# Direct Group: portfolio, investments and team > Direct Group is a vc firm based in Russia. 7 investments on record, latest Dec 2013. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/direct-group (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Russia · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Direct Group Last cheque observed Dec 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Seed Series A Venture Capital & Private Equity Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 7 on record Since the last cheque **4690** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$3.1M** Rounds led **0 of 7** Exits **3 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Russia, 100%** Pitch Direct Group ## Direct Group highlights - 01 7 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series B and Series C: 57% of its rounds - 03 3 exits from the portfolio ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Seed Series A - **Sectors:** Venture Capital & Private Equity - **Based in:** Russia - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **7 appearances** - **2013** 2 rounds - **Dec** **[IQcard](https://millionrounds.com/company/iqcard)** Series B · RU **$3.7M** With 4 others - **Mar** **[IQcard](https://millionrounds.com/company/iqcard)** Venture · RU **$2.5M** With 3 others - **2012** 2 rounds - **Nov** **[Teamo.ru](https://millionrounds.com/company/teamo-ru)** Series B · RU **$2.3M** With 2 others - **Jul** **[IQcard](https://millionrounds.com/company/iqcard)** Series A · RU **$1.0M** With 1 other - **2011** 2 rounds - **Jun** **[Sapato.ru](https://millionrounds.com/company/sapato-ru)** Series C · RU · eu.techcrunch.com **$12M** With 3 others - **Apr** **[KupiVIP](https://millionrounds.com/company/kupivip)** Series C · RU · eu.techcrunch.com **$55M** With 7 others - **2010** 1 round - **Jul** **[KupiBonus](https://millionrounds.com/company/kupibonus)** Seed · RU · unova.ru **Undisclosed** With 2 others An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **3 in all** **[Teamo.ru](https://millionrounds.com/company/teamo-ru)** Bought by [Mamba](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mamba) **Undisclosed** Nov 2015 **[Sapato.ru](https://millionrounds.com/company/sapato-ru)** Bought by KupiVIP **Undisclosed** Apr 2015 **[Sapato.ru](https://millionrounds.com/company/sapato-ru)** Bought by OZON.ru **Undisclosed** Feb 2012 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## Companies it bought Acquisitions by the firm itself **Hinton Hill** **Undisclosed** Jan 2007 ## The cheque Seed Series A Median round joined **$3.1M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 7 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Dec 2013 - **Exits:** 3 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B *2* - Series C *2* - Seed said *1* - Series A said *1* - Venture *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2010 2013 Often in the room with - [Fastlane Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fast-lane-ventures) 4 - [Mangrove Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mangrove-capital-partners) 2 - [TA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ta-ventures) 2 **Pitching Direct Group?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Direct Group. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Fastlane Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fast-lane-ventures)[**Mangrove Capital Partners** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mangrove-capital-partners)[**TA Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ta-ventures) ## Quick answers about Direct Group ### What does Direct Group invest in? Direct Group invests most often at Series B and Series C (57% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity. ### How active is Direct Group? 7 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2013. ### How big are Direct Group's cheques? The median round it joins is $3.1M. ### Does Direct Group lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 7 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Direct Group invest? Most of the companies it backs are in Russia (100%). ### Is Direct Group investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2013. ### Who does Direct Group invest alongside? Most often Fastlane Ventures (4 rounds together), Mangrove Capital Partners (2 rounds together) and TA Ventures (2 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Direct Group? Direct Group is a VC firm based in Russia. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=direct-group) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=direct-group)