Russian Direct Investment Fund

The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), established in 2011 and headquartered in Moscow, is a sovereign wealth fund designed to facilitate direct investment in Russia. With a reserved capital of $10 billion, RDIF collaborates with leading global investors to make strategic investments in both established and emerging Russian companies. The fund aims to attract foreign capital to the Russian economy, having successfully garnered over $40 billion through long-term partnerships. RDIF primarily focuses on sectors such as information technology, communications, networking, and technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT). Through its investment strategy, RDIF acts as a catalyst for economic growth and development within Russia.

Ilya Bakhturin

Director, Special Investment Situations

Kirill Dmitriev

CEO

Past deals in FSU

IXcellerate

Series C in 2022
IXcellerate operates a leading carrier-neutral data center in Moscow, providing high-quality co-location services comparable to those in America and Western Europe. The facility caters to the needs of financial institutions, multinational corporations, international carriers, and major content providers by offering tailored solutions that address specific requirements. Located within the MKAD of Central Moscow, IXcellerate offers a range of options, from basic co-location to private and secure cages. Its data center ecosystem includes systems monitoring services and cross-connections, ensuring clients benefit from secure, low-latency connectivity both locally and globally.

ivi

Series D in 2021
ivi.ru Media Ltd. operates an online video and cinema platform in Russia, providing a wide range of content that includes movies, television series, shows, cartoons, and music videos. Founded in 2007 and based in Moscow, the platform offers a video-on-demand service that enhances the traditional television experience by allowing users to access content through a secure, scalable, and portable online player. ivi creates opportunities for both independent content producers and mainstream broadcasters by enabling live streaming channels and expanding audience reach. The company focuses on delivering licensed professional content, allowing users to enjoy premium video offerings at no cost.

Elementaree

Series A in 2020
Elementaree, founded in 2014 and based in Moscow, Russia, specializes in delivering personalized food programs and ingredients directly to consumers' doorsteps on a subscription basis. The company focuses on creating tailored meal plans that cater to individual dietary needs and goals, such as weight loss or muscle gain, while also providing a variety of everyday menus. By leveraging its expertise in building value chains, Elementaree is able to offer customized meal solutions at the cost of standard grocery shopping. In addition to delivering ingredients, the company supplies recipe books to guide users in preparing diverse and tasty meals at home, enhancing the cooking experience for individuals and families alike.

CarPrice.ru

Venture Round in 2020
CarPrice Ltd Moscow-based technological start-up launched in 2014. CarPrice develops technology, infrastructure and services for used cars transactions between private sellers and professional buyers. The major part of the business is an online auction. For private sellers CarPrice is a transparent, convenient and safe way to sell the car. For professional buyers CarPrice is a stable and reliable buying channel. To sell his car, the seller comes to a CarPrice representative, the car goes through legal check and standardized technical inspection. Technical report and legal data are then uploaded to CarPrice online auction platform available for authorized buyers only. Buyers bid for the cars, maximum bid wins. The winning bid is offered to the seller as purchasing price. The seller can accept or reject the offer. All the services are free for the seller. Buyers pay for the access to the platform and CarPrice fees for each transaction. CarPrice also offers logistics, warehousing, corporate services and financial solutions for used cars market players in Russia. In 2013 Oskar Hartmann approached a group of investors with an idea to adopt for Russia a business model which successfully deployed in UK and Germany. In 2014 CarPrice online auction was launched. The company's Round B was adjudged as "Deal of the Year" by Venture Awards Russia 2015 (investors included Baring Vostok Capital Partners & Almaz Capital). In 2015 CarPrice was named one of the 100 most talked-about startups in Europe by the American magazine Wired. In 2016 CarPrice Japan opens. In June 2017 Mitsui acquired a 25% stake in CarPrice Japan. March 2018, Tech Tour Growth 50 experts ranked CarPrice among the most promising European growth companies. In 2020 CarPrice was one of the first in the market who launched distant buying. In 2022 CarPrice entered Forbes' top 30 digital companies in Russia as #22. In 2023 CarPrice gets #13 position in the rating. As of the end of 2023 CarPrice operates more than 100 buying offices in 55 cities in Russia and 5 logistic hubs.

ivi

Series C in 2019
ivi.ru Media Ltd. operates an online video and cinema platform in Russia, providing a wide range of content that includes movies, television series, shows, cartoons, and music videos. Founded in 2007 and based in Moscow, the platform offers a video-on-demand service that enhances the traditional television experience by allowing users to access content through a secure, scalable, and portable online player. ivi creates opportunities for both independent content producers and mainstream broadcasters by enabling live streaming channels and expanding audience reach. The company focuses on delivering licensed professional content, allowing users to enjoy premium video offerings at no cost.

Deliver

Series B in 2018
Deliver is a Moscow-based company founded in 2014 that offers a web-based platform designed to streamline the transportation of goods across various modes. The platform caters to logistics businesses and provides a fully automated process, enhancing flexibility and convenience in transportation requests. Deliver focuses on improving efficiency in truck utilization while ensuring comprehensive financial and legal responsibility for cargo safety. By prioritizing comfortable and secure transportation services, the company enables timely payments for carriers, thereby supporting the broader e-commerce and logistics sectors.

Enel OGK-5

Private Equity Round in 2012
Enel OGK-5 is one of the leading Russian wholesale producers of power and heat. The company was established in 2004 within the framework of the reforms in the Russian power industry aimed at creation of an effective competitive market and attraction of private investment into the sector. Enel OGK-5 was the first of the six wholesale power generation companies to be registered and access equity capital markets. Today, Enel OGK-5 is a dynamically developing company which is headquartered in Moscow and has four production branches around Russia: in the Ural region - Reftinskaya GRES, Sredneuralskaya GRES, in the northern Caucasus - Nevinnomysskaya GRES, and in Central Russia - Konakovskaya GRES. The aggregate installed capacity of the company is 9 677 MW for power and 2 382 GCal/h for heat. The company provides power and heat to both industrial enterprises and household consumers via local power distribution networks.
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