Vostok Ventures
VC Fund
Kyiv, Ukraine
Vostok Ventures is a VC fund in Kyiv focused on Transportation and Bakery. Vostok Ventures makes seed and early stage venture investments in IT projects from Eastern Europe. It focuses on mobile applications, e-commerce, cloud services, and the gaming industry. Vostok Ventures was co-founded by Michael Kharenko and Svyatoslav Pogrebnoy, and is based in Kyiv, Ukraine.
- Total investments:
- 11
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 27%
Last updated:
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Industries Vostok Ventures invests in
Stages Vostok Ventures invests in
Countries Vostok Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $11M–$11M
- Series B
- $6M–$120M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Transportation 2 (18%)
- Bakery 1 (9%)
- EdTech 1 (9%)
- Travel 1 (9%)
- Grocery 1 (9%)
Stage
- Series B 3 (27%)
- Seed 2 (18%)
- Series A 1 (9%)
- Series D 1 (9%)
- Private Equity 1 (9%)
Country
- Egypt 3 (27%)
- Iraq 1 (9%)
- Ukraine 1 (9%)
- United States 1 (9%)
- United Arab Emirates 1 (9%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Kharenko
Founder & Managing Partner
|
Founder & Managing Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baly is the cheapest and fastest taxi application in Baghdad. | $10.5M / Seed / Jan 28, 2022 | ||
| Breadfast delivers household essentials, bakeries, groceries, fruits, veggies, and more than 3,000 items in minutes. | $26M / Series A / Nov 03, 2021 | ||
| Swvl offers an app that allows customers to book fixed-rate rides on buses and vans in their network. It allows people to share a ride in a van or bus during morning and evening commutes for a fixed flat fare with no surge pricing. Through an app, one can book a ride at an affordable rate. Launched in 2017, Swvl has its headquarters in Dubai,United Arab Emirates. | $68M / Series D / Jun 20, 2019 | ||
| Swvl offers an app that allows customers to book fixed-rate rides on buses and vans in their network. It allows people to share a ride in a van or bus during morning and evening commutes for a fixed flat fare with no surge pricing. Through an app, one can book a ride at an affordable rate. Launched in 2017, Swvl has its headquarters in Dubai,United Arab Emirates. | $42M / Series B / Jun 20, 2019 | ||
| PropertyFinder owns and operates real estate portals across Dubai. Available in both English and Arabic, its websites provide visitors with search facilities covering residential and commercial properties for rent or for sale, real estate news, home advice, and buying and selling guides.PropertyFinder provides its users with the tools to helpconsumers find the properties that fit their needs. It works with brokers to list properties in one convenient site, and make it easier to see all of the information about those properties while browsing from its users’ desktop or on the move. | $120M / Series B / Nov 26, 2018 | ||
| BasharSoft is a technology startup developing recruitment systems and creators of Wuzzuf.com - Egypt's leading online recruitment platform. | $6M / Series B / May 02, 2018 | ||
| Create customized legal documents in minutes. | Seed / Dec 13, 2012 | ||
| Preply is a provider of an online tutoring marketplace intended to promote faster learning with one-on-one online tutors. The company's marketplace helps to find and book professional private tutors online from over 185 countries, enabling users to achieve their goals and speak confidently. | $200K / Convertible Note / Aug 31, 2012 | ||
| See all 11 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Vostok Ventures invest in?
Vostok Ventures invests primarily in Transportation, Bakery and EdTech startups, most often at Series B and Seed stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Egypt. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Vostok Ventures's check size?
Vostok Ventures typically joins rounds of $11M–$11M at Seed and $6M–$120M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Vostok Ventures participates in.
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Who are the partners at Vostok Ventures?
The team at Vostok Ventures includes Michael Kharenko (Founder & Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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