# Ruben Vardanyan > Ruben Vardanyan is a seed investor at Sberbank CIB (Moscow) backing B2B and Events. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Sberbank CIB](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sberbank-cib) - Location: Moscow, Russian Federation - Total investments: 2 - Last investment: Feb 2020 - Lead investor: 100% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ruben-vardanyan-22462bb9 Ruben Vardanyan is a seed investor at Sberbank CIB in Moscow focused on B2B and Events. Ruben Vardanian is the co-Head of Sberbank CIB. Prior to the merger with Sberbank in January 2012, he served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Troika Dialog, where he has worked since the company’s founding.Ruben Vardanian is a Board member at a number of entities: OJSC AvtoVAZ (the largest car manufacturer in Eastern Europe), OJSCKAMAZ (the largest truck manufacturer in Eastern Europe), OJSC NOVATEK (the largest independent gas producer in Russia), CJSC SIBUR Holding (the leader of petrochemistry in Russia and Eastern Europe), and Joule Unlimited, Inc. (a pioneer in the production of liquid fuel from solar energy), is a member of the Supervisory Board for the closed-end mutual venture investment fund Skolkovo-Nanotech, member of the Investment Committee of Avica Property Investors International (Asset Management Company of Romanov Property Holdings Fund). Ruben Vardanian is also Board Chairman of OJSC Rosgosstrakh (the major insurance player on the Russian market) and AmeriaBank (the leading bank in Armenia).Ruben Vardanian served as CEO at Rosgosstrakh from 2002–2004, Chairman of the Board from April 2004 to July 2005 and was Chairman of the Board at Sukhoi Civil Aircraft from 2005-2009. Additionally, from February 1 until September 10, 2012, he served on the Board of Directors of IG Seismic Services Ltd. (a joint venture between the Integra Group and Schlumberger). ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | B2B | 1 | 50% | | Events | 1 | 50% | | Social | 1 | 50% | | Consulting | 1 | 50% | | Recruiting | 1 | 50% | 9 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 1 | 50% | | Angel | 1 | 50% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | United States | 1 | 50% | | Russian Federation | 1 | 50% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Philgood | Philgood is a strategy consulting company that initiates and implements social projects. | | Seed | Feb 17, 2020 | | | VCV | VCV is an AI-powered recruiting bot that searches for candidates, calls them with questions using voice recognition, and then invites them to record a video interview. VCV can save recruiters over 20 hours of work with recruiting bots working 24/7 to find, chat, and interview. | | Angel | Jan 23, 2020 | | 2 of 2 investments shown. ## About Sberbank CIB VC Fund 1 contacts available at Sberbank CIB. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Ruben Vardanyan | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ruben-vardanian | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [SV Angel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sv-angel) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — 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 - [Community Investors in Russian Federation](https://shizune.co/investors/community-investors-russian-federation) - [Community Angel Investors in Russian Federation](https://shizune.co/investors/community-angel-investors-russian-federation) - [Media (entertainment) Investors in Russian Federation](https://shizune.co/investors/media-entertainment-investors-russian-federation) - [All Angel Investors in Russian Federation](https://shizune.co/investors/angel-investors-russian-federation) - [Media (entertainment) Investors in Russian Federation](https://shizune.co/investors/media-entertainment-investors-russian-federation) - [Media (entertainment) Angel Investors in Russian Federation](https://shizune.co/investors/media-entertainment-angel-investors-russian-federation) ## FAQ ### What does Ruben Vardanyan invest in? Ruben Vardanyan invests primarily in B2B, Events and Social startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Ruben Vardanyan last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Ruben Vardanyan closed in Feb 2020. Shizune tracks 2 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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