Almaz Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in tech startups serving global markets.

Almaz Capital

Almaz Capital was founded in 2008 to invest in early stage startups in the CIS (commonwealth of independent states) and CEE (central and eastern Europe) region with the backing of Cisco Systems and the EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development). Almaz Capital set out to invest and build a bridge between investee companies from the newly independent countries of the former Soviet Union to resources and connections in Silicon Valley. With that intention the firm opened its first offices in Silicon Valley and Moscow. During that period Almaz supported many startups with origins in Russia, such as QIK (acquired by Skype), Yandex (NASDAQ:YNDX) or Parallels (acquired by Corel).

In March 2014, after Crimea was annexed by Russia, Almaz Capital stopped investing in companies with any ties to Russia. In 2017 Almaz moved its European operations to Berlin and focus shifted from the countries of the CIS to the CEE region (central and eastern Europe). Following the crackdowns in Minsk in 2020 Almaz stopped investing in Belarus, another former Soviet state.

We are helping our Ukraine-based startups survive the war ravaging their country. Not only are we one of the largest investors in Ukraine over the last 5 years, but we are also a long-time supporter actively involved at the governance level at the UVCA (Ukrainian Venture Capital Association). Almaz Capital invested over $50m in over 15 companies with Ukrainian founders or teams including Adjoy, Arcycle, Content Analytics, DMarket, Hover, Jelastic, Mobalytics, Maketime, Petcube, Speedsize, Starwind, and 3Dlook . Startup teams have shown amazing resiliency and despite the war Ukraine remains one of our favorite investment destinations.

MakeTime

Nival

Parallels

Acumatica

Sensity Systems

Jelastic

Xometry

Yandex

Cinarra Systems

Content Analytics

DMarket

Fasten

Congratulations to Said Ouissal and the entire ZEDEDA team on raising a materially oversubscribed round from a very exciting group of new investors. 

ZEDEDA was the first investment in Almaz Capital's Fund 3 and continues to outperform our expectations 🚀

Congratulations to our portfolio company refurbed, this is a huge achievement in a tricky fundraising environment! Speaks volume about the awesomeness of this company and Peter Windischhofer, Kilian Kaminski, Jürgen Riedl and the entire team behind! 🚀

The fashion world is all about staying ahead of the curve, and we've got the solution to enhance warehouse operations! 
🔥 The Challenge: The fashion industry's dynamic nature demands constant innovation, especially in warehouse operations. From ever-changing product lineups to the need for lightning-fast processing of delicate items, we've been facing it all. Plus, those monotonous tasks? They've been weighing down our operators.

💡 A Solution: justInduct! Say hello to the future of warehouse operations! With justInduct, our associates are taking charge alongside robotized induct stations. Imagine individual throughput rates of up to 650 items per hour, with a scanning success rate reaching an impressive 99.8%!

🔄 How it Works: Our robotic system steps in to handle the repetitive induct tasks, freeing up our operators to focus on driving forward industrialized technology. We're streamlining processes, boosting efficiency, and embracing the power of automation without sacrificing quality or precision.

Discover the magic of justInduct and unlock the potential of seamless, high-speed, and precise warehouse operations!

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With edge devices and data exploding, Gartner predicts 75% of data will be off-site by 2025. ZEDEDA answers this complexity with its pioneering edge orchestration tool, cutting costs while boosting security and visibility. ZEDEDA Edge Access, the initial suite offering, allows immediate secure remote access for IT administrators. It's set to redefine edge management, enabling secure third-party access and potential revenue streams. ZEDEDA's strategic ties with giants like VMware and Emerson continue propelling its exponential growth.

Great to see Applied Digital Corporation has partnered with ZEDEDA to deliver on-demand GPU resources by the hour to execute and scale AI, ML, and HPC workloads.

Infrastructure at scale.

Congratulations to our portfolio company refurbed and its founders Peter Windischhofer Kilian Kaminski and Jürgen Riedl 🚀 

We always encourage our friends and fellow VCs to take a look at Refurbed, it is a great company on a very important mission! Constantly hiring!

nginx

CrUX Dataset

CrUX Top 50m

Visa

Next.js

Filestack

Filepicker.io

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Alexander Galitsky

Investment Director

Daniil Stolyarov

Marketing and Product

Irina Goryacheva

Tanya Dadasheva

Business Management

Aniruddha Nazre

Consulting

Duane Northcutt

General Partner

Geoffrey Baehr

Assistant to Mr. Charles Ryan

Lily Voon

Executive Assistant

Lorna Hasbrouck

Banking and Wealth Management

Oksana Kaletnyk

Whit Diffie

Edward T. Lu

James Gosling

Kevin Compton

Pavel Bogdanov

Charles E. Ryan

Marketing & Talent Acquisition Director, CEE & US

Michael Bastholt

Partner

Nina Davydova

Project Manager

Xometry is an online marketplace that allows customers to access a network of machine shops and custom manufacturers.

Acumatica is a provider of cloud business management software that empowers small and mid-size businesses to unlock their potential.

Sensity Systems is a technology company that provides conversions to LED lighting.

DMarket is a marketplace for NFTs trading and technology for building metaverses.

Cinarra is an analytic and mediation technology company for the mobile industry.

Fasten is a ride-hailing platform designed to offer a seamless cab booking experience by treating drivers well.

MakeTime is a tech company that makes getting CNC machined parts simple and efficient.

Yandex is a multinational technology company that provides internet-related services and operates a search engine platform in Russia.

Odin provides the software that powers the cloud ecosystem, from small and local hosters to some of the world’s largest telecommunication.

Parallels is an application for Mac that allows users to run Windows, Linux, operating systems, and applications

Seed Stage Investors with Investments in San Jose, California

Seed Stage Investors with Investments in San Francisco, California

San Francisco Bay Area Convertible Note Investors

Convertible Note Investors with Investments in United States

Almaz Capital is an international venture capital firm investing in early stage, capital efficient technology companies. A unique bridge fund headquartered in Silicon Valley, Almaz Capital connects Eastern European/former Soviet engineering and entrepreneurial talent to the U.S. market and helps build global businesses. The firm invests in high-growth sectors such as artificial intelligence and blockchain applications, data engineering, cybersecurity, industrial IoT, networking architecture and infrastructure. Its investors include Cisco, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group.  Founded in 2008, Almaz Capital has invested in over 30 portfolio companies and has had nine exits to date.

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