Igor Kim
Managing Partner @ Xploration Capital
Moscow, Russian Federation
Igor Kim is a Managing Partner at Xploration Capital. Xploration backs ambitious founders building next-generation platforms, digital ecosystems and SaaS companies worldwidePrior to Xploration Capital, Igor held the position of investment director in InVenture Partners specializing in disruptive technology startups across industries.Beforethat, Igor worked at Morgan Stanley where he participated in financing, capital markets and M&A transactions in excess of US$ 2 billion, including taking Yandex public on Nasdaq.Prior to Morgan Stanley, Igor worked at Credit Suisse in London, focused on Emerging Markets Coverage.Igor holds a BSc in Management from University of London, Royal Holloway.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 60%
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Industries Igor Kim invests in
Stages Igor Kim invests in
Countries Igor Kim invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $498k–$2.3M
- Series C
- $10M–$33M
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 2 (40%)
- Mining 1 (20%)
- Grocery 1 (20%)
- Mineral 1 (20%)
- Delivery 1 (20%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (40%)
- Series C 2 (40%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (20%)
Country
- United Kingdom 2 (40%)
- Bangladesh 1 (20%)
- Switzerland 1 (20%)
Investments
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| Mirai Flights is a UK-based service for instant booking charter flights with price transparency and focus on the UK, Europe, Middle East, and the CIS states. Mirai Flights connects clients to private jets, offering a suitable time and place of departure with an option to choose the class of the aircraft, price, number of passengers, comfort leveland a payment of up to €300.000 in one click. Founded in 2021, Mirai Flights aims to change the flyers' purchasing habits and save time. Its founders’ expertise is manifested by successful businesses in private aviation. | $3M / Pre-Seed / Apr 26, 2022 | ||
| Immigram is a B2B/B2C talent immigration platform for IT professionals and tech entrepreneurs. By leveraging both legal and deep IT expertise powered by automation and platform optimizations, it builds an immigrant-friendly end-to-end global mobility platform.It enables its users to make informed decisions, prepare, go through theimmigration process with a low refusal rate and time/money losses, and make all steps needed to adapt and settle in their desired country.Thus widening the immigration market, helping people to unleash their full potential in a country that appreciates it, and making the world a better place. | $498K / Seed / Apr 12, 2022 | ||
| Open Mineral is a digital platform that connects buyers and sellers of physical commodities to trade directly, efficiently, and transparently. We enable companies to improve profitability and efficiency by finding the best deals globally, streamlining trade execution, and providing access to essential trade services. Open Mineral is the firstcommodity platform focused on base and precious metals raw materials markets.Founded by physical commodity trade industry insiders, Open Mineral is based in Zug, Switzerland. | $33M / Series C / Sep 16, 2021 | ||
| Chaldal is an online platform for grocery and delivery based in Dhaka, Chattogram & Jashore in Bangladesh. It company is focused on giving customers the experience of shopping in a big-box store with a huge selection.Chaldal was founded in 2013 with the intention of offering customers the opportunity to purchase large amounts of groceries –something that is not typically possibly in Dhaka due to limited stock in most shops.Backed by Y-Combinator and 500 start-ups, Chaldal currently stocks more than 4000 products in its two warehouses and delivers goods within an hour. It uses a cloud-based inventory system to allow users to see what items are available in real-time. | $10M / Series C / Sep 15, 2021 | ||
| Open Mineral is a digital platform that connects buyers and sellers of physical commodities to trade directly, efficiently, and transparently. We enable companies to improve profitability and efficiency by finding the best deals globally, streamlining trade execution, and providing access to essential trade services. Open Mineral is the firstcommodity platform focused on base and precious metals raw materials markets.Founded by physical commodity trade industry insiders, Open Mineral is based in Zug, Switzerland. | $2.3M / Seed / Apr 19, 2018 |
Co-Investors
About Xploration Capital
ploration backs ambitious founders building next-generation platforms, digital ecosystems and SaaS companies worldwide.We go at great length to study markets, gain consumer and competitive insights and market intelligence. This enables us to identify hidden opportunities and be a knowledgeable, and valuable partner to early stage companiesWeare hands on, where founders need us the most and we support our best portfolio companies in subsequent rounds, making us a meaningful partner and a long term partnerXploration Capital is founded by a group of dreamers, idealists and in some way misfits. With more than 50 years of combined experience in investing, consutling and fudraising for entrepreneurs and companies from early stages to IPO, we decided to embark on an Xploratory journey into the future.We deeply care about how life is going to look like for next generations, as Lincoln once said, “The best way to predict your future, is to create it”, so we decided to make our lives mission in helping those who want to change the world - succeed.We have invested, exited and advised on more than US$5 billion worth of transactions, helping some of the most iconic companies launch, sacale and exit
Xploration Capital Contacts
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Igor Kim
Managing Partner
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Sergei Balakirev
Investment Manager
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Anton Inshutin
Managing Partner
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Bayaskhalan Alexeev
Senior Analyst
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Eugene Timko
Managing Partner
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FAQ
What does Igor Kim invest in?
Igor Kim invests primarily in E-Commerce, Mining and Grocery startups, most often at Seed and Series C stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Igor Kim invest in?
Igor Kim typically joins rounds of $498k–$2.3M at Seed and $10M–$33M at Series C. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Igor Kim's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Igor Kim took part in.
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When did Igor Kim last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Igor Kim closed in Apr 2022. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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