# Kite Ventures

> Kite Ventures is a VC fund in Moscow backing E-Commerce and Internet. See 20 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Russian Federation
- Total investments: 20
- Last investment: Jun 2018
- Lead investor: 35%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kite-ventures-
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/kite_ventures
- Website: http://www.kiteventures.com

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 EdwardShenderovich.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $1.6M–$15M |
| Series B | $7M–$30M |
| Series C | $27M–$46M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 7 | 35% |
| Internet | 3 | 15% |
| SaaS | 2 | 10% |
| Advertising | 2 | 10% |
| Enterprise Software | 2 | 10% |

40 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 4 | 20% |
| Series B | 4 | 20% |
| Series C | 2 | 10% |
| Series E | 2 | 10% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 10% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 5 | 25% |
| Germany | 4 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Edward Shenderovich | Founding Partner | 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edward-shenderovich |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dataminr | 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 | 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. | $46.1M | Series C | Mar 30, 2015 |  |
| Delivery Hero | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |  |
| Merchantry | Merchantry makes marketplaces possible. Merchantry provides the cloud-based technology infrastructure and merchant network that empower retailers and media organizations to grow their eCommerce businesses by building online marketplaces. | $7M | Series B | May 07, 2013 |  |
| Delivery Hero | 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. | $50M | Series D | Aug 27, 2012 |  |

10 of 20 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Team Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/team-europe-ventures) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Point Nine](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/point-nine-capital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Headline](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/headlinevc) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [HV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/holtzbrinck-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Kreos Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kreos-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Berlin Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/berlinventure-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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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 A and Series B stage. Most of the 20 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 Kite Ventures's check size?

Kite Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.6M–$15M at Series A, $7M–$30M at Series B and $27M–$46M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Kite Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Kite Ventures?

Public channels for Kite Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### 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.

### 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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