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Yandex

Yandex

Overview

Yandex is a Russian multinational technology company that provides a wide range of internet-related products and services, and also makes strategic corporate investments and acquisitions in the technology sector.

Year Founded

1997

Portfolio Companies

3

Website

yandex.com

Investments

Yandex investments
CompanyDateStageLead
ChatfuelMar 2016SeedLead
GenotekDec 2020VC RoundLead
MEL ScienceAug 2019Series ACo-investor

Key People

Alexander Johnson

Founder

Alyssa Daniels

Co-Founder

Marcus Stringer

Co-Founder

Valentina Semenova

Chief Product Officer at Yandex, Co-Founder at Membrace

Pavel Aleshin

CEO at Yandex.Verticals

Alexander Shchegolev

Senior Partner Relations Manager

gela benoria

Managing Director

Golu Kumar

Managing Director

pyala sharma

Managing Director

Trudy Andrews

Managing Director

Yehor Melnykov

Managing Director

Alfonso Chama

Yango Partner

Alina Petrova

C&B partner

Anastasia Tabunova

Agency Partner

Anastasiia Salli

Antitrust partner for Foodtech services

Anna Eremeeva

Head of Communications for Strategic Initiatives, Global, Strategic Communications Partner, Global

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Sector & Stage Mix

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Investment Activity

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FAQ

Where is Yandex based?

Yandex is headquartered in Moscow, Russia.

When was Yandex founded?

Yandex was founded in 1997.

How many portfolio companies does Yandex have?

Yandex has 3 portfolio companies in Caplight's dataset.

What are some companies in Yandex's portfolio?

Portfolio companies visible on Caplight include Chatfuel, Genotek, MEL Science.

What was Yandex's most recent investment shown here?

Yandex's most recent investment in this portfolio sample was in Genotek in 2020.

What sectors does Yandex focus on?

Yandex focuses on Healthcare & Life Sciences, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Consumer & Commerce.

What company stages does Yandex focus on?

Yandex typically invests at the Early stage.

Firmographic Details

HeadquartersMoscow
Year Founded1997

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