Top 10 Travel Angel Investors in Russian Federation in December 2024

Last updated: Dec 2024 A list of 10 angel investors that invest in Travel startups based in Russian federation. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Travel companies from Russian federation. We update this investor list every month.

Top 10 Travel Angel Investors in Russian Federation in December 2024

Investor	Travel Russian Federation investments
Michael van Swaaij	2
Chamath Palihapitiya	2
Oskar Hartmann	2
Mark Gerson	2
Pavel Glushenkov	1
Roman Pavlushko	1
Bas Godska	1
Pawel Chudzinski	1
Cem Sertoglu	1
Jeremie Berrebi	1

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Michael van Swaaij is an Advisor, and ex-Chairman Skype and attributed with the launch of eBay & AOL in Europe

Investment focus

SaaS, Travel, FinTech
Seed, Angel, Series A
United States, Russian Federation, Israel

Portfolio highlights

HipClub — Our first project was conceived HipWay.ru in April 2009, when we, its creators, not for the first time confronted with the problem of organizing your own holiday, we decided to create a project that will be useful for those looking for a fun and unconventional holiday. And thus, in contrast to the large number of already existing at the time oftravel social networks, forums and so on, we will set a goal that will be exactly hipway.ru shop travel, with the possibility of booking and payment online. A year later, in April 2010, appeared hipway.ru - the first project that brings together all the most interesting and unusual travel in one convenient directory, with the possibility of booking and payment online.Immediately after starting hipway.ru ranked sites day rambler.ru, it is absolutely without our knowledge - the unprecedented influx of visitors we have learned from that page hipway.ru opened a few seconds and broke off from the phone calls. Project immediately had to switch to a new server and organizers inspire and start looking for investors. Up to this point the project was funded entirely by private funds.In parallel with the search for an investor we planned to start a second project - hipclub - private club offers a great vacation c exclusive discounts. We gave the project to the development of our IT-team and continued to search for funding.In mid-2010 we were lucky - we got a great project investors - Javier Pérez-Tenessa, founder of eDreams, Michael van Swaaij, former CEO Skype and eBay top manager and several other equally wonderful "business angels". These people are now helping us not only financially, but also valuable advice.In October 2010, we launched hipclub, who became the first Internet cafe, specializing in tourism and leisure. In a short time hipclub not only got wide coverage on the Internet , but also got great reviews from its customers that we are particularly pleased, as it was initially the main task of both projects is to create a travel company with the best customer service.
Scramble — Investing made easy with Scramble - P2P lending platform offering secured loans to vetted European brands. Start your investment journey effortlessly, ensuring a smooth and secure path to build your investment portfolio.
Ovo Automotive — OVO Automotive is providing Cloud based App Delivery Platform for Connected Cars, driving open innovation for in-vehicle interactions, experiences and services.Auto makers, Google and Apple are locked in a battle to control the last unconquered screen - the in-vehicle dashboard - for direct interaction with captive audience and monetizing newconnected vehicle services. OVO Automotive provides a novel platform for delivery of apps to the in-vehicle screen, which enables customer interaction independent of automakers, Apple and Google. Our platform enables fleet owners, car dealers, smart mobility service players and connected car service providers to interact with their customers directly on the go, thus improving customer experience and creating new revenue streams. Our automotive grade cloud platform enables the delivery of any connected car app directly to any in-vehicle interactive touchscreen dashboard in a secure and transparent way, providing drivers and passengers a rich connected vehicle experience.

Chamath Palihapitiya is the Founder and Managing Partner of Social Capital. He previously worked at BMO Nesbitt Burns as an Associate of the Interest Rate Derivatives Group. Chamath Palihapitiya attended the University of Waterloo.

Investment focus

Software, Enterprise Software, Mobile
Series A, Seed, Series B
United States, Canada, India

Portfolio highlights

Proterra — Building innovative battery technologies to power a better, more sustainable world.
Berkshire Grey — AI-Enabled Enterprise RoboticsAutomate your most expensive processes to fulfill customer orders and stock your shelves at a fraction of the cost and time. Trusted By Top Global Brands Trusted by Top Global Brands "Berkshire Grey took a very different approach to automation than we had seen from other suppliers. BG invested the time necessary to
Sunlight Financial — Sunlight Financial is a premier, technology-enabled point-of-sale finance company. Sunlight partners with contractors nationwide to provide homeowners with financing for the installation of residential solar systems and other home improvements. Sunlight’s best-in-class technology and deep credit expertise simplify and streamline consumer finance,ensuring a fast and frictionless process for both contractors and homeowners.

Oskar Hartmann currently works as an Angel Investor for YAP. He previously worked at Flaschenpost SE as an Investor. Oskar Hartmann attended WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Internet, Automotive
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Germany, Russian Federation, India

Portfolio highlights

Tiggy — 15 minute grocery delivery on a mission to forever change the way we buy everyday essentials. Now live in Vancouver
Lumaly — Lumaly is a browser extension that automatically tries out and uses all available voucher codes in the cart when shopping online.
June Homes — June Homes is a network of fully furnished bedrooms in prime spots available on flexible month-to-month terms in major American cities.

