Rafael Ilishayev
Co-Founder and Co-CEO @ Gopuff
Holmdel, United States
Rafael Ilishayev is a seed investor at Gopuff in Holmdel focused on E-Commerce and Marketplace. Rafael Ilishayev is based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is the Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Gopuff. Rafael attended Drexel University. Rafael Ilishayev has been awarded as a Drexel University Founders Award.
- Total investments:
- 4
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
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Industries Rafael Ilishayev invests in
Stages Rafael Ilishayev invests in
Countries Rafael Ilishayev invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $4M–$11M
- Series D
- $100M–$100M
Investment Focus
Industry
- E-Commerce 1 (25%)
- Marketplace 1 (25%)
- Real Estate 1 (25%)
- Developer Platform 1 (25%)
- Property Management 1 (25%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (50%)
- Series D 1 (25%)
Country
- Brazil 1 (25%)
- Mexico 1 (25%)
- United Arab Emirates 1 (25%)
Investments
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HyperSpace
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Hyperspace is a permanent ticketed experiential attraction developer that creates, builds, operates, and funds attractions. Founded in 2020 and is based inDubai, AE. | $11M / Seed / Nov 18, 2021 | |
Orchata
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Orchata is a platform by which you can get groceries delivered in 15 min with no substitutes and at supermarket prices. All the way from fresh fruits, vegetables, drinks, proteins, snacks to bread, medicine, and household essentials. | $4M / Seed / Aug 01, 2021 | |
Loft
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Loft is a transactional marketplace for residential real estate that helps manage the home buying and selling process.Founded by repeat entrepreneurs in 2018, Loft is Brazil’s first transactional marketplace for residential real estate, facilitating the purchase and sale of properties on behalf of individuals, brokers, and two publicly listedREITs managed by the company. By leveraging proprietary transaction data and an end-to-end digital workflow, Loft is bringing the Brazilian homebuying experience into the e-commerce age while integrating a multitude of adjacent service offerings.Loft was founded in 2018 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil. | $100M / Series D / Apr 22, 2021 | |
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Loft
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Loft is a transactional marketplace for residential real estate that helps manage the home buying and selling process.Founded by repeat entrepreneurs in 2018, Loft is Brazil’s first transactional marketplace for residential real estate, facilitating the purchase and sale of properties on behalf of individuals, brokers, and two publicly listedREITs managed by the company. By leveraging proprietary transaction data and an end-to-end digital workflow, Loft is bringing the Brazilian homebuying experience into the e-commerce age while integrating a multitude of adjacent service offerings.Loft was founded in 2018 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil. | $100M / Series D / Apr 22, 2021 |
Co-Investors
About Gopuff
Gopuff is a Philadelphia-based company that delivers products like over-the-counter medicine, baby food, and alcohol. Across America, Gopuff is known for satiating late-night cravings for Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, Doritos, Red Bull, and, in select markets, White Claw and rescuing those in need of diapers, condoms, and cleaning products. Gopuffallows users the joy of browsing the shelves without the hassle of going to the store. It takes seconds to navigate the app and minutes for Gopuff’s Driver-Partners to deliver the customer’s needs and wants. The company was founded in 2013 by Yakir Gola and Rafael Ilishayev, two Drexel University students with a minivan and a vision to make everyday life a little easier.
Gopuff Contacts
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Afshin Pishevar
Head of Sizzle at goPuff
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Bill Langenberg
Principal Software Engineer
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Jeff Arena
VP of Product Management
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Maya S. Noeth
Investor
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Paul Iliya
Senior Manager, Market Development
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FAQ
What does Rafael Ilishayev invest in?
Rafael Ilishayev invests primarily in E-Commerce, Marketplace and Real Estate startups, most often at Seed and Series D stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Brazil. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Rafael Ilishayev's check size?
Rafael Ilishayev typically joins rounds of $4M–$11M at Seed and $100M–$100M at Series D. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Rafael Ilishayev participates in.
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When did Rafael Ilishayev last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Rafael Ilishayev closed in Nov 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.
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