# USM Holdings

> USM Holdings is a VC fund in Moscow backing Internet and Apps. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Russian Federation
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Sep 2019
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/usm-holdings-ltd-/
- Website: http://usm-group.com

USM Holdings (USM) is a diversified international holding company with significant interests across the metals and mining, telecoms and internet sectors. The group was established in 2012 to streamline and consolidate the various projects of Alisher Usmanov and his partners, which are the result of over 20 years of illustrious entrepreneurial andbusiness development activities.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Internet | 2 | 67% |
| Apps | 1 | 33% |
| Banking | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| eSports | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Russian Federation | 2 | 67% |
| Spain | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alisher Usmanov | founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alisher-usmanov |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bnext | Bnext is a fintech platform headquartered in Madrid, Spain.Bnext is the first supermarket for financial products, it reflects a new way of banking that challenges traditional banking from its foundations. With Bnext users can do almost everything they do with a bank, without having to use a bank. It allows them to create their own currentaccount in a matter of minutes, with nearly all the functionalities of an account in a traditional entity. Additionally, users can include their external accounts and hence have all their financial information on a single platform, regardless of the provider. However, the real innovation in Bnext lies on its Marketplace. Here, users have access to a wide range of financial products from fintechs and banks. The offering suplliers are meticulously selected in order to best fit the client's needs. On the platform, the user can scan through all different products, purchase them and control his acquisitions, all without ever leaving the app. Instead of charging the customer endless commissions and trying to sell as many products as possible, Bnext has developed a model that allows to really collaborate with the fintechs and get the best available offers on the market. The fintech portfolio to date includes real estate investment firms, mutual fund investment, loans and crowdlending, microloans or crowdfunding. Bnext is progressively integrating the most leading products in the market to expand the offer and thus become the first bank without balance. | $25M | Series A | Sep 30, 2019 |  |
| ESForce Holding | ESforce Holding is an e-sports organization, covering key industry areas from the organization of international competitions and creation of professional content to publishing, advertising, and retail and merchandising. ESforce Holding is best known to the e-sports world for its work with the likes of Natus Vincere, Virtus.pro, and SK Gaming. | $100M |  | Oct 10, 2016 |  |
| InPlat | InPlat's mission is to make payments on the Internet convenient for buyers and sellers using modern technologies. | $1M | Seed | Mar 01, 2015 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Cometa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cometa-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Conexo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/conexo-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DN Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dn-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Founders Future](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-future) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KAYA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kaya-8ed9) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Rancilio Cube Sicaf](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ranciliocube) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does USM Holdings invest in?

USM Holdings invests primarily in Internet, Apps and Banking startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Russian Federation. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact USM Holdings?

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### Who are the partners at USM Holdings?

The team at USM Holdings includes Alisher Usmanov (founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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