VTB Capital Investment Management

VTB Capital venture business leads the way in the venture capital market in Russia and the CIS. Investing in Russian innovative cutting-edge technology is among VTB Capital’s priorities. Over the past few years VTB Capital venture business has backed over 30 companies in rapidly growing sectors of economy including cloud technologies, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, energy efficiency, Russian E-commerce and consumer internet. We bet on growing demand for unique technologies and innovative business models specifically tailored for different industries. The long-term partnership with Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), one of the top global venture firms, plays a key role for VTB Capital venture business. The portfolio companies obtain vital global exposure and the ability to build international partnerships to penetrate foreign markets. VTB Capital believes that the potential of Russian technologies in today’s global economy remains hugely unexplored. We are confident in numerous high-return start-up opportunities originating out of leading Russian scientific research institutions and pioneer IT companies.

Aidar Kaliev

Global Head of Venture Capital

Vladimir Potapov

CEO Global Head of Portfolio Management Business

21 past transactions

Ventra Go

Seed Round in 2022
Ventra Go is a temporary employment app that offers part-time jobs for people. Ventra Go offers services such as displaying goods on the trading floor, moving them to the warehouse, pre-sale preparation, unpacking, sensors, labeling price tags, and, if necessary, advising customers and discussing the benefits of products. The production is in charge of tasks that ensure the efficiency of manufacturing processes.

Whoosh

Seed Round in 2021
Whoosh is an international tech company that develops and implements micromobility transport-sharing solutions. It bets on and promotes micromobility, via e-scooters, and launched an online driving school. The data received from the equipment will allow the creation of analytical reports on micro-mobility.

European Legal Service

Private Equity Round in 2020
European Legal Service offers a full range of traditional legal services.

RoboCV

Series A in 2015
RoboCV develops intelligent autopilot systems. The company’s flagship product, RoboCV X-MOTION NG, is a multifunctional system designed to automate all types of floor movements for pallet goods at warehouses. The system consists of an electric pallet truck and an intelligent automation system, RoboCV AUTOPILOT, which allows it to work offline without a driver. It supports various operations, including acceptance of goods: moving pallets from the gate to rack or other outdoor storage; shipment of goods: moving pallets from the rack to the gate; cross-docking: moving pallets while avoiding rack storage; picking: moving pallets to complete the order; and other operations involving the floor movement of pallets. The main users of RoboCV X-MOTION NG are warehouse operators (3PL), retail companies, and other companies interested in warehousing. RoboCV was founded in 2012 and is based in Moscow, Russia.

Webinar.ru

Series A in 2014
Webinar or Webinar - an online event where one or more speakers may make presentations, trainings, sales-meetings, meetings for groups from a few to several thousand participants to the Internet or corporate network.Key features Webinar.ru: hold videoconferences, teleconferences, chat, display presentations (Power Point) and documents (Word, Excel, etc.), display screen, online surveys opportunity to invite any number of participants and speakers from all over the world.

NAO National Satellite Co.

Venture Round in 2013
NAO National Satellite Co. offers satellite and digital television services and operates Tricolor TV channel. It also offers online pay-TV services. The company offers sport, music, cinema, news and lifestyle content. It includes both free federal channels and paid channels with various subscription packages.

Oktogo

Series C in 2013
Oktogo has rebranded as [travel.ru](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/travel-ru), after acquiring it in September 2013. Oktogo is the leading Russian online hotel reservations agency. Designed specifically for Russian travelers, Oktogo.ru offers over 4,000 hotels in Russia and over 250,000 hotels worldwide. The Oktogo.ru website attracts over 1 million unique visitors each month via the Internet. With head office in St. Petersburg, Oktogo has the largest database of hotels online in the Russian regions including the north-west of Russia and Novosibirsk in Siberia.

