# Top 15 Community Angel Investors in Russian Federation in June 2026

## Oskar Hartmann
- Type: Angel
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Automotive

Oskar Hartmann currently works as an Angel Investor for YAP.  He previously worked at Flaschenpost SE as an Investor. Oskar Hartmann attended WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management.

## Bogdan Iarovoi
- Type: Angel
- Location: Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Angel
- Focus: SaaS, Internet, Software

Bogdan Iarovoi is a Managing Partner of SmartHub Investments.

## Alexander Borodich
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Angel, Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: B2B, Apps, SaaS

Alexander Borodich is a pioneer in the fields of innovation and blockchain world, Alexander was named "The Most Active Business angel in Russia" by Russian Venture Company, he is Chiefs Dream Officer and managing partner of marketing communication agency Future Action, founder of fifth largest in Europe crowd-investing platformVentureClub.co, founder of Russian cryptocurrency and investor in more than 70 projects.

## Sergey Solonin
- Type: Angel
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Education, Video, Mobile

Sergey Solonin is the Chief Executive Officer of Russian FinTech Association.

## Roman Pavlushko
- Type: Angel
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Travel, E-Commerce, Apps

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

## Grigory Firsov
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Art, iOS, Education

Grigory Firsov

## Stas Korostelev
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: EdTech, Fashion, Consumer

Stas Korostelev

## Kirill Belov
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Angel
- Focus: Art, iOS, News

Angel investor in IT and hardware startups
Managing partner at Impulse VC (impulsevc.com)

## James Gutierrez
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Retail, Children, E-Commerce

James Gutierrez is a leading social entrepreneur and innovator in lending and financial technology. Prior to Insikt, James founded and was CEO of Oportun (formerly Progreso Financiero), the leading provider of responsible, unsecured loans to Hispanics in the US that recently surpassed $1.5 billion in loans and over half a million borrowers sinceits founding. As CEO from 2005-2012, James led Oportun from its development as a nascent start-up to a market leader in the lending industry and raised over $250 million of debt and equity to fund its growth. Under James’ leadership, the company scaled its loan originations to over 200,000 per year with revenues of $65 million, 85 retail stores in California and Texas, and 600 employees.James Gutierrez has served on Federal Reserve Board’s Consumer Advisory Council and the Centennial Advisory Committee, and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences on financial services innovation. James also co-authored and helped pass two federal and state laws to help increase the availability of safe and affordable small dollar loans. In 2010, BusinessWeek selected James as one of America’s most promising social entrepreneurs and in 2012, Goldman Sachs named James one of America’s top 100 most intriguing entrepreneurs.In addition to Insikt, James also serves on the boards of Talent Inc., Listo!, SEO-SF, and the Silicon Valley Leadership Group. James is a founding partner of Insikt Ventures, an early stage fund with investments in OnDeck Capital, Listo!, and Blend Labs. James was also an early investor in many leading technology companies including Trulia, OkCupid, StubHub, and Symphony Commerce. James graduated with a BA in Economics from Yale University and a MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business.

## Igor Ryabenkiy
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

Igor Ryabenkiy is the Managing Partner at AltaIR Capital.

Igor is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor with over twenty years of successful executive and investment experience including Internet startups and IT companies. He has funded, developed, and exited a significant number of investment projects worldwide.

## Mark Ten
- Type: Angel
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: EdTech, Fashion, Consumer

CEO at Sports.ru, major sports media in Russia, and an angel investor.

## Ruben Vardanyan
- Type: Angel
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: B2B, Events, Social

Ruben Vardanian is the co-Head of Sberbank CIB. Prior to the merger with Sberbank in January 2012, he served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Troika Dialog, where he has worked since the company’s founding.Ruben Vardanian is a Board member at a number of entities: OJSC AvtoVAZ (the largest car manufacturer in Eastern Europe), OJSCKAMAZ (the largest truck manufacturer in Eastern Europe), OJSC NOVATEK (the largest independent gas producer in Russia), CJSC SIBUR Holding (the leader of petrochemistry in Russia and Eastern Europe), and Joule Unlimited, Inc. (a pioneer in the production of liquid fuel from solar energy), is a member of the Supervisory Board for the closed-end mutual venture investment fund Skolkovo-Nanotech, member of the Investment Committee of Avica Property Investors International (Asset Management Company of Romanov Property Holdings Fund). Ruben Vardanian is also Board Chairman of OJSC Rosgosstrakh (the major insurance player on the Russian market) and AmeriaBank (the leading bank in Armenia).Ruben Vardanian served as CEO at Rosgosstrakh from 2002–2004, Chairman of the Board from April 2004 to July 2005 and was Chairman of the Board at Sukhoi Civil Aircraft from 2005-2009. Additionally, from February 1 until September 10, 2012, he served on the Board of Directors of IG Seismic Services Ltd. (a joint venture between the Integra Group and Schlumberger).

## Jose Marin
- Type: Angel
- Location: Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Information Technology

Senior Executive with more than 20 years of professional experience with Start-Ups. Advisor on complex and fast-changing environments, with broad vision of the organization and ita adaptability.

## Fabrice Grinda
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: E-Commerce, Marketplace, Internet

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.

## Igor Matsanyuk
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: B2B, Apps, SaaS

Igor Matsanyuk is one of the visionaries behind the global game market. He founded IT-Territory in 2004 to develop online games, which grew to become the largest game holding company in Eastern Europe, becoming Astrum Online Entertainment. In 2009, Astrum Online Entertainment merged with the Mail.ru Group, and Igor became the first vice-presidentand a significant shareholder of the unified company. The unified company was taken public via an IPO in 2010, at which point Igor left to pursue new ventures. Igor is currently one of the world’s most successful internet entrepreneurs.

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