Three Years
Summary
’13 ’14 ’15
Imperious Group is a rapidly developing
venture capital company based in USA,
Israel and Eastern Europe.
The founder and the president of the fund
is Timur Yakubaros, businessman with 10+
years of experience in real-estate area.
The focus of our work — to invest in the growth
of strong, interesting startups in such areas:
• advertising (AdTech),
• e-commerce,
• SaaS,
• mobile-products,
• online education,
• big data,
• financial services.
We also consider the products aimed
at the corporate sector [b2b], as well
as a mass market [b2c] in niches
in which teams have the experience.
How We Work
• focused on startups at pre-seed,
seed and series A stage;
• investment range: $50k–500k [average],
$1m+ [series a];
• target locations of teams: cis, Israel, Europe,
usa, Asia;
• target markets: Europe, usa, Asia;
• no intervention into operational processes;
• connections with best tech /r&d teams
for quick growth.
about
venture
Pavel Aleshin
venture partner
A Graduate of Berkeley Venture Capital
Executive Program (California, usa).
Uses his knowledge and over 10 years
of experience in internet business within
the implementing strategy of the fund.
Dmitriy Shvets
associate partner
An expert in strategic & startup consulting.
Experience in investment banking and
government area, enterprise software
and marketplaces. Has worked with startups
from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine.
Kyrylo Mazur
associate partner
An internet entrepreneur with interest
in it-outsource, digital-marketing
and tennis area with clients from usa,
Australia, Canada, uk, Ukraine, Russia
and Kazakhstan.
Dmytro Karpov
junior investment analyst
Studied at Kyiv School of Economics,
has experience in management consulting
and analytics. Working on startups research
and project analysis. Interested in mobile,
education (Edtech), social, marketplace.
team
commited
fund size
25M
years
term12
6.42
2013
3.25
2014
1.33
2015
currently
invested
$11M
remains
$14M
40%
Sportandme
Textgears
Pruffme
Bazzilla
Cardsup
Healthmaps
Football4you
Settle
Lendingstar
Ubiqmobile
Retargetapp
Hashtago
Croice
investing
timeline
& current
status
pt.1
1st
quarter
1st
quarter
2nd
quarter
2nd
quarter
3rd
quarter
3rd
quarter
4th
quarter
4th
quarter
2014 2015
1st
quarter
2nd
quarter
3rd
quarter
4th
quarter
2013status
profitable
breakeven
scale
paused
Freshoffice
Jetme
Publicfast
Topes
Polltopay
Echo
Coursmos
Cupli
Arquest
Audaster
Bethclip
Dentalcloud
Exclusivio
Foodle
investing
timeline
& current
status
pt.2
1st
quarter
1st
quarter
1st
quarter
2nd
quarter
2nd
quarter
2nd
quarter
3rd
quarter
3rd
quarter
3rd
quarter
4th
quarter
4th
quarter
4th
quarter
2013 2014 2015status
profitable
breakeven
scale
paused
Happytom
Mitten
Sportamba
Mutlitest
Delfast
Kwambio
Allset
Crowdnet
Crediograph
Instantapi
investing
timeline
& current
status
pt.3
1st
quarter
1st
quarter
2nd
quarter
2nd
quarter
3rd
quarter
3rd
quarter
4th
quarter
4th
quarter
2014 2015
1st
quarter
2nd
quarter
3rd
quarter
4th
quarter
2013status
profitable
breakeven
scale
paused
usa5
russia10
ukraine17
azerbaijan 1
belarus 1
israel1
malaysia1
uk1
portfolio
structure
by countries
portfolio
structure
by category
10
Enterprise Software
Cloud Data Service
3D-Printing
Edtech
VR
10
Adtech & Social Media
Music Services & Streaming
Dating
3
Health Care
Pet Care
7
Ecommerce
Marketplace
Fintech
7
Foodtech
Delivery
Sports
portfolio
structure
by stage
seedpre-seed extended seed /series a
9
5
23
assets
upturn &
turnovers
Assets value based on confirmed valuations,
investing commitments and current metrics
Portfolio companies’
turnovers growth summary
2013 2013
$5.743M
$0.52M
$9.423M
$1.52M+64% +125%
$21.238M
$3.21M
2014 20142015 2015
pt.1
Venture have a wide and versatile network of partners in vc ecosystem
worldwide as partnerships in the usa, Germany, Holland, Ukraine, partners
in China and Middle East.
