Solonin Sergei Aleksandrovich

Sergey Solonin is a Russian entrepreneur and investor. Makes private investments in promising fintech projects.

Career

2019

As of September 2019 - co-investor of companies, Instamart,, TimePad Youdo Gaijin, Arena Market,, Aviasales SEO Pult,,, BitFury Ecwid Obed-Buffet, Ruski, restaurant Birds, food delivery service - Kitchen in the area. Solonin also participates in the development of educational initiatives and institutions in, Russia carrying out systemic investment support for federal projects, in particular, he is a co-investor in the school of creative thinking ICRA, (BVSD), British Higher School of Design Moscow film school, Scream School, MACS,, OTUS, IT Theories and Practices HUB and others.

Acquisition of an 11.9% stake in the Cactus service

In October 2019, Sergei Solonin acted as an investor in the launch service. internet commerce Cactus Its share was 11.9%. More. here

Acquisition of 70% shares of the project "Theories from Practitioners"

On November 14, 2019, Qiwi announced that Sergey Solonin became the majority owner of the Theory from Practitioners (T&P) project. The current share of the businessman is 70%. The goal of the project is to transform the corporate training industry and the development of Russian business teams. Read more here.

2020

From January 15, 2020, Boris Kim, co-founder of the Company and Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2013, will take the position of CEO following the resignation of Sergey Solonin, who has held it since 2012. Mr. Solonin will remain a member of the Board of Directors and will take the position of Executive Chairman of the Board. In this role, Mr. Solonin will continue to participate in the management of the Company, concentrating on QIWI's long-term strategy, including the development of new business models and niches.

Becoming the sole owner of the self-service cafe chain Lunch buffet

On March 17, 2020, it became known that the co-founder of QiwiSergey Solonin became the sole owner of the Obed-Buffet chain, which was originally developed by Ginza Project holding and restaurateur Alexei Vasilchuk (develops Chaikhon No. 1). Read more here.

Purchase of 10.5% business school "Like Center"

At the end of October 2020, it became known about the sale of 10.5% of Like Center to the co-founder of the Qiwi group, Sergei Solonin. The businessman received a stake in Like Business LLC through one of his funds, the name of which was not disclosed, as well as the value of the transaction. Read more here.

Investing in Russian flying motorcycle developer HoverSurf

On December 2, 2020, HoverSurf, the developer of Russia's first flying motorcycle, announced an investment. Entrepreneur Ismail Akhmetov, Qiwi co-founder Sergei Solonin, Starta Ventures fund, angel investors Nikolay Belykh, Evgeny Medvednikov and Maxim Korobov invested in the project. The volume of investments is not called, but the estimated cost of the startup is known - $30 million. Read more here.

Investing in Ubirator Waste Management Service

The efficient waste management service Ubirator attracted an investment of 15 million rubles from the Moscow Seed Fund. The funds were allocated by the Fund under a joint investment agreement with Sergei Solonin. This became known on December 11, 2020. Read more here.

2021

Investing in medical tech startup Zabota 2.0

On April 20, 2021, it became known about the investments of the co-founder of the Qiwi group Sergey Solonin in Zabota 2.0. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Read more here.

Investing in Restik Restaurant Automation Service

On February 10, 2021, it became known that Restik had attracted investments from Qiwi co-founder Sergei Solonin. Under the terms of the agreement, the entrepreneur received 5% in the project. At the same time, the financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Read more here.

Investing $1.5 million in EBAC Online Digital Professions School

In mid-January 2021, it became known about the investment of $1.5 million in EBAC Online by Qiwi co-founder Sergei Solonin. The online school intends to spend the funds raised on expanding the number of training programs, lectures and employment programs. Read more here.

Investing in EBAC Online School

On September 8, 2021, it became known about the investment of $11 million in EBAC (Escola Britânica de Artes Criativas & Tecnologia). Baring Vostok and Begin Capital funds, AngelsDeck venture capital club, A.Partners investment company and Qiwi co-founder Sergey Solonin invested in the Brazilian online school as part of the Series A funding round. Read more here.

Investing in AMMA Pregnancy Tracker

On September 30, 2021, it became known about investing $2 million in the Amma Pregnancy Tracker. Sergey Solonin invested in the service for pregnant women. Read more here.

Purchase of fitness services marketplace 20% Fitmost

In December 2021, it became known about the sale of 20% Fitmost to the co-founder of the Qiwi payment service Sergei Solonin. The entrepreneur's stake was sold by several investors who entered the project three years earlier. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed. Read more here.

2022

Investing in an online school teaching Zerokoder developers no-code

On January 25, 2022, it became known about investing 20 million rubles in the online programming school Zerocoder"." Co-founder Qiwi Sergei Solonin and two managers "" invested in it. Yandex As a result of the investment transaction, EdTech-startup was estimated at 200 million rubles, the company said. More. here

Investing in Restik Restaurant Cloud Solutions

As it became known in early February 2022, Qiwi co-founder Sergei Solonin again invested in the Restik restaurant cloud solutions service. As a result, the entrepreneur's share in this startup increased from 5% to 14.5%. Read more here.

Acquisition of 37.5% stake in Station

In early June 2022, it became known about the entry of the founder Qiwi Sergei Solonin into the shareholders - Station the entrepreneur received 37.5% of the holding engaged in the development of marketing technologies. More. here

2023

Timepad sale

On April 13, 2023, it became known that the Timepad event organizers service had changed its owner. It is reported that the co-founder of QiwiSergey Solonin sold Timepad to Konstantin Gordon, who previously acted as one of the owners of the "Like Center" Ayaz Shabutdinov. Read more here.

Transfer of part of assets to the ownership of Solid Management JSC

In mid-December 2023, the management company of Solid Management JSC became the owner of part of the assets that previously belonged to the co-founder of QiwiSergey Solonin. We are talking about three startups - Kampus, Restik and Zerocoder. Read more here.

2024: Buying a stake in Zerocoder

In early April 2024, it became known that the co-founder of QiwiSergey Solonin and the ST Capital venture fund bought shares in the Zerocoder online programming school (Zerokoder LLC). In addition, its general director Kirill Pshinnik increased his share in the named service. Read more here.