Ilya Nykin
Co-founder & Managing Director @ Prolog Ventures
St Louis, United States
Ilya Nykin is a Series B investor at Prolog Ventures in St Louis focused on Food and Beverage and Fruit. A Prolog co-founder and managing director, Ilya has more than 25 years of experience with new ventures as both an investor and entrepreneur. Prior to Prolog, Ilya co-founded, with Teddy Shalon, technology incubator Metaphase and several healthcare-focused start-ups created under that umbrella, including antimicrobial material developer BioPolymerixand diagnostic instrument company Metaphase Ophthalmic. Ilya’s entrepreneurial career began in 1984 when he co-founded, also with Teddy Shalon, Ivy Technologies, a developer of medical software subsequently acquired by Alcon (then a unit of Nestlé and now a division of Novartis). Ilya studied at MGPI in Moscow, Leningrad University, and Odessa University, and holds a master’s degree in applied mathematics.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 40%
Last updated:
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Industries Ilya Nykin invests in
Stages Ilya Nykin invests in
Countries Ilya Nykin invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Food and Beverage 2 (40%)
- Fruit 1 (20%)
- Agriculture 1 (20%)
- Health Care 1 (20%)
- Organic Food 1 (20%)
Stage
- Series B 2 (40%)
- Series A 1 (20%)
- Funding Round 1 (20%)
Investments
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| Spindrift is a food and beverage company that produces a line of unsweetened sparkling beverages made with real squeezed fruit. They offer sparkling water plus real fruit with different flavors. They also provide drinks such as half and a half which is tea brewed with lemon, raspberry lime, strawberry, and many more.It was founded in 2010 and isbased in Newton, Massachusetts. | $20M / Series B / Mar 15, 2018 | ||
| Spindrift is a food and beverage company that produces a line of unsweetened sparkling beverages made with real squeezed fruit. They offer sparkling water plus real fruit with different flavors. They also provide drinks such as half and a half which is tea brewed with lemon, raspberry lime, strawberry, and many more.It was founded in 2010 and isbased in Newton, Massachusetts. | $10M / Series B / May 03, 2017 | ||
| Revive Kombucha is brewery company. | $2.1M / Series A / May 01, 2016 | ||
| Divergence is a research and development company dedicated to the discovery of effective and ecologically sound strategies for the control of parasites and other pests. The Company's initial focus is on parasitic nematodes, one of the world's major pest groups. Nematodes are roundworms that cause billions of dollars in damage annually tonumerous crops, including soybeans, corn, cotton, strawberries, and bananas. Nematodes causing important human diseases include hookworm, whipworm, roundworm (Ascaris), and the filarial worms responsible for lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis. | $4M / Series B / Jan 16, 2004 | ||
| Divergence is a research and development company dedicated to the discovery of effective and ecologically sound strategies for the control of parasites and other pests. The Company's initial focus is on parasitic nematodes, one of the world's major pest groups. Nematodes are roundworms that cause billions of dollars in damage annually tonumerous crops, including soybeans, corn, cotton, strawberries, and bananas. Nematodes causing important human diseases include hookworm, whipworm, roundworm (Ascaris), and the filarial worms responsible for lymphatic filariasis and onchocerciasis. |
Co-Investors
About Prolog Ventures
Prolog backs companies that help all of us enjoy healthy lives in a healthy world
Prolog Ventures Contacts
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Brian Clevinger
Founder & Managing Director
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Greg Johnson
Founder & Managing Director
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Ilya Nykin
Co-founder & Managing Director
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Courtney Harris
Controller
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Dan Broderick
Venture Partner
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What does Ilya Nykin invest in?
Ilya Nykin invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Fruit and Agriculture startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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