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Top 15 Payments Startup Investors in Russian Federation in September 2025

Last updated: Sep 2025 A list of 15 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Payments startups based in Russian federation. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Payments companies from Russian federation. We update this investor list every month.

Top 15 Payments Startup Investors in Russian Federation in September 2025

Investor	Payments Russian Federation investments
Life.SREDA	3
PULSAR	2
Prokofiev Alexander	2
Inventure Partners	1
Almaz Capital	1
PARSIQ	1
ESN Group	1
Red Building Capital	1
Mr. Block	1
Leonid Rumyantsev	1
Axia8 Ventures	1
Moscow Seed Fund	1
Batuhan Dasgin	1
Shima Capital	1
Victor Koch	1

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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

Investment focus

FinTech, Mobile, Financial Services
Series A, Seed, Series B
Russian Federation, Singapore, United States

Portfolio highlights

Lenddo — Lenddo is the world's first online community that empowers the emerging middle class to use online social connections to demonstrate their creditworthiness and access affordable, life-improving financial services.
Ayannah — Ayannah is a leading provider of affordable and accessible digital financial services to the world's emerging middle class, many of whom are migrants and/or unbanked.
SoftPay Mobile — SoftPay Mobile International is a leading Mobile Point of Sale (mPOS) solution and Payment Facilitator company in Southeast Asia. SoftPay's mPOS solution enables businesses and individuals to accept credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, JCB, Amex, China UnionPay), debit cards, bank cards, loyalty cards and all other kinds of card payments anywhereat anytime. Our mPOS solution is highly secure and has achieved numerous certifications to give merchants and customers peace of mind when processing payments.

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

Investment focus

Software, Internet, Information Technology
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
Russian Federation, United States, Ireland

Portfolio highlights

Oyl — The happiest place on Bitcoin
Q Platform — Q Platform is a First globally connected fintech- multi-banking platform in Russia and CIS.Its platform for banks provides access to the whole ecosystem of fintech solutions available on the market with detailed analysis; allowing quick integration and management. The platform for Fintechs allows to enter new markets and works with new audiencesin different countries using interbank distribution model.The company was founded in 2017 and based in Moscow, Russia
Woo X — Woo X is a high-performance crypto trading platform.

Prokofiev Alexander is the founder of KudaGo.

Investment focus

Payments, Software, Financial Services
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

Platim — Platim offers mass payment solutions to freelancers and self-employed.

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.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Mobile, Apps
Series A, Series B, Seed
Russian Federation, France, United States

Portfolio highlights

Refurbed — Refurbed operates as an online marketplace for refurbished products in the german-speaking world. It sells renewed phones, laptops and tablets which are up to 40% cheaper and 100% more environmentally friendly than their brand-new, store-bought counterparts. Refurbed devices are renewed through a 40-step process, making them look like new andfunction like new. On top of that, each device comes with at least a 12-month guarantee.The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.
Amwell — Telehealth services for health systems, health plans, employers, and physicians. Improving patient experiences with virtual doctor video visits.
Squirrel Province — Squirrel is a full-scenario living service platform that combines "clothing, food, housing, transportation, travel, shopping, and entertainment. It creates a shared value network and a closed loop between customers, platforms, and merchants by deeply integrating digital twin technology with the Internet of Things (IoT). system to continuouslycreate societal value.

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, Seed, Funding Round
United States, Russian Federation, Germany

Portfolio highlights

Nomagic — Nomagic provides robotic systems to automate repetitive pick-and-place tasks in warehouses with efficiency, flexibility and reliability.
Dubformer — All-in-one tool: Go global effortlessly with monetization-ready dubbing that sounds like real humans. Cost-effective AI localization.
specter automation — Construction is the second least digitized sector in the world with 96% of all data being unused. Although detailed planning data is created upfront, a lack of suitable digital tools prevents its transfer to the construction site. SPECTER’s web-based construction management software uniquely incorporates the core components of constructionplanning, reducing the organizational burden on construction management and helping to meet project timelines and budgets.

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

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
Seed, Pre-Seed
United States, Vietnam, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Starbots — Starbots is Solana's first-ever battle NFT game.
Mint Gate — Create and enjoy gated experiences from your NFT communities. A NFT based social platform where you`re NFTs come alive.
Arcade2earn — Arcade is a GameFi platform, built on Ethereum and powered by Avalanche, that offers users the opportunity to earn meaningful rewards from various video games through the strategic infrastructure.

ESN GROUP offers a wide range of services from market-entry assistance, business support in the West African market as well as facilitating trade and investment promotion focused on particular sectors. And also the key intermediary agency for companies, organizations and entrepreneurs doing business or seeking to do business in Ghana/WestAfrica.Are you interested in doing business with Ghana/West Africa? Maybe export products, expand your business, find a trade partner or learn and share innovative expertise? Ghana/West Africa offers endless trade possibilities and is the ideal gateway to West Africa. ESN Group is the partner to turn your international entrepreneurial vision into reality. We can facilitate trade missions that suit your company’s needs to explore the opportunities in your sector.

