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SimpleEstate

Butlerova Street, Building 17, 5th Floor, Room 248, Moscow, Moscow City, 117342, Russian Federation

Overview

SimpleEstate operates an online investment platform enabling investors to commit from ₽100,000 into professionally selected commercial real-estate properties. The company was founded in 2019 by former Goldman Sachs banker Nikita Kornienko and is listed in the Central Bank of Russia’s registry of investment platforms. Its real-estate portfolio is valued at over ₽1.3 billion, and the platform reports more than 10,000 registered investors. In August 2022 SimpleEstate raised ₽30 million from private fund AYR Capital in exchange for 13% of the company. In December 2023 the company received ₽30 million from venture funds Kama Flow, Malina VC and AYR Capital. Most recently SimpleEstate attracted ₽2.6 million from 19 participants of the Venture Academy 6, who joined a larger round that had already closed ₽30 million. The founder has stated plans to raise an additional ₽20 million from a syndicate of private investors in 2024. SimpleEstate operates an online platform for collective investments in commercial real estate, allowing users to invest from 100,000 rubles in professionally selected properties and is listed in the Central Bank of Russia's registry of investment platforms. Founded in 2019 by former Goldman Sachs banker Nikita Kornienko, the company manages a real-estate portfolio valued at more than ₽1.25 billion and aims to grow it to ₽15 billion within five years. The platform reports average historical investor returns of about 25% annualized. Financially, SimpleEstate posted ₽15.6 million revenue for the first eight months of 2023 (an 86% increase versus full-year 2022) and expects roughly ₽30 million for full-year 2023. Management says the newly raised capital will be used to expand the team, continue platform development and fund marketing, and that it plans to raise an additional ₽20 million from a syndicate of private investors in 2024. Prior fundraising includes a ₽30 million August 2022 investment from private fund AYR Capital in exchange for a 13% stake.

Total raised
$0M
Funding rounds
2
Latest round
Equity
Latest activity
Apr 2024

Industries

  • Commercial Real Estate
  • Real Estate
  • Real Estate Investment
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Recent funding

  1. Equity

    Apr 2024

    $0M

  2. Equity

    Dec 2023

    $0M

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