Dmitry Stepanov
General Partner @ AAL VC
Moscow, Russian Federation
Dmitry Stepanov is a pre-seed investor at AAL VC in Moscow focused on B2B and SaaS. 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.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Dmitry Stepanov invests in
Stages Dmitry Stepanov invests in
Countries Dmitry Stepanov invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Pre-Seed
- $50k–$4M
Investment Focus
Industry
- B2B 1 (25%)
- SaaS 1 (25%)
- Internet 1 (25%)
- Automotive 1 (25%)
- IT Infrastructure 1 (25%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 2 (50%)
- Seed 1 (25%)
- Series A 1 (25%)
Country
- United Kingdom 1 (25%)
- Russian Federation 1 (25%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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xmemory
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xmemory is an AI‑focused startup working on advanced, structured memory architectures for AI agents and large‑language‑model (LLM) systems. It provides a specialized AI infrastructure layer that enables AI agents to transition from stateless to stateful by implementing a structured, hierarchical memory architecture. | $4M / Pre-Seed / Mar 18, 2026 | |
CARL
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SaaS platform for the automotive market | $1M / Seed / Jul 12, 2021 | |
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CARL
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SaaS platform for the automotive market | $1M / Series A / Jul 12, 2021 | |
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CARL
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SaaS platform for the automotive market | $50K / Pre-Seed / Apr 03, 2020 |
Co-Investors
About AAL VC
AAL VC is a VC fund founded by a team of experienced technologists and operators and built on top of a diverse tech community of LPs and experts. AAL VC invests in Seed+ companies across North America and Europe, with a focus on deeply technical founders buidling in AI/ML, devtools, cloud, infra, and open source.
AAL VC Contacts
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Dmitry Stepanov
General Partner
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FAQ
What does Dmitry Stepanov invest in?
Dmitry Stepanov invests primarily in B2B, SaaS and Internet startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Dmitry Stepanov's check size?
Dmitry Stepanov typically joins rounds of $50k–$4M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Dmitry Stepanov participates in.
When did Dmitry Stepanov last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Dmitry Stepanov closed in Mar 2026. Shizune tracks 4 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?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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