# Sberbank

> Sberbank is a VC fund in Moscow backing Internet and Information Technology. See 30 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Russian Federation
- Total investments: 30
- Last investment: Dec 2021
- Lead investor: 47%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/25880
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/sberbank
- Website: http://www.sberbank.ru
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bankdruzey

Sberbank is a VC fund in Moscow focused on Internet and Information Technology. Sberbank today is the largest credit institution in Russia and CIS, accounting for 26% of the aggregate Russian banking assets and 30% of banking capital. According to The Banker magazine, as of July 01, 2010, Sberbank was ranked 43th in the world in terms of Tier 1 capital.Established in 1841, Sberbank has grown into a universal commercialbank with diversified businesses. Sberbank is the biggest taker of deposits in the country and the key lender to the national economy. As of January 01, 2011, Sberbank accounted for 47,9% of retail deposits, 31% of consumer loans and 31% of corporate loans in Russia.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $30k–$250k |
| Series A | $52k–$8.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 6 | 20% |
| Information Technology | 6 | 20% |
| E-Commerce | 5 | 17% |
| Software | 4 | 13% |
| Financial Services | 4 | 13% |

62 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 11 | 37% |
| Corporate Round | 3 | 10% |
| Series A | 2 | 7% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 2 | 7% |
| Debt Financing | 2 | 7% |

14 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Russian Federation | 19 | 63% |
| United States | 2 | 7% |
| The Netherlands | 2 | 7% |
| Estonia | 1 | 3% |
| Vietnam | 1 | 3% |

7 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alexander Bazarov | Senior Vice-President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-bazarov |
| Alexander Torbakhov | Deputy Chairman of Executive Board | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-torbakhov |
| Ivan Harshunou | Executive Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ivan-gorshunov |
| Nicholas I | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nicholas-i |
| Andrey Khlyzov | Vice President and Chief IT Architect | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrey-khlyzov |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Veon | Veon is an international communications and technology company, headquartered in Amsterdam, and driven by a vision to unlock new opportunities for customers as they navigate the digital world. Present in some of the world’s most dynamic markets, Veon provides more than 200 million customers with voice, fixed broadband, data and digital services.Veon’s heritage as a pioneer in technology is the driving force behind a major transformation focused on bringing the digital world to each and every customer. Veon offers services to customers in 14 markets including Russia, Italy, Algeria, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Bangladesh, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Georgia, Laos, and Zimbabwe. | $932.2M | Post-IPO Debt | Dec 24, 2021 |  |
| VEON | VEON is a Nasdaq-listed digital operator headquartered in Dubai that provides converged connectivity and digital services to nearly 160 million customers. Operating across six countries that are home to more than 7% of the world’s population, VEON is transforming lives through technology-driven services that empower individuals and drive economicgrowth. For more information visit: www.veon.com | $1.2B | Post-IPO Debt | Dec 24, 2021 |  |
| O2O Holdings | Formed by a JV between Sberbank and Mail.ru Group, provides an O2O services platform focusing on key areas of food and transportation. | $169.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 07, 2021 |  |
| Eruditor Group | Eruditor Group is an online marketplace provider for freelancers and businesses in sectors including healthcare, beauty, sports and tutoring. It currently operates under several brands, including Infodoctor, Kracemasters and Vash Repetitor, offering services to professionals and businesses in all major cities in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan. | $21.8M | Debt Financing | Jun 03, 2021 |  |
| Movika | Movika provides tools for creating and publishing interactive video content. It provides access to a set of tools that will transform a video content into an interactive film and publish it on popular distribution platforms. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Kazan, Tatarstan. | $8.5M | Series A | Apr 02, 2021 |  |
| eApteka | SBER EAPTEKA is an online pharmacy store that provides drugs delivered across Moscow, Russia. It has a specialized reference system for the automated search for rare and common medicines online. Today, it is one of the largest online pharmacies in Russia with the widest range of products on the market (over 50,000 products).It was founded in 2000and operates in Moscow City, Russia. | $76M | Private Equity | Feb 11, 2021 |  |
| Smart Resident | Real estate management automation for Managing organizations, mobile application for residents. Dispatching of housing and communal services. | $80K | Seed | Oct 21, 2020 |  |
| TV-Monitoring | TV Monitoring provides monitoring services for advertising and other types of TV content. | $77K | Seed | Oct 16, 2020 |  |
| Malivar | Malivar is a media company that creates and promotes virtual influencers and characters. Malivar help brands to reduce production and advertising costs as well as to avoid risks of human factor in the growing blogging industry. | $137K | Seed | Jul 21, 2020 |  |
| YooMoney | Yandex Money is an electronic payments service that offers safe, reliable, and easy methods of paying online for users. The service allows merchants to accept all the online payment methods most popular among Russians such as mobile billing through the top Russian providers, credit cards, cash via over 250,000 cash-acceptance points all over thecountry, instant bank invoicing, and e-wallets.Yandex Money also provides payment solutions for business money transfers, payment for goods and services on the Internet, premium Mastercard to the wallet, and Card Products for Brands (Messenger Club, PassCity, Trimuti). It also allows users to conveniently pay for services, like home utilities and mobile phone. Their mission is to enhance commercial efficiency on the internet by maintaining a versatile payment environment that brings customers and merchants together.Yandex.Money's partners include banks, internet, and telecom service providers, online stores, game publishers, postal and municipal services, payment integrators, and more.Yandex Money was founded on July 24, 2002, and is headquartered in Moscow, Russia. | $24.9M | Secondary Market | Jun 25, 2020 |  |

10 of 30 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [VK (ex. Mail.Ru Group)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mail-ru) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Russia-China Investment Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/russia-china-investment-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
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- [Noah Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/noah-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Sberbank invest in?

Sberbank invests primarily in Internet, Information Technology and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Corporate Round stage. Most of the 30 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Russian Federation. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Sberbank's check size?

Sberbank typically joins rounds of $30k–$250k at Seed and $52k–$8.5M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Sberbank participates in.

### How do I contact Sberbank?

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### Who are the partners at Sberbank?

The team at Sberbank includes Alexander Bazarov (Senior Vice-President), Alexander Torbakhov (Deputy Chairman of Executive Board) and Ivan Harshunou (Executive Director), among 13 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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