Breeze Technology

Series B in 2013
Breeze Technology provides a full range of information technology and intermediary services relating to the implementation of the operations of payment for goods and services within electronic and mobile commerce using a variety of funding sources, including credit cards, electronic money, mobile phones, etc. The company provides information interaction merchants with payment systems. The use of proven techniques and modern technology allows customers to greatly reduce costs and ensure the completeness and timeliness of payments with payment systems. The Company undertakes maintenance contracts, implementation of protocols payment systems, accounting for transactions of payment, the formation of accounting documents, payment. Breeze Technology focuses on the development of technologies of remote payment for goods and services using credit cards and mobile phones as payment instruments. "Breeze Technology" is the operator for the implementation of e-tickets in St. Petersburg and participated in the project "Plantain" implemented by the Transport Committee of St. Petersburg and St. Petersburg State University "Transport Organizer."

VIVACOM

Acquisition in 2012
Vivacom is a leading telecommunications provider based in Sofia, Bulgaria, offering a comprehensive range of services including mobile and fixed voice, high-speed fiber optic internet, digital interactive television, and data transmission. The company serves over 4 million customers and operates more than 230 retail locations across the country. Vivacom has evolved from being the first telecom operator in Bulgaria to becoming a well-recognized brand known for delivering high-tech services. Their approach focuses on innovative solutions tailored to meet individual customer needs in a fast-paced digital landscape. Beyond their commercial offerings, Vivacom demonstrates a commitment to social responsibility through the Vivacom Fund, which invests millions into education, culture, sports, and charitable initiatives. The company prioritizes customer-centric services and remains dedicated to enhancing connectivity and communication in the community.

Fab

Series C in 2012
Fab sells everyday design products online in the United States, Canada, and Australia. It offers various products in the categories of furniture, kitchen and dining, bed and bath, art, jewelry, and personal accessories, as well as home products. Bradford Shane Shellhammer, Deepa Shah, Jason Goldberg, Nishith Shah, and Sunil Khedar founded Fab in February 2009, with its headquarters in New York City. Fab operates as a subsidiary of PCH International as of March 3, 2015.

Avalanche Technology

Series D in 2012
Avalanche is a disruptive technology company developing innovative, ultra high performance enterprise solid-state storage arrays using tightly integrated hardware/software and leveraging its own non-volatile magnetic memory. Backed by top-tier investors and led by a veteran management team, we’ve amassed a distinctive portfolio of more than 200 cell, circuit, process and system patents.

Luxoft

Series C in 2012
Luxoft is a top quality IT service provider of high-end business solutions to clients across the globe. With deep domain expertise in the finance, telecom, energy, automotive, travel and aviation industries, the company consistently goes beyond its clients’ expectations by bringing together technology, talent, innovation, and the highest quality standards. Luxoft builds long-lasting partnerships with Boeing, IBM, Deutsche Bank, UBS, Harman, Avaya, Alstom, Sabre, Ford, Hotwire and many others by providing seasoned business and technology professionals, software imagineers, who deliver high-quality, innovative technology solutions that fit the client’s needs. We offer international delivery capabilities through our network of state-of-the-art delivery centers around the world. Luxoft`s customers benefit from the right mix of technology skills, industry knowledge, proprietary processes and methodologies, and a choice of engagement models.

Fastlane Ventures

Series C in 2012
Fastlane Ventures is a Russian company focused on the development, launch and promotion of innovative internet businesses. Founded in 2010 by a team of experienced entrepreneurs with a track record of successful investments, the company has launched 20 internet start-ups to capitalize on the increasing demand for online services and growing appetite for investment in the Russian internet market by Western and Russian investors. The company has attracted more than $85 million from international investment funds. Key strategic investment partners of Fastlane Ventures are Direct Group, e.ventures and VTB Capital. Among the investors of the company also Intel Capital, Kinnevik, Mangrove Capital, ru-Net, UMJ Russia, and some others to launch companies across the online retail, travel, relationship, health and recruitment areas. The strategic focus of Fastlane Ventures is to target business-to-consumer niche markets with low levels of competition. The Company's aim is to anticipate the not yet satisfied needs of Russian customers. Fastlane Ventures acts as both an operational and investment partner at the same time. It is the sole Russian company that provides an initial seed investment in addition to having a hands-on operational role with its businesses through its team of high calibre professionals. To launch its business quickly and effectively, Fastlane Ventures has adopted proprietary solution called Fast 50, which enables a new venture to launch in just 50 days and ensures an efficient path between launch and exit. Fastlane Ventures has established a team of highly regarded professionals, who possess unique knowledge and expertise in management, entrepreneurship, e-commerce, business development, marketing and PR, investment generation, HR management, web design and much more. Once the new business venture is operating effectively, Fastlane Ventures helps its investment partners realize their investment return through the sale of the business to other strategic investors. This usually takes place approximately 2-3 years after the initial business launch. For more information about Fastlane Ventures and its portfolio companies, please visit http://fastlaneventures.ru/en/

