Press about RVC

Venture United Funds

12.12.2019, Kommersant

Russia's venture capital market continues to come to life, and rumours of an outflow of investors from the country are “greatly exaggerated,” according to the annual venture barometer 2019 study.

The Conservatism of Investors, New Funds, and the Exit Market Crisis: What Happened to Russian Venture in 2019?

12.12.2019, Inc.

Investor Alexei Solovyov published the annual study of the Russian venture capital market “Venture Barometer 2019”. In partnership with RVC, the expert analysed the leading industry events, the interests of investors and learned their opinion about the necessary conditions for market growth. Inc. cites key findings of the work.

“We Must Transform Budget Money into Long Venture Capital.”

09.12.2019, Kommersant. News Online

In an interview with Kommersant, Alexander Povalko, General Director of Russian Venture Company, talks about new tools for developing end-to-end technologies and competition in the global innovation market.

Far Eastern High-Tech Fund to Become Operator of Macro-Region Venture Fund

09.12.2019, TASS

The operator of the venture fund, which will finance high-tech projects in the Far East in the early stages, will be the Far Eastern High-Tech Fund, which supports larger-scale innovative projects in the macro-region.

Alexey Basov. Venture Check: How Russian Start-up Market Enters a New Stage

29.10.2019, RBC Pro

The Russian venture capital market is becoming more mature and is waiting for the emergence of new players — late-stage funds. At the same time, the inexplicably high cost of some start-ups indicates the presence of a market bubble.

Share of angels

18.10.2019, PBWM.ru

Private investors who supported Bell Telephone and Ford Motor in the late 19th and early 20th centuries did not know that they would be called business angels afterwards — this term appeared only in 1978. But seed funding for giants such as Intel, Dell, Microsoft, Apple, and Amazon was clearly called angelic.

Venture Transactions Market in Russia Reaches $248.1 Million over Six Months

13.09.2019, TASS

The market for venture transactions in Russia for six months of this year grew by 161% compared to the same period last year, according to the annual review of the Russian venture industry “MoneyTree: venture capital market navigator” for 2018 and the first half of 2019, presented by Russian Venture Company (RVC) and PwC.

Russian Venture Company and Japanese Mizuho to Create an Investment Fund

05.09.2019, TASS

According to the General Director of RVC Alexander Povalko, the Russian-Japanese fund will be engaged in the development of high-tech projects.

Russian Venture Company to Create Two New Investment Funds by the End of the Year

05.09.2019, TASS

Their total volume will exceed 11.5 billion roubles.

RVC and Skolkovo Ventures to Invest 200 Million Roubles in the Development of Production Optimisation Technologies

21.08.2019, TASS

BFG Group plans to direct the attracted financing to the development and scaling of the product in Russia and abroad, as well as to strengthening the team.

Industry to Try IoT

04.07.2019, Commersant

DFVT invests into Visitech.

Ministry of Economic Development Jointly with RVC Creates a Venture Foundation to Support Promising Educational Technologies in the Digital Economy

28.06.2019, AK M

The Ministry of Economic Development jointly with RVC is creating a venture foundation to support promising educational technologies in the digital economy, according to the Ministry’s message.

RVC Investment Director: There is Market Slant towards Newly Established Companies

25.06.2019, Interfax

Alexey Basov, Deputy General Manager, Investment Director of Russian Venture Company (RVC), told in his interview to Interfax that industrial and corporate venture foundations will be developed in the near future, about the imbalance between “early” and “late” investments and of the prospects of RVC additional capitalization.

Russian Venture: from Private to Corporate

20.06.2019, RBC

The Russian venture market stopped stagnating and began to grow slowly.

RVC can create a venture fund with one of BRICS countries

07.06.2019, TASS

The negotiations are underway with the potential partners from Brazil.

National BioService got the awards of the “Exporter of the Year”

06.06.2019, Medlinks.ru

The RVC Biofund portfolio company of "National BioService" (NBS) became the winner of the district stage of the All-Russian "Exporter of the Year" award in the North-West Federal District.

RVC fund and Rusnano invest up to RUB 500 million in banking business in Yakutia

05.06.2019, RVC

The fund, established by RVC and Rusnano, plans to invest up to RUB 500 million for creating the digital platform based on the only regional Almazergienbank in Yakutia. The fund does not exclude the further equity investment.

The fund, created with the participation of R-Pharm, invested in the artificial intelligence development

29.05.2019, R-Pharm

RBV Capital funds (the fund’s investors are the R-Farm and RVC group of companies) and Digital Evolution Ventures (Orbita Capital Partners management company) with the participation of Primer Capital and ExpoCapital funds invested RUB100 million to the artificial intelligence platform in the area of health care Botkin.AI, the development of which company Intellogic is engaged in.

A venture Fund is formed for the Federal project “Personnel” for digital economy

14.05.2019, Informbureau 20.35

Fund investments will be accessible not only for technological startups but also for the projects on making an educational content.

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