FINAM Global

Re-thinking voice communications for social networks. Building PTT/Walkie-Talkie apps for Facebook and VKontakte, Russia's most popular social network. iOS, Android and Web platforms are covered.

The online service of internet users identification. Provider of identification services to companies.

SHAPE GmbH is a software development company based in Stuttgart, Germany, established in 1999. The company specializes in creating mobile applications that cater to various needs such as communication, productivity, and entertainment across multiple platforms, including iOS, Android, and BlackBerry. Its range of products includes IM+, an all-in-one messaging and social networking app; Sicher, a secure messaging application; and iDisplay, which allows mobile devices to serve as secondary screens. Additionally, SHAPE offers RDM+, a remote desktop application, and Mobiola Web Camera, a video converter and remote file manager. Other notable offerings include Secret Screen, which enhances display capabilities, and Business Card Reader, which utilizes advanced text recognition for data entry. With operations in Europe and the United States, SHAPE reaches a diverse customer base and has formed partnerships with various resellers, focusing on enhancing mobile experiences for both individual users and businesses.

Online microfinance service that provides short-term payday loans. After online identification and scoring process funds can be trasferred to customer's debit card, Visa Qiwi Wallet or any e-commerce partner account for purchase settlement purposes. Funds are being posted within 5-10 minutes in case of positive decision.

Selecting credit card options of leading Russian banks. CreditCardsOnline is an online service that lists credit cards options of various banks. The project is the leader in the niche of lead generation. It cooperates with 40 major Russian banks. The monthly audience reaches 800k visitors.

Banki.ru, according to all rating systems in Russia, is the number one bank information website which is profitable and growing rapidly. The Company was founded in 2005. Today, the Company focuses on building a database for deposit information, mortgages, credit cards, consumer loans, car loans, business loans and others. This is the key value proposition for the visitor as he does not need to search different websites but can find all the information he needs in one place. Users can send a request for all types of loans to the bank through the Banki.ru. The database is regularly monitored and updated every month. Banki.ru gives an opportunity to the visitors to write reviews about banks - Public Rating of Banki.ru, popular among Russians, consists of 30,000 clients' reviews. Banks in their turn quickly respond to the customers complaints in Public Ranking, solve their problems and answer the questions by means of Hot lines. Audience of Banki.ru is equal to over 1 million unique visitors per month. About 150-200 Russian banks place an advertisment on Banki.ru per year. In 2010 Russian investment fund Finam Capital invested Banki.ru, but its original founders still have a majority interest. In 2011 Banki.ru aquired Ukrainian site Banki.ua The auditor of the Company is Grant Thornton Russia.

The company is presently one of leading Russian developers of real-time electronic systems for the financial markets. The leading project is the system for broker-dealer services TRANSAQ which is now one of the leading programming applications for the Russian stock and derivatives market. It’s competitive edge is high productivity, safety and quality of technological support.

Alawar is engaged in the development, distribution and publishing of video games for PC, mobile platforms, games consoles and other devices. The company's main areas of activity are midcore games for experienced players, as well as casual downloadable and f2p games for PC, Mac, iOS, Android, PlayStation, Xbox, social networks and other platforms. The company's games have sold over 200 million copies in more than 100 countries.

MGID is a global innovative pioneer in native advertising that drives revenue growth for all participants of the ecosystem. Its platform, which targets 850 million unique readers with 165 billion recommendations monthly, helps publishers retain audiences and monetise traffic, and drives performance and awareness for brands by connecting them to unique audiences, at the right time, with the right content. MGID offers clients a 360 solution, from planning and strategy to delivery and reporting, and works across more than 60 different languages. Founded in 2008, the company has offices in the US, Ukraine and Vietnam, Russia and India.

Astrostar.ru specializes in the creation, management and distribution of astrological content via Internet. The core of the business is horoscopes, cast for every user individually. The service is paid for by SMS or e-currency. Astrostar.ru also offers a vast amount of free content to its users, as well as additional services. Apart from www.astrostar.ru, the company's content is distributed by a network of over 150 partners, including Rambler, Mail.ru, and KM.ru.

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 services abroad. 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.

BUKA is a Russian video game developer. BUKA has published games Far Cry, Half Life series, War Hammer 40,000: Dawn of Warfrom from Western publishers including THQ, Ubisoft, Valve, Codemasters, Lesta Studio, Targem, and CDV. BUKA also publishes its own titles Hard Truck series, Pacific Storm and the upcoming "Collapse." BUKA was acquired by [1C Company](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/1c-company) in July 2008.

E-Generator is focused on the execution of remotely managed advertising and Web development projects. The company has attracted a number of well known Russian TV channels, newspapers and several international companies as returning customers. Projects, developed by the company have won prestigious internet awards.

BUKA is a Russian video game developer. BUKA has published games Far Cry, Half Life series, War Hammer 40,000: Dawn of Warfrom from Western publishers including THQ, Ubisoft, Valve, Codemasters, Lesta Studio, Targem, and CDV. BUKA also publishes its own titles Hard Truck series, Pacific Storm and the upcoming "Collapse." BUKA was acquired by [1C Company](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/1c-company) in July 2008.

Search Technologies is a developer of products for online advertisements and websites.

Moneymail commenced in 2004 as an electronic payment system. All the payments in the system are legal and instant, the user just has to register on the website. Moneymail provides the opportunity to use online shops, pay for cell phone services, pay via credit cards, generate invoices etc. New partners are added to Moneymail network monthly, currently their number exceeds 450. Moneymail helped create one of the most successful projects of Mail.ru Internet holding – money@mail.ru.

The Company was founded and is run by top managers and programmers of Rambler Media and currently is one of the top Russian IT sector companies. The company’s business scope includes: - Search optimization, statistics solutions, marketing audit of Web-sites, Internet consulting - Organizing seminars and conferences on Internet marketing - Software and services in the field of context advertizing - Development and support of internet projects, technical optimization and information systems audits. Currently, Ashmanov&Partners is the leader in the field of Russian Internet marketing. The company engages in website promotion, context advertizing management and performs complex projects concerning overall e-business development. Ashanov&Partners hosts two annual conferences, which are considered the main events in the industry.

ZAO Begun offers contextual advertising services and products to advertisers, Web sites, and advertising agencies. It operates as an advertising network in the Russian sector of the Internet, as well as distributes ads. The company is based in Moscow, the Russian Federation. ZAO Begun was [approached with a $140m acquisition bid by Google](http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/18/google-buys-russian-contextual-ads-service-for-140m/) in July 2008, but the deal was blocked by Russian anti-monopoly authorities.