Kite Ventures
VC Fund
Moscow, Russian Federation
Kite Ventures is a global investment company that specializes in marketplace and transactional network investments for startups and early stage companies. It focuses on high technology and internet investments. The firm seeks to invest in companies in Europe and New York. Kite Ventures is a Russia-based company that was founded in 2008 by Edward Shenderovich.
- Total investments:
- 23
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 35%
Last updated:
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Industries Kite Ventures invests in
Stages Kite Ventures invests in
Countries Kite Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series A
- $1.6M–$15M
- Series B
- $7M–$45M
- Series C
- $27M–$45M
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 7 (30%)
- Internet 4 (17%)
- SaaS 2 (9%)
- Software 2 (9%)
- Advertising 2 (9%)
Stage
- Series B 5 (22%)
- Series A 4 (17%)
- Series C 2 (9%)
- Series E 2 (9%)
- Funding Round 2 (9%)
Country
- United States 6 (26%)
- Germany 5 (22%)
- United Kingdom 1 (4%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Edward Shenderovich
Founding Partner
|
Founding Partner | Total investments: 9 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samsara Therapeutics, Inc. is an R&D-stage biopharmaceutical platform company aiming to discover, develop and commercialize therapeutics for the treatment of unmet medical needs and age-related diseases. Samsara's platform is a pipeline for the identification, chemical optimization, and in vivo validation of compounds that extend a healthylifespan. | $3.2M / Seed / Dec 20, 2019 | ||
| Dataminr is an AI platform that detects the earliest signs of high-impact events and emerging risks from publicly available information. It discovers, distills, and delivers alerts from the increasingly diverse and complex landscape of publicly available information including social media, blogs, information sensors, and the dark web, ensuring thatbusinesses have the knowledge they need to act with confidence. | $391.6M / Series E / Jun 29, 2018 | ||
| Auctionata | Paddle8 is an online auction platform specializing in art and luxury collectibles. As of February 29, 2017, Auctionata has announced it has ceased operations, declaring insolvency. The company had offices in Berlin, New York, London, Los Angeles, Rome, Zurich, and Madrid. Following the conclusion of its preliminary insolvencyproceedings on February 28, 2017, Auctionata Paddle8 AG ceased its German operations. The subsidiaries Paddle8 in the US and Value-my-Stuff in the UK were sold and continue to operate. | $45.5M / Series C / Mar 30, 2015 | ||
| Helpling is an online booking and payment platform that provides on-demand home services outside the U.S. On the website or via an app, customers can book a vetted and insured cleaner and gain back free time within a couple of clicks. For cleaners, the innovative online service makes it easier than ever to access new clients and to manage when andwhere they want to work.Helpling allows people more time for the beautiful things in life such as family, friends, and leisure. The cleaners charge a flat rate of £10 per hour and pay a fee when they find a regular customer through the platform or 10% of the value of the booking for one time cleans.Helping was founded in 2014 and is based in Berlin, Germany. | $45M / Series B / Mar 25, 2015 | ||
| Delivery Hero is a worldwide network of online food ordering sites, operating in 21 countries and with over 73,000 restaurant partners.Delivery Hero operates in Germany, UK, Austria, South Korea, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Australia, Switzerland, China, India, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Panama, and PuertoRico. The Group has more than 1000 employees globally, with 400 working from its Berlin Headquarters.Delivery Hero has received $523 million in investment in 2014 alone with investors including Insight Venture Partners, Luxor Capital Group, Kite Ventures, Team Europe, ru-Net, Tengelmann Ventures, Point Nine Capital, Vostok Nafta, and Phenomen Ventures. | $350M / Series G / Sep 03, 2014 | ||
| Plated offers fresh ingredients and chef-designed recipes, delivered to your door. It helps people who are passionate about food create incredible home-cooked meals and share them with the people they care about most. The company was founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, United States. | $15M / Series A / Aug 09, 2014 | ||
| Auctionata | Paddle8 is an online auction platform specializing in art and luxury collectibles. As of February 29, 2017, Auctionata has announced it has ceased operations, declaring insolvency. The company had offices in Berlin, New York, London, Los Angeles, Rome, Zurich, and Madrid. Following the conclusion of its preliminary insolvencyproceedings on February 28, 2017, Auctionata Paddle8 AG ceased its German operations. The subsidiaries Paddle8 in the US and Value-my-Stuff in the UK were sold and continue to operate. | $30M / Series B / Apr 15, 2014 | ||
| Delivery Hero is a worldwide network of online food ordering sites, operating in 21 countries and with over 73,000 restaurant partners.Delivery Hero operates in Germany, UK, Austria, South Korea, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Australia, Switzerland, China, India, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Panama, and PuertoRico. The Group has more than 1000 employees globally, with 400 working from its Berlin Headquarters.Delivery Hero has received $523 million in investment in 2014 alone with investors including Insight Venture Partners, Luxor Capital Group, Kite Ventures, Team Europe, ru-Net, Tengelmann Ventures, Point Nine Capital, Vostok Nafta, and Phenomen Ventures. | $88M / Series E / Jan 13, 2014 | ||
| Plated offers fresh ingredients and chef-designed recipes, delivered to your door. It helps people who are passionate about food create incredible home-cooked meals and share them with the people they care about most. The company was founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, United States. | $5M / Series A / Jan 06, 2014 | ||
| Delivery Hero is a worldwide network of online food ordering sites, operating in 21 countries and with over 73,000 restaurant partners.Delivery Hero operates in Germany, UK, Austria, South Korea, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Australia, Switzerland, China, India, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Panama, and PuertoRico. The Group has more than 1000 employees globally, with 400 working from its Berlin Headquarters.Delivery Hero has received $523 million in investment in 2014 alone with investors including Insight Venture Partners, Luxor Capital Group, Kite Ventures, Team Europe, ru-Net, Tengelmann Ventures, Point Nine Capital, Vostok Nafta, and Phenomen Ventures. | $30M / Series D / Jul 01, 2013 | ||
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FAQ
What does Kite Ventures invest in?
Kite Ventures invests primarily in E-Commerce, Internet and SaaS startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 23 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Kite Ventures invest in?
Kite Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.6M–$15M at Series A, $7M–$45M at Series B and $27M–$45M at Series C. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Kite Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Kite Ventures took part in.
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Who are the partners at Kite Ventures?
The team at Kite Ventures includes Edward Shenderovich (Founding Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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