Top 50 Marketplace Startup Investors in Russian Federation in November 2024

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.

AddVenture is a region & stage agnostic venture capital fund with a Russian origin. Our investment range is $1-10M.

invests in the advancement of innovative start-ups .

AngelsDeck Global Ventures. Joint investments and exclusive community.AngelsDeck was created:01 For comfortable and mutually beneficial communication among its members, who share venture capital and self-development values. 02 For priority access to venture capital deals with a recommendation from trusted syndicators.03 By and forinvestors who have an impeccable business reputation and capital transparency.Our Values:* Expertise * We are proud of our members' combined expertise. We create and maintain an environment where all members can conveniently and comfortably share their valuable knowledge.* Exclusivity * In the venture capital market, there is a lot of competition among investors for promising projects. We showcase exclusive deals that are not on the surface.* Syndication * We have created a marketplace where experienced syndicate investors can compete for members' attention by the quality of their deals. Everyone can try the role of a syndicator.* Communication * "As a fish needs water, an investor needs a network," and we have created an exclusive club with a unique atmosphere of online and offline communication between members of equal enthusiasm, aspiration, and motivation.

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

Baring Vostok Capital Partners Limited is a venture capital and private equity firm based in Russia. It invests on early venture, acquisitions, buy-outs, growth capital, later-stage, mid-market, and medium-sized enterprises that operate in sectors such as natural resource extraction, particularly oil and gas; competitive industrial companiesthat operate in local or export markets; mass media and telecommunications; utilities; construction materials; specialty manufacturing; real estate development; residential real estate development; internet; software; retail; and service management. Baring Vostok Capital Partners was founded in 1994 and is based in Moscow, Russia with additional offices in Limassol, Cyprus and Gernsi, Channel Islands.

Fund for technological internet companies

Target Global is a prominent European technology investment firm with a significant presence in the venture capital landscape, boasting over €3 billion in assets under management. The firm operates out of key tech hubs including London, Berlin, Tel Aviv, and Abu Dhabi, and has a rich portfolio featuring some of Europe's most successful techcompanies such as Revolut, Auto1, Copper, Delivery Hero, Docplanner, and Rapyd.Founding and GrowthTarget Global was established in 2015 by Shmuel Chafets and Yaron Valler, who brought a wealth of experience from their tenure at Hasso Plattner Ventures. Their professional partnership dates back 15 years to their time at Giza Venture Capital, a trailblazer in Israel's investment ecosystem, where they honed their investment acumen and industry foresight.Investment Philosophy and ImpactTarget Global stands out in the European tech industry for its diverse team and its ability to identify and capitalize on unique opportunities. The firm's knack for recognizing potential in the early stages of Germany's tech economy led to the emergence of several unicorns in the 2010s. As the European tech industry evolves, Target Global remains at the forefront, seeking out innovative companies like Robovision, Saleor, and Finom. These recent investments reflect the firm's commitment to supporting cutting-edge technology and business models.Fundraising SuccessesTarget Global's fundraising prowess is evident in its six investment funds, which have collectively raised significant capital. The funds range from Early Stage Funds, focusing on nascent startups, to Growth Funds that support more mature companies scaling their operations. The firm's co-investment strategy has led to over €1 billion in capital deployment across a diverse array of partnerships.Backing and AchievementsWith the backing of investors such as FERI, UBS, Allianz X, Mubadala, and Hermes GPE, Target Global has cemented its reputation as a trusted and successful investment firm. Its portfolio spans over 140 companies at various development stages, with a focus on those targeting trillion-dollar markets.Just a few of the many notable companies in the firm’s portfolio include:- Tarabut, MENA’s leading open banking platform, which was recently featured in Forbes Middle East’s list of Top 50 Fintech Companies.- Flo Health, an AI-driven women’s health product, which is the world’s top health and fitness app by downloads.- Robovision, an easy-to-use AI-driven computer vision platform for users to develop their own deep-learning-based solutions.- Enter, a German company that helps homeowners and businesses reduce their carbon footprint.Target Global's track record includes support for 15 unicorn companies, over 20 exits, and 7 IPOs, showcasing its ability to drive growth and success in the European tech ecosystem. The team, comprised of individuals with founder and operator backgrounds, continues to pursue exceptional opportunities to expand the firm's portfolio and influence.Target Global's journey from its inception to its current status as a key player in European venture capital is marked by strategic investments, a commitment to diversity, and a deep understanding of the tech industry's dynamics. With a clear vision for the future, Target Global is poised to continue its role in shaping the next wave of European tech giants.

Backing high-impact technologies that reshape industries Building growth

s16vc is an early-stage founder-centric angel fund. The fund focuses on early stage technology investments, operating globally in Europe, and the US. We have brought together more than 80 founders & operators to support early stage companies in their growth. Fund partners are active founders and operators: - Oleg Bibergan - Co-founder &Co-Managing Partner at s16vc, venture investor & corporate finance executive with 15 years of experience spanning early, growth, and late stage deals as equity investor with GS SSG, Kismet Capital Group, and personal angel portfolio- Aleks Shamis - Co-founder & Co-Managing Partner at s16vc. Ex-Deputy CEO at Borzodelivery.com (global on-demand delivery business, operating in 10 countries)- Mike Peregudov - Founder & CEO at Pivot.ws (EdTech startup in the US market), Food Party (exit to Yandex)- Leo Batalov - Partner, Global Co-Head of Emerging Growth Companies & Venture Capital at DLA Piper, top international law firm- Egor Rudi - Founder & CEO at Profi.ru (leading services marketplace in Eastern Europe), Co-founder at Hands.ru (first Uber-like marketplace in home improvement market)- Tolya Marin - Founder at Payment systems (fintech company with profit per employee > PayPal & 20m installs/ 5m MAU)- Andrey Khusid - Founder and CEO of Miro, the world's most popular visual collaboration platformBeing founders ourselves, we are confident that people succeed, not ideas, and feel immense respect for every founder who perseveres to the point of creating impact and monetizable value. We invest in teams who share our values: - People succeed, not ideas- Community, not individual- Trust- Transparency- Intrinsic motivation to help- Pay forward- Beginner mindset

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.

