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Top 15 Hardware Angel Investors in Russian Federation in May 2025

Last updated: May 2025 A list of 15 angel investors that invest in Hardware startups based in Russian federation. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Hardware companies from Russian federation. We update this investor list every month.

Top 15 Hardware Angel Investors in Russian Federation in May 2025

Investor	Hardware Russian Federation investments
Rinat Salikhov	4
Egor Gurev	2
Esther Dyson	2
Sergey Rodionov	2
Danil Filatov	2
Alex Kichaykin	1
Batuhan Dasgin	1
Marco Valta	1
George Solovev	1
Pierre Viberti	1
Bas Godska	1
Katya Kovalenko	1
Andrey Belozerov	1
Anton Anohin	1
Teodoro D'Ambrosio	1

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Rinat Salikhov

Investment focus

Cooking, Robotics, Food Delivery
Seed
Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

Qummy — Qummy disrupts the entire food preparation value chain: - we produce meals with a 180-day shelf life in a food factory using Smart Ice technology - customer completes cooking with Smart Qummy Oven in just 7 minutes - no cooks or kitchens needed - product suits both Home, HoReCa & DarkStores

Started my first IT business in 2009. With the team of talented experts in development, marketing, sales, and business development launched Enaza - a platform for carriers to increase their value-added services by offering games, music, software to the carrier customers. Sold this business to Softline in 2017.Co-founder of Playkey - a cloudgaming platform, that helps people to play computer games on low-end computers and laptops. Acquired great expertise from 2013 on cloud gaming and streaming technologies.Specialties: Marketing, Internet projects, business administration, cloud gaming, games, and digital distribution.

Investment focus

Gaming, Software, Video Games
Seed, Series B
Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

Playkey — Playkey is a breakthrough technology that enables a high-quality gaming experience for users, regardless of the type of device they have (smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, and even outdated, low-performance equipment). Our adaptive game streaming protocol is driven by AI and based on decentralized infrastructure, achieving a significant reductionin the cost of delivery for content providers and low latency for end-users. Playkey Streaming Protocol enables FullHD picture at 120 frames per second and latency of 4 ms. Playkey is a cloud gaming solution, invented to make all hardcore games available on any device (Smart TV, PC, Mac, IPTV set-top-box, gaming console, tablet) without requirements to high productivity CPU and GPU. Playkey service is based on streaming technology when the game is launched on a server and streamed to the end-user device. Users just need a device capable to display the video streams and a broadband internet connection of 4mbps+. Adaptive bit rate used to personalize stream to high speed and low broadband speed customers. To play the game you just need a controller (gamepad, keyboard, or mouse) and download a small plugin on your device. Playkey mission is to make games available everywhere and for everybody.

Esther Dyson - Founder @ Way to Wellville

Investment focus

Health Care, Software, Medical
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
United States, Canada, Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

Ezra AI — Ezra provides full-body MRI screening for potential early cancer and abnormalities in up to 13 organs. Book a scan today.
Way — Way combines intuitive eating with behavior science for mindful habits. 73.5% of app users report transformed thinking post-program.
Openwater — OPENWATER - THE FUTURE OF NEURAL DIAGNOSTICS IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND.

Sergey Rodionov

Investment focus

Cooking, Robotics, Food Delivery
Seed
Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

Qummy — Qummy disrupts the entire food preparation value chain: - we produce meals with a 180-day shelf life in a food factory using Smart Ice technology - customer completes cooking with Smart Qummy Oven in just 7 minutes - no cooks or kitchens needed - product suits both Home, HoReCa & DarkStores

Danil Filatov

Investment focus

Cooking, Robotics, Food Delivery
Seed
Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

Qummy — Qummy disrupts the entire food preparation value chain: - we produce meals with a 180-day shelf life in a food factory using Smart Ice technology - customer completes cooking with Smart Qummy Oven in just 7 minutes - no cooks or kitchens needed - product suits both Home, HoReCa & DarkStores

