# Kenges Rakishev

> Kenges Rakishev is a Series B investor backing Mobile, Internet and Video. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Apr 2016
- Lead investor: 38%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kengesrakishev
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Kengesr
- Website: https://kenesrakishev.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kenesrakishev

Kenges Rakishev is a Series B investor focused on Mobile and Internet. Kenes (Kenges) Rakishev - a prominent entrepreneur and investor, and one of the most influential businessmen in Kazakhstan, according to Forbes magazine, Kenes has served in several top positions in both the private and public sector throughout his career and worked as an advisor for the Kazakhstan Interior Ministry and Department of Education.Kenes is a co-founder of the global venture fund Singulariteam. It was his vision to make advancing mobile technology more widely available after he noted a very real desire for currently unobtainable functionality.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series B | $3.7M–$22M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 2 | 25% |
| Internet | 2 | 25% |
| Video | 1 | 13% |
| Finance | 1 | 13% |
| Delivery | 1 | 13% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 2 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 25% |
| Seed | 1 | 13% |
| Series A | 1 | 13% |
| Series C | 1 | 13% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cyprus | 1 | 13% |
| Israel | 1 | 13% |
| United States | 1 | 13% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sirin Labs | SIRIN LABS operates on the leading edge of communication technology. Backed by significant investment from some of the most respected players in this arena, the company has been driven by a determination to deliver uncompromising solutions. After over two years of intensive research and development, SIRIN LABS is poised to present our firstproduct, a mobile phone built without restriction or compromise. | $72M | Series A | Apr 24, 2016 |  |
| TriPlay | TriPlay is the next generation personal cloud company, enabling users worldwide to easily access, manage, share and enjoy their music, photos and videos across any computer, mobile phone, tablet or web-enabled television. TriPlay is a privately held company with offices in New York and Israel. | $11M | Series D | Apr 07, 2015 |  |
| IQcard | IQcard company implemented a number of successful projects, including in partnership with major Russian companies. Product line is based on the credit card IQcard, created for maximum customer convenience. It is an affordable, convenient and reliable payment instrument with advanced features - online banking, bonus program and a loyalty program. | $3.7M | Series B | Dec 23, 2013 |  |
| Fastlane Ventures | Fastlane Ventures is a Russian company focused on the development, launch and promotion of innovative internet businesses.Founded in 2010 by a team of experienced entrepreneurs with a track record of successful investments, the company has launched 20 internet start-ups to capitalize on the increasing demand for online services and growingappetite for investment in the Russian internet market by Western and Russian investors.The company has attracted more than $85 million from international investment funds. Key strategic investment partners of Fastlane Ventures are Direct Group, e.ventures and VTB Capital. Among the investors of the company also Intel Capital, Kinnevik, Mangrove Capital, ru-Net, UMJ Russia, and some others to launch companies across the online retail, travel, relationship, health and recruitment areas. The strategic focus of Fastlane Ventures is to target business-to-consumer niche markets with low levels of competition. The Company's aim is to anticipate the not yet satisfied needs of Russian customers.Fastlane Ventures acts as both an operational and investment partner at the same time. It is the sole Russian company that provides an initial seed investment in addition to having a hands-on operational role with its businesses through its team of high calibre professionals. To launch its business quickly and effectively, Fastlane Ventures has adopted proprietary solution called Fast 50, which enables a new venture to launch in just 50 days and ensures an efficient path between launch and exit. Fastlane Ventures has established a team of highly regarded professionals, who possess unique knowledge and expertise in management, entrepreneurship, e-commerce, business development, marketing and PR, investment generation, HR management, web design and much more. Once the new business venture is operating effectively, Fastlane Ventures helps its investment partners realize their investment return through the sale of the business to other strategic investors. This usually takes place approximately 2-3 years after the initial business launch. For more information about Fastlane Ventures and its portfolio companies, please visit http://fastlaneventures.ru/en/ | $13M |  | Dec 06, 2012 |  |
| mobli | Mobli is a real-time visual media platform made up of subject-based channels such as people, places and topics. Mobli enables users to see the world through other people's eyes! | $22M | Series B | Sep 19, 2012 |  |
| TriPlay | TriPlay is the next generation personal cloud company, enabling users worldwide to easily access, manage, share and enjoy their music, photos and videos across any computer, mobile phone, tablet or web-enabled television. TriPlay is a privately held company with offices in New York and Israel. | $5M | Series C | Aug 22, 2012 |  |
| Net Element | Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETE) ("Net Element"), a global financial technology and value-added solutions group that supports electronic payments acceptance in an omni-channel environment spanning across point-of-sale (POS), e-commerce and mobile devices.Net Element operates a payments-as-a-service transactional and value-added servicesplatform for small to medium enterprise ("SME") in the US and selected emerging markets. In the US it aims to grow transactional revenue by innovating SME productivity services such as its cloud based, restaurant and retail point-of-sale solution Aptito. Internationally, Net Element's strategy is to leverage its omni-channel platform to deliver flexible offerings to emerging markets with diverse banking, regulatory and demographic conditions such as UAE, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Azerbaijan where initiatives have been recently launched. Net Element was named in 2016 by South Florida Business Journal as one of the fastest growing technology companies. | $32M |  | May 01, 2012 |  |
| Radio Runt | Radio Runt, Inc. (dba Rallee) is a privately-held, venture backed company that is launching a premier group centric audio communication application for social and interest networks on Android and Apple iOS, which allows users to create and communicate in groups. Radio Runt, Inc. has headquarters in Seattle, WA.Just in the first three months ofthe Rallee launch more than 2 million minuties of talk time were produced, and more than 1 million downloads were made. Rallee's tool lets users exchange voice and text, and also includes multilingual translation tools. It is a voice communication catalyst for individuals, groups and organizations sharing common interest on social and interest networks around the world. With Rallee people can create public and private dialogs, messages, meetings, and more with their friends, members and/or fans.Rallee can be downloaded from the iTunes AppStore, Google Play Store and Amazon. | $1M | Seed | Jan 01, 2012 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Fortress Investment Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fortress-investment-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Moatable](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/renren-inc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Kenges Rakishev invest in?

Kenges Rakishev invests primarily in Mobile, Internet and Video startups, most often at Series B and Funding Round stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Cyprus. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Kenges Rakishev's check size?

Kenges Rakishev typically joins rounds of $3.7M–$22M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Kenges Rakishev participates in.

### When did Kenges Rakishev last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kenges Rakishev closed in Apr 2016. Shizune tracks 8 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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