# Daniil Stolyarov

> Daniil Stolyarov is a Series A investor at Almaz Capital backing Machine Learning and Gaming. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Almaz Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/almaz-capital)
- Location: Menlo Park, United States
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/dstolyarov
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/dstolyarov

Daniil Stolyarov is a Series A investor at Almaz Capital in Menlo Park focused on Machine Learning and Gaming. Daniil Stolyarov is currently working at Almaz Capital Partners and Alcatraz.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Machine Learning | 3 | 33% |
| Gaming | 2 | 22% |
| Marketplace | 2 | 22% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 22% |
| Mobile | 1 | 11% |

28 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 4 | 44% |
| Seed | 2 | 22% |
| Series E | 1 | 11% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 11% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alcatraz AI | Alcatraz AI replaces badging as an access point identification method by leveraging facial recognition, 3d sensing, and AI. The company builds a facial authentication platform using AI and 3D sensing to enable a highly secure and frictionless entry into physical locations. Alcatraz AI was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in California, USA. | $25M | Series A | Sep 13, 2022 |  |
| Xometry | Xometry is a AI-enabled marketplace for on-demand manufacturing, transforming one of the largest industries in the world. Xometry uses its proprietary technology to create a marketplace that enables buyers to efficiently source on-demand manufactured parts and assemblies, and empowers sellers of manufacturing services to grow their businesses. | $75M | Series E | Sep 09, 2020 |  |
| Mobalytics | Mobalytics is an eSports company creating a new, more robust way for competitive gamers to analyze and improve their performance. The company is developing a Gamer Performance Index (GPI) that involves using in-game data available from game APIs and crunching it through machine learning algorithms to analyze and improve player performance acrossseveral areas crucial for competitive gaming. | $11.3M | Series A | Jul 22, 2020 |  |
| DMarket | DMarket is a cross-chain marketplace to trade all possible NFTs and virtual items, and technology for building metaverses. DMarket is one of the world’s biggest trading platforms for NFTs. Based on the latest Newzoo report it’s a Top-3 blockchain-based marketplace along with OpenSea and Rarible.DMarket's technology for building metaverses iscreated for brands, influencers, video games, esports organizations, broadcasters, or any kind of entities. In June 2020, DMarket raised $7.2 million from Silicon Valley venture capitalists. Almaz Capital and Fulgur Ventures funds are among the company's investors, as well as Xsolla, developer of payment solutions for the gaming industry. | $7.2M | Series A | Jun 18, 2020 |  |
| DMarket | DMarket is a cross-chain marketplace to trade all possible NFTs and virtual items, and technology for building metaverses. DMarket is one of the world’s biggest trading platforms for NFTs. Based on the latest Newzoo report it’s a Top-3 blockchain-based marketplace along with OpenSea and Rarible.DMarket's technology for building metaverses iscreated for brands, influencers, video games, esports organizations, broadcasters, or any kind of entities. In June 2020, DMarket raised $7.2 million from Silicon Valley venture capitalists. Almaz Capital and Fulgur Ventures funds are among the company's investors, as well as Xsolla, developer of payment solutions for the gaming industry. | $7.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 01, 2020 |  |
| Mobalytics | Mobalytics is an eSports company creating a new, more robust way for competitive gamers to analyze and improve their performance. The company is developing a Gamer Performance Index (GPI) that involves using in-game data available from game APIs and crunching it through machine learning algorithms to analyze and improve player performance acrossseveral areas crucial for competitive gaming. | $2.6M | Seed | Nov 16, 2016 |  |
| MakeTime | MakeTime is an online platform that enables companies to produce machined components quickly and more efficiently than ever before. MakeTime does this by collecting unused CNC machine time from qualified machine shops across the United States and placing each order with the right shop for the job. MakeTime’s software helps customers streamlinetime-wasting processes, gives insight and transparency to a confusing process, overcomes capacity shortages, and takes the mystery out of pricing. Its goal is to make CNC machining production straightforward and simple. MakeTime is located in Lexington, Kentucky, in the heart of American manufacturing. | $8M | Series A | May 03, 2016 |  |
| MakeTime | MakeTime is an online platform that enables companies to produce machined components quickly and more efficiently than ever before. MakeTime does this by collecting unused CNC machine time from qualified machine shops across the United States and placing each order with the right shop for the job. MakeTime’s software helps customers streamlinetime-wasting processes, gives insight and transparency to a confusing process, overcomes capacity shortages, and takes the mystery out of pricing. Its goal is to make CNC machining production straightforward and simple. MakeTime is located in Lexington, Kentucky, in the heart of American manufacturing. | $2.7M | Series A | Jun 30, 2015 |  |
| Petcube | Petcube is a worldwide leader in connected pet cameras and software. With products like Petcube Play, Petcube Bites, and Petcube Care, Petcube connects pets to the internet, understands them through machine learning, and provides a platform with curated pet products and services. | $1.1M | Seed | Mar 17, 2015 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Durable Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/durable-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Foundry Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foundryvc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Keyhorse Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keyhorse) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Keyhorse Capital (KSTC)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mammothview) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [T. Rowe Price](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/t-rowe-price) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Xsolla](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xsolla) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Almaz Capital

VC Fund · Portola Valley, United States

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.

5 contacts available at Almaz Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alexander Galitsky | Co-Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dr-alexander-sasha-galitsky |
| Pavel Bogdanov | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pavel-bogdanov |
| Aniruddha Nazre | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aniruddha-nazre |
| Charles E. Ryan | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-e-ryan |
| Daniil Stolyarov | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniil-stolyarov |

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## FAQ

### What does Daniil Stolyarov invest in?

Daniil Stolyarov invests primarily in Machine Learning, Gaming and Marketplace startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Daniil Stolyarov last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Daniil Stolyarov closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 9 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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