iFellow (iFall)

iFellow (AIFELL LLC) has been operating in the information technology market since 2015.

The company's development is based on a service-oriented approach to all services provided, the use of a modern technology stack and prompt response to changes due to a high degree of its own automation and team coherence.

All processes are certified and meet the requirements between the state standard. ISO 9001:2011 Current. resident Skolkovo

Performance indicators

2022: Revenue increase by almost 2 times to RUB 2.3 bn

The iFellow group of IT companies, specializing in software development, testing and maintenance, shared with TAdviser the results of its work for 2022 on February 2, 2023. The revenue of all Russian companies in the iFellow circuit at the end of the year amounted to 2.3 billion rubles, which is almost twice as much as in 2021. In the ranking "TAdviser100: The largest IT companies in Russia 2023," such an indicator allowed the company to take 151 lines (51 lines of the list of applicants for inclusion in the number of the largest IT companies in Russia).

The drivers of business growth were custom development, high-tech testing, the introduction of its own products, projects for import substitution of foreign solutions, including RPA and BPM.

Since starting in 2015, iFellow has gone from a start-up to an international company, growing to 1,000 employees.

During the year, the iFellow team implemented more than 60 projects in large companies on the Russian market operating in various industries - banking, development, retail, industry, logistics.

In 2022, the company separated the practice of ABS (automated banking systems) into a separate business area. It includes IT consulting services, that is, a preliminary survey of the bank's business processes, customization of ABS to the customer's needs, as well as its integration into the IT infrastructure.

iFellow has extensive experience with fintech, thanks to which the company has formed a practice of robotizing processes. Traditionally, banks are the main customers of RPA projects. In 2022, the team of specialists in this area grew 4 times.

According to the company's estimates, sales growth was shown by ERP the automation system, business processes "Orion" iFellow's own development. This solution is intended for IT companies and IT departments. It allows manage the project portfolio using the tools. visualization

In the second half of 2022, iFellow brought two more own products to the open market. The first is the printing plate service. Dokkee It allows you to centrally manage the generation of documents from all information systems of the company. The second is Telegram-, boat MyFellow Bot which helps to remotely solve various technical and business requests of employees in a single window format.

The withdrawal from the Russian market of foreign vendor companies led to an increase in demand for Russian solutions. This made it possible to recoup the costs of developing their own products in the first year of sales, noted in iFellow.

The international business of iFellow is also developing dynamically. So, in 2022, the company opened representative offices in the UK and Kyrgyzstan. As of January 2023, iFellow is represented by a central office in Moscow and divisions in five cities of Russia: Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Saratov, Yekaterinburg and Voronezh.

"The plans for 2023 include an increase in revenue by at least another 2 times and further active expansion of the state. The company is working on the possibility of entering new markets - the UAE, Singapore and others, and also plans to launch new business areas, "said Alexander Molodtsov, CEO of iFellow.

Services and Solutions

According to information for April 2022, the main specialization of the company is custom development, IT consulting, software testing and support, customization and implementation of third-party products to solve the client's business problems. iFellow supplies licenses and equipment to world manufacturers, in the portfolio - about 80 vendors and large distributors.

History

2024: Entry into the market of Belarus

The iFellow group of companies opened an office in Minsk. The company announced this on July 8, 2024. By the end of 2024, the Belarusian branch intends to attract up to 500 employees, in 2025 - to increase the staff to 1 thousand people. The company notes the growing demand for custom development in the country, as well as the request of local business to replace Western IT solutions.

The iFellow group of companies has been operating in the international market information technology since 2015 and annually shows significant growth in turnover and headcount. The main specialization of the group is the development of its own products, custom development, IT, and consulting testing support. software

iFellow has six regional offices in Russia. In 2022, the company opened a representative office in the UK, and also began to master the markets of the CIS countries - it began working in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. In 2023, it gained a foothold in Uzbekistan. The company continues to expand the geography of its presence and is considering the possibility of entering new countries.

The market is Belarus one of the most promising among the CIS countries, - said the Alexander Molodtsov CEO of iFellow. - Local companies are growing demand for automation and digital business solutions - which is exactly what we know how to do at a high level. At the same time, the issue of import independence is also relevant for Belarusian companies - they refuse Western solutions in favor of local or Russian products. There are free niches in the import-independent software market.

2023

TAdviser interview with CEO Alexander Mlodtsov

On the transformation of business processes, the introduction of corporate values ​ ​ and ambitious plans for business growth - in an interview with Alexander Molodtsov, CEO of iFellow. Read more here.

