Top 10 Social Media VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Russian Federation in May 2025
A list of 10 VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Social media startups based in Russian federation. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Social media companies from Russian federation. We update this investor list every month.Top 10 Social Media VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Russian Federation in May 2025
Investor | Social Media Russian Federation investments |
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VK (ex. Mail.Ru Group) | 2 |
Life.SREDA | 2 |
RBC Venture Partners | 1 |
Russian Venture Company | 1 |
Mirae Asset Venture Investment | 1 |
Gruppa Kompaniy Familia | 1 |
Softline Venture Partners | 1 |
Moscow Seed Fund | 1 |
AddVenture | 1 |
Sberbank | 1 |
Mail.ru Group was founded by Yuri Milner and is the largest Internet company in the Russian-speaking world. It is one of the largest Internet companies in Russia, and the world's seventh largest Internet business in terms of page views. Mail.ru Group operates two of the three largest Russian language social networking sites(Odnoklassniki.ru and Moi Mir@Mail.Ru), the two largest instant messaging networks in Russia (ICQ and Agent), Russia's leading email service, Russia's second largest Internet portal and Russia's largest online games company.Mail also holds strategic equity stakes of 32.49% in vKontakte, Russia's largest social networking site, and 25.09% in QIWI, formerly OE Investments, one of Russia's leading payment-processing companies. It also holds small minority stakes in Facebook, Zynga and Groupon.
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Investment focus
- Social Media, Mobile Apps, Education
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Russian Federation, United States, Cyprus
Portfolio highlights
- Uchi.ru — Uchi.ru offers online courses for school students.
- 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.
- AliExpress Russia — AliExpress Russia is a leading cross-border and domestic e-commerce platform in Russia.
Life.SREDA is one of the first and leading Fintech-focused VC funds with the vision of building and connecting fintech-ecosystems across the World
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Investment focus
- FinTech, Mobile, Financial Services
- Series A, Seed, Series B
- Russian Federation, Singapore, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Lenddo — Lenddo is the world's first online community that empowers the emerging middle class to use online social connections to demonstrate their creditworthiness and access affordable, life-improving financial services.
- Ayannah — Ayannah is a leading provider of affordable and accessible digital financial services to the world's emerging middle class, many of whom are migrants and/or unbanked.
- SoftPay Mobile — SoftPay Mobile International is a leading Mobile Point of Sale (mPOS) solution and Payment Facilitator company in Southeast Asia. SoftPay's mPOS solution enables businesses and individuals to accept credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, JCB, Amex, China UnionPay), debit cards, bank cards, loyalty cards and all other kinds of card payments anywhereat anytime. Our mPOS solution is highly secure and has achieved numerous certifications to give merchants and customers peace of mind when processing payments.
RBC Venture Partners invests venture capital and growth equity on behalf of the Royal Bank of Canada.
RBC is one of the backers of the BlackBerry Partners Fund.
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Investment focus
- Software, Enterprise Software, Information Technology
- Funding Round, Series B, Series C
- United States, Canada, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Hyperoptic — Hyperfast & Super Affordable Fibre Optic Broadband. Over 48x faster than the UK's average broadband speed. Check out our fibre broadband deals today!
- YourMechanic — The most trusted mobile car repair service. Get an instant quote. All makes & models. 1 Year/12K mile warranty. No worries. No hassle. No over-charging. Available 7 days a week.
- King Children — King Children operates as a 3D custom-printed eyewear company.Through their proprietary technology, their customers can conduct face scans and virtually try-on an ever expanding range of frame designs, colors, and lenses right from their phones. With exact measurements and confirmed order selections in hand, they then print and ship these customglasses directly to their doors.The company is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
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.
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- TV, VoIP, Software
- Seed, Series B, Funding Round
- United States, Russian Federation
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- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Mirae Asset Venture Investment invests in specialized enterprises and provides technology, funding and management consulting.
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Investment focus
- Software, Biotechnology, Information Technology
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- South Korea, United States, India
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- Baropharm — Baropharm is an online e-commerce platform that sells pharmaceutical products for improved individual care.
