# Top 50 Hardware Startup Investors in Russian Federation in June 2026

## Moscow Seed Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 15
- Stages: Seed, Debt Financing
- Focus: Software, Advertising, Information Technology

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.

## LETA Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

Our goal as an investment firm is to deliver high returns to our investors by financing improvements in the world through IT and new technologies.

## Phystech Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Oil and Gas, Energy

Early supporters of global distribution in deeptech.

## Skolkovo Foundation
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Grant, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet

Skolkovo Foundation is a Russian organization that fosters startups and venture capitals focused on the areas of energy, IT, biomedicine, nuclear, and space. The IT cluster develops strategic directions of information technologies, including search systems and cloud calculations. The biomed cluster supports and develops innovations in the field ofbiomedical technologies. The energy Efficiency cluster supports innovations and advanced technologies, aimed at the reduction of energy consumption by industrial and residential objects as well as lower energy consumption by communal services and municipal infrastructure facilities. The space technologies cluster handles space projects and the development of telecommunication technologies based on space tourism, satellite navigation systems, and more. The nuclear technology cluster supports the creation of new products for power markets, development of new materials, and designing of complex technological systems.In order to carry out its operations, Skolkovo Foundation manages Skolkovo Innovation Center, Technopark, Skolkovo Institute of Technology (Skoltech), and Skolkovo city.Several companies, including Boeing, Cisco Systems, EADS, GE, Johnson & Johnson, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Siemens, Nokia, and Samsung have signed R&D partnership agreements with Skolkovo Foundation.Skolkovo Foundation was founded in September 2010 and is based in Moscow, Russia.

## PULSAR
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kazan, Tatarstan, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Internet, Information Technology

Pulsar Venture Capital, a business acceleration program, offers financing and mentorship to clean tech, robotics, and electronics startups.

## Rinat Salikhov
- Type: Angel
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Cooking, Robotics, Food Delivery

Rinat Salikhov

## FASIE
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Grant, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Health Care

Foundation’s main tasks include the implementation of government policy for the development and support of small innovative enterprises (SME); offering direct financial, informational and other aid to small innovative enterprises, implementation of projects to develop and produce new high-tech products; and creating and developing an infrastructurefor SME.

## Sergey Rodionov
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Cooking, Robotics, Food Delivery

Sergey Rodionov

## Danil Filatov
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Cooking, Robotics, Food Delivery

Danil Filatov

## Sberbank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Corporate Round
- Focus: Internet, Information Technology, Software

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.

## Kering
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Corporate Round
- Focus: Fashion, E-Commerce, Shopping

As a world-class Luxury group, Kering promotes a modern and sustainable luxury at the service of creation that translates into unique and authentic experiences.

## Almaz Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Portola Valley, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Mobile, Internet

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.

## Digital Disrupt
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Private Equity, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Apps, E-Commerce

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

## The Untitled Venture Company
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Information Technology

the Untitled Ventures is an early growth stage fund specializing in deep tech from Eastern Europe. Find out how we develop innovative startups into international businesses. 

## Impulse VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Advertising, Software, E-Commerce

Fund for technological internet companies

## Softline Venture Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet

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.

## I2BF Global Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

I2BF Global Ventures is an international venture capital firm with a global investment mandate. Established in 2005, I2BF Global Ventures has $400M+ under managment and it is currently investing from its fifth fund.The mission of I2BF Global Ventures is to seek out innovative and competitive companies across SaaS, Hardware Enabled B2B solutions(AI, IoT, AR, VR, robotics, RPA & automation), Digital Healthcare, and New Media, which it believes can lead the path to a brighter future. Since the first investment in 2006, I2BF Global Ventures has successfully backed 60+ startups and exited 12 companies.In keeping with its worldwide investment focus, I2BF Global Ventures retains a team of technology and sector experts in New York, London, and Los Angeles. This impressive team ensures a truly global venture capital strategy and a hands-on management approach.

## Egor Gurev
- Type: Angel
- Location: Perm, Permskiy Kray, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series B
- Focus: Gaming, Software, Video Games

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.

