Almaz Capital
Almaz Capital is an international venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley that specializes in investing in early-stage, capital-efficient technology companies. Founded in 2008, the firm aims to connect Eastern European and former Soviet engineering talent with the U.S. market, facilitating the development of global businesses. Almaz Capital targets high-growth sectors, including artificial intelligence, blockchain applications, data engineering, cybersecurity, industrial IoT, and networking infrastructure. The firm has a diverse group of investors, including prominent organizations such as Cisco and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Over the years, Almaz Capital has invested in more than 30 portfolio companies and achieved nine successful exits.
Travelmenu is a leading online travel company in Russia and Ukraine, catering to various market segments including travel agencies, corporate clients, and individual consumers. The company stands out in the industry with its extensive product offering, featuring access to 250,000 hotels and 500 airlines, surpassing local competitors. Travelmenu achieves this through advanced technology, utilizing Amadeus and XML API connectivity to integrate with third-party services, thereby enhancing its service delivery and reach in the travel market.
Founded in 2008, AlterGeo (formerly known as Wi2Geo) develops a hybrid positioning system which combines the advantages of navigation based on WiFi, WiMAX, GSM, GPS, CDMA, IP and several other methods, and is an author of Russia's leading cross-platform location-based social networking service AlterGeo. In November 2012, the company released in Russia an intelligent restaurant recommendation guide, Gvidi launched in the US in July 2013. AlterGeo has already been recognized internationally. In January 2013, the company won The Europas as the Best Russian Startup and was shortlisted for the Best Transport, Travel or Environmental Startup there. In 2012, AlterGeo was given the Bully Award, named finalist of Red Herring Top 100 Global and Europe, and included in Informilo's list of Russia's Top 25 Hottest Tech Companies. Products * The company's technological platform positions 30M+ devices and serves 170M+ locations on a daily basis. It includes back-end positioning algorithms, data of 110M+ unique WiFi and other radio signals spots and stations across the world, API for partners, and SDK's for all major mobile platforms, including iOS, Android, Symbian, Windows Phone 7, and Mac OS. * The social network, AlterGeo (http://altergeo.ru), helps navigate in and around cities. It provides an easy way to find new interesting places around, share current location with friends, give and receive useful recommendations, and get discounts and bonuses in restaurants and other recreational and business venues. AlterGeo is available at http://altergeo.ru and its mobile version http://m.altergeo.ru, as well as through free mobile applications for iOS, Android, Windows Phone 7 and Bada. Currently AlterGeo enjoys the audience of 1M+ users, mostly in Russia and Ukraine. * The mobile recommendations service, Gvidi (http://gvidi.me), studies its users' private preferences and social graph in order to give them highly personalized recommendations about certain surrounding cafes, bars and restaurants.
Travelmenu is a leading online travel company in Russia and Ukraine, catering to various market segments including travel agencies, corporate clients, and individual consumers. The company stands out in the industry with its extensive product offering, featuring access to 250,000 hotels and 500 airlines, surpassing local competitors. Travelmenu achieves this through advanced technology, utilizing Amadeus and XML API connectivity to integrate with third-party services, thereby enhancing its service delivery and reach in the travel market.
Yandex is a multinational technology company based in Russia, recognized for operating the country's leading search engine and the most visited website. It is one of the largest internet companies in Europe, commanding a significant share of the search market in Russia, where it generated over half of all search traffic as of September 2015. In addition to its core search engine services, Yandex offers a range of internet-related services and operates in several countries, including Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Turkey, contributing to its extensive regional presence.