ABRT Venture Fund

What is ABRT Venture Fund?

Founded in 2005, ABRT Venture Fund is a Moscow-based venture capital firm that engages in boosting innovation in the digital economy by financing private companies, especially in the startup, early, and growth stages. The firm focuses on enterprise and consumer software, internet, new media, and mobility services.

With a minimum investment of $2,000,000 and a cap of $10,000,000, ABRT supports emerging innovators to connect, get funding, and grow their ventures. Their end-to-end VC cycle includes investor relations, deal sourcing, portfolio management, and exit optimization, backed by a Digital VC framework to enhance productivity and add value with lower operational overheads.

They claim a 43.99% Net IRR, co-invest with top-tier VCs, have built two global unicorns, and invested in 22 companies from diverse global IT markets.

ABRT asserts the importance of current global trends on the venture capital landscape, such as rising private capital investment, extended private phases for tech companies, global talent distribution, decreased startup costs, increased early-stage investments, and the modernization of traditional VC operations.

They provide a comprehensive VC infrastructure equipped with AI, a global startup platform, a community for entrepreneurs, a Liquid Venture Fund, an exchange for limited partners, and a liquidity platform for private placements.

ABRT is characterized by its investment partnerships, operational data optimization, hands-on portfolio management, and VC assets liquidity strategies. The leadership includes Co-Founder and CIO Nick Mitushin, who brings expertise from Intel and entrepreneurial education from Harvard Business School.

ABRT continues the vision of founding serial entrepreneurs Ratmir Timashev and Andrei Baronov, emphasizing digital proficiency in aiding startups alongside a team of global leaders in capital markets, IT, and VC.