network of vc
professionals
and partners
We have developed tailor­made vc ecosystem database, applying our internal
methodology, which helps our startups to grow faster and find right partners
for their needs.
ecosystem
researches
In­house developed system for investors, startups and co­investors, which helps
our startups and our co­investors stay connected and updated.
crm for investors
and startups
benefits and
cooperations
pt.2
FbStart provides startups with an exclusive community, worldwide events,
mentorship from Facebook, and up to $80k in free tools and services.
fb start
Free transaction volume up to $1.5m on PayPal and Braintree ($50k of PayPal
fees and $100k of Braintree fees waived for 18 months).
paypal
blueprint
Dealflow sharing with international accelarators and funds helps us to see
the best ideas on the market and companies who could become a valuable
partners for our portfolio companies.
network of
co­investors
Co-investment opportunities via AngelList and partnership network.syndicate
investing
benefits and
cooperations
Companies have a choice of $15k valid for two years or $100k for one year.
The package includes free credits and a lot of support such as 24 ⁄ 7 technical
support, solution architect access, trainings and third party offers. The team
at Amazon Web Services has a startup program for early stage companies.
The program, aws activate, provides you with the following:
• two years of aws credits (up to $15k) or one year of aws credits
(up to $100k) starting from your investment date (seed/series a);
• one year of premium aws business support (up to $5k);
• free access to the aws essentials one day web-based training (normally
~$600/course), plus 8 tokens for self-paced labs (normally ~$30/lab);
• free access to 1:1 virtual office hours with aws solutions architects;
• special offers from other companies that help startups, including Chef,
Cloudability, Bitnami, Amazon Payments, soasta, CopperEgg and more.
amazon
web services
pt.3
benefits and
cooperations
Imperious Group is an excellent partner for world class entrepreneurs seeking
seed and early stage funding. Comprised of former experienced entrepreneurs
and startup executives, the fund's team moves quickly with the entire
investment process, allowing entrepreneurs to close fundraising rounds
efficiently and focus on executing their plan. I had the pleasure of working
with Imperious Group when they invested in a number of Velton Zegelman pc
clients, both in Silicon Valley and internationally.
testimonials
tmt investments
velton zegelman
I've been honored to be a shareholder in a long list of Imperious Group portfolio
companies, so, it gives me a special pleasure to congratulate the fund in many
fast-growing startups. True to its name, Imperious bets on teams with grand
Vision—the vision of building empires of talent, cutting edge tech and solid
growth drivers. I wish Imperious continues success with selecting success-
found startups.
Perfect team, deep expertise and the smart money for real.
Successful co-investing experience. Fast, cohesive and professionally.
wannabiz
altera capital
Fresh Office
series b
A cloud based platform
combining all the
necessary software tools
for running a business.
• one of the “Most
successful projects
powered by Microsoft
Azure” in Russia;
• used by 25k users;
• “Top 50 of the best
startups”in Russian
Startup Ratings;
• over $2.1m of revenue.
valuation: 8m
Delfast
series a
1-hour delivery service
for online stores
on electric bikes.
• the number of deliveries
increased from 1 019 to
5 324 per month during
the last 10 months;
• sales volume increased
from $1.4k to $11.5k
during the last 10 months;
• the number of b2b
clients increased from
27 to 367 during the last
10 months.
valuation: 7m
Topes
series a
SaaS solution which makes
companies more profitable
by reducing their costs and
making procurement more
efficient and transparent.
• min 10% m /m revenue
growth during 12 months;
• 1k+ employees using
Topes for their offices;
• 100+ suppliers in Topes
suppliers network;
• 50k+/month revenue.
valuation: 5m
Cupli
series a
Cupli is a state of the
art platform for highly
targeted yet cost-effective
respondents recruiting
for quantitative market
research.
