# Iskra Ventures

> Iskra Ventures is a VC fund in Moscow backing Apps and Software. See 17 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Russian Federation
- Total investments: 17
- Last investment: Nov 2025
- Lead investor: 18%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/iskra-ventures
- Website: https://iskra.vc

Iskra Ventures is a venture capital investment firm based in Moscow, Russia. Iskra Ventures focuses on seed to early-stage investments in Video & Content, E-commerce, Offline to Online, Mobility & Ultralocal, among other areas. Limiting the number of projects allows to stay engaged with startups and focus on creating value for both foundersand investors.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $154k–$2.1M |
| Series A | $3.5M–$50M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 2 | 12% |
| Software | 2 | 12% |
| SaaS | 1 | 6% |
| Video | 1 | 6% |
| Gaming | 1 | 6% |

37 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 11 | 65% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 18% |
| Series A | 2 | 12% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 29% |
| Russian Federation | 5 | 29% |
| Canada | 1 | 6% |
| Estonia | 1 | 6% |
| The Netherlands | 1 | 6% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Surzhynskyi | Co-Founder | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-surzhynskyi |
| Ivan Sezonov | Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alex-bass-b3ae |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pixorion.ai | AI platform for maximizing marketplace sales through intelligent product analytics, AI-generated descriptions, and visual content creation | $153.9K | Seed | Nov 27, 2025 |  |
| Dolgozhitel | Dolgozhitel is an online booking platform for boarding houses, nursing homes and rehabilitation centers. | $522.1K | Seed | Nov 14, 2024 |  |
| WeGoTrip | WeGoTrip was born in St. Petersburg in 2016 when Alexander met Stanislav and then Kirill in order to create the world's best platform for city quests. After two years of operation, the company has grown into a place where guides, museums, and other experts around the world create in-app audio tours. Since then, thousands of travelers have usedWeGoTrip to get the best experience while visiting attractions and other unique places in cities around the world. | $450K | Seed | Nov 01, 2024 |  |
| Agently.com | Automate your real estate marketing to win more listings and close more deals. | $400K | Seed | Oct 15, 2021 |  |
| Tough Commerce | Tough Commerce (formerly Brokrete) platform allows suppliers to publish their branded app or web storefront to bring their operations online. It encompasses order management, payouts, dispatching logistics, and real-time delivery. With financial & operational ERP integrations, the Tough Commerce platform can operate stand-alone or seamlesslyalongside deeply integrated products. | $2.1M | Seed | Jul 20, 2021 |  |
| Hotellab | Hotellab provides data analytics to hotel industry by developing price analytics software using AI for efficient revenue management. | $200K | Seed | Jun 08, 2021 |  |
| Hotellab | Hotellab provides data analytics to hotel industry by developing price analytics software using AI for efficient revenue management. | $300K | Pre-Seed | Jun 08, 2021 |  |
| ARENA.STREAM | ARENA is a discovery platform for streamers and their fans, allowing them to play together live on stream. With Arena, streamers can battle vs other streamers together with their fans to grow in viewership and engagement. |  | Pre-Seed | Dec 01, 2020 |  |
| ARNA Genomics | ARNA Genomics is a biotechnology company that specializes in developing fluid biopsy technologies. The company is driven by a mission to save lives from cancer by giving people early diagnosis when cancer can be cured. Its genetic test is based on the analysis of free-circulating DNA in blood plasma and fluid biopsy technologies, enabling doctorsto do early diagnosis and treatment initiation for cancer.The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Moscow City. | $3.5M | Series A | Sep 21, 2020 |  |
| Restream | Restream is a multi-streaming solution that allows producers to analyze and interact with their viewers across platforms. Using the platform, users can stream live video to any live stream service. The platform includes ingesting service in over 80 countries serving a million users. Capabilities include analytics, scheduling, shared chat,monitoring, and seamless integration with encoders.It was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas. | $50M | Series A | Aug 27, 2020 |  |

10 of 17 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Startup Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startup-lab-russia) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Xploration Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xploration-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Anorak Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anorak-ventures-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Colopl Next](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/colopl-next) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Insight Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/insight-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/liquid2-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Iskra Ventures invest in?

Iskra Ventures invests primarily in Apps, Software and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 17 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Iskra Ventures's check size?

Iskra Ventures typically joins rounds of $154k–$2.1M at Seed and $3.5M–$50M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Iskra Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Iskra Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Iskra Ventures?

The team at Iskra Ventures includes Andrew Surzhynskyi (Co-Founder) and Ivan Sezonov (Co-Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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