Imperious Group

Imperious Group is a venture capital firm specializing in pre-seed, seed stage and Series A stage investments in the Fintech sector. The firm seeks to invest in areas such as advertising (AdTech), e-commerce, SaaS, mobile-products, online education, big data, and financial services. It also invest in the products aimed at the corporate sector (B2B), as well as a mass market (B2C). The firm prefers to invest in Ukraine, Russia and neighboring countries as well as Eastern Europe, Asia, Israel, Canada and the USA. It typically invests between $50,000 and $1 million in its portfolio companies having enterprise value between $0.5 million and 5 million. The firm prefers to take 10 percent to 15 percent stake. The firm takes its owner's personal capital. Imperious Group was founded in 2012 and is based in the Russian Federation.

Pavel Aleshin

Managing Partner

Dmitriy Shvets

Managing Partner

Past deals in Ukraine

Delfast

Seed Round in 2015
Delfast is an Electric Bikes manufacturing company with app integration and security. It produces electric bikes with a range of up to 370 km on a single charge of battery. Its bikes – Current Guinness World Record Holder for distance traveled on a single charge. It was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Kyyiv, Ukraine.

Crowdnet

Seed Round in 2015
Crowdnet is a turnkey solution for p2p lending marketplace. provides deploy, implement and maintain technology infrustructure for p2p markeplaces

Settle (Merged with Allset)

Seed Round in 2015
With Settle, you can pre-order lunch at restaurants, so that your food is ready when you arrive. You dine 60% faster, as you skip waiting for your table, food and check. Settle makes lunch your best time of the day by giving you delicious meals and more time for a real break. For restaurants: 100% prepaid orders and tables, 60% faster turnarounds, new sales online, more effective upselling and more targeted marketing. We focus on popular restaurants in busy areas with breakfast and lunch menu. We offer companies and teams group lunch pre-ordering at restaurants near their offices. In addition to mobile pre-ordering, restaurants can offer specials and happy hours during off-peak time. In Ukraine, we currently take 15-20% commission from restaurants. In the USA, the service will be launched free for restaurants and users. Then we'll try out this model: a small commission on every pre-order for restaurants during off-peak hours and a small fee for users during peak hours.

Multitest.me

Seed Round in 2014
Multitest.me - ISP search service. With its help, every user can quickly choose the best rates and book a connection to one’s address. As of November 2014, the project involves over 90 national and local providers of all types. In addition the online service allows users determine the actual speed of the connection and recharge the provider. TOP 3 achievements of the 2014 are: Multitest attracted UAH 480 thousand of an Angel investment, USD 250 thousand of Imperious Group and was listed among top seven startups of Ukraine of the 2013 on iForum 2014. The main monetization of the project is to obtain commissions for attracting subscribers for Internet service providers.

PulsSoft

Seed Round in 2014
PulsSoft provides Universal software for managing advertising and information campaigns on different digital signage devices and creating content for it by business users.

Pet-register

Seed Round in 2014
Pet-register is CRM for veterinarians with access to the international animal registration database.

Arquest

Seed Round in 2014
ARQuest provides a platform for quest creation, as well as an augmented reality technology. Its platform enables users to choose available quest for cities, including local attractions or unknown areas; get a task and solution to a place in the city; and find and collect the secret augmented reality codes. The company is based in Ukraine.

Foodle

Seed Round in 2014
Foodle Group Inc., founded in 2014 and based in Kyiv, Ukraine, develops a mobile application that assists users in navigating local restaurant menus. The app, available on iOS, Android, and the web, is designed to help individuals overcome language barriers when dining out abroad. It enables users to understand menus, discover suitable dishes, and place orders at local restaurants, even when communication with waitstaff may be challenging due to language differences. By providing a comprehensive guide to dining options, Foodle aims to enhance the eating-out experience for travelers in foreign countries.

Audaster

Seed Round in 2014
Audaster is a developer of an Android software application designed to enhance social network engagement. The application enables users to stay connected with their social media accounts seamlessly, regardless of their circumstances. It features voice control capabilities, allowing users to listen to newsfeeds and tweets hands-free. This innovative approach aims to facilitate social interactions and streamline the consumption of information in a user-friendly manner.

Top Enterprise Solutions

Seed Round in 2014
Top Enterprise Solutions provides corporate office management solutions for businesses. The company offers water delivery, coffee machine rental, office booking, food order, aquarium renting, office furniture, cleaning, and many other services. Top Enterprise Solutions was founded in September 2013 and is based in Kyiv, Ukraine.

LendingStar

Seed Round in 2014
LendingStar, Inc. is a company that develops and operates an online crowdfunding platform focused on peer-to-peer lending. Founded in 2013 and based in Kyiv, Ukraine, LendingStar enables users to lend money directly to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The platform facilitates earlier access to cash for these businesses by allowing them to receive funds against their invoices. Through its innovative marketplace finance model, LendingStar connects individual lenders with SMEs, providing a streamlined solution for financing needs.

Publicfast

Pre Seed Round in 2013
Publicfast Labs, Inc. is a company based in Kyiv, Ukraine, that offers an online marketing tool designed to enhance business promotion on social media through influencers and opinion leaders. It operates a self-serve marketplace that enables brands to find, hire, and analyze suitable influencers to achieve their marketing objectives. Publicfast utilizes an AI solution that recommends the most appropriate creators for each brand based on specific needs, while also providing clear analytics to track return on investment (ROI). This allows brands to effectively assess the performance of their influencer marketing efforts and optimize their strategies accordingly.

Chooos

Seed Round in 2013
Chooos is the first free app that enables purchasing goods directly from Facebook posts. With Chooos, sellers can publish product posts with buy-buttons to their timelines. It releases buyers from the need to go to a separate brand’s website to purchase the item or visit the app to learn more about the product. What you do as a user is just click ‘Shop Now’ and you automatically proceed to the checkout. Another feature we deliver is a “store”. Sellers can create stores on their public Facebook pages for free. Clients choose our solution as the easiest way for beginners to start selling on Facebook.

Advice Wallet

Seed Round in 2013
Advice Wallet, Inc., operating as Settle, is a mobile loyalty program provider based in Kyiv, Ukraine, with additional offices in San Francisco and Moscow. Founded in 2012, the company develops applications for iPhone and Android that facilitate customer engagement for individuals and businesses in Ukraine, the Russian Federation, and Moldova. The application allows users to log in via Facebook, discover their favorite local spots, earn points by scanning QR codes, recommend businesses, and redeem points for rewards. For businesses, Advice Wallet offers tools to foster customer relationships through tailored loyalty programs, real-time analytics on customer interactions and feedback, and push notifications for promotions. The platform not only aims to drive sales but also enhances customer retention and engagement by connecting users with their social networks in a rewarding manner.

Football4You

Seed Round in 2013
football4you.net operates a social network for football fans. The company is based in Ukraine.