Runa Capital II entered the top five largest funds in Europe, and its managing partner was recognized as Person of the Year in Russia

At the Open Innovations Forum , experts examined the results of 347 Russian venture capital funds. The winners of the “Best Venture Investor” award were chosen based on statistical data and market research of direct and venture investments in Russia for 2014.

Experts analyzed such indicators as the number of projects invested by the company and transactions on exits, as well as the largest total investment. The decision was also taken into account non-financial contribution of funds to the development of companies and the impact of the transaction on the market.

The award was established by the Russian Venture Capital Association ( RAVI ) and RVC in 2014.
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At the first stage, 21 foundations became candidates for winning the contest.

According to RUSBASE, the list of laureates of 2015 included funds in the following categories:

The best venture investor - Almaz Capital ;

The best early-stage venture capital deal is Bioprocess Capital Ventures ;

The best venture investor in the regions is Yakutia ;

Opening of the year - Starta Capital Accessor Fund I ;

The best way out is AddVenture Fund (probably, for leaving the Delivery Club in 2014);

The best venture investor at the seed stage - the Internet Initiatives Development Fund ( IIDF );

The best syndicated venture capital deal is InVenture Partners , FinSight I LP and Intel Capital (probably for investing in GillBus).

The person of the year is Chikhachev Dmitry Borisovich, managing partner of Runa Capital .

Moreover, the Russian venture fund Runa Capital II entered the top five largest European venture capital funds in terms of the amount of funds raised in the third quarter of 2015. The fund is located in third place.

As of Q3 2015, Runa Capital II raised € 67.85 million. The fund was launched in the summer of 2014. The volume of the fund was to be $ 200 million (at the exchange rate on July 3, 2014 - about € 147 million).

First place was taken by the Swiss fund Lakestar II LP - it attracted € 350 million, second place from Notion Capilal III LP from the UK - € 108.56 million, reports Firrma with reference to the Dow Jones VentureSource report .

Dow Jones VentureSource tracks venture capital deals and market trends. Its experts conducted a survey of professional firms and external sources, as well as interviews with managers. The study does not take into account companies that receive investments from the state or corporations.