Alex Kichaykin

Investment focus

Hardware, Software
Seed
Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

Displair — Displair - an innovative developer and producer of gesture-controlled visioning products.The company's product headliner, a stunning 3D-interactive air display, is able to project a user-controlled digital image in mid-air.Displаir is a display of the new generation. This is an interactive air screen, which projects any multimedia contenton air (static images, video, 3D-models) and impacts four out of the five senses: - the sight with the help of a "magic" air screen; - the hearing with an built-in speaker system; - the touch by using an interactive working surface;- the smell by using a aroma unit.This display can be used anywhere—as a terminal display and advertising media, as a dashboard of your vehicle and an easy screen of a tablet or a mobile phone.The basis for Displаir is a screen, which is created directly in the air. It cannot be broken. It cannot be stained with fingers. It impresses the viewers and makes fiction a reality. The Displаir device is an air screen generator, a set of receiving devices, a projector and the computer in a single housing. The effect of this unique hi-tech-tool can be even more powerful if supplemented with an aroma unit, a 3D-control system and a special stand reception to provide a stable, uninterrupted operation; due to a screen penetrability, the system can be easily integrated NFC and other identification systems.The main "trick" of Displаir is its unparalleled interactive system, there are no similar solutions to it world-wide. Thanks to new "machine vision" technologies, the content can be not only managed—it can be created. Besides, there is no need to do it alone, as currently offered by modern computers, and mobile devices. A multi-touch systems processes up to 1,500 simultaneous touches making the number of its users virtually unlimited.The basic free software of Displair can be complimented by unique programs, fully exploiting its potential and adapting its solution to a variety of business objectives.

Batuhan Dasgin

Investment focus

Database, Web Hosting, Data Storage
Seed
Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

DeNet — DeNet connects computers, and devices into a single network creating a database of hundreds of thousands of devices, accessing unlimited storage and processing
Essential — Essential is building intent-based infrastructure & tooling to accelerate the transition from value extraction to intent satisfaction.

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.

George Solovev

Investment focus

Apps, Medical, mHealth
Seed, Angel
United States, Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

Welltory — Your personal data analyzed and transformed into powerful insights that keep you on track for lifelong health
Biodata — Biodata is a medical data platform and tool for medical professionals and patients to process and store data.

Pierre Viberti

Investment focus

Hardware, Software
Seed
Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

Displair — Displair - an innovative developer and producer of gesture-controlled visioning products.The company's product headliner, a stunning 3D-interactive air display, is able to project a user-controlled digital image in mid-air.Displаir is a display of the new generation. This is an interactive air screen, which projects any multimedia contenton air (static images, video, 3D-models) and impacts four out of the five senses: - the sight with the help of a "magic" air screen; - the hearing with an built-in speaker system; - the touch by using an interactive working surface;- the smell by using a aroma unit.This display can be used anywhere—as a terminal display and advertising media, as a dashboard of your vehicle and an easy screen of a tablet or a mobile phone.The basis for Displаir is a screen, which is created directly in the air. It cannot be broken. It cannot be stained with fingers. It impresses the viewers and makes fiction a reality. The Displаir device is an air screen generator, a set of receiving devices, a projector and the computer in a single housing. The effect of this unique hi-tech-tool can be even more powerful if supplemented with an aroma unit, a 3D-control system and a special stand reception to provide a stable, uninterrupted operation; due to a screen penetrability, the system can be easily integrated NFC and other identification systems.The main "trick" of Displаir is its unparalleled interactive system, there are no similar solutions to it world-wide. Thanks to new "machine vision" technologies, the content can be not only managed—it can be created. Besides, there is no need to do it alone, as currently offered by modern computers, and mobile devices. A multi-touch systems processes up to 1,500 simultaneous touches making the number of its users virtually unlimited.The basic free software of Displair can be complimented by unique programs, fully exploiting its potential and adapting its solution to a variety of business objectives.

