Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF)
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It is no exaggeration to say that FRII is almost the only organization investing in startups in the retail sector. In October 2013, the first accelerator intake took place, as a result of which the following applicants received $25,000 each for development: the company "Prosto Klub Britv" (sale of razors and cartridges for them), "Dve Palmoshki" (a subscription service for toys).
Then in June 2014 (this was hungary email list the third set) 45 thousand dollars were allocated to the Flowwow store (flowers and bouquets directly from florists), the PetsFerma company (sale of pets) and the GavBox service (subscription for dog toys and treats). And already in September 2014 the fourth set took place, in which among others the Rus-a-porte store (presenting clothing and accessories from Russian designers) received 35 thousand dollars.
One of the most impressive investments of FRII (around the same time) can be considered 110 million rubles, which were received by the largest hypermarket Babadu (goods for children). In the fifth set, FRII became an investor for a large online store "Kartadoma.ru" (furniture and interior). 800 thousand rubles were invested here.
Russian iDealMachine Foundation
Founded in St. Petersburg. Without disclosing the terms, the fund made a deal with the Style&Go service (men's clothing, remote selection and sales) in January 2015. It was a startup. Its prototype was launched in 2014, in the summer. As a result, Style&Go reached the finals as part of the events held by the SUMIT startup school, thus becoming a participant in the iDealMachine pre-acceleration program.
TMT Investments Fund
One of the fund's largest investments was $350,000 invested in 2011 in Dina Varshavskaya's social network (Wanelo is an American shopping platform). In return, TMT Investments received 6% of the company. TechCrunch declared that Wanelo e-commerce can rightfully be called the best application of 2013.
Russian fund AddVenture
Russian fund AddVenture
The fund's area of interest is e-commerce and marketplaces. The average check is $500,000 and up. Furniture retailer HomeMe received $5 million for development in 2012 (this was a joint investment by AddVenture, Mangrove Capital Partners, ABRT and Svarog Capital). AddVenture became an investor for the online store "Sky in Diamonds" in 2013, investing $2 million in the platform.
Venture fund ABRT
The main specialization is projects in the software sphere. However, it also participates in investing in other areas. For example, it invested 11 million dollars in a large online shopping club KupiVIP (co-investors were Mangrove Capital Partners and Arlan). And 5 million dollars were invested in the HomeMe electronic platform (furniture sales) (jointly with Svarog Capital, Mangrove Capital Partners and AddVenture).
Foresight Ventures Fund
For the development of promising projects, it gives 100 thousand dollars at the earliest stage (seed) and then increases this amount to 1 million dollars, approaching stage A. Foresight Ventures invested in the electronic supermarket KidSkidki.ru (children's clothing).
Buran Venture Capital Fund
His area of interest is objects of the e-commerce industry. In 2011, there was an attempt to invest in the online store JustEva.ru (underwear), but the company's management and Buran Venture Capital had different ideas about the paths of further development, and the latter left the project.