We help entrepreneurs grow their business using our expertise, network and money

Maxim Poletaev was born on April 6, 1971, in Yaroslavl.In 1993 he graduated from Yaroslavl State University with a degree in Accounting, Control and Business Analysis. Higher education in finance, proficient in English and German.In 1993–1995 he served as an assistant at the Chair of Economy, Organisation and Planning of Production ofYaroslavl State University.In 1994–1995 he underwent training at savings banks in Germany (Sparkasse, Kassel).In August 1995 he was appointed Head of Analysis and Marketing Division, Severny Bank of Sberbank of Russia. Later he headed the Resources Allocation and Securities Management Division.In March 2000 he was promoted to the post of Deputy Chairman of the Board of Yaroslavl Bank of Sberbank.In September 2002 he was appointed Head of Sberbank’s Baikal Bank.In 2009 he was appointed Vice-President, Director of the Corporate Development Department of Sberbank of Russia.Since October 2009 he has served as Chairman of Moscow Bank of Sberbank.In March 2013 Maxim Poletaev became a Member of the Executive Board of Sberbank of Russia.In June 2013 he was appointed First Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board where he runs the Retail, Corporate, Territorial and Welfare Blocks of Sberbank.

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.

Impact Investments, Private Equity, Venture Capital. Founder, CEO Konstantin Klyuka

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.

TMT Investments PLC invests in high-growth technology companies across a number of core specialist sectors and has a significant number of Silicon Valley investments in its portfolio. Founded in 2010, TMT has invested in over 65 companies to date. The Company’s objective is to generate an attractive rate of return for shareholders,predominantly through capital appreciation. The Company is traded on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange. www.tmtinvestments.com.

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

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.

Rocket Internet incubates, builds, develops operationally and strategically invests in internet and technology companies globally. It provides operational support to its companies and helps them scale internationally. Rocket Internet's selected companies are active in a large number of countries around the world.

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.

Startup Lab Russia is a pre-seed/early seed venture capital fund. Startup Lab Russia invests in projects in the early stages and helps them grow, build a network of contacts, scale sales channels, optimize the business model and internal processes with leading experts, and then enter international markets.

St Nicholas Trust focuses on assisting imprisoned families who share common interests, both as a group and as individuals.

Admitad provides opportunities for long-term partnershipand the development of your business.

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

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.

Teodoro is serial entrepreneur with 20 years of experience and investor.Teodoro is director of Jetcost Group and Prima.it, former director of Bravofly-Rumbo Group until IPO. Co-founder of Emaze, Hotelscan (acquired by JetCost), Prima, Bravoavia (acquired by Bravofly), Yeldo, Abiby, Impossible Brands.Founder and partner of Luxembourg investmentvehicle Neurone Ventures with an investment portfolio of over 80 investments with 14 successful exits.Current investment portfolio include companies like: Coinbase, Adoreme, Deliveroo, Wallapop, Justeat.Teodoro started his career, as a techie, in year 2000 by joining the founding team of Emaze; he brought the company to become market leader in Italy for software and network security.Teodoro has engineering degree and an executive degree from Berkeley.

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.

Mindrock Capital offers access to the best venture deals in Silicon Valley for investors around the world. We invest in emerging tech leaders when they show the highest growth rate.

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.

We support exceptional founders in building market leading digital companies.

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.

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Elbrus Capital Funds are CIS-focused private equity funds with US$1 billion of assets. Since the establishment of the first fund in 2007, Elbrus Capital Funds have made over 90 acquisitions. The funds focus on investments in leading Russian and CIS companies looking for further growth and consolidation opportunities. The funds seek to acquirecontrolling or significant minority equity stakes in fast-growing businesses, and partner with entrepreneurs who have the ambitions to take their business to the next level of development.Since the foundation, Elbrus Capital Funds have invested in 18 platforms across different industries, including the leading players in the digital area (HeadHunter, Mail.ru Group, CIAN Group), FMCG (Great Beer Holding), outsourcing and logistics (DPD Russia, PickPoint, OSG Records Management, Intercomp), private healthcare (National Medical Network), media (UTH, Vyberi Radio) and others.

Venture capital investments

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.

Early supporters of global distribution in deeptech.

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

Life.SREDA is one of the first and leading Fintech-focused VC funds with the vision of building and connecting fintech-ecosystems across the World

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.

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.

UK-based VC fund that backs sharp entrepreneurs. Statistically, 0.015% website visitors get funding!

Kinnevik is an industry-focused investment company with an entrepreneurial spirit. Its purpose is to build digital consumer businesses that provide more and better choices. The company does this by working in partnership with talented founders and management teams to create, invest in, and lead fast-growing businesses in developed and emergingmarkets.Kinnevik believes in delivering both shareholder and social value by building well-governed companies that contribute positively to society. Kinnevik was founded in 1936 by the Stenbeck, Klingspor, and von Horn families. Kinnevik's shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm's list for large-cap companies under the ticker codes KINV A and KINV B.

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

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

NP Capital is a Luxembourg-based VC firm that is focused on investments in promising growth- and late-stage private tech companies from the US, Europe and Emerging markets.

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.

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