Offices and Training

As of November 2023, the company employed more than 1000 people, distributed throughout Russia and. to the countries CIS The headquarters are located in, To Moscow branches - in,,, and Novosibirsk. Tomsk Yekaterinburg Saratov Voronezh

iFellow actively trains novice IT professionals and regularly conducts kits to its own testing and analytics schools. It has an educational license.

TAdviser interview with Project Office Manager Alexander Chicherov

The increasing digitalization of Russian enterprises complicates the structure of IT projects, options for their integration with each other and the level of detail of business processes subject to informatization. This determines the demand for tools that give companies the opportunity to implement such initiatives with high efficiency. Alexander Chicherov, head of the iFellow project office, told TAdviser about what these tools are and how they help organizations. Read more here.

TAdviser interview with presale practice leader Denis Bildanov

iFellow specializes in complex IT solutions that require high-quality design studies with a significant share of consulting and a high level of support. Denis Bildanov, head of presale practice at the company, told TAdviser about how to build an effective presale system in such conditions. Read more here.

2022

TAdviser interview with Director of Strategic Business Development Lev Shelkovy

The lack of qualified personnel slows down the development and scaling of Russian software products, which the domestic market so needs. Cooperation of IT companies and the transfer of a number of functions to outsiders is the right tactical step to meet the growing demand and stabilize the sector, said Lev Shelkovoy, director of strategic business development at iFellow. Read more here.

TAdviser interview with RPA Head of Business Ilya Isakov

Ilya Isakov, head of RPA iFellow, answered TAdviser's questions on the effective use of RPA, as well as on the market situation and services of the robotization company in May 2022. Read more here.

TAdviser interview with import substitution expert Dmitry Greenhouse

TAdviser talked with Dmitry Grinhaus, an expert on import substitution at iFellow, on the most relevant topic in the industry. Read more here.

Number of employees

As of April 2022, the company employed more than 600 people.

600 Job Opening Plan for IT Professionals

IFellow opens 600 vacancies for IT professionals. The company announced this on March 10, 2022.

The company aims to strengthen and invite specialists of various levels of training from interns to experts.

Among the current vacancies are not only support specialists, but also analysts, developers, testers, DevOps engineers and others. The profile of open positions can be found on the company's website.

In total, for March 2022, the company is ready to hire about 600 people to work on projects with the largest ecosystems of companies, the recruitment of employees is carried out in all regions.

For beginners, there is an opportunity to study at iFellow IT schools, obtain a government-issued certificate and continue cooperation in the company's projects. Three software testing schools are being recruited directions: functional, automated and loading. In recruitment to the analyst school will be opened in the near future.

Since its inception, the team and business volumes have shown multiple growth. As of March 2022, we have more than 600 specialists. And plans for 2022 included an increase to 1,500 employees. The market situation contributes to faster growth. We will do everything necessary so that customers can rely on us as experts in solving digital problems, and employees as a reliable employer. The development of the team is one of the key priorities of iFellow, "said Alexander Molodtsov, CEO of iFellow.

Opening the Atlassian Product Support Center

On March 3, 2022, Atlassian, a longtime partner of the iFellow Group, published a statement suspending sales of all new licenses and extensions (add-ons) in the Russian Federation. The existing licenses of a number of Russian state organizations have also been suspended . As of March 2022, no clarifications were received for specific legal entities.

Atlassian is a developer of information systems for managing software creation projects. Its circuit includes products from Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket.

There is no mass revocation of existing Server and Data Center licenses, their renewal is also possible. However, understanding the criticality and importance of the situation for Russian companies, iFellow Group created the Atlassian Support Center, where you can Seek advice on licenses and product development.

The center works for all Russian companies, regardless of whether you are a client of the iFellow Group or not. The current situation requires clarity and immediate response, we are ready to provide comprehensive support on any issues related to Atlassian products, "said Alexander Molodtsov, CEO of iFellow Group.

2021

As of November 2021, iFellow employed more than 500 highly qualified specialists. The staff is constantly expanding. The company's head office is located in Moscow. There are also offices in the cities of Novosibirsk, Tomsk, Saratov, Yekaterinburg and Voronezh.

iFellow revenue growth by 2.5 times to more than 1.2 billion rubles

As TAdviser found out, iFellow's revenue in 2021 increased 2.5 times, from 496 million rubles to 1.2 billion rubles. Net profit for the same period increased almost 2 times, from 188.8 million to 370.4 million rubles. In the ranking TAdviser100: The largest IT companies in Russia 2022 , iFellow took 192nd place.

iFellow CEO Alexander Molodtsov told TAdviser that the company has relied on working with large customers who are building their own digital core since its founding.

