“The biggest trick that the tech giants pulled off was they made us believe that they were beyond politics and wars. We look at Mark Zuckerberg or Sam Altman and see visionaries. But the Pentagon generals see them as suppliers. While we’re debating whether AI will replace artists, it’s already learning how to…
2025 in business and finance is shaping up as a transition year: growth is positive but weak, geopolitics is weighing on trade, and most optimism is concentrated in explosive AI investment and the re-opening of the M&A and IPO markets. Below is an expanded overview of 10 key storylines and what they mean…
Introduction: Why We Keep Talking About Money I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve been asked the same question by founders over the last 15 years:“Aleksei, how do I raise money for my startup?” It doesn’t matter where I am — a co-working space in Moscow, a tech park in Kazan, a…
Introduction: The Math of Rejection—Why 99% of Ideas Are Systemically Doomed Venture Capital (VC) is a closed world where success is measured by the asymmetry of risk and reward. If 99% of startups face investor rejection , this does not reflect a mass shortage of good ideas. It reflects a rigid, unforgiving VC…
Introduction: Sovereignty as a New Economic Model Venture capital investment is traditionally driven by global scalability and an unlimited Total Addressable Market (TAM). However, for strategic investors operating in highly regulated markets, predictability often trumps potential. The national pivot toward technological independence in Russia is often misinterpreted by external observers as purely a…
*”When people ask me what the best investment strategy is, I usually smile and tell them: the best strategy is the one you can stick to when the world turns upside down. Between 2020 and 2025, the world didn’t just turn upside down — it spun like a roulette wheel. A pandemic, the…
The Moscow gallery PERFECTUM.ART proudly presents a unique exhibition of two outstanding contemporary artists, Elisaveta Kuzina and Aleksei Esipov. The event will take place at the innovative space “Cube” at the Design Factory, renowned for its ability to transform, making it a one-of-a-kind exhibition hall in Moscow. The exhibition will be open to…
“A Million-Dollar Solution” is a podcast by Sovcombank for Business about the lives of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship in life. The podcast is hosted by Yaroslav Chereshnev, Managing Director of the digital bank. Guests talk about business, explore the philosophy of entrepreneurs, and learn how their worldview and personal experiences influence the development of…
Here’s an uncomfortable truth: Your biggest growth barriers aren’t what you don’t know—they’re the silent forces you’re ignoring. After supporting 500+ founders and companies and analyzing patterns across top performers, I’ve found the same gaps repeatedly sabotage smart people. These aren’t complex theories. They’re simple but brutal insights most discover too late—after years of wasted…
In one of his interviews with federal TV channels, Alexey Olin, the founder of iVenturer, mentioned that among other projects, his company is currently developing an innovative platform for procurement process automation. This project aims to transform traditional supply methods through the implementation of artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies. Key features of the…
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