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3274 Alpine Rd, Portola Valley, CA 94028, USA
Portola Valley
United States of America
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Scale: 11-50
Estimated: 23
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5 years agoWe invest in highly-motivated and passionate entrepreneurs and bring prominent startups from CEE to the global market.
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.
Venture Capital, startups, and entrepreneurship
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Allianz X Insurance, Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals | Allianz X Insurance, Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals | Other 21 Nov 2018 | | |
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The Family Startup accelerator & VC, Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals | The Family Startup accelerator & VC, Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals | Other 29 Feb 2016 | | |
Intel Corporation IT services, Semiconductors, Semiconductor Manufacturing | Intel Corporation IT services, Semiconductors, Semiconductor Manufacturing | Other 2 Nov 2015 31 Jan 2022 | | |
Microsoft IT services, Software Development | Microsoft IT services, Software Development | Other 12 Jun 2018 | | |
United Airlines Transport, Airlines and Aviation | United Airlines Transport, Airlines and Aviation | Other 11 Oct 2017 | | |
PwC Consulting, audit, IT Services and IT Consulting | PwC Consulting, audit, IT Services and IT Consulting | Other 25 Apr 2019 | | |
General Electric Building supplies, Industrial Machinery Manufacturing | General Electric Building supplies, Industrial Machinery Manufacturing | Other 4 Dec 2019 | | |
Bosch Manifacturing tools, Software Development | Bosch Manifacturing tools, Software Development | Other 10 Sep 2020 | |