Almaz Capital

Almaz Capital We invest in highly motivated and passionate entrepreneurs and bring prominent startups from CEE to the global market.

Founded in 2008, Almaz Capital is a global VC fund investing in early-stage, capital-efficient technology companies in high-growth sectors. Almaz Capital has a unique model with the physical presence and network within the Silicon Valley ecosystem and CEE, helping bridge companies from emerging tech regions to the global marketplace and building strong capital-efficient engineering teams across different geographies. Almaz Capital focuses on disruptive deep tech companies in b2b software space, including AI/ML and Blockchain applications, IoT and Edge Computing Enablers, Cybersecurity. The fund's investors include European Investment Fund (EIF), Cisco, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and International Finance Corporation (IFC). The following 15 companies are our exits: Cinarra bought out by SoftBank Mobile Corp. in 2019; Acumatica acquired by EQT in 2019, StarWind Software bought out by private investors in 2019; Content Analytics acquired by Syndigo in 2019; Parallels acquired by Corel in 2018; MakeTime acquired by Xometry in 2018; Fasten acquired by Vezet Group of companies in 2018; Plesk acquired by Oakley Capital in 2017; Sensity acquired by Verizon Communications in 2016; AppScotch acquired by App Annie in 2016, Odin acquired by Ingram Micro in 2015, nScaled acquired by Acronis in 2014; Vyatta, acquired by Brocade in 2012; Qik acquired by Skype in 2011; and Yandex, IPO 2011. Some current investments include DMarket, funded along with Xsolla; Refurbed, funded along with Evli; Esperanto Technologies funded along with Western Digital; Xometry, funded along with Foundry Group; Hover, later funded by Google Ventures; GridGain, funded along with Sberbank, Fort Ross Ventures and RTP Ventures; Octonion funded with Ginko Ventures; Mobalytics later funded by HP Tech Ventures; GoodData, funded with Andreessen Horowitz, Intel Capital and Tenaya; CarPrice, funded with Baring Vostok Petcube, funded with AVentures, YCombinator, others.

โ“๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญโ“๐’๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐š ๐†๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ๐ค๐ฒ: Best founders stand out by having a vision, passion...
02/17/2022

โ“๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญโ“

๐’๐š๐ฌ๐ก๐š ๐†๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ๐ค๐ฒ: Best founders stand out by having a vision, passion, team-building skills, and . They need to be goal-focused in order to systematically achieve progress. My favorite one, definitely worth highlighting, is the ability to hear and listen to all surroundings i.e. colleagues, customers, partners, and investors.

Read full Q&A with Sasha by Vestbee here ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://vestbee.com/blog/articles/vc-of-the-month-almaz-capital

โšก Our portfolio company Esperanto Technologies partners with Intel โšกEsperanto Technologies today announced that the comp...
02/09/2022

โšก Our portfolio company Esperanto Technologies partners with Intel โšก

Esperanto Technologies today announced that the company is entering a strategic partnership with Intel to advance its massively parallel RISC-V-based AI acceleration solutions. As part of the partnership, Esperanto Technologies plans to use Intel Foundry Services (โ€œIFSโ€) silicon and chipset packaging technologies to advance its RISC-V-based technology and deliver its massively parallel AI acceleration silicon solutions spanning from cloud to edge.

See the joint press release here ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.esperanto.ai/News/esperanto-technologies-partners-with-intel-to-advance-massively-parallel-risc-v-based-ai-acceleration-solutions/

Esperanto Technologies Partners with Intel to Advance Massively Parallel RISC-V-based AI Acceleration Solutions

๐Ÿ’ฅ NEW EPISODE OF   ๐Ÿ’ฅTanya Dadasheva talks to Peter Windischhofer, co-founder of refurbed about the journey in the   and ...
02/08/2022

๐Ÿ’ฅ NEW EPISODE OF ๐Ÿ’ฅ

Tanya Dadasheva talks to Peter Windischhofer, co-founder of refurbed about the journey in the and the power of the customer-centric approach ๐Ÿš€

Learn about how growth affects decision-making and business structure and the importance of employees and the company's culture.

Watch ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://youtu.be/wdWl-A3_-N0ั‘

Listen ๐ŸŽง https://open.spotify.com/episode/7ykUxQYgSBRhfK9GdIJfnU?si=cb7da2f94aa74d43

Startup journey with Peter Windischhofer, co-founder of refurbed - the fastest-growing marketplace for refurbished electronics.1:30 The story of the founders...

This week's   is a book The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horo...
01/21/2022

This week's is a book The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers by Ben Horowitz ๐Ÿ“–

This book was mentioned by Vlad Panchenko, founder of our portfolio company DMarket, in our as one of the "must-read" books. (You can watch it here ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://youtu.be/JZ5qJw1kFe4)

In his book, Ben Horowitz, one of Silicon Valley's most respected and experienced entrepreneurs, draws on his own story of the founding, running, selling, buying, managing, and investing in technology companies to offer essential advice and practical wisdom for navigating the toughest schools don't cover. This is no polished victory lap; he analyzes issues with no easy answers through his trials.

We are featured as the VC Of The Month by Vestbee ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ™ŒRead an insightful Q&A with Alexander "Sasha" Galitsky, to learn abo...
01/17/2022

We are featured as the VC Of The Month by Vestbee ๐ŸŽฏ๐Ÿ™Œ

Read an insightful Q&A with Alexander "Sasha" Galitsky, to learn about the 5 main things we look for in a startup, our approach to startup valuation, and how we at Almaz support our portfolio companies ๐Ÿค https://www.vestbee.com/blog/articles/vc-of-the-month-almaz-capital

https://vestbee.com/blog/articles/vc-of-the-month-almaz-capital?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=vc+of+the+month-+Almaz
Congratulations to the VC Of The Month- Almaz Capital ๐Ÿ‘ . Find out more about this early-stage tech fund investing in startups from high-growth sectors in this Q&A with Co-founder and Managing Partner at Almaz Capital.

This week's   is a book Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi ๐Ÿ“–This book was mentioned by Vlad Panchenko, founder of our por...
01/14/2022

This week's is a book Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi ๐Ÿ“–

This book was mentioned by Vlad Panchenko, founder of our portfolio company DMarket, in our as one of the "must-read" books. (You can watch it here ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://youtu.be/JZ5qJw1kFe4)

In this book, Ferrazzi lays out the specific steps he uses to reach out to with the thousands of colleagues, friends, and associates on his Rolodex, people he has helped, and who have helped him. In the course of the book, the author outlines the timeless shared by the world's most connected individuals, from Katherine Graham to Bill Clinton, Vernon Jordan to the Dalai Lama.

How to Make the Most of Fundraising In 2022? ๐Ÿค”Co-founder and CEO of our portfolio company 3DLOOK Vadim Rogovskiy gathere...
01/12/2022

How to Make the Most of Fundraising In 2022? ๐Ÿค”

Co-founder and CEO of our portfolio company 3DLOOK Vadim Rogovskiy gathered some valuable insight for that 3DLOOK learned along the way in his newest article for Entrepreneur Media. These lessons can apply to any business looking to fundraise in todayโ€™s competitive, digitally-savvy market. ๐Ÿ‘‡

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/397742

Raising funds online is a trend that is here to stay. Here are some insights for fundraising in today's competitive, digitally savvy market.

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