Mark Gerson is a co-founder of GLG. He is the Chairman of United Hatzalah, the network of first responders that treat victims of pre-hospital trauma in Israel, and the co-founder and Chairman of the Africa Mission Healthcare Foundation, which supports the work of medical missionaries performing clinical care throughout Africa. In addition, Mr.Gerson is a co-founder and co-Chairman of Thuzio, Chairman of Axial Markets and author of The Neoconservative Vision: From the Cold War to the Culture Wars (Madison Books: 1996) and In the Classroom: Dispatches from an Inner-City School That Works (Free Press: 1997).He graduated summa cum laude from Williams College and received his JD from Yale Law School.

Investment focus

Enterprise Software, Travel, E-Commerce
Seed, Angel, Series A
United States, Russian Federation, Israel

Portfolio highlights

Siftery — Siftery is a database of sorts where companies list their software stacks. Siftery compares companies with similar stacks and looks for differences to make some recommendations.
Umi Kitchen — Umi Kitchen offers an application that enables its users to order homemade food from local chefs. The meals are delivered with reheating instructions and an ingredient list.Umi Kitchen enables its customers to rate and review services of the chefs. The company provides chefs with marketing, packaging, and delivery services.Umi Kitchen wasfounded by Khalil Tawil, Derek Gottfrid, and Hallie Meyer in March 2015. It is based in New York.
Greats — GREATS designs classically inspired sneakers for men and women using luxury high quality materials and construction. Free exchanges and returns.

Pavel has over 10 years of investment banking and private equity experience.Prior to joining InVenture Partners, Pavel held the position of Vice President at the leading private equity fund in Russia and supervised portfolio companies in sectors such as telecommunications, real estate, retail and information technologies since 2010.Before thatPavel served as a Chief Financial Officer at Tsargrad, a Russian regional developer, in 2007-2010.Before Tsargrad Pavel worked at MDM bank and participated in the IPO of Irkut Corporation.

Investment focus

Travel, Tourism, Internet
Seed
Russian Federation, United States

Portfolio highlights

CrowdSystems — CrowdSystems serves leading Retailers and Manufacturers delivering solutions to increase returns on trade and communication activities. Through innovative IT solutions in mobile, online and analytics specialists turn insights into strategy execution which results in enhanced revenue and profitability. Our people are experts with a senior levelexperience at working within and for Global Brands. CrowdSystems' IT platform allows to collect in real time retail visibility and brand insights directly from consumers disrupting traditional ways for conducting Retail Audit and Consumer Research studies.
Level Travel — Level Travel service for online booking of tours with round the clock customer support.
Second pilot — Second pilot is a service that offers drivers information about road conditions.

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

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Travel, Apps
Angel, Pre-Seed, Seed
Russian Federation, United States

Portfolio highlights

Luxxy — Luxxy is the leader in the resale luxury consignment niche on the Russian market. We are a dedicated community of more than 250 thousand users and 140,000 products from individual sellers with good price offers compared to the average prices on the market.We have built an easy-to-use APP with many filters and detailed descriptions of productsthat offer convenience to our community. Our own team of experts guarantees the authenticity of the items purchased. At the same time, a customer has the ability to return the product if it does not match the description on the website which makes expensive purchases online easy and secure. We sell pieces from designers such as Chanel, Hermès, and Louis Vuitton; jewelry and watches from Cartier, Rolex, and Van Cleef & Arpels. Our consignors earn 70-90% of the sale price. The apparel industry accounts for about 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, and it consumes more energy than aviation and shipping combined. Help us to make the world greener together with LUXXY.
B2BTRADE — B2BTRADE is an online trading platform for organizing wholesale sales and purchases
Parkly — Find, book, and save on parking with convenient garages and lots. Find parking near work, home and airports.