Oktogo

Series B in 2012
Oktogo has rebranded as [travel.ru](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/travel-ru), after acquiring it in September 2013. Oktogo is the leading Russian online hotel reservations agency. Designed specifically for Russian travelers, Oktogo.ru offers over 4,000 hotels in Russia and over 250,000 hotels worldwide. The Oktogo.ru website attracts over 1 million unique visitors each month via the Internet. With head office in St. Petersburg, Oktogo has the largest database of hotels online in the Russian regions including the north-west of Russia and Novosibirsk in Siberia.

FamilySpace.RU

Series A in 2012
Familyspace.RU is Russian family network with more than 700K users and online digital library of genealogical records (arc.familyspace.ru). Familyspace allows: - Build online family tree - Store family photos - Remember family events and important dates - Communicate with relatives - Discuss and get feedback in blogs - Search in genealogical archives

aiHit

Series A in 2011
aiHit is a provider of company data to the business information, market research and lead generation industries. They specialize in collecting company information from the World Wide Web. Every day, they crawl through millions of websites, collecting information on companies. In addition, they process thousands of news sources for company information and analyze the sentiment contained in these stories. The results in timely, rich information on a broad range of over 12m privately-owned companies as well as publicly-listed companies.

Lenta

Secondary Market in 2011
Lenta LLC is one of the largest retail chains in Russia, primarily operating hypermarkets and supermarkets. Founded in 1993 and based in Saint Petersburg, the company has developed a significant presence with over 200 hypermarkets and more than 100 supermarkets, particularly in Moscow and St. Petersburg, as well as in various regions across the country. Lenta's stores focus on a price-led model, catering to a diverse range of consumer needs, including food, household goods, and daily essentials. The company manages a total selling space of approximately 570,674 square meters and operates four distribution centers for hypermarkets and one for supermarkets. Lenta has a robust customer loyalty program, with over 5.3 million active loyalty cardholders, indicating that around 90% of its sales are linked to this program. The company employs approximately 27,800 people, contributing to its status as the second largest hypermarket chain in Russia.

EZtalk

Series A in 2008
EZtalk is an innovative service that allows you to achieve the optimal "price-quality" ratio when making long-distance and international calls on a mobile phone from Russia and most countries of the world.

MOBI.Money

Seed Round in 2006
Mobi.Money is a mobile payment processing company that enables Russian mobile subscribers to pay for goods and services using money on their mobile accounts as well as perform money transfers using their mobile phone accounts directly or through a linked virtual bank card. The company is based on PayCash payment technology (which also serves Yandex.Money, MonetaExpress, eDealer and other payment companies) and established in 2009. Mobi.Money is backed by Venture Capital business of [VTB Capital](http://www.crunchbase.com/financial-organization/vtb-capital), since foundation (the leading VC in Russia with over $300M under management and over 30 portfolio companies). MOBI.Money is the pioneer of mobile payment business in Russia (with its first mobile account payment transaction in 2009), and has served over 16m customers. Key products are: mobile payments, mobile transfers, mobile top up and mobile virtual card linked to subscriber`s mobile phone account (co-branded with Visa and MasterCard). Company is headed by Maxim Evdokimov (CEO) experienced in internet and telecom solutions.
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