## Russian Direct Investment Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Private Equity, Series A
- Focus: Transportation, Software, Logistics

Russian Direct Investment Fund is a Russia’s sovereign wealth fund with reserved capital of $10 billion under management. Working alongside the world’s foremost investors, we make direct investments in leading, as well as promising, Russian companies. RDIF attracted over $40 billion of foreign capital into the Russian economy through long-termstrategic partnerships

## Esther Dyson
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Medical

Esther Dyson - Founder @ Way to Wellville

## JOINT JOURNEY
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Limassol, Limassol, Cyprus
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

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

## Tiger Global Management
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

Founded in 2001, Tiger Global Management, LLC (“Tiger Global”) is a New York-based investment firm pursuing a long-term approach to investing in leading, global public and private companies that leverage technological innovation. Tiger Global’s public equity business includes fundamentally oriented long/short, long-focused and crossoverstrategies, targeting investments in high-quality, public growth companies. The private equity business invests in early through late stage companies that pursue innovative approaches to new and existing industries, building on over 20 years of experience investing in hundreds of businesses in more than 30 countries with more than 90 portfolio company IPOs. With a strong track record investing across sectors and stages, Tiger Global aims to be a thought partner to companies and their management teams across their lifecycle in public and private markets. The Firm’s mission is to generate world-class returns for its investors and to do so in a way that makes its employees, partners and portfolio companies proud.

## Bas Godska
- Type: Angel
- Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Machine Learning

General Partner & Founder Acrobator Ventures, Tech Investment Fund. 
Founder Acrobator.com, growth hack and marketing advisory firm.  
Digital Dutchman, entrepreneur-turned-investor. eCommerce expert, growth hacker and marketeer since 2000.
Assisted 100+ companies worldwide as CMO, MD, board advisor, consultant. 
Personal angel investmentportfolio, overall company value nearing $3BN, follow-ons raised (>$150 MN) from Accel, Iconiq, Insight Ventures, EBRD, Techstars, Acrobator Ventures. 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."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 Moscow School of Management MBA (3 years).Portfolio:
miro.com; harver.com; travelata.ru (co-founder); Chocofamily Holding: chocotravel.kz, chocolife.me, aviata.kz, chocomart.kz (exit), lensmark.kz, rahmet.kz, chocofood.kz, iDoctor.kz, HRbot;
Newzmate.com (partial exit to Piano.io); storyterrace.com, getobjectiv.com; Crossss (sold to Leadhit); clockster.com; linkpizza.com; zakaz.ua; urbandine.nl; 6nomads.com, instreamatic.ai., omdena.com, aura-aware.com, awesomic.com, memoryOS.com, 
VC investments: leapfunder.com; respeecher.com; letsenhance.io; studyfree.org.

## Intel Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Enterprise Software

Intel Capital invests in innovative startups targeting cloud and AI infrastructure, edge, 5G, autonomy, cybersecurity, client & gaming, enterprise applications, silicon design and manufacturing, and a wide range of other disruptive technologies.

## KamaFlow Business Launcher
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Manufacturing, E-Commerce, Information Technology

KamaFlow is an independent investment firm that was founded in 2012 in Moscow, Russia. Kama Flow is specialized in innovative technologies in the fast-growing sectors. Kama Flow's competitive advantage has been grounded in a value-added investment approach that has enabled the firm to deliver high level services to its clients.

## RTP Global
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology

A global, early-stage venture capital firm, backing founders who use technology to reimagine how the world works like Datadog, DeliveryHero and Cred.

## Marco Valta
- Type: Angel
- Location: Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Secondary Market
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Marketplace

Marco Valta is an Entrepreneur and Investor with over 15 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.

## NuVX Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Drones

Company’s strategy is to assemble a diversified portfolio of investments in leading deep tech technology companies.

