Metranpage (Public Systems)

History

2023: Attraction of 9.9 million rubles of investment

The online service of automatic neural network insertion of print and electronic publications Metranpage attracted investments through placement on the brainbox crowdfunding platform. VC. This was announced on December 12, 2023 by Brainbox.VC.

The product at the junction of artificial intelligence and the publishing business "Metranpage" in the first round attracted 9.9 million rubles for 10% share in the company from 356 private investors. The lead investor of the project was the brainbox platform team. VC, having invested 1 million rubles.

startup Creation is a real test, full of challenges and adventures that often lead to unexpectedly effective collaborations. So it happened this time. For the first time I learned about crowdfunding while networking in Skolkovo, it was there that we met the brainbox team. VC: If I had not previously considered attracting investment in this way, then this idea soon captured me. As a result, we were able to close the round ahead of schedule and in full. This is our overall victory - thanks to synergy within our team and support from brainbox. VC. The funds raised are an important step towards our global goal: to change the publishing market and set new standards, "said Kir Vitkovsky, CEO Metranpage.

The funds received will be used by Metranpage to refine the product, scale and marketing. Earlier, the startup developed by attracting personal funds from the founder of the project, Kir Vitkovsky, in the amount of more than 4 million rubles and an FSI grant of 4 million rubles. In 2024, the goals of the Metranpage team are the second round of investment and the integration of a pool of new services. The funds raised will be used to gradually move towards the following goals:

• Attracting 1000 B2C and 100 B2B customers;
• Increase in revenue to 100 million rubles;

By agreement with the brainbox platform. VC Metranpage will inform its investors every month about how the startup is mastering the funds received and about the success in implementing its plans. Currently, more than 3,000 publications have been installed on the Metranpage platform and more than 6,000 users have been registered..

In total in 2024 on the brainbox platform. VC plans to raise funds in the amount of 550 million rubles to finance more than 30 IT startups.

В brainbox. VC we create an informed system for financing startups at an early stage. We find it important to show people a new system of guaranteed returns and explain the peculiarity of venture capital investments. We invite people to become business angels. For us and our country, the development of systemic ways of financing technology companies now is a certain challenge. Our platform was created to overcome it and connect Russian investors and promising startups, - said Albert Aliyev, CEO brainbox. VC.