# Top 50 Transportation Startup Investors in Russian Federation in June 2026

## Flashpoint
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Machine Learning

Venture capital serves as funding for emerging, inventive enterprises poised for rapid expansion.

## Moscow Seed Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Debt Financing
- Focus: Software, Advertising, Information Technology

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.

## Digital Disrupt
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Private Equity, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Apps, E-Commerce

Using our experience, networking and expertise, we help projects grow so that they change life around the world to the best.

## Rinat Salikhov
- Type: Angel
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Cooking, Robotics, Food Delivery

Rinat Salikhov

## JOINT JOURNEY
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Limassol, Limassol, Cyprus
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Active investment firm that calling founders with a great product vision across diverse industries

## VK (ex. Mail.Ru Group)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Leningradskiy, Chukot, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Social Media, Education, Mobile Apps

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.

## AddVenture
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Software

AddVenture is a region & stage agnostic venture capital fund with a Russian origin. Our investment range is $1-10M.

## Dmitry Stepanov
- Type: Angel
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Internet, Automotive, Consumer Goods

GP in AAL VC, LP in s16vc VC, ex-CMO of Yandex, ex-CEO of Yandex media services (Kinopoisk, Yandex.Afisha, Yandex.Music), curator of the Yandex hub in Armenia, serial entrepreneur (Afisha Picnic, Sports.ru, Journey event agency, FRAM travel club), angel investor (Beri Zaryad, Best Doctor, Wowworks, Yasno, iFarm, Chatfuel, etc.), member of theboards of the charitable foundations Helping Hand and Hume, expert at the Skolkovo Business School, lecturer at Universal University.

## Sergey Ashin
- Type: Angel
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Food Delivery

Sergey Ashin - President & CEO @ Chefmarket.ru

## Sergey Rodionov
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Cooking, Robotics, Food Delivery

Sergey Rodionov

## Skolkovo Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Marketing

Investment platform for venture capital funds management, sell-side advisory for startups, developing and venture ecosystem development

## Alexandr Chernyak
- Type: Angel
- Location: Kiev, Kyyivs'ka Oblast', Ukraine
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Apps, Restaurants, B2B

Alexandr Chernyak is a Board Member for Allset and a Co-founder of Carprice and Smartprice.

## Danil Filatov
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Cooking, Robotics, Food Delivery

Danil Filatov

## TealTech Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, E-Commerce, Fashion

invests in the advancement of innovative start-ups .

## Phystech Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Oil and Gas, Energy

Early supporters of global distribution in deeptech.

## Roman Pavlushko
- Type: Angel
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Travel, E-Commerce, Apps

Angel Investor, CEO & Founder Parkly, ex-CTO Avito (Classified #1 in Russia),

## Impulse VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Advertising, Software, E-Commerce

Fund for technological internet companies

## Elbrus Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: George Town, Midland, Cayman Islands
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Private Equity
- Focus: Financial Services, B2B, Travel

Elbrus Capital Funds are CIS-focused private equity funds with US$1 billion of assets. Since the establishment of the first fund in 2007, Elbrus Capital Funds have made over 90 acquisitions. The funds focus on investments in leading Russian and CIS companies looking for further growth and consolidation opportunities. The funds seek to acquirecontrolling or significant minority equity stakes in fast-growing businesses, and partner with entrepreneurs who have the ambitions to take their business to the next level of development.Since the foundation, Elbrus Capital Funds have invested in 18 platforms across different industries, including the leading players in the digital area (HeadHunter, Mail.ru Group, CIAN Group), FMCG (Great Beer Holding), outsourcing and logistics (DPD Russia, PickPoint, OSG Records Management, Intercomp), private healthcare (National Medical Network), media (UTH, Vyberi Radio) and others.

## Russian Direct Investment Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Private Equity, Series A
- Focus: Transportation, Software, Logistics

Russian Direct Investment Fund is a Russia’s sovereign wealth fund with reserved capital of $10 billion under management. Working alongside the world’s foremost investors, we make direct investments in leading, as well as promising, Russian companies. RDIF attracted over $40 billion of foreign capital into the Russian economy through long-termstrategic partnerships

## Startup Lab
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Food Delivery

Startup Lab Russia is a pre-seed/early seed venture capital fund.

Startup Lab Russia invests in projects in the early stages and helps them grow, build a network of contacts, scale sales channels, optimize the business model and internal processes with leading experts, and then enter international markets.

## Lawrence W. Lepard
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Series A
- Focus: Banking, Finance, Delivery

Lawrence W. Lepard

## Unanounced
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Robotics, Logistics, Warehousing

Investment Firm

## TechnoSpark
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Robotics, Logistics, Health Care

TechnoSpark creates from scratch, grows and sells companies in a wide range of technology domains: robotics, medical equipment, artificial diamonds, composites, optical coatings, genomics, microbiology, photovoltaics, additive technologies, flexible electronics.

## Boris Ryabov
- Type: Angel
- Location: Menlo Park, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Food Delivery, Food and Beverage

Boris Ryabov is a Co-founder, President at Steamology Inc. He attended the University of Warwick - Warwick Business School.

