, French and Spanish with EWA: conversational vocabulary, interactive exercises, modern examples and fun tasks are waiting for you!

Prostor Capital – a Russian venture fund focused on profitable investments in dynamically growing companies of IT & Internet markets. The Fund was incorporated in 2011 by a group of private investors. A famous Russian investor and enterpreneaur Leonid Reiman and one of the leading top-managers of IT industry Sergey Merkulov are among itsco-founders and co-investors.Fund’s investment focus – the stable growth stage (round А and above) projects having ready technological product and fast-growing clients-and-users base. These are Russian IT and Internet companies with a big local or international sales market potential, interested in external investments for the achievement of a new development level. The priority is given to the companies with a technological component in the sphere of new financial and advertising services, cloud technologies, projects in the sphere of innovational education and digital medicine. Awarded as one the TOP 20 best Russian venture investment funds (source: Hopes&Fears).TOP 5 of the most active venture funds in the Russian market (source: the research of Firrma.ru with the support of JSC «RVC» and PwC). Currently Prostor Capital’s investment portfolio includes 14 companies: Dnevnik.ru, Umisoft, Softrust, Platiza, Credit Cards Online, Federal Finance, CPA Exchange, Evrika Group, Dulton Media, Infratel, Smart CheckOut, Penxy, Carfin, AdMoment.Prostor Capital ManagementSergey Merkulov, a Managing Partner, one of the leading Top-managers in IT-industry with over 20 years of managerial experience. He is responsible for the Fund strategy, cooperation with investors, as well as a number of sectorial segments are under his management. Alexey Solovyov, a Managing Director of the Fund. He is responsible for the Fund’s overall management, organisation and functioning coordination of the Managing Company and the Investment Committee; a BOD member of several portfolio companies. Stanislav Kosorukov, an Investment Director, managing the investment analytical practice, responsible for the search and evaluation of projects’ perspective, investment deals’ structuring and portfolio companies’ operational activity control.

Investment focus

Finance, Apps, Sales
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Russian Federation, United States

Portfolio highlights

Platiza — Online microfinance service that provides short-term payday loans. After online identification and scoring process funds can be trasferred to customer's debit card, Visa Qiwi Wallet or any e-commerce partner account for purchase settlement purposes. Funds are being posted within 5-10 minutes in case of positive decision.
Federal Finance — The online service of internet users identification. Provider of identification services to companies.
Federal Finance — The online service of internet users identification. Provider of identification services to companies.

Headline is a Venture Capital firm actively on the ground in 7 cities around the world. We invest across categories and geographies, leading rounds at every stage. Once we commit to a team, we go to the ends of the earth to make their success global.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology
Series A, Series B, Seed
United States, Germany, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Nivoda — Nivoda provides jewellery businesses with a simple solution to strengthen profits, increase efficiency and accelerate growth with its B2B diamond marketplace. Designed to save you time and money whilst giving you access to the world’s diamond supply at the best prices with zero inventory risk, Nivoda is trusted by thousands of retailers all overthe globe.
Deblock — Forget your bank account: Get an IBAN, a Debit Card and a Non-custodial Crypto wallet. Deposit any crypto on your current account. Exchange Euro and Crypto without any limit.
Pi-xcels — Eco-friendly NFC digital receipts solution for actionable shopper data and enhanced customer journeys. No App, Just Tap. With one-tap convenience, Pi-xcels unlocks omni-channel marketing opportunities and boosts performance for retailers with our customer intelligence platform.

Güimar is a tech entrepreneur and angel investor as well as Venture Partner at FJ Labs.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Software, Marketplace
Seed, Series A, Series B
United States, Germany, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

rintin — rintin is a B2B marketplace that connects small independent retailers with curated emerging brands.
Lara AI — Helping leaders maximize the employee experience in a personalized manner
Thingtesting — Explore thousands of new online brands and share your honest reviews so everyone on the internet can shop better. Discover the best brands in personal care, home decor, clothing, food, tech and more.

Investment platform for venture capital funds management, sell-side advisory for startups, developing and venture ecosystem development

Investment focus

Software, SaaS, Digital Marketing
Seed, Series A, Series B
Russian Federation, United States, France

Portfolio highlights

inapp — Up-to-date, fast and clear online insurance service by subscription with 100% cashback
Boomerangme — Digital loyalty cards for your business - give bonuses to regular customers, send personal offers by free push-notifications. App for iOS / Android.
Cyberphysics — Cyberphysics is a universal software solution for optimizing production operational processes.

Using our experience, networking and expertise, we help projects grow so that they change life around the world to the best.

Investment focus

Software, Apps, Information Technology
Seed, Private Equity, Pre-Seed
United States, Russian Federation, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Uplify — Uplify makes it easy for any streamers to monetize their content as their audience grows and create new authentic content your followers will love.
OverPRO — Next generation eSports platform for players of any level
Monetizr — Rewarded and native brand experiences that enhance gameplay and activate your brand at scale.