Revenue growth is due to the expansion of the client portfolio and the scale of projects. In monetary terms, this growth is not as large as in percentage terms. Our management goal was not to concentrate on one direction of IT services, but to increase several practices at once. By the end of 2021, we have come up with developed practices for automated and load testing of software, custom development, a large team of analysts and architects in demand in the largest banks and insurance companies, "Alexander Molodtsov told TAdviser.

The largest in 2021 were projects for the development and testing of software for Sberbank, VTB Bank, Alfa Bank and NSPK (National Payment Card System).

The country's largest digital ecosystems have long sought independence and have been developing their internal platforms, which has shifted the focus from competencies in introducing heavy systems to developing and testing their own. Today it is one of the largest segments of the IT market, and due to the current situation it will only grow. Highly specialized and highly loaded systems will have to be developed for specific tasks of specific customers. This year, of course, the most capacious will be the direction of import substitution. Everything that can be replaced with Russian analogues will change, and what cannot be developed, "Alexander Molodtsov shared with TAdviser.

The largest in 2021 were projects for the development and testing of software for Sberbank, VTB Bank, Alfa Bank and NSPK

According to the general director of iFellow Group, in order to ensure the implementation of large projects, the company actively recruited new employees and trained them. In 2021, the staff increased by 190 people, to 319 at the beginning of January. According to the company, at the beginning of April 2022, iFellow had 587 employees, while more than 600 more vacancies were opened in the group.

According to the Kontur.Fokus service, in 2021 iFellow registered several new legal entities: Smartheads, Datafuzhn, and Date Solutions were added to the main Iffell and Iffell Distribution, established in March 2019.

Opening a branch in Voronezh

IT company iFellow on November 17, 2021 announced the opening of a branch in the city of Voronezh.

"Voronezh is rich in talents in the field of information technology, and the doors of iFellow are always open for them. The launch of a branch in Voronezh is an important step towards the implementation of the company's long-term strategy. In 2021, we opened 3 branches, and are not going to stop in 2022. On the contrary, we will increase the speed of regional expansion, "said Alexander Molodtsov, CEO of iFellow.

"We have no restrictions on the role composition - already at the start in the Voronezh branch there are front and back-up developers, system analysts, testers and project managers. We also plan to actively hire specialists of initial grads. Internal training schools and a built-in career planning process allow interns and Junam to understand their development in iFellow in the long term, "said Andrey Kuzminov, head of software development practice.

In the list of future residents of the Innovative Scientific and Technological Center of Moscow State University

The iFellow company was included in the list of future residents of the Innovative Scientific and Technological Center (INTC) of Moscow State University "Vorobyovy Gory." This was reported on June 28, 2021 in iFellow. Academician Viktor Sadovnichy, General Director of the Moscow University Development Fund, and Alexander Molodtsov, General Director of iFellow, signed an Agreement of Intent on Investments. The signing of the document took place at the Fundamental Library of Moscow State University.

iFellow will become a resident of the scientific and technical valley of Moscow State University

The company will be assigned the status of a resident of the Research and Development Center of Moscow State University, which will allow iFellow to place a dedicated center for the development of products and services on the territory of the Scientific and Technical Valley of Moscow University, simplify work with startups, and also actively attract students to real projects, thus integrating young specialists into the practical field of activity. This will help accelerate the development of innovative IT and the development of this industry in Russia.

"For iFellow, young professionals are very important, the very" fresh minds "that the industry needs. The status of a resident of the Research and Development Center of Moscow State University will help us more actively attract students to strategically important projects, thereby solving two problems at once: the lack of practical experience among students and the lack of specialists in the IT industry. Also, the status of a resident will give iFellow the opportunity to build work with startups that often offer interesting and useful solutions, but do not always have the opportunity to develop them to a full-fledged product. The agreement with Moscow State University will help us contribute to the development of science and the IT industry in Russia, and we are grateful for the opportunity, "said Alexander Molodtsov, CEO of iFellow.

