# Russian Venture Company

> Russian Venture Company is a VC fund in Moscow backing TV and VoIP. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Russian Federation
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jul 2013
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/the-russian-venture-company
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/rusventure
- Website: http://rusventure.ru
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rossijskaa-vencurnaa-kompania-RVK

Russian Venture Company is a VC fund in Moscow focused on TV and VoIP. Russian Venture Company Seed Fund is a Russian government initiative to encourage fledgling Russian ventures. The main aim of the fund is to invest and bolster innovative Russian start-ups promising high growth opportunities both on Russian and foreign IT markets. The fund was established in 2006 and has a capital base of around US$ 1 billion.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Russian Venture Company. Shizune tracks 8 team members at Russian Venture Company. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/russian-venture-company?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TV | 1 | 25% |
| VoIP | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Marketing | 1 | 25% |
| Messaging | 1 | 25% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Series B | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 50% |
| Russian Federation | 2 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alexey Basov | Deputy General Director & Investment Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexey-basov-954f |
| Anatoly Borodin | Acceleration business manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anatoly-borodin |
| Andrey Vvedensky | Director, Infrastructure Development Department | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrey-vvedensky |
| Artour Baganov | Board of Directors of Infrafund RVC | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artour-baganov |
| Deepak Shahdadpuri | Principal | 52 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deepak-shahdadpuri |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AWS – $25,000 CREDITS | AWS credits are a way to save on your Amazon Web Services (AWS) bill. Credits are applied to AWS cloud bills to help cover costs that are associated with eligible services and are applied until they are exhausted or expire. | $1M | Seed | Jul 04, 2013 |  |
| Tekmi | Tekmi is provider of Unified Communications. Tekmi integrate in one interface all communications:- Virtual PBX and VoIP - virtual phone numbers, IVR, callforwarding and recording, and more- Messenging - e-mail, chat, fax, voicemail- Video and audio conferencing- Data sharing, calendar and other collaboration services.Tekmi works viainternet on all platforms (Windows, Linux, MacOS), mobile devices (Android, iPhone, iPad), SIP phones and web interface. | $1M | Seed | Mar 01, 2011 |  |
| Sphera Corporation | Sphera is the global provider of Web hosting automation and management software, today announced that it has expanded its management team and moved its corporate headquarters to Denver, Colorado. In the coming months, Sphera will continue to leverage recent funding to support and build its infrastructure in high-potential markets, strengthen itstechnology portfolio, increase sales and marketing initiatives and increase support for its global customers. | $3M |  | Jul 05, 2005 |  |
| Visible World | Visible World is the leading provider of targeted television advertising solutions. Our suite of services enables advertisers, agencies, and media companies to deliver addressable, interactive, and measurable ads. Visible World campaigns increase ad relevance and engagement by providing capabilities to target real-time offers, products, andcreative based on geography, programming, inventory levels, time of day, weather, and other data-driven conditions. Today, Visible World helps over 200 advertisers target consumers in ~100 millions U.S. television households and across more than 1,500 major websites. | $8M | Series B | Nov 17, 2003 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Softline Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/softline-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bank of America](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bank-of-america) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Comcast Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/comcast-interactive-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CSK Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/csk-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gemini Israel Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gemini-israel-funds) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Grey Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grey-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Russian Venture Company invest in?

Russian Venture Company invests primarily in TV, VoIP and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series B stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Russian Venture Company's check size?

Russian Venture Company typically joins rounds of $1M–$1M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Russian Venture Company participates in.

### How do I contact Russian Venture Company?

Public channels for Russian Venture Company include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Russian Venture Company?

The team at Russian Venture Company includes Alexey Basov (Deputy General Director & Investment Director), Anatoly Borodin (Acceleration business manager) and Andrey Vvedensky (Director, Infrastructure Development Department), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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.

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