Almaz Capital

Almaz Capital, established in 2008, is a venture capital firm headquartered in Portola Valley, California. It specializes in early-stage, capital-efficient technology investments, bridging the gap between Eastern European/former Soviet engineering talent and the U.S. market. The firm focuses on high-growth sectors such as artificial intelligence, blockchain, data engineering, cybersecurity, and industrial IoT. Almaz Capital has invested in over 30 portfolio companies and facilitated nine exits to date, with notable investors including Cisco, EBRD, and IFC.

Geoffrey Baehr

General Partner

Aniruddha Nazaré

General Partner

Aniruddha Nazre

General Partner

Yoav Samet

General Partner

Yoav Samet

General Partner

Daniil Stolyarov

Partner

Past deals in Belarus

OneSoil

Series A in 2021
OneSoil is a digital product company that offers a precision farming platform aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity and sustainability. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Minsk, Belarus, the company utilizes satellite imagery, machine learning, and extensive ground truth data to provide farmers and agricultural businesses with valuable insights. The OneSoil platform includes a mobile application, Precision Insights tools, and a Business to Business API, enabling users to monitor fields, plan farming operations, and optimize resource usage. Operating primarily in the United States and Europe, OneSoil's technology is designed to improve profitability for its users through effective crop management and data-driven decision-making.

Yandex

Venture Round in 2009
Yandex is a Russian internet and technology company, operating the largest search engine in Russia and the most visited website in the country. It develops and provides a range of internet-based services and products, including transportation services, navigation products, and mobile applications, all powered by machine learning. Yandex's services span search and portal, e-commerce, mobility, delivery, entertainment, classifieds, and media, generating revenue primarily from its search and portal segment in Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.
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