# Dmitri Krukov

> Dmitri Krukov is a Series B investor at Elbrus Capital backing News and Travel. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Elbrus Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elbrus-capital)
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2021
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmitri-krukov-a5735414

Dmitri Krukov is a Series B investor at Elbrus Capital focused on News and Travel. Dmitri Krukov - Founder and Senior Partner @ Elbrus Capital

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| News | 1 | 50% |
| Travel | 1 | 50% |
| Finance | 1 | 50% |
| Tourism | 1 | 50% |
| Hospitality | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Thailand | 1 | 50% |
| Russian Federation | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aviasales | Aviasales is the leading travel metasearch company in Eastern Europe and Central Asia — allowing users to search for air tickets, hotel accommodation and car rental.In 2021 the company achieved a gross merchandise value (GMV) of over $1.6bn and held a market share in Russia of almost 20% of all air ticket sales. During 2021 the companyattracted a series B investment round worth $43m from iTech Capital and Elbrus Capital. Since it was founded in 2007 the company now employs around 500 staff in its main offices in Thailand and Russia.In addition to its main Aviasales brand, the company also has a B2B travel technology offering including Travelpayouts (a partnership platform) and Aviastats (revenue optimisation data for airlines). | $43M | Series B | Aug 04, 2021 |  |
| Banki.ru | Banki.ru, according to all rating systems in Russia, is the number one bank information website which is profitable and growing rapidly. The Company was founded in 2005. Today, the Company focuses on building a database for deposit information, mortgages, credit cards, consumer loans, car loans, business loans and others. This is the key valueproposition for the visitor as he does not need to search different websites but can find all the information he needs in one place. Users can send a request for all types of loans to the bank through the Banki.ru. The database is regularly monitored and updated every month.Banki.ru gives an opportunity to the visitors to write reviews about banks - Public Rating of Banki.ru, popular among Russians, consists of 30,000 clients' reviews. Banks in their turn quickly respond to the customers complaints in Public Ranking, solve their problems and answer the questions by means of Hot lines. Audience of Banki.ru is equal to over 1 million unique visitors per month. About 150-200 Russian banks place an advertisment on Banki.ru per year. In 2010 Russian investment fund Finam Capital invested Banki.ru, but its original founders still have a majority interest. In 2011 Banki.ru aquired Ukrainian site Banki.ua The auditor of the Company is Grant Thornton Russia. |  | Private Equity | Nov 10, 2020 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [iTech Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/itech-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Winter Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/winter-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Elbrus Capital

VC Fund · George Town, Cayman Islands

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.

4 contacts available at Elbrus Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alexander Savin | Senior Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-savin |
| Dmitri Krukov | Founder and Senior Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dmitri-krukov |
| Rob Thielen | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rob-thielen-6981 |
| Rob Thielen | Senior Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rob-thielen |

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## FAQ

### What does Dmitri Krukov invest in?

Dmitri Krukov invests primarily in News, Travel and Finance startups, most often at Series B and Private Equity stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Thailand. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Dmitri Krukov last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Dmitri Krukov closed in Aug 2021. Shizune tracks 2 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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