# Roman Abramovich

> Roman Abramovich is a Series B investor at Millhouse backing Information Technology and Apps. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Millhouse](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/millhouse-capital)
- Location: Novaya, Russian Federation
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Jun 2020
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roman-abramovich-854126172/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/mrabramovich_03
- Website: https://www.chelseafc.com/en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Roman-Abramovich-11346478782/

Roman Abramovich is a Russian businessman, investor and politician. He is the main owner of the private investment company Millhouse LLC and owner of Chelsea Football Club, an English Premier League football team.According to Forbes, Abramovich's net worth in 2015, was US$ 9.1 billion (2015). This makes him the 12th richest person inRussia and the 137th richest person in the world.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series B | $25M–$30M |
| Series C | $25M–$60M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 2 | 20% |
| Apps | 1 | 10% |
| Email | 1 | 10% |
| Music | 1 | 10% |
| Mobile | 1 | 10% |

32 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 3 | 30% |
| Seed | 2 | 20% |
| Series C | 2 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 10% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 10% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Israel | 2 | 20% |
| United States | 2 | 20% |
| Russian Federation | 2 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yandex | Yandex is a multinational technology company that provides internet-related services and operates a search engine platform in Russia. It is one of the largest internet companies in Europe, operating Russia’s most popular search engine and its most visited website.According to LiveInternet, for the three months ended September 30, 2015, theygenerated 57.1% of all search traffic in Russia. They also operate in Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Turkey. | $1B | Post-IPO Equity | Jun 25, 2020 |  |
| GdeMaterial | GdeMaterial - DIY marketplace operates a DIY marketplace which provides quick delivery of any materials. DIY marketplace that helps to customer find the closest shop with best prices and order delivery. | $500K | Seed | Jun 07, 2018 |  |
| TARIS Biomedical | TARIS Biomedical a specialty pharmaceutical company with deep domain expertise in therapeutics and drug-delivery, is focused on local minimally-invasive drug-device convergence products. The TARIS core technology and development efforts are being applied to disease areas with high unmet medical need in which current therapies or systemic treatmentshave failed. | $25M | Series B | Dec 21, 2017 |  |
| OpenWeb | OpenWeb is a social engagement platform for people to elevate an open exchange of ideas across communities online. The platform utilizes AI and machine learning to incentivize healthy dialogue, decrease toxicity, and create thriving, engaged communities. OpenWeb works with more than 700 top-tier publishers and hosts 100 million active users eachmonth. OpenWeb is on a mission to democratize and improve conversations online. Founded in 2012, OpenWeb has over 100 employees in New York City and Tel Aviv and is backed by world-class investors including Insight Partners, AltaIR Capital, ScaleUp, Norma Investments, and Index Ventures. | $25M | Series C | Nov 29, 2017 |  |
| StoreDot | StoreDot develops battery technology that supports extreme-fast charging for electric vehicles and related uses. The company focuses on silicon-dominant lithium-ion cells designed to deliver a significant driving range with only a few minutes of charging. StoreDot provides sample cells to automotive manufacturers and collaborates with industrypartners to explore the integration of its technology into future vehicle platforms. The company also advances research aimed at reducing charging times further while maintaining performance characteristics. | $60M | Series C | Aug 09, 2017 |  |
| StoreDot | StoreDot develops battery technology that supports extreme-fast charging for electric vehicles and related uses. The company focuses on silicon-dominant lithium-ion cells designed to deliver a significant driving range with only a few minutes of charging. StoreDot provides sample cells to automotive manufacturers and collaborates with industrypartners to explore the integration of its technology into future vehicle platforms. The company also advances research aimed at reducing charging times further while maintaining performance characteristics. | $60M | Series C | Aug 09, 2017 |  |
| OpenWeb | OpenWeb is a social engagement platform for people to elevate an open exchange of ideas across communities online. The platform utilizes AI and machine learning to incentivize healthy dialogue, decrease toxicity, and create thriving, engaged communities. OpenWeb works with more than 700 top-tier publishers and hosts 100 million active users eachmonth. OpenWeb is on a mission to democratize and improve conversations online. Founded in 2012, OpenWeb has over 100 employees in New York City and Tel Aviv and is backed by world-class investors including Insight Partners, AltaIR Capital, ScaleUp, Norma Investments, and Index Ventures. | $13M | Series A | Aug 03, 2016 |  |
| Music Messenger | Shellanoo Group is a technology company specializing in mobile applications, Internet related services and interactive artificial intelligence with cognitive solutions.Introducing a modern way to invest in technology. Shellanoo Group offers investors the range of a diversified IT portfolio with the simplicity of investing in a single company.Shellanoo Group builds, operates and manages products and services that challenge the status quo, all of which are wholly owned by the Company.Founded in mid-2014 in Israel, Shellanoo Group has grown into one of Israel’s more appealing technology firms, combining both business expertise and technological strength. | $30M | Series B | Mar 01, 2015 |  |
| StoreDot | StoreDot develops battery technology that supports extreme-fast charging for electric vehicles and related uses. The company focuses on silicon-dominant lithium-ion cells designed to deliver a significant driving range with only a few minutes of charging. StoreDot provides sample cells to automotive manufacturers and collaborates with industrypartners to explore the integration of its technology into future vehicle platforms. The company also advances research aimed at reducing charging times further while maintaining performance characteristics. |  | Series B |  |  |
| Weedingtech | Weedingtech are the manufacturers of Foamstream, the award winning, herbicide-free system of controlling weeds, offering the most effective alternative to traditional chemical herbicides. Available for the first time on a commercial basis to the amenity and water industries, it kills weeds using a precise application of hot water and foam. Discoverhow your organisation could benefit from this exciting new technology today. |  | Seed |  |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Mercedes-Benz Group AG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daimler) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Millhouse](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/millhouse-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bristol-Myers Squibb](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bristol-myers-squibb) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cerca Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cerca-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Flagship Pioneering](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flagship-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Impulse VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/impulsevc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Millhouse

