About Kama Flow

We are looking for advanced scientific and engineering developments, whose clients are or may become large industrial companies. We invest in projects at different stages of development, from pre-seed to late seed. The best option is when the company already has potential customers, applications for testing or pilot implementation of the product. When selecting projects, we pay attention to three key factors:

1. Team. It is important that at the time of our entry, the keywords of the technical and business competence in the team are closed.


2. Product / Technology. We focus on the technological advantages of the project, including in comparison with international companies. We consider the presence of a strong scientific base to be an important foundation for the global competitiveness of Russian projects.


3. Market. We are looking for projects that work in markets with great commercial potential and intensive growth dynamics.

The process of concluding an investment transaction can take from several months to a year. The terms depend on the availability of well-developed investment materials for the project: a financial model, a legal structure, product presentations, etc. Here are the main stages of the project review procedure:

• STEP 1. Initial analysis of the project for compliance with the criteria and focus of the fund (technology, stage).


• STEP 2. Substantive discussion of the project with representatives of the technology company based on the results of the analysis. In practice, there are several iterations of the exchange of materials (presentations, detailed analysis of technology and product, investment activity of the segment, business model, etc.).


• STEP 3. Receiving feedback from scientific and industrial experts of the foundation. An important stage at which we collect feedback from the market and from the academic environment. Often, we agree on pilots, including to check the performance of the technology and product.


• STEP 4. Investment Committee, where the term sheet is approved and Due Diligence begins.


• STEP 5. Detailed project expertise and Due Diligence (with the involvement of independent consultants).


• STEP 6. The second Investment Committee-makes a decision on investment (approval of binding documents).


• STEP 7. Legal registration of the transaction.

For most projects, the first question for venture investors is "how can you help us besides money"? We do not just talk about "smart money", but also demonstrate specific benefits already at the early stages of communication with the team. We help with legal issues, we are ready to take on the organization of financial management. We actively participate in the promotion and sales of solutions for the projects under consideration already at the pre-investment stage. We attract external experts and consultants to strengthen the scientific and technological advantages of the project. We assist in recruiting new team members to solve ambitious tasks that arise in the investment round.

A separate important area is the organization of cooperation with industrial partners. We constantly interact with more than 30 large Russian and international companies.