# Maxim Poletaev > Maxim Poletaev is a seed investor at Sberbank backing Apps and Consumer Goods. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Sberbank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sberbank) - Total investments: 4 - Last investment: Apr 2021 - Lead investor: 75% - Last updated: Aug 2026 Maxim Poletaev is a seed investor at Sberbank focused on Apps and Consumer Goods. Maxim Poletaev was born on April 6, 1971, in Yaroslavl.In 1993 he graduated from Yaroslavl State University with a degree in Accounting, Control and Business Analysis. Higher education in finance, proficient in English and German.In 1993–1995 he served as an assistant at the Chair of Economy, Organisation and Planning of Production ofYaroslavl State University.In 1994–1995 he underwent training at savings banks in Germany (Sparkasse, Kassel).In August 1995 he was appointed Head of Analysis and Marketing Division, Severny Bank of Sberbank of Russia. Later he headed the Resources Allocation and Securities Management Division.In March 2000 he was promoted to the post of Deputy Chairman of the Board of Yaroslavl Bank of Sberbank.In September 2002 he was appointed Head of Sberbank’s Baikal Bank.In 2009 he was appointed Vice-President, Director of the Corporate Development Department of Sberbank of Russia.Since October 2009 he has served as Chairman of Moscow Bank of Sberbank.In March 2013 Maxim Poletaev became a Member of the Executive Board of Sberbank of Russia.In June 2013 he was appointed First Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board where he runs the Retail, Corporate, Territorial and Welfare Blocks of Sberbank. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Apps | 1 | 25% | | Consumer Goods | 1 | 25% | ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 1 | 25% | | Series A | 1 | 25% | | Funding Round | 1 | 25% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Briskly | Briskly is a technological platform for unmanned trading. The company produces smart refrigerators in its own Briskly factory, develops B-Pay app for scanning and paying for goods and provides technology for autonomous trading.As of June 2021 Briskly sold more than 1000 autonomous micromarkets and entered Kazakh, Belarusian, Ukranian and Germanmarkets. B-Pay app users made more than 1 million purchases using the app. | $3M | Series A | Apr 12, 2021 | | | Briskly | Briskly is a technological platform for unmanned trading. The company produces smart refrigerators in its own Briskly factory, develops B-Pay app for scanning and paying for goods and provides technology for autonomous trading.As of June 2021 Briskly sold more than 1000 autonomous micromarkets and entered Kazakh, Belarusian, Ukranian and Germanmarkets. B-Pay app users made more than 1 million purchases using the app. | $2M | | Oct 12, 2020 | | | Briskly | Briskly is a technological platform for unmanned trading. The company produces smart refrigerators in its own Briskly factory, develops B-Pay app for scanning and paying for goods and provides technology for autonomous trading.As of June 2021 Briskly sold more than 1000 autonomous micromarkets and entered Kazakh, Belarusian, Ukranian and Germanmarkets. B-Pay app users made more than 1 million purchases using the app. | | Seed | Oct 12, 2020 | | | Briskly | Briskly is a technological platform for unmanned trading. The company produces smart refrigerators in its own Briskly factory, develops B-Pay app for scanning and paying for goods and provides technology for autonomous trading.As of June 2021 Briskly sold more than 1000 autonomous micromarkets and entered Kazakh, Belarusian, Ukranian and Germanmarkets. B-Pay app users made more than 1 million purchases using the app. | $390K | Seed | Dec 01, 2019 | | 4 of 4 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Gauss Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gauss-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together ## About Sberbank VC Fund · Moscow, Russian Federation Sberbank today is the largest credit institution in Russia and CIS, accounting for 26% of the aggregate Russian banking assets and 30% of banking capital. According to The Banker magazine, as of July 01, 2010, Sberbank was ranked 43th in the world in terms of Tier 1 capital.Established in 1841, Sberbank has grown into a universal commercialbank with diversified businesses. Sberbank is the biggest taker of deposits in the country and the key lender to the national economy. As of January 01, 2011, Sberbank accounted for 47,9% of retail deposits, 31% of consumer loans and 31% of corporate loans in Russia. 5 contacts available at Sberbank. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Alexander Bazarov | Senior Vice-President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-bazarov | | Alexander Torbakhov | Deputy Chairman of Executive Board | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-torbakhov | | Ivan Harshunou | Executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ivan-gorshunov | | Nicholas I | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nicholas-i | | Andrey Khlyzov | Vice President and Chief IT Architect | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrey-khlyzov | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [Moscow Seed Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/moscow-seed-fund) — VC Fund - [PULSAR](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pulsar-venture-capital) — VC Fund - [Softline Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/softline-venture-partners) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [All Angel Investors in Russian Federation](https://shizune.co/investors/angel-investors-russian-federation) - [Software Investors in Russian Federation](https://shizune.co/investors/software-investors-russian-federation) - [Software Angel Investors in Russian Federation](https://shizune.co/investors/software-angel-investors-russian-federation) - [Consumer Angel Investors in Russian Federation](https://shizune.co/investors/consumer-angel-investors-russian-federation) - [SaaS Investors in Russian Federation](https://shizune.co/investors/saas-investors-russian-federation) - [All Investors in Russian Federation](https://shizune.co/investors/investors-russian-federation) ## FAQ ### What does Maxim Poletaev invest in? Maxim Poletaev invests primarily in Apps and Consumer Goods startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Russian Federation. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Maxim Poletaev last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Maxim Poletaev closed in Apr 2021. Shizune tracks 4 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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