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Ulmart

Pulkovskoe Highway 43 Block 2, Saint Petersburg, St.-Petersburg, 196210, Russia

Overview

Ulmart - is the first Russian retailer of electronics, components, computer and consumer electronics a new format. Thanks to innovative technology and modern software we were able to combine the advantages of traditional and online store, while eliminating their drawbacks. So there Kibermarket - unique art shop, where there are no windows, but there are terminals, through which the customer chooses what he really needed. First Kibermarket Ulmart appeared in St. Petersburg in 2008. Now open 29 Kibermarket and more than 130 points of order and issuing goods Ulmart Outpost in more than 60 cities across the country. The company has over 4500 employees. Regularly open new offices Ulmart nationwide. Ulmart constrain growth by reducing transaction costs. Warehouse Kibermarket Ulmart two to three times larger in area salesroom, storefronts - is self-service terminals, and instead of sellers - advisers who will help in the selection of goods only at the request of the client.

Total investments
3
Lead investments
3
Investments · 12mo
0
Active investors
0

Sector focus

  • Consumer Electronics
  • E-Commerce
  • Retail
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Investment portfolio

  • Sber-Zvuk

    Led · Series A · Aug 2014

    Zvooq operates a music streaming platform that allows companies to integrate a free, legal streaming solution into their products. Led by co-founder Victor Frumkin, the platform aims to convert illegal consumption into legal consumption by letting services offer consumer music. It provides a range of options covering free ad-supported streaming, a la carte downloads and ad-free subscriptions. The service integrates directly into social networks, phones and cellular carriers' offerings to offer a mass-market solution. Its catalog includes over 15 million songs, supporting 500,000 artists and 25,000 labels. The company intends to use raised funds to promote its freemium model and to initiate roll-out into certain developing-world territories.

  • Dream Industries

    Led · Series A · May 2014

    Dream Industries runs Bookmate, a social reading service launched in 2010 by Simon Dunlop that offers a subscription model across mobile, tablet and web. The product includes social features for discovery, following, recommendations and reader interaction, and connects publishers and authors with new markets. Bookmate partners with mobile network operators, device manufacturers, online retailers and local governments to distribute content and monetize. The service reported 1.5 million active monthly users in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and other Russian-speaking markets. Its library contains over 400,000 books and the company works with more than 300 publishers globally. Dream Industries said it will use funding to support content acquisition and accelerate global expansion.

  • Bookmate

    Led · Series A · May 2014

    Bookmate is a subscription "social reading" service available on mobile, tablet and web. It offers access to roughly 400,000 books from about 300 publishers globally. The service reports 1.5 million active monthly users across Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and other Russian-speaking markets (including Turkey) and a 7% conversion rate to paid subscribers. Bookmate monetizes via partnerships with mobile network operators, device makers, online retailers and local governments. As an open platform it provides publishers with user-behavior analytics and promotion tools so publishers retain direct relationships with readers. The company is focused on emerging markets and plans international expansion starting with Turkey, Scandinavia and Latin America.

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