Active investment firm that calling founders with a great product vision across diverse industries

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
United States, Russian Federation, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Renova — AI-driven no-code platform for insurance industry.
Altris.AI — AI for Ophthalmology & Optometry is the future of eye care. It will set high diagnostic standards for the industry and bring better patient outcome as a result. Together we will solve the preventable blindness problem.
Whizz — My Device is a subscription-based rental service provider for devices like electric scooters, bicycles, home sports equipment, etc.

Philip Ilyin-Adaev is the CEO and Founder of Banki.ru.

Investment focus

Sales, Automotive, Home Decor
Angel
Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

Remont Fm — Remont FM is a turnkey company that repairs houses and apartments.
Stock Pro — Stock Pro offers car purchasing, product ratings, warehouse management, and sales management services.

investment firm

Investment focus

Automotive, Consumer Goods, Service Industry
Seed
Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

CARL — CARL provides digital communication for the automotive market and brand new test-drive experience.

Alexandr Chernyak is a Board Member for Allset and a Co-founder of Carprice and Smartprice.

Investment focus

Restaurants, Apps, B2B
Seed, Series A, Series B
Russian Federation, United States

Portfolio highlights

Allset — Allset is a marketplace connecting restaurants and local diners. It provides restaurants with online ordering and contactless dining solutions to serve their customers commission-free.Customers use Allset to order ahead at nearby restaurants and coffee shops, to ensure everyday dining that is fast, easy, and healthy. Local diners supportrestaurants with commission-free orders for pickup, curbside, and dine-in.Allset is focused on connecting restaurants and diners in busy areas to drive network effect on a hyperlocal level.Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Allset was co-founded by Stas Matviyenko and Anna Polishchuk in 2015.
Foodfox — Foodfox makes it easy to get high-quality restaurant meals delivered to your doorstep in 45 minutes or less. Foodfox reinvents food ordering experience by selecting best restaurants and providing fast, transparent and reliable delivery. Foodfox started delivering in Moscow city center and expanded its delivery services coverage over time. Themanagement team includes people from a variety of backgrounds – top-tier management consultants, investment bankers and functional experts coming from the recognized international and local industry leaders. Try Foodfox today by ordering at www.foodfox.ru or with Foodfox app on iPhone or Android.We are always looking for talents - you can contact us via job@foodfox.ru.
CarPrice.ru — CarPrice is the largest online auctioneer for second-hand cars in Russia, providing buyers with free online valuations in mere seconds. More than 4,000 dealers from across the country can then determine the best price during an average 30-minute online bidding process to complete auctions.Within a year from being set up, CarPrice became a topthree Russian used car seller operating from more than 20 locations including Moscow, St. Petersburg and the regions. CarPrice achieved this position while an adverse economic environment translated into a 40% drop in new car sales in Russia. The Company intends to increase total monthly auctions from 4,000 currently to 10,000 until the end of 2015.The company's Round B was adjudged as "Deal of the Year" by Venture Awards Russia 2015 (investors included Baring Vostok Capital Partners & Almaz Capital).

Teodoro D'Ambrosio is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Biocentis. He previously worked at Hotelscan as a Co-Founder and Chairman. Teodoro D'Ambrosio attended the University of Trieste.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Automotive, Marketplace
Seed, Angel, Series A
United States, Germany, Switzerland

Portfolio highlights

HAPPYCAR — As a metasearch engine HAPPYCAR offers customers an extended transparency of offers showing insurance packages, kilometer fees and one-way fees, among many others. By providing an easy, user-friendly booking process and a free customer service hotline in case any questions arise, they ensure that their customers can enjoy a hassle free rental cartrip. To conclude, customers benefit from HAPPYCAR by saving time and money.HAPPYCAR (www.happycar.de) is one of the fastest growing online car rental companies in Europe. HAPPYCAR is operating within the tourism sector as a meta-search engine for rental cars. Their goal is to provide the best prices for rental cars worldwide, while comparing all offers of their partners. To achieve this, HAPPYCAR has access to more than 1.000 car rental companies for eight countries through Europe and worldwide destinations – further expansion is going on.
SmartPrice — SmartPrice specialize in the sale and certification of electronics, which was once used. They are a team of entrepreneurs who build business on the culture of ReCommerce. This culture suggests that in the world there are so many things that can be reused without losing quality.
CarPrice.ru — CarPrice is the largest online auctioneer for second-hand cars in Russia, providing buyers with free online valuations in mere seconds. More than 4,000 dealers from across the country can then determine the best price during an average 30-minute online bidding process to complete auctions.Within a year from being set up, CarPrice became a topthree Russian used car seller operating from more than 20 locations including Moscow, St. Petersburg and the regions. CarPrice achieved this position while an adverse economic environment translated into a 40% drop in new car sales in Russia. The Company intends to increase total monthly auctions from 4,000 currently to 10,000 until the end of 2015.The company's Round B was adjudged as "Deal of the Year" by Venture Awards Russia 2015 (investors included Baring Vostok Capital Partners & Almaz Capital).