General Partner & Founder Acrobator Ventures, Tech Investment Fund. Founder Acrobator.com, growth hack and marketing advisory firm. Digital Dutchman, entrepreneur-turned-investor. eCommerce expert, growth hacker and marketeer since 2000. Assisted 100+ companies worldwide as CMO, MD, board advisor, consultant. Personal angel investmentportfolio, overall company value nearing $3BN, follow-ons raised (>$150 MN) from Accel, Iconiq, Insight Ventures, EBRD, Techstars, Acrobator Ventures. Ranked #1 Foreign Angel Investor in Russia (EWDN); Top 10 Angel Investor (Firrma.ru/SLON), Crunchbase: #1 Dutch (2019) & Top 50 EU angel investor. Techcrunch / Crunchbase: "Bas Godska is one of the most prolific Western investors in Eastern Europe."Roles Europe/Russia/CIS (2003-2019): CMO lastminute.com ; Country Manager Sportingbet ; CMO Europe Ebookers.com / Orbitz.com ; MD Gogol Media. CMO / dep. CEO Ozon.ru ; VP Marketing Gloria Jeans ; CMO Lamoda.ru (Rocket Internet) ; CMO Digital KupiVIP.ru ; eCommerce Director a.i. Enter | Svyaznoi ; MD myThings.com ; Guest Lecturer Digital Marketing at Moscow School of Management MBA (3 years).Portfolio: miro.com; harver.com; travelata.ru (co-founder); Chocofamily Holding: chocotravel.kz, chocolife.me, aviata.kz, chocomart.kz (exit), lensmark.kz, rahmet.kz, chocofood.kz, iDoctor.kz, HRbot; Newzmate.com (partial exit to Piano.io); storyterrace.com, getobjectiv.com; Crossss (sold to Leadhit); clockster.com; linkpizza.com; zakaz.ua; urbandine.nl; 6nomads.com, instreamatic.ai., omdena.com, aura-aware.com, awesomic.com, memoryOS.com, VC investments: leapfunder.com; respeecher.com; letsenhance.io; studyfree.org.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Machine Learning
Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
United States, The Netherlands, Kazakhstan

Portfolio highlights

Awesomic — Get matched with the best-fit designer on a fixed budget with no stress. Place a design task and see the first results on the next business day. Start today!
SuperWorld — The Virtual World mapped on top of the real world to create, discover and monetize content.
knopka — knopka - is an advanced automated nurse calling system that ensures help is provided on time. One-hour installation. Completely wireless. Compatible with cardiac monitors, fitness trackers, and smartwatches.

Pawel Chudzinski was a co-founder and partner at Team Europe where he led Team Europe’s investment activities. Prior to that, Pawel worked as an Associate for the US investment banking firm Greenhill & Co. in Frankfurt and London. Previously, he graduated from the Leipzig Graduate School of Management (HHL). He is fluent in English, Germanand Polish and has a basic command of Russian.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, Internet
Series A, Seed, Series B
Germany, Poland, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

HipWay — Hipway is an online travel company maintaining two websites - hiplcub.ru and hipway.ru. Hipclub.ru - is a private online travel club running 10-15 flash sale deals per week. The deals include hotel stays and hotel+flight packages. Hipway.ru - is a travel package specialist offering wide range of hotel+flight packages of Russian touroperators. Hipway recieved angel funding from superangels such as Michael van Swaaij and Chamath Palihapitya in 2010.
SaaStock — SaaStock was founded by Alexa Theuma on a simple belief: When the SaaS community comes together, the result is collective improvement.That’s why SaaStock events connect key players in the world of SaaS, by serving as a platform for learning, networking, demos, and investments. The premier 3-day SaaStock conference occurs annually in Dublin,Ireland. It attracts 3000+ attendees, all in the business of growing and scaling B2B SaaS companies.The conference includes satellite events such as: 1. SaaS.City - A series of SaaS management bootcamps. 2. InvestStock - An investor-only, content and networking event. 3. Startup Programme - An opportunity for startups to showcase products, connect with investors, and accelerate their growth. 4. Global Pitch Competition - A hunt to find the year’s “Best SaaS Startup” with a $25,000 grand prize.SaaStock also hosts 1-day, SaaStock On Tour events in locations including Paris, London, Sydney, Helsinki, Berlin, and New York.
Hula Earth — Biodiversity Monitoring for Nature, Agriculture, and Infrastructure

Cem Sertoglu is an internet and technology venture capitalist and entrepreneur. He is currently a Managing Partner at Bek Ventures, a European venture investment firm focusing on technology and health technology companies.He is also a managing partner at Young Turk Ventures, an internet-focused investment firm. From 2008 to 2009, Sertoglu was apartner at iLab Ventures, the venture capital arm of AccessTurkey Capital Group that is focused on early-stage through late-stage growth equity investments, primarily in on-line consumer services companies and technology-driven business services companies in Turkey.Prior to these, Sertoglu founded SelectMinds, a provider of cloud-based, social talent sourcing apps that allow companies to use social networks such as Facebook to recruit employees. He served as its CEO from 1999 to 2005. The company was bought by Oracle in 2012.Sertoglu's investment highlights include: GittiGidiyor, the first major Turkish internet exit to eBay in 2011; YemekSepeti, the leading online meal delivery marketplace in Turkey; Grupanya, Turkey’s leading daily deal business; and Wikimart.ru, a leading Russian e-commerce platform. Other investments include: HipWay, CivicSolar, Lofty, Lime&Tonic, Gezlong and Vivense Home & Living.Sertoglu attended the University of Texas at Austin and received his bachelor's degree in Economics in 1993. He also attended Robert College from 1982 to 1989. He publishes a blog on Venture Capital and technology, titled SortiPreneur.