Results of the third "Venture Discounter"

In July, Glavstart launched a program with the difficult name “Venture Discounter”, and now every month as part of this program we organize meetings of the authors of the projects selected by Glavstart analysts with investors.

At the last meeting of Venture Discounter, held on September 29 at the Digital October Center, Glavstart presented the next 8 projects to investors. Among them are three projects found personally by Glavstart with the help of Startup Weekend and invested during the past year - Menutka, “Sea Salons” and TagBrand.

And one more bonus - feedback from our participants, the team of the project "Sundress" (a description of this and other projects from the "Venture Discounter" can be found under the cut):
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“The presentation at the investment session of Glavstarta allowed us to come into contact with more than a dozen potential investors. We managed not only to tell about our project, but also to receive valuable comments for us. In addition, the presentation was attended by representatives of the target for us e-commerce market, several of which showed interest in our product and would like to test it on their sites. Thus, the event turned out to be useful not only in terms of investment, but also for business development. ”

The next meeting within the framework of the “Venture Discounter” is October 27, the registration of participants is already open .


The Bubble Well project is an alternative to traditional HR sites, built on life experience: new employees are found through acquaintances. The service analyzes user connections in social networks and allows you to find work among your friends. Analyzing the compatibility of the applicant and the employer, Bubble Well allows you to find an employee, based not so much on his resume, as on the human factor (which, in general, is usually decisive when applying for a job).


The authors of Sarafan decided to turn the disinterested “word of mouth” into a viable Internet service: now you can get a discount on the purchase of anything by telling about this purchase in the social network. Every time a friend makes a purchase using your tip, you get some of the money spent on the purchase back into your account. The authors have already concluded an agreement with Yandex.Money about providing returns to service users.


At the moment, " Taxation " is the only software for individuals - not entrepreneurs, which allows you to quickly and easily prepare a tax return. According to statistics provided by the authors, about half of all taxpayers - non-businessmen turn to paid consultants for the preparation of a tax return. Now this function will be able to take on the online service. In addition to the site, the project includes a web application for creating tax returns and an extensive information base on tax legislation.


Sybo Robotics is a navigation system for mobile robots. The system allows you to make 2-D maps of the surrounding space, determine the current coordinates of the robot on this map, plan the optimal route for the robot to move in space, detect and travel around dynamic and static obstacles. The number of competitors, according to the authors, is calculated by one point - this is the Karto SDK project. Among the competitive advantages Sybo Robotics calls low cost, the maximum number of functions and the availability of the hardware version


The authors of the Smart-bay service promise users the opportunity to learn a foreign language even in the absence of special abilities for languages ​​as such. The Smart-Bay method of operation is based on the most modern ways of learning foreign languages ​​- without cramming and tedious learning of grammar rules. In addition to proper language skills, Smart-Bay develops memory as a whole — it's about time — in the era of victorious external media.


Sea Salon - service for online recording.
At the first stage, the project focuses on the beauty salon market, and will be further scaled to other market segments: restaurants, car washes, medical clinics, fitness clubs, notaries, etc.


Menutka is a service by which people search for specific dishes from the menu of restaurants by various parameters, including ratings and reviews of other people.
An important feature of the service is the opportunity to give personal recommendations based on the tastes of the user.
In the future, it is planned to scale the service, adding to it the possibility of forming an electronic menu and booking tables. In addition to the restaurant business, Menutka intends to enter the market for delivery of ready-made meals.


With the help of TagBrand service , users can mark brands of things on their photos, consult with friends about what is better to buy or wear, easily find the right stores and even get acquainted on the basis of common interests to brands.
With the help of the service, brands can place targeted image advertising, and stores - contextual.
The project is being prepared for release in November.