SmartHub

Investor type

VC

Founded

2015

AUM

-

Location

San Francisco, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$5-10 m

Investment Stage

Series A Seed Series B

Region of investment

North America Europe Asia
Investor profile last updated: 22 August, 2026

Profile

SmartHub is a venture capital investor based in Russia, aiming to support promising technology startups with global ambitions. The leadership team includes Bogdan Iarovoi, a skilled investor and prominent business angel in Russia, and Olga Alekseeva, a director with extensive experience in strategic planning and business development. Sergey Furtatov serves as the investment director, bringing expertise in structuring and valuation from his tenure in major Russian banks.

SmartHub focuses its investments on sectors including IT services, fintech, marketing and advertising, and SaaS, targeting technology startups with potential valuations of at least $100 million within five years. They seek out opportunities across the globe, with a keen interest in companies that can scale internationally. There is no specific mention of total assets under management or explicit strategic partners.

Among SmartHub's notable investments are TransferGo - a money transfer service, App Follow - a mobile app analytics tool, Style Concierge - a personal styling service, TicketsCloud - a cloud platform for event organizers, and Wimark Systems - a network management solutions company.

Industry

Consumer Products Consumer Services (B2C) Digital E-commerce/Marketplace Financial Services Fintech Internet and Web Services IT Services Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment SaaS Software Telecommunications AI

Contacts

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Сергей Фуртатов Chief Investment Officer
Chief Investment Officer
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Olga Alekseeva (Dorofeeva) Managing partner
Managing partner
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FAQs about SmartHub

SmartHub is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Series A, Seed and Series B, writing tickets of $5-10 m.
SmartHub is located in San Francisco, California, United States.
SmartHub was founded in 2015.
SmartHub invests in companies and startups in Consumer Products, Consumer Services (B2C), Digital, E-commerce/Marketplace, Financial Services, Fintech, Internet and Web Services, IT Services, Marketing and Advertising, Media and Entertainment, SaaS, Software, Telecommunications, AI.
SmartHub invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe, Asia.
SmartHub invests in companies and startups at Series A, Seed, Series B.
SmartHub usually invests $5-10 m on average.
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