Inc. Russia has prepared the first rating of the 100 most successful Russian startups of 2021. It includes the most promising projects in various categories – from artificial intelligence and fintech to medical tech and ESG (Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance).

When working on the rating, the magazine based on objective indicators of attracted investments, company value and revenue growth. For this, information was collected on all public venture capital transactions through open sources – media and Telegram channels. In addition, the editors addressed Russian funds and companies with a request to clarify the information.

It is noted that by the end of 2021, the Russian venture capital market amounted to almost $1,8 billion, in total, at least 217 transactions were made. For comparison, at the end of 2020, Inc. Russia valued this market at about $304,4 million, thus, the market grew six fold year to year.



9 startups were included in the “Fintech” category of the rating։

1. Factorin – B2B blockchain platform for trade finance. Leading retail chains, banks, factoring organizations and hundreds of supplier companies are connected to it. The volume of attracted investments in 2021 amounted to $11,65 million, the startup’s valuation was $23,12 million.

2. Koshelek – the app allows to store all cards on smartphone. Its mission is to free the world from plastic cards. The volume of attracted investments in 2021 amounted to $10 million, the startup’s valuation was $12 million.

3. TalkBank – the bank allows to manage finances in messengers using a chat bot on VKontakte, WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram, Viber and the voice assistant Alice. The volume of attracted investments in 2021 amounted to $2,9 million, the bank’s valuation was $35 million.

4. Fuelup – aggregator deals with virtual fuel cards, which allow to pay for fuel in a mobile app free of commission and service charges, without leaving the car. The volume of attracted investments in 2021 amounted to $6 million, the startup’s valuation was $6 million.

5. PIM Solutions – the startup specializes in developing services for online stores. The company automates interactions with delivery services and helps raise finance. The volume of attracted investments in 2021 amounted to $3,1 million, the startup’s valuation was $27 million.

6. Chayeviye Prosto – an electronic tip service, by the spring of 2021, 5 thousand establishments were connected to it, including 500 in Moscow. The volume of attracted investments in 2021 amounted to $5 million, the startup’s valuation was $5 million.

7. Radario – develops a cloud platform for selling tickets to various events. The company has more than 3,5 thousand partners. The volume of attracted investments in 2021 amounted to $3,2 million, the startup’s valuation was $5,4 million

8. Parkly – a cloud platform for searching, booking and paying for commercial parking lots in shopping and business centers, airports, train stations and other facilities. The volume of attracted investments in 2021 amounted to $0,7 million, the startup’s valuation was $10 million.

9. Jump.Finance – the service specializes in automating the work of companies with self-employed. The platform allows to customize the frequency of salary payments to self-employed performers, for example, weekly, daily or on demand. The volume of attracted investments in 2021 amounted to $1,4 million, the startup’s valuation was $2,7 million.

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