VTB Capital Investment Management
10 Presnenskaya Embankment, Block C, Moscow, 123112, Russia
Overview
VTB Capital venture business leads the way in the venture capital market in Russia and the CIS. Investing in Russian innovative cutting-edge technology is among VTB Capital’s priorities. Over the past few years VTB Capital venture business has backed over 30 companies in rapidly growing sectors of economy including cloud technologies, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, energy efficiency, Russian E-commerce and consumer internet. We bet on growing demand for unique technologies and innovative business models specifically tailored for different industries. The long-term partnership with Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), one of the top global venture firms, plays a key role for VTB Capital venture business. The portfolio companies obtain vital global exposure and the ability to build international partnerships to penetrate foreign markets. VTB Capital believes that the potential of Russian technologies in today’s global economy remains hugely unexplored. We are confident in numerous high-return start-up opportunities originating out of leading Russian scientific research institutions and pioneer IT companies.
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 0
Sector focus
- Finance
- Nanotechnology
- Venture Capital
Investment portfolio
- RoboCV
Participated · Series A · Feb 2015
RoboCV develops X-Motion, an AI-based intellectual autopilot system that uses vision sensors to model the environment and directly control steering, acceleration and braking for fully autonomous warehouse and industrial vehicles. The company completed robotization projects at Samsung’s and Volkswagen’s Russian factories and has plans to implement full-scale robotics projects for those clients and others. RoboCV aims to equip several tens of warehouse machines with X-MOTION by the end of 2015 and to sell preinstalled X-MOTION electric trucks in Russia and the CIS at the end of 2015 and internationally in 2016. It is partnering with STILL GmbH to develop vehicle autopilot solutions and a line of preinstalled X-MOTION trucks. Founded in 2011 and a resident of the Skolkovo Foundation, the company began as participants in the Google X Prize and originally developed a vision system for a lunar rover. Financially, RoboCV secured $3 million in new investments and previously received a $500,000 investment from LETA Capital in 2013.
Team
No current team members are available.