• $0,99m annual revenue;
• 209% annual revenue
growth;
• 40k respondents
interviewed monthly,
started from 8000 a year
ago.
valuation: 10m
Echo
seed
Collective music
curation.
• 13k units
downloaded (organic);
• 100+ sign ups a day;
• 25% returning traffic;
• 8 screens per session.
valuation: 2.5m
actual
funding
offers
some
facts
653 people
were employed by
portfolio companies
20K people
preordered their
lunch with Settle
and wasted no
minute waiting
Multitest helped 2M
people find internet provider
3.5M lessons viewed by users on Coursmos
Over 50K people got their deliveries
within 1 hour with Delfast
Influencers earned
over 50K from
Publicfast just for
recommending brands
to their followers
The fund team made
over 200 flights
around the world,
reviewing more than
7000 startups and
listening over 1000
pitches
Follow-on
investments into
the best portfolio
companies
Co-investments
via partnership
networks in
eu, usa, Asia
Expansion
of the investment
focus geography
New investments
leveraging our strong
pipeline and market
experience
what's
next?
credits
Data analysis—Pavel Aleshin
Layout & data visualization—Marat Tyncherov

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    Imperious Group isa rapidly developing venture capital company based in USA, Israel and Eastern Europe. The founder and the president of the fund is Timur Yakubaros, businessman with 10+ years of experience in real-estate area. The focus of our work — to invest in the growth of strong, interesting startups in such areas: • advertising (AdTech), • e-commerce, • SaaS, • mobile-products, • online education, • big data, • financial services. We also consider the products aimed at the corporate sector [b2b], as well as a mass market [b2c] in niches in which teams have the experience. How We Work • focused on startups at pre-seed, seed and series A stage; • investment range: $50k–500k [average], $1m+ [series a]; • target locations of teams: cis, Israel, Europe, usa, Asia; • target markets: Europe, usa, Asia; • no intervention into operational processes; • connections with best tech /r&d teams for quick growth. about venture
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    Pavel Aleshin venture partner AGraduate of Berkeley Venture Capital Executive Program (California, usa). Uses his knowledge and over 10 years of experience in internet business within the implementing strategy of the fund. Dmitriy Shvets associate partner An expert in strategic & startup consulting. Experience in investment banking and government area, enterprise software and marketplaces. Has worked with startups from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine. Kyrylo Mazur associate partner An internet entrepreneur with interest in it-outsource, digital-marketing and tennis area with clients from usa, Australia, Canada, uk, Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan. Dmytro Karpov junior investment analyst Studied at Kyiv School of Economics, has experience in management consulting and analytics. Working on startups research and project analysis. Interested in mobile, education (Edtech), social, marketplace. team
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    portfolio structure by category 10 Enterprise Software CloudData Service 3D-Printing Edtech VR 10 Adtech & Social Media Music Services & Streaming Dating 3 Health Care Pet Care 7 Ecommerce Marketplace Fintech 7 Foodtech Delivery Sports
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    assets upturn & turnovers Assets valuebased on confirmed valuations, investing commitments and current metrics Portfolio companies’ turnovers growth summary 2013 2013 $5.743M $0.52M $9.423M $1.52M+64% +125% $21.238M $3.21M 2014 20142015 2015
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    pt.1 Venture have awide and versatile network of partners in vc ecosystem worldwide as partnerships in the usa, Germany, Holland, Ukraine, partners in China and Middle East. network of vc professionals and partners We have developed tailor­made vc ecosystem database, applying our internal methodology, which helps our startups to grow faster and find right partners for their needs. ecosystem researches In­house developed system for investors, startups and co­investors, which helps our startups and our co­investors stay connected and updated. crm for investors and startups benefits and cooperations
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    pt.2 FbStart provides startupswith an exclusive community, worldwide events, mentorship from Facebook, and up to $80k in free tools and services. fb start Free transaction volume up to $1.5m on PayPal and Braintree ($50k of PayPal fees and $100k of Braintree fees waived for 18 months). paypal blueprint Dealflow sharing with international accelarators and funds helps us to see the best ideas on the market and companies who could become a valuable partners for our portfolio companies. network of co­investors Co-investment opportunities via AngelList and partnership network.syndicate investing benefits and cooperations
  • 14.
