EMPOWERING INNOVATION FOR A BRIGHTER TOMORROW

We are Smart Partnership Capital, positive-minded professionals embracing challenges and diving into action.

We invest in top-notch founders with global ambitions and projects, which solve real problems using technology

Portfolio

Meet the team

strategy

We aim to help companies grow by providing essential resources and support.

$100k - $1M

Investment range per round

Early Seed to Series A

Investment stage

B2B SaaS

Investment Focus

Primarily US followed by Western Europe & UK

Markets

Founders

World-wide

Follow-on investments

Evaluated on a standalone basis

Strategy

OUr portfolio

We're proud to invest in innovative companies and are committed to continuing our success.

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Portfolio

Foster the company's growth and success

We work with strong tech-entrepreneurs in a partnership approach, bringing support and advice where needed to foster the company's growth and success.

TEAM

A mix of entrepreneurial and corporate backgrounds reinforced by hands-on experience in M&A and Sales and a strive to act as a reliable partner to our portfolio companies gives our team a competitive edge in seizing the best deals and building successful partnerships.

Managing Partner

Nikolay Kirpichnikov

Former corporate executive with a vast experience in M&A, PE and Asset Management.

Key expertise: Negotiations, Investment analysis, Deal structuring, Fundraising. Nikolay is a member of the British Computer Society, holds MA in International Economics and has an ACCA designation.

Venture Partner

Polina Alexandrova

Polina is a Venture Partner based in Berlin. She is a graduate of London School of Economics (LSE) and Otto Beisheim School of Management (WHU). Having lived and worked in various corners of the world: Melbourne, London, Berlin and Amsterdam, Polina brings a truly global perspective to the table.

Prior to SPC, she did early stage investments at Headline and Speedinvest.

Managing Partner

Denis Kostusev

Co-owner and ex-VP of Sales & Business Development at Itransition Group.

Key expertise: Marketing, Sales, Business Development, Mentoring. Denis is an official member of Forbes Business Development Council and holds MA in Marketing and Executive MBA from Jack Welch Management Institute.

Head of Legal

Yaroslav Myakotkin

Founder friendly lawyer with a unique ability to find a compromise stemming from his assertive personality and reinforced by 30+ deals under his belt.

Yaroslav holds BA in Law and LLM degree from BSU.

Technology Partner

Max Usachev

Highly experienced software engineer. Former CTO and co-founder of KitchenHub B2B SaaS startup. Ex-Wargaming, Juno, PandaDoc, Flo Health.

Key expertise: backend development, continuous integration and delivery, microservices and distributed systems.

Associate

Darya Pikulina

Quick on her toes and agile Associate who has ever-growing expertise in consulting and legal assistance of venture deals.

Dasha pursued LL.B in International Law from the BSU and LL.M in Business Legal Advice from the University of Málaga.

Team

Advisory board

OUR ADVISORY BOARD

Ability to deep dive, be instrumental in supporting founders and deliver on smart partnership takes expertise, energy and effort across various disciplines. That is why we engage the best in class professionals willing to challenge, share and support.