## Target Global
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: FinTech, Software, Financial Services

Target Global is a prominent European technology investment firm with a significant presence in the venture capital landscape, boasting over €3 billion in assets under management. The firm operates out of key tech hubs including London, Berlin, Tel Aviv, and Abu Dhabi, and has a rich portfolio featuring some of Europe's most successful techcompanies such as Revolut, Auto1, Copper, Delivery Hero, Docplanner, and Rapyd.Founding and GrowthTarget Global was established in 2015 by Shmuel Chafets and Yaron Valler, who brought a wealth of experience from their tenure at Hasso Plattner Ventures. Their professional partnership dates back 15 years to their time at Giza Venture Capital, a trailblazer in Israel's investment ecosystem, where they honed their investment acumen and industry foresight.Investment Philosophy and ImpactTarget Global stands out in the European tech industry for its diverse team and its ability to identify and capitalize on unique opportunities. The firm's knack for recognizing potential in the early stages of Germany's tech economy led to the emergence of several unicorns in the 2010s. As the European tech industry evolves, Target Global remains at the forefront, seeking out innovative companies like Robovision, Saleor, and Finom. These recent investments reflect the firm's commitment to supporting cutting-edge technology and business models.Fundraising SuccessesTarget Global's fundraising prowess is evident in its six investment funds, which have collectively raised significant capital. The funds range from Early Stage Funds, focusing on nascent startups, to Growth Funds that support more mature companies scaling their operations. The firm's co-investment strategy has led to over €1 billion in capital deployment across a diverse array of partnerships.Backing and AchievementsWith the backing of investors such as FERI, UBS, Allianz X, Mubadala, and Hermes GPE, Target Global has cemented its reputation as a trusted and successful investment firm. Its portfolio spans over 140 companies at various development stages, with a focus on those targeting trillion-dollar markets.Just a few of the many notable companies in the firm’s portfolio include:- Tarabut, MENA’s leading open banking platform, which was recently featured in Forbes Middle East’s list of Top 50 Fintech Companies.- Flo Health, an AI-driven women’s health product, which is the world’s top health and fitness app by downloads.- Robovision, an easy-to-use AI-driven computer vision platform for users to develop their own deep-learning-based solutions.- Enter, a German company that helps homeowners and businesses reduce their carbon footprint.Target Global's track record includes support for 15 unicorn companies, over 20 exits, and 7 IPOs, showcasing its ability to drive growth and success in the European tech ecosystem. The team, comprised of individuals with founder and operator backgrounds, continues to pursue exceptional opportunities to expand the firm's portfolio and influence.Target Global's journey from its inception to its current status as a key player in European venture capital is marked by strategic investments, a commitment to diversity, and a deep understanding of the tech industry's dynamics. With a clear vision for the future, Target Global is poised to continue its role in shaping the next wave of European tech giants.

## Alexey Menn
- Type: Angel
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence, Apps

Partner at Begin Capital (early stage VC in UK)

## Fort Ross Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Grand Cayman, Midland, Cayman Islands
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series C, Series A
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence

FortRoss Ventures, formerly MoneyTime Ventures, invests in early stage startups with the proven product, technology and go-to-market in the beginning of their international expansion and exponential revenue growth. The firm provides not only capital but give an access to the largest financial institution in CEE (infrastructure, customer base,go-to-market) through establishing the long term partnership (commercial contracts, JVs, other instruments) between the startup and anchor LPs.

## Sberbank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Corporate Round
- Focus: Internet, Information Technology, E-Commerce

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.

## Ivan Dubrovin
- Type: Angel
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Apps, Automotive, Information Services

Ivan Dubrovin

## Dmitry Gorelik
- Type: Angel
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: SaaS, Software, E-Commerce

Dmitry Gorelik

## Public Investment Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Private Equity, Post-IPO Equity
- Focus: Manufacturing, Financial Services, Automotive

PIF is a global and domestic investor. As one of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds, PIF is a key driver of Saudi Vision 2030, with HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al-Saud as Chairman.

## Mubadala
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Private Equity, Series B
- Focus: Health Care, FinTech, Energy

Mubadala Investment Company

## Dmitry Shurygin
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Convertible Note, Angel, Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Analytics, Food Delivery

Dmitry Shurygin is the VP Operations of NFWare. He attended Bauman Moscow State Technical University.

## BCG Digital Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Manhattan Beach, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Shipping, Software, Marine Technology

Founded in January 2014, BCG Digital Ventures is a first-of-its-kind digital-innovation product development and commercialization firm that works with the world’s leading companies to develop, launch, and grow digital products, platforms, and businesses. The firm, headquartered in Manhattan Beach, California, has offices in Berlin, Boston, London,Seattle, San Francisco, and Sydney. Its world-class, multidisciplinary team of innovators and investors possesses a vast range of experience and insight to create disruptive market offerings for BCG’s clients.