"INTC Moscow State University" Vorobyovy Gory "is being built in the south-west of Moscow, next to the Main Building of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov. The scientific valley of Moscow University should become for our country one of the system-forming platforms on which conditions with increased investment attractiveness will be created for research and development in demand in the economy, industry and social sphere of Russia, as well as in the world market. As of June 2021, a regulatory framework regulating the activities of the INTC has been adopted, design and construction work is already underway, as well as filling future clusters with innovative projects, "said Kirill Sokolov, Deputy General Director of the UK INTC Moscow State University Vorobyovy Gory.

iFellow - winner of the Competitive Sales Leader Award 2021

On June 10, 2021, it became known that the iFellow IT company received the Competitive Sales Leader Award -2021, becoming the winner in the Breakthrough of the Year nomination. In total, more than 200 Russian companies fought for the victory in 7 nominations. Read more here.

Opening of a branch in Yekaterinburg

The IT company iFellow on March 15, 2021 announced the opening of its fourth branch, this time in the Ural Autonomous Okrug. The main specialization of the regional office and the focus of work is the development of high-load Front-end and Back-end systems for banks and industry.

As noted in the company, the opening of the Development Center in Yekaterinburg is a logical continuation of the implementation of the overall strategy of regional expansion of iFellow. The choice of the region is due to the presence of long-term projects and highly qualified IT specialists. Yekaterinburg is not only the administrative center of the Ural Federal District and the fourth city in terms of population, but also the largest educational center in Russia. The largest universities are located here, such as the Ural Federal University, the Ural Technical Institute of Communications and Informatics and many others. According to the commercial director Ilya Paramonov, the company actively interacts with specialized departments of universities and discusses possible options for cooperation within the framework of projects.

"The opening of the iFellow branch in Yekaterinburg is another and planned step in the implementation of the strategy of presence in all economically active regions of Russia. Preparatory work and the implementation of this project were carried out according to a pre-prepared scenario in a fairly short time. And we can say with confidence that iFellow is becoming a full-fledged player in the IT market of the Urals, seriously expanding the geography of its presence in the Russian Federation, "said Ilya Paramonov.

On the basis of the branch, iFellow plans to create and develop self-sufficient development centers capable of taking on technologically complex turnkey projects using advanced technologies. In the near future, specialists from the regional office will begin work on service projects for the development of remote banking systems and the management of project activities of construction companies.

Specialization. Services and solutions. Partners of the company

According to the information for March 2021, the main specialization of the company was the direction of consulting in the field of information technology, comprehensive development, testing and support of software, the supply of licenses and equipment by world manufacturers, as well as the customization and implementation of third-party products to solve the client's business problems.

The company offered a number of innovative solutions for financial, insurance and telecommunications companies, as well as retail and logistics. An important promising area of ​ ​ iFellow was research and development.

The company has an IT selection service that allows you to find line and employees with experience to solve a range of problems for partners.

Among the company's partners for March 2021: Merlion, OCS, Marvel, MONT, Syssoft, Netcom.

As of March 2021, the company employed more than 250 highly qualified specialists.

2020

Revenue - 496 million rubles

At the end of 2020, iFellow's revenue amounted to 496 million rubles.

TAdviser interview with CEO Alexander Molodtsov

In December 2020, Alexander Molodtsov, CEO of iFellow, shared with TAdviser the secrets of rapid and successful development, including against the backdrop of a pandemic. Read more here.

Acquisition of 100% stake in PSA

On November 12, 2020, Aifell LLC announced the acquisition of a 100% stake in the authorized capital of System Software and Equipment Limited Liability Company. Read more here.

Opening a branch office in Saratov

In connection with the expansion of the geography of activities, the IT company iFellow on November 2, 2020 announced the opening of a branch in the city of Saratov. The specialization of the third regional office will be the development and testing of software for the financial sector and retail.

The opening of the Development and Testing Center in Saratov is a logical continuation of the implementation of the overall strategy of regional expansion of iFellow. The choice of the region is due to the opportunity for the company to meet the needs of the business in highly qualified IT specialists and provide high-quality support to existing customers.

The creation of dedicated centers throughout Russia is one of the key activities of iFellow. Our regional centers are already operating in two cities of Siberia, and now in the Volga region. Development and testing centers enable the company to provide customers with dedicated expert teams, flexible resource management, and a unified development and testing culture. An important aspect of interaction is the exchange of best practices and, as a result, the improvement of the developed IT solutions, "said Aleksandr Molodtsov, CEO of iFellow.