Founder Acrobator Ventures, Tech Investment Fund. Founder Acrobator.com, growth hack and marketing advisory firm. Co-Founder Netherlands for Ukraine Foundation (NL4UA.org) supporting Ukrainians affected by the war since 2022. Digital Dutchman, entrepreneur-turned-investor. eCommerce expert, growth hacker and marketeer since 2000. Assisted 100+companies worldwide as CMO, MD, board advisor, consultant. Ranked #1 Foreign Angel Investor in Russia (EWDN); Top 10 Angel Investor (Firrma.ru/SLON), Crunchbase: #1 Dutch (2019) & Top 50 EU angel investor. Techcrunch / Crunchbase: "Bas Godska is one of the most prolific Western investors in Eastern Europe." Bas' Angel Fund (>EUR 100mn AUM) ranked by PitchBook as #2 in success by IRR (2021). Top 50 SuperAngel worldwide (Arete Index, 2024-25)Roles Europe/Russia/CIS (2003-2019): CMO lastminute.com ; Country Manager Sportingbet ; CMO Europe Ebookers.com / Orbitz.com ; MD Gogol Media. CMO / dep. CEO Ozon.ru ; VP Marketing Gloria Jeans ; CMO Lamoda.ru (Rocket Internet) ; CMO Digital KupiVIP.ru ; eCommerce Director a.i. Enter | Svyaznoi ; MD myThings.com ; Guest Lecturer Digital Marketing at Skolkovo MSM MBA (2013), Guest lecturer Stanford IGC Exec MBAAngel investor in decacorn Miro, Harver (exit to Rubicon PE), Chocofamily, Piano. Bas' angel investments (~50) have helped founders raise over $1 billion from investors like Iconiq, Accel, Insight, Salesforce, Google, YC, and Techstars. The combined market cap of these companies, based on their latest funding rounds, is ~$20 billion. As a VC/LP Bas invested in 400+ companies including 20+ unicorns.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
United States, The Netherlands, Kazakhstan

Portfolio highlights

D2X Group — Trade digital asset options and futures on the EU-regulated market infrastructure for institutions.
Knowledge Gate Group — Knowledge Gate Group operates a KOL Knowledge Platform that allows direct communication with key external experts and therapy area experts within the life science field. This platform accelerates life-saving research by providing a space for testing assumptions and qualifying strategic decision-making. The company's services are particularlybeneficial for professionals in the life sciences sector, enabling them to access expert knowledge and insights to inform their research and strategies.
Deep Sleep Technologies — DeepSleep offers a sleep enhancement patented technology

Katya Kovalenko

Investment focus

Web3, Database, Consulting
Seed, Convertible Note
Switzerland, Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

DeNet — DeNet connects computers, and devices into a single network creating a database of hundreds of thousands of devices, accessing unlimited storage and processing
ConsenSys — Build next-generation apps, launch blockchain-based financial infrastructure, and access the decentralized web with ConsenSys' Ethereum product suite.

Andrey Belozerov is an entrepreneur and investor. Expert in the field of digital technologies and digital transformation, co-founder Digital Disrupt investment club, United Nations Development Program expert.

Investment focus

Apps, EdTech, FinTech
Seed
Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

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

Anton Anohin

Investment focus

Sales, Retail, Grocery
Seed, Series A
United States, Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

Manychat — Automate two-way, interactive conversations in Instagram Direct Messages, Facebook Messenger, and SMS to grow your brand
SberMarket — SberMarket is the #1 e-grocery company in Russia providing consumers and businesses with convenient same-day delivery and click-and-collect services. The company operates a proprietary technology platform, connecting retailers, consumer packaged goods companies, and customers. Founded as Instamart in 2013, it was rebranded SberMarket in 2019after becoming part of a JV between Sber and Mail.Ru Group. In 2020, SberMarket became a part of Sber's ecosystem and foundational unit of Sber's e-commerce.

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).

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