- HyperAccel — HyperAccel provides hardware solutions for developing AI applications.
- Best Innovation — Best Innovation is a manufacturer of cosmetic products intended to offer a safe alternative to harmful skincare chemicals.
Investment focus
- Dating, Social Media
- Series A, Series B
- Russian Federation
Portfolio highlights
- BUKA —
- Mamba — Mamba is the number one Russian online dating service, which cooperates with major portals including Mail.Ru, Rambler and MSN.com and over 30,000 others. The company’s database holds over 18.6 million registered users, over 40% of which are active. Mamba primarily targets customers in Russia and the CIS and is also going to launch dating servicesabroad. The business model is centered on the “pay as you go” principle: the users are more inclined to pay for additional instant low cost services, rather than bigger monthly subscription. Company’s billing system is one of the largest in the world with more than 40 possible ways to pay for Mamba’s services. According to various estimates, Mamba controls about 85% of the market.
- Ashmanov & Partners —
Softline Venture Partners is a corporate venture fund of Softline Group. Since 2008, Softline Venture Partners have invested about US$20 million in 20 portfolio companies on Russia&CIS market. The amount of investment to one project is from $100 thousand to $1 million. As a stage agnostic investor, the firm works with companies across a widerange of technologies, such as cybersecurity, cloud computing, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things и Edge Computing.The possibilities and competencies of Softline Group as a service provider operating in 50 countries with more than 60000 customers and leading IT vendors, allows unique opportunities for the Fund's portfolio companies to scale business model and boost sales through developed Softline’s sales channels across the globe.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Internet
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Russian Federation, United States, Belarus
Portfolio highlights
- Exodrive — Exodrive provide telematics-based solutions for insurance providers, leasing firms, corporate and taxi fleets, and car-sharing services.
- Kickidler — Kickidler is employee monitoring software that explores employee PC activity levels, increases productivity and finds growth points. Start free trial to try the best employee tracking tool.
- Workclass — Apply for any jobs and get hired in 24 hours now!
The Fund for the Promotion of Venture Investment in Small Enterprises in the Scientific and Technical Sphere of Moscow was established by the Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy of Moscow.
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Investment focus
- Software, Advertising, Information Technology
- Seed, Debt Financing, Funding Round
- Russian Federation, United States, Israel
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- Vestem — Vestem is a biotechnology company that develops new bioveterinary cell therapies for regenerative therapy and next-generation pharmaceuticals for the treatment of pets.
- Picvario — DAM systems allow centralizing, systematizing, searching, and sharing all types of digital files (images, video, audio, etc.). Picvario platform is a reliable storage of the files. Flexible management. API Integration
- Qummy — Qummy produces and freezes dishes for restaurants using its patented Smart Ice technology, which preserves the dish's nutritional and organoleptic features.
AddVenture is a region & stage agnostic venture capital fund with a Russian origin. Our investment range is $1-10M.
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Investment focus
- Internet, E-Commerce, Software
- Series A, Seed, Funding Round
- Russian Federation, United States, Spain
Portfolio highlights
- Borzo — Borzo is a global delivery service that enables intracity same-day delivery. Our algorithms optimize numerous parallel deliveries taking into account the geographical routes, packages’ contents, couriers and many others to ensure the feasibility of the same-day delivery. The services are available in 10 countries including Brazil, India, Indonesia,Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, the Philippines, Russia, Turkey and Vietnam and are used by 3 million customers ranging from SMEs to enterprises.
- MetroSpeedy — MetroSpeedy is a leading technology based local delivery company providing on-demand, same day or scheduled delivery services.
- Cloud Retail — Grow your business with Jiffy SaaS platform which includes app/website, picking, delivery, supply chain & replenishment services
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.
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Investment focus
- Internet, Information Technology, E-Commerce
- Seed, Corporate Round, Funding Round
- Russian Federation, United States, The Netherlands
Portfolio highlights
- Eruditor Group — Bringing businesses and freelance professionals online
- 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.
- 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.
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