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Yandex

Last cheque observed Jul 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietCorporate VC

GrantSeries AVentureCommercial Real EstateShoppingBig Data

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 3 on record
Since the last cheque4849days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.0MRounds led0 of 3Sole investor2 roundsExits1 from the portfolio
Pitch Yandex

Yandex highlights

  1. 01

    3 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Grant and Series A: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $600K

  4. 04

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Commercial Real EstateShoppingBig Data
Based in
Moscow, Russia
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances

  1. 2013

    1 round

  2. Jul
    WikidataGrant$200KSole investor
  3. 2012

    1 round

  4. Jun
    SeismotechSeries A · RU$1.0MSole investor
  5. 2011

    1 round

  6. Sept
    BlekkoVenture · US · techcrunch.com$30MWith 3 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.

The team

We hold 1 person 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

BlekkoBought by IBM (International Business Machines)UndisclosedMar 2015

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

MetabarUndisclosedDec 2014
Auto.ru$175MJun 2014
KinoPoisk$80MOct 2013
SPB Software$38MNov 2011
The Tweeted TimesUndisclosedAug 2011
LoginzaUndisclosedJan 2011
WebVisorUndisclosedDec 2010
Mediaselling$1.4MOct 2008
MoikrugUndisclosedMar 2007

Quick answers about Yandex

What does Yandex invest in?

Yandex invests most often at Grant and Series A (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Commercial Real Estate, Shopping and Big Data.

How active is Yandex?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jul 2013.

How big are Yandex's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.0M.

Is Yandex investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jul 2013.

What kind of investor is Yandex?

Yandex is a corporate VC based in Moscow, Russia.

When was Yandex founded?

Yandex was founded in 1997.

Where does this information on Yandex come from?

From 1 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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