Russia startup funding in H1 2013

European tech funding raised by Russia startups during H1 2013.

In H1 2013, 23 startups in Russia closed 23 funding rounds and raised €119M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 25.1% versus H1 2012. Consumer was the most active sector, and Prostor Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€119M

-25.1% vs H1 2012 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+21.1% vs H1 2012

Companies

Top sector

Consumer

Rank in Europe

5.3% of European funding

Top-10 round share

95.7%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€2.3M	1
Feb	€6.9M	5
Mar	€59M	4
Apr	€2.7M	1
May	€3.2M	4
Jun	€44M	8

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Russia — top sectors by capital, H1 2013
Consumer	€41M
Proptech	€39M
Transportation	€38M
Travel	€22M
Fintech	€2.8M
Gaming	€2.3M
Edtech	€1.9M
Marketing	€1.5M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Russia — stage mix, H1 2013
Other	€41M
Series D+	€38M
Series B	€22M
Series A	€12M
Seed	€2.8M
Early VC	€1.9M
Series C	€111k
Grant	€19k

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit · €2.1B disclosed.

VKontakte / vk.ru

Acquisition

Jan 2013

€2.1B

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Ulmart	Other	Jun 2013	€38M
AVITO.ru	Series D+	Mar 2013	€38M
Ostrovok	Series B	Mar 2013	€19M
uBank	Series A	Feb 2013	€5.9M
Workle	Series B	Apr 2013	€2.7M
Playtox	Series A	Jun 2013	€2.3M
cosmorelax.ru	Other	Jan 2013	€2.3M
IQcard	Early VC	Mar 2013	€1.9M
YaKlass	Series A	May 2013	€1.5M
Flocktory	Series A	Jun 2013	€1.2M
Control Leasing	Seed	May 2013	€841k
zakazaka.ru	Series A	Jun 2013	€769k
Planeta.ru	Series A	Jun 2013	€769k
ComfortWay	Seed	Jun 2013	€769k
Kommerstate	Series B	May 2013	€688k

View all 23 Russia deals in H1 2013 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2013, by deal count

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