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Millhouse, Inc. PLC is a listed international diversified funds management business with its securities quoted on Deutsche Börse.Its business is to acquire existing businesses in funds management, investment management, and asset management across asset sectors. These acquisitions are conducted at historically low prices and capitalise on theconsiderable sunk costs invested by previous owners.The company has a standard acquisition model based on warranted ebitda with the consideration payable over three years as a mix of equity and cash. Each acquisition is ebitda positive and cash generating. Business operations exist in Australia, Singapore, Germany and other countries as the acquisitions program rolls out.

1 contacts available at Millhouse.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Roman Abramovich | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roman-abramovich |

## Similar investors

### Similar industry
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Second Century Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/second-century-ventures) — VC Fund
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — VC Fund

### Similar stage
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund
- [FJ Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fj-labs) — 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)
- [Enterprise Angel Investors in Russian Federation](https://shizune.co/investors/enterprise-angel-investors-russian-federation)
- [Proptech Investors in Russian Federation](https://shizune.co/investors/proptech-investors-russian-federation)
- [Proptech Angel Investors in Russian Federation](https://shizune.co/investors/proptech-angel-investors-russian-federation)
- [Retail Investors in Russian Federation](https://shizune.co/investors/retail-investors-russian-federation)
- [Retail Angel Investors in Russian Federation](https://shizune.co/investors/retail-angel-investors-russian-federation)

## FAQ

### What does Roman Abramovich invest in?

Roman Abramovich invests primarily in Information Technology, Apps and Email startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Israel. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Roman Abramovich's check size?

Roman Abramovich typically joins rounds of $25M–$30M at Series B and $25M–$60M 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 Roman Abramovich participates in.

### When did Roman Abramovich last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Roman Abramovich closed in Jun 2020. Shizune tracks 10 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. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co