## Anton Antich
- Type: Angel
- Location: Baar, Zug, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Delivery, E-Commerce, Food Delivery

Anton Antich manages Veeam's corporate and sales operations teams, facilitating the company's planning and execution rhythm, and providing metrics, analytics and management reporting. He also oversees business-process optimization and its implementation in backend IT systems, as well as the global maintenance-renewal business.Antonjoined Veeam in 2011 as a regional director responsible for growing the emerging markets region. He has over 15 years of sales-management and business-development experience with an analytical skill set and a metrics-driven approach to business operations.Before Veeam, Anton was a regional manager for VMware, in Russia and CIS countries. He also drove alliances business to the Russian subsidiary of Microsoft and consulted on strategy and growth issues for several startups.During the early stages of his career, he was responsible for emerging mobile and wireless product lines’ business development at Novosoft. In addition, he ran marketing at a Moscow IT-consulting company. He has a degree in chemical physics from Novosibirsk State University, where he focused on carbon nanotubes and grapheme research.

## Davidovs Venture Collective
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Los Altos, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology

Hi, we're Marina and Nick Davidovs, a family of founders building the future.

## FJ Labs
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Financial Services

FJ Labs is a stage-agnostic investment firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer facing startups.

## Anton Anohin
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Sales, Retail, Grocery

Anton Anohin

## InPost Nowoczesna Poczta
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Delivery, Transportation

nPost provides postal and courier services for individual and institutional customers in Poland.The company’s postal services include Standard Letter, a service based on accepting, transporting, and delivering standard unregistered letters of companies and institutions; and Standard Local Letter, a service based on accepting, transporting,and delivering standard unregistered letters, which are posted and delivered within the administrative areas of the city. The company also offers Standard Express Letter, a service based on accepting, transporting, and delivering standard express letters that are labeled as Express with a bar code containing the posting number to control the delivery process; and Registered Express Letter, a service based on accepting, transporting, and delivering registered express letters in a way that prevents possible losses, damages, or breakages.In addition, InPost offers easyPack, a round-the-clock service to send and collect parcels. It also provides financial services such as invoices for money transfer services in Poland and internationally; and money transfers based on accepting cash from customers and forwarding it to the beneficiary’s bank account.InPost was founded in 2006 and is based in Krakow, Poland.

## iTech Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Riga, Riga, Latvia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Advertising, Internet, Marketing

Welcome to iTechCapital, an innovative venture capital investment manager. We have been investing in successful businesses building new internet technology continually since 2010.

## Softline Venture Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet

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.

## Almaz Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Portola Valley, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Mobile, Internet

Almaz Capital is an international venture capital firm investing in early stage, capital efficient technology companies. A unique bridge fund headquartered in Silicon Valley, Almaz Capital connects Eastern European/former Soviet engineering and entrepreneurial talent to the U.S. market and helps build global businesses. The firm invests inhigh-growth sectors such as artificial intelligence and blockchain applications, data engineering, cybersecurity, industrial IoT, networking architecture and infrastructure. Its investors include Cisco, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group. Founded in 2008, Almaz Capital has invested in over 30 portfolio companies and has had nine exits to date.

## VTB Bank
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Saint Petersburg, Saint Petersburg City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Private Equity
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology

VTB Bank, its subsidiary banks and financial organizations comprise a leading Russian financial group offering a wide range of financial and banking services and products in Russia, the CIS and select countries in Europe, North America, Asia and Africa. VTB Group has more than 30 banks and financial companies in more than 20 countries. As of 31October 2015, the Group was the second largest financial group in Russia by assets (RUB 12.62 trillion) and by customer accounts (RUB 7.32 trillion).

## Mitsubishi Corporation
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Corporate Round, Series A
- Focus: Software, Internet, Transportation

Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is a global integrated business enterprise that develops and operates businesses across virtually every industry including industrial finance, energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, living essentials, and environmental business. MC's current activities are expanding far beyond its traditional trading operations asits diverse business ranges from natural resources development to investment in retail business, infrastructure, financial products and manufacturing of industrial goods.

## Alexey Romanov
- Type: Angel
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: SaaS, Software, E-Commerce

Alexey Romanov

## Susquehanna International Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Software

Discover Susquehanna, a global quantitative trading firm built on a rigorous, analytical foundation in financial markets.

## Inventure Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Mobile, Apps

Inventure Partners is an innovative investment fund focused on funding disruptive technology startups. The fund looks for teams with a novel approach to business models, and companies that are able to solve real problems and remove inefficiencies in the market. Inventure Partners backs a wide range of ventures across the technology industry, andthe fund’s portfolio currently includes on-demand service Gett (GetTaxi), leader in US telehealth American Well, long-distance bus tickets platform Busfor, and others.

## Voskhod Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Cooking, Robotics, Food Delivery

Voskhod Venture Capital is an investment firm.

## Yum! Brands
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Food Delivery, Food and Beverage

Yum! is a quick-service restaurant brand that primarily operates the likes of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell. Yum! Brands has over 39,000 restaurants in more than 130 countries and territories and more than 1 million associates worldwide. It was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

## Guard Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: CRM, SaaS, Beauty

Private equity and venture capital fund, specializes in investments in telecom and Internet projects with investment volumes of US$ 2 to 5 million.

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