## PARSIQ
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ham, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming

Explore the future of blockchain with PARSIQ - Your gateway to advanced blockchain monitoring, smart triggers, and real-time intelligence. Empower your crypto journey with cutting-edge technology and unparalleled insights. Join us in revolutionizing the way you interact with the blockchain ecosystem

## Katya Kovalenko
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: Web3, Database, Consulting

Katya Kovalenko

## Batuhan Dasgin
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Database, Web Hosting, Data Storage

Batuhan Dasgin

## Pavel Glushenkov
- Type: Angel
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Travel, Tourism, Internet

Pavel has over 10 years of investment banking and private equity experience.Prior to joining InVenture Partners, Pavel held the position of Vice President at the leading private equity fund in Russia and supervised portfolio companies in sectors such as telecommunications, real estate, retail and information technologies since 2010.Before thatPavel served as a Chief Financial Officer at Tsargrad, a Russian regional developer, in 2007-2010.Before Tsargrad Pavel worked at MDM bank and participated in the IPO of Irkut Corporation.

## Inventure Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Mobile, Apps

Inventure Partners is an innovative investment fund focused on funding disruptive technology startups. The fund looks for teams with a novel approach to business models, and companies that are able to solve real problems and remove inefficiencies in the market. Inventure Partners backs a wide range of ventures across the technology industry, andthe fund’s portfolio currently includes on-demand service Gett (GetTaxi), leader in US telehealth American Well, long-distance bus tickets platform Busfor, and others.

## Teodoro D'Ambrosio
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Automotive, Travel

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.

## Axia8 Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Financial Services, Information Technology

At Axia8 Ventures, we back early-stage founders bold enough to innovate in emerging Web3 frontiers.

## Columbus Nova Technology Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Menlo Park, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Enterprise Software, Analytics

CNTP is a global, multi-stage, technology investment firm operating out of Silicon Valley and New York.

## Shima Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming

Shima Capital is an investment fund that focuses on supporting blockchain startups. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

## The Spartan Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software

We advise, invest and build with the best entrepreneurs in Web3.

## Red Building Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Financial Services

Red Building Capital invests in early-stage tech startups which contribute to migration from Web 2.0 to Web 3.0, such as Blockchain, Cyber Security.

## Skolkovo Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Marketing

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

## Sumitomo
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Corporate Round
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Internet

Welcome to the official website of Sumitomo Corporation, a leading integrated trading company engaged in diverse businesses based on its global network.

## Unanounced
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Robotics, Logistics, Warehousing

Investment Firm

## TechnoSpark
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Robotics, Logistics, Health Care

TechnoSpark creates from scratch, grows and sells companies in a wide range of technology domains: robotics, medical equipment, artificial diamonds, composites, optical coatings, genomics, microbiology, photovoltaics, additive technologies, flexible electronics.

## ExpoCapital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Analytics

ExpoCapital is a private equity fund focused on investments in businesses on Russian and global markets with high growth potential.
Investment sectors: artificial intelligence (AI), new materials, entertainment/edutainment, HoReCa, space, medicine, robotics, etc.
Search criteria: risk/return, project team experience, scalability, marketsize.
Mission: provide LPs with returns on investments exceeding deposit rates at a moderate risk, as well as become part of the new economy and fast-growing industries.

## Alex Kichaykin
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Hardware, Software

Alex Kichaykin

## YellowRockets
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Education, B2B, EdTech

Venture Capital Fund

## Gobi Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Financial Services, E-Commerce, Internet

Gobi Partners: Leading Venture Capital in Asia. Accelerating Innovation, Fueling Success.

## Mr. Block
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Sports, Database, Software

Mr.Block is a blockchain community that creates a connection between international projects and another country. It believes that this is crucial to growing a healthy market for blockchain and cryptocurrency.

## GSR Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology

GSR Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on technology companies developing AI-enabled enterprise software, consumer platforms, and healthcare technology.The firm backs entrepreneurs building disruptive businesses that have the potential to dominate multi-billion dollar markets. GSR Ventures currently manages about $3.7 billion across itsfunds.

## Admitad
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Heilbronn, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Marketing, E-Commerce, Software

Admitad partnership management platform helps advertisers and publishers of all sizes grow their businesses globally.

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