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Mail.Ru Group

Last cheque observed Mar 2014. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries BSeries CNetwork HardwareVoIP

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 6 on record
Since the last cheque4613days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.2MRounds led0 of 6Sole investor3 roundsMostly inUnited States, 67%
Pitch Mail.Ru Group

Mail.Ru Group highlights

  1. 01

    6 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series B: 80% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $500K

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Network HardwareVoIP
Based in
Russia
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first6 appearances

  1. 2014

    2 rounds

  2. Mar
    CorticaSeries C · US$20MWith 2 others
  3. Feb
    MagistoUS$2.0MSole investor
  4. 2013

    2 rounds

  5. Oct
    MagistoSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$13MWith 4 others
  6. Jun
    CorticaSeries B · US · techcrunch.com$6.4MWith 1 other
  7. 2012

    2 rounds

  8. Dec
    TagbrandSeed · RU$500KSole investor
  9. Jan
    FutubraSeed · RU$500KSole investor

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.

The team

We hold 4 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

maps.meUndisclosedNov 2014
Vkontake$1.5BSept 2014
Vkontakte$1.5BSept 2014
RuTwit.ruUndisclosedJul 2012
Vatera.hu$9.0MOct 2008

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Mail.Ru Group. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Horizons VenturesVC firm3rounds together

Quick answers about Mail.Ru Group

What does Mail.Ru Group invest in?

Mail.Ru Group invests most often at Seed and Series B (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Network Hardware and VoIP.

How active is Mail.Ru Group?

6 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2014.

How big are Mail.Ru Group's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.2M.

Does Mail.Ru Group lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 6 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Mail.Ru Group invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (67%) and Russia (33%).

Is Mail.Ru Group investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2014.

Who does Mail.Ru Group invest alongside?

Most often Horizons Ventures (3 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Mail.Ru Group?

Mail.Ru Group is a VC firm based in Russia.

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