Investment focus

Mobile, Credit Cards, Apps
Series B, Series A, Funding Round
Hong Kong, Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

2can — 2can (ZAO Smartfin) mobile terminal is the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Square service; this is a special application for smartphones (based on iOS and Android platform ) and a card reader, which turns a smartphone into a terminal for accepting Visa and MasterCard payment cards. 2can is a Russian startup created specifically for the development,implementation and operation of the payment service via smartphones. 2can Service was launched on the Russian market at the end of September 2012 and became the first Russian mobile acquiring service to comply with the relevant security requirements for card payments imposed by Visa and MasterCard international payment systems.2can is the first Russian mPOS-service that sertified dual card reader (EMV+Magstripe) with VisaReady and PCI-DSS.
iboxPro — In 2015 ibox merged with 2can ( SME mPOS provider in Russia )Besides of mPOS, they have products and services that provide us additional income sources. 1. Payments — the all-in-one mobile payment and Point of Sale (POS) solution enable SMEs to process payments cost-effectively from E-wallets & Messengers.2. Software as a Service (SaaS)— a platform for SME, merchants can drive business via a centralized SaaS toolkit.3. Financial products — short term cash advances and short term loans to select merchants provided from their financial partners.

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.

Investment focus

Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Financial Services
Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
United States, Singapore, Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

MetaCRM Inc. — AI-Driven. Web3-Ready. 10X Growth Potential. Billions in Data Insights. MetaCRM offers the solutions needed to unleash the full potential of your project.
GoFreight — GoFreight, is a web-based SaaS for international freight forwarders. Since its inception in 2016, GoFreight has helped freight forwarders of all sizes to digitalize their operation and process management, covering all shipping methods from sea to air to land.Through data visualization, automation, freight tracking, instant booking and quotation,GoFreight makes the once analog management process significantly efficient and helps freight forwarders to truly benefit from digitalization.
Balthazar NFT Gaming — Balthazar is on a mission to empower the biggest community of gamers to create a self-sustaining,

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.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Sports, Finance
Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
Canada, Israel, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Lambda Finance — Lambda Finance converts bitcoin's spare liquidity into btcusd.
Puffer Finance — Puffer Finance operates as a blockchain infrastructure company.
Mighty Bear Games — Mighty Bear is a Singapore-based studio building the next generation of massively multiplayer online mobile games. The team is a collective of games industry vetarans from the likes of King, Ubisoft, EA, Lucasarts, Disney, Gameloft, and Jagex. Mighty Bear make games that combine the depth of desktop gaming with the accessibility of mobile -"Mobile games without compromise".

Leonid Rumyantsev is the CEO of Platim.

Investment focus

Payments, Software, Financial Services
Seed
Russian Federation

Portfolio highlights

Platim — Platim offers mass payment solutions to freelancers and self-employed.

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

Investment focus

Blockchain, Information Technology, Financial Services
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
United States, Singapore, Taiwan

Portfolio highlights

Oh Gamers — Oh Gamers is a developer and operator of an online community platform for Web3 gamers. The company evaluates high-quality Web3 games and delivers information to blockchain game users.
Raiinmaker — Multi - Chain Layer 2 Network. Powered by AI, Secured by Bitcoin.
Conductive.ai — Conductive.ai is an engagement platform for game developers to motivate players to increase player lifetime value.

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.

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.

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

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
United States, Singapore, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Almanak — Almanak is a decentralized finance (DeFi) smart agent platform that harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to automate, optimize, and intelligently manage a wide range of DeFi investment strategies. It enables users to create and deploy automated DeFi trading and risk-management strategies through coordinated AI agents. It provides anenvironment where AI handles strategy coding, backtesting across thousands of Monte Carlo simulations, optimization, risk monitoring, deployment via non-custodial Safe-based multisig accounts, and real-time performance monitoring with alerting capabilities. The platform supports seamless interaction with multiple blockchains and protocols via an LLM-powered interface.Almanak targets active DeFi participants, developers building financial applications, investment professionals, and users seeking automated portfolio insights. It emphasizes enhanced automation, continuous strategy execution, and adaptive automation driven by emerging AI techniques to respond to evolving market conditions.
Goldilocks DAO — Goldilocks is a Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO) dedicated to creating custom defi infrastructure for Berachain. The Goldilocks Protocol is comprised of three primary components: Goldiswap, Goldilend, Goldivaults.
Distinct Possibility Studios — Distinct Possibility Studios operates as a game development studio. Distinct Possibility Studios is an indie game studio led by MMO and FPS veterans.

Victor Koch is a technologist, serial entrepreneur, investor and portoflio manager. Over the past 11 years, Victor has successfully closed more than 80 secondary PE transactions with the following names: Robinhood, Stripe, Toss, Redis, Twilio, Xiaomi, iQiyi, PinDuoDuo, Tilray, Livongo, Agora, Bandwidth, Kuaishou Technology, DataRobot, Chime,TransferWise, Oatly, Hims, Wise, Kopi Kenangan, Coursera and etc.He was also one of the early investors in Stripe, Grab, Robinhood, iQiyi, Elastic and other companies.

Investment focus

FinTech, Software, Robotics
Secondary Market, Seed, Series B
United States, China, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Zenfuse — The ultimate solution for cryptocurrency trading with built-in connectivity to major exchanges, a next-gen toolset, analytics, portfolio management, news aggregation, set within an ecosystem extensible by developers.
Thirty Madison — Thirty Madison is a human-first healthcare company, powering access to affordable specialized healthcare through brands like Keeps and Cove.
Gokin Solar — Guangdong Gaojing Solar Energy Technology is a solar energy technology.

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