Iskra Ventures

Profile

Iskra Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Moscow, Russia, founded to empower entrepreneurs by accelerating their growth and facilitating geographic expansion. The firm is led by a small team of professionals, including Ivan Sezonov, and focuses on maintaining a selective investment approach to stay actively engaged with a limited number of startups. Iskra Ventures is known for identifying the right moment to inject funds into startups that have tested their ideas locally and are ready to present their products to the world.

The firm primarily invests in early-stage companies across various technology-driven sectors, including video streaming, mobility, biotech, and e-commerce. Iskra Ventures typically makes initial investments at the pre-seed and seed stages, supporting startups across North America, Europe, CIS regions, and Southeast Asia. While the total assets under management are not explicitly stated, the firm is actively seeking new investments and aims to create mutual value for both founders and investors.

Notable investments by Iskra Ventures include Arena Stream - a tournament platform for streamers and fans, Restream - a multi-stream broadcast service, ARNA Genomics - a biotech company focused on early cancer diagnostics, Obvius - a streaming video sales platform, and Stampsy - a platform for creating visual stories. These investments highlight the firm's diverse portfolio across video streaming, mobility, real estate tech, and travel tech sectors.