Saratov is the center of the Volga region in the field of information technology. Many Russian and international IT companies open their offices and branches in the city. One of the main reasons is fundamental specialized education and, as a result, a high level of professionalism of regional specialists.

I am sure that the opening of the iFellow branch will favorably affect the development of the city's competitive environment in the field of information technology and will be a big plus for the IT community of Saratov. The company will significantly increase the number of jobs, provide a more extensive choice of areas of activity and development for both IT specialists and university graduates, - said Nikolai Schwartz, head of the branch in the city of Saratov.

Collaboration with Singapore-based bank software developer Bank-Genie

On October 12, 2020, it became known that Bank-Genie was entering the Russian market. The Singapore banking software developer did this through cooperation with the Russian IT company iFellow. Read more here.

Partners and Vendors

As of August 2020, the company's partners include Merlion, OCS, Marvel, MONT, Netcom.

Among the vendors of iFellow:, Atlassian,, Tableau,, AppDynamics,, Cisco,, ORACLE,, IBM,, Microsoft,, GridGain,,,,, SAP Lenovo ALM HP Micro Focus Red Hat Works, Pega,, Veeam,, etc Nutanix. 1C CraftTalk Checkmarx CFT

Branch in Tomsk

On June 1, 2020, the iFellow IT company announced the opening of a branch in the city of Tomsk. The main activity of the regional office will be the development and testing of software, as well as the involvement of specialists for a large-scale project in the field of biometric systems.

The opening of the Competence Center in Tomsk is a logical continuation of the implementation of the overall strategy of regional expansion of iFellow. The choice of the region is due to the opportunity for the company to meet the needs of the business in highly qualified IT specialists and provide support to existing Customers.

Tomsk is a special economic zone, one of the priorities of which is the development of biometric systems. iFellow signed a contract with one of the banks to develop an IT solution related to this area. In this regard, the management of the company considered it necessary to place the Competence Center for the project in the city of Tomsk, which will allow, using the locally accumulated experience of specialists in this area, to provide the Customer with the best result.

iFellow pays special attention to the strategic program for the development of regional development and research centers. In the current difficult economic situation, it is important, on the one hand, to ensure the stable work of employees and the impeccable level of service of our clients, and on the other hand, to improve business processes for organizing effective joint work and coordinating geographically separated teams. I can say with confidence that we are coping with this difficult task, commented on iFellow's commercial director Ilya Paramonov.

2019

iFellow is IT a company that offers a service-oriented approach to the development, ON testing and maintenance of information systems for business. It has been operating IT market since 2015. iFellow has combined the Russian practices and international best practices in the implementation of projects of any complexity for development and. information technology business processes

All processes of the company are certified and comply with the requirements of the interstate standard ISO 9001:2015.

As of July 2019, the company employed more than 100 highly qualified specialists.

Branch in Novosibirsk

IT company iFellow announced in October the opening of a branch in the city of Novosibirsk. The main activity of the regional office is the development and testing of software, attracting young specialists and working with specialized universities in the region.

Expanding the geography of presence is the result of systematic work and a step in the implementation of the overall strategy of regional expansion of iFellow. The opening of dedicated development and testing centers in the economically active region of the country can meet the needs of the business in IT specialists and provide high-quality support to existing Customers.

Management and Owners

Logo in 2019

As of July 2019, the company's management included highly qualified specialists with deep expertise in managing the operations of large international IT companies and more than 15 years of experience in effectively leading the processes of software development, testing, analytics and business consulting, as well as technological audit. The result of the joint work was a number of projects in the field of system integration.

As established in August 2019, CNews the ex-head of the IT cluster of the Skolkovo fund "," the ex-head SAP CIS and current general director of the company "" invested in Zyfra Igor Bogachev the start-up IT company "Ifell"^[1]

As follows from the data of the Unified State Register of Legal Entities, back in September 2018, he became the owner of a 40% stake in it, and now acts as the second most important co-founder. The main share of 50% since June 2019 has been in the hands of the general director of the organization - Alexander Molodtsov. The remaining share of 10% is listed by Sergei Zubarev, co-founder and general director of Zyfra lab

2018: Core Specialization

Since 2018, the company's main specialization is consulting in the field of information technology, comprehensive development, testing and support of software, supply of licenses and equipment from world manufacturers, as well as customization and implementation of third-party products to solve the client's business problems.

2015

LLC "Eifell" was registered on September 7, 2015 in the very center of Moscow - in Lubyansky passage.