# Prostor Capital

> Prostor Capital is a VC fund in Moscow backing Finance and Apps. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Russian Federation
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Nov 2013
- Lead investor: 60%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.prostor-capital.ru
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/prostorcapital

Prostor Capital is a VC fund in Moscow focused on Finance and Apps. Prostor Capital – a Russian venture fund focused on profitable investments in dynamically growing companies of IT & Internet markets. The Fund was incorporated in 2011 by a group of private investors. A famous Russian investor and enterpreneaur Leonid Reiman and one of the leading top-managers of IT industry Sergey Merkulov are among itsco-founders and co-investors.Fund’s investment focus – the stable growth stage (round А and above) projects having ready technological product and fast-growing clients-and-users base. These are Russian IT and Internet companies with a big local or international sales market potential, interested in external investments for the achievement of a new development level. The priority is given to the companies with a technological component in the sphere of new financial and advertising services, cloud technologies, projects in the sphere of innovational education and digital medicine. Awarded as one the TOP 20 best Russian venture investment funds (source: Hopes&Fears).TOP 5 of the most active venture funds in the Russian market (source: the research of Firrma.ru with the support of JSC «RVC» and PwC). Currently Prostor Capital’s investment portfolio includes 14 companies: Dnevnik.ru, Umisoft, Softrust, Platiza, Credit Cards Online, Federal Finance, CPA Exchange, Evrika Group, Dulton Media, Infratel, Smart CheckOut, Penxy, Carfin, AdMoment.Prostor Capital ManagementSergey Merkulov, a Managing Partner, one of the leading Top-managers in IT-industry with over 20 years of managerial experience. He is responsible for the Fund strategy, cooperation with investors, as well as a number of sectorial segments are under his management. Alexey Solovyov, a Managing Director of the Fund. He is responsible for the Fund’s overall management, organisation and functioning coordination of the Managing Company and the Investment Committee; a BOD member of several portfolio companies. Stanislav Kosorukov, an Investment Director, managing the investment analytical practice, responsible for the search and evaluation of projects’ perspective, investment deals’ structuring and portfolio companies’ operational activity control.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finance | 4 | 80% |
| Apps | 2 | 40% |
| Sales | 2 | 40% |
| Credit | 2 | 40% |
| Banking | 1 | 20% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 3 | 60% |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Russian Federation | 4 | 80% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sergey Merkulov | Managing Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sergey-merkulov |
| Stanislav Kosorukov | Investment Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stanislav-kosorukov |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Platiza | Online microfinance service that provides short-term payday loans. After online identification and scoring process funds can be trasferred to customer's debit card, Visa Qiwi Wallet or any e-commerce partner account for purchase settlement purposes. Funds are being posted within 5-10 minutes in case of positive decision. |  |  | Nov 29, 2013 |  |
| Federal Finance | The online service of internet users identification. Provider of identification services to companies. | $3M |  | Nov 28, 2013 |  |
| Federal Finance | The online service of internet users identification. Provider of identification services to companies. | $3M |  | Nov 28, 2013 |  |
| CarFin | CarFin is a Russia-based credit service created for automotive companies and real estate industry. It offers loan calculators for automakers sites, car dealers, and real estate developers. CarFin was launched in 2012 and is based in Moscow, Russia. | $400K | Seed | Feb 18, 2013 |  |
| Infratel | Infratel provides small business telephony solutions available through partners and cloud services providers. | $3M | Series A | Aug 07, 2012 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Flint Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flint-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Moscow Seed Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/moscow-seed-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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## FAQ

### What does Prostor Capital invest in?

Prostor Capital invests primarily in Finance, Apps and Sales startups, most often at Funding Round and Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Russian Federation. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Prostor Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Prostor Capital?

The team at Prostor Capital includes Sergey Merkulov (Managing Partner) and Stanislav Kosorukov (Investment Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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