# Ilya Balandin

> Ilya Balandin is a Series B investor at PIKvc backing Travel and Tourism. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [PIKvc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pikvc-focuses-on-supporting-early-stage-founders-and-their-teams)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilya-balandin-2835367

Ilya Balandin is a Series B investor at PIKvc focused on Travel and Tourism. Ilya Balandin is the Partner at PIKvc. Ilya Balandin attended Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU).

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Travel | 1 | 100% |
| Tourism | 1 | 100% |
| Hospitality | 1 | 100% |
| Transportation | 1 | 100% |

## 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 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Elbrus Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elbrus-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About PIKvc

VC Fund



1 contacts available at PIKvc.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ilya Balandin | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ilya-balandin |

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## FAQ

### What does Ilya Balandin invest in?

Ilya Balandin invests primarily in Travel, Tourism and Hospitality startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Thailand. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Ilya Balandin last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ilya Balandin closed in Aug 2021. Shizune tracks 1 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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