    Companies have achoice of $15k valid for two years or $100k for one year. The package includes free credits and a lot of support such as 24 ⁄ 7 technical support, solution architect access, trainings and third party offers. The team at Amazon Web Services has a startup program for early stage companies. The program, aws activate, provides you with the following: • two years of aws credits (up to $15k) or one year of aws credits (up to $100k) starting from your investment date (seed/series a); • one year of premium aws business support (up to $5k); • free access to the aws essentials one day web-based training (normally ~$600/course), plus 8 tokens for self-paced labs (normally ~$30/lab); • free access to 1:1 virtual office hours with aws solutions architects; • special offers from other companies that help startups, including Chef, Cloudability, Bitnami, Amazon Payments, soasta, CopperEgg and more. amazon web services pt.3 benefits and cooperations
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    Imperious Group isan excellent partner for world class entrepreneurs seeking seed and early stage funding. Comprised of former experienced entrepreneurs and startup executives, the fund's team moves quickly with the entire investment process, allowing entrepreneurs to close fundraising rounds efficiently and focus on executing their plan. I had the pleasure of working with Imperious Group when they invested in a number of Velton Zegelman pc clients, both in Silicon Valley and internationally. testimonials tmt investments velton zegelman I've been honored to be a shareholder in a long list of Imperious Group portfolio companies, so, it gives me a special pleasure to congratulate the fund in many fast-growing startups. True to its name, Imperious bets on teams with grand Vision—the vision of building empires of talent, cutting edge tech and solid growth drivers. I wish Imperious continues success with selecting success- found startups. Perfect team, deep expertise and the smart money for real. Successful co-investing experience. Fast, cohesive and professionally. wannabiz altera capital
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    Fresh Office series b Acloud based platform combining all the necessary software tools for running a business. • one of the “Most successful projects powered by Microsoft Azure” in Russia; • used by 25k users; • “Top 50 of the best startups”in Russian Startup Ratings; • over $2.1m of revenue. valuation: 8m Delfast series a 1-hour delivery service for online stores on electric bikes. • the number of deliveries increased from 1 019 to 5 324 per month during the last 10 months; • sales volume increased from $1.4k to $11.5k during the last 10 months; • the number of b2b clients increased from 27 to 367 during the last 10 months. valuation: 7m Topes series a SaaS solution which makes companies more profitable by reducing their costs and making procurement more efficient and transparent. • min 10% m /m revenue growth during 12 months; • 1k+ employees using Topes for their offices; • 100+ suppliers in Topes suppliers network; • 50k+/month revenue. valuation: 5m Cupli series a Cupli is a state of the art platform for highly targeted yet cost-effective respondents recruiting for quantitative market research. • $0,99m annual revenue; • 209% annual revenue growth; • 40k respondents interviewed monthly, started from 8000 a year ago. valuation: 10m Echo seed Collective music curation. • 13k units downloaded (organic); • 100+ sign ups a day; • 25% returning traffic; • 8 screens per session. valuation: 2.5m actual funding offers
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    some facts 653 people were employedby portfolio companies 20K people preordered their lunch with Settle and wasted no minute waiting Multitest helped 2M people find internet provider 3.5M lessons viewed by users on Coursmos Over 50K people got their deliveries within 1 hour with Delfast Influencers earned over 50K from Publicfast just for recommending brands to their followers The fund team made over 200 flights around the world, reviewing more than 7000 startups and listening over 1000 pitches
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    Follow-on investments into the bestportfolio companies Co-investments via partnership networks in eu, usa, Asia Expansion of the investment focus geography New investments leveraging our strong pipeline and market experience what's next?
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    credits Data analysis—Pavel Aleshin Layout& data visualization—Marat Tyncherov