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The developer of the Russian electric car "Atom" bought out a stake in the company from businessman Ruben Vardanyan
Ruben Vardanyan left the capital of LLC Rising"" - the main shareholder of JSC "Kama," engaged in the project of the electric car "Atom." 25% of the Voskhod company owned by the businessman in October 2025 passed to the society itself. The CEO KamAZ Sergey Kogogin and LLC "" retained 37.5% of the shares in the company. Range The stake in Voskhod was Ruben Vardanyan's last asset in the automotive business. Russia This was reported Kommersant by the newspaper "" October 7, 2025.
Spektr LLC is owned by three co-owners. Vagan Babloyan, Mikhail Broitman and Zhanna Khaliullina own the company jointly. The ownership structure does not disclose the shares of each of the three individuals. Last fall, Ruben Vardanyan ceased to be a co-owner of KamAZ. The exit from the automobile holding took place in October 2024.
The composition of shareholders of Kama JSC in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities was not disclosed. At the initial stage, investors were Sergey Kogogin and Ruben Vardanyan. The company was created in 2021 to develop an electric car. Each investor invested ₽360 million in the project at the initial stage. The court materials on the claim against Kama about the additional issue of shares contain information about the structure. Voskhod LLC is the majority shareholder of Kama. Among the holders of shares in the materials was also called KamAZ.
Kommersant previously reported on the purchase of a stake in Kama by Ranera. The buyer is part of the state corporation Rosatom. The deal took place in July 2023 for ₽6,2 billion. Rosatom's participation in the project provides access to technology and funding. Government support is important for the development of electric vehicles in the country.
Kama refrained from commenting on the deal with Ruben Vardanyan. Elena Orlova, CEO of Kew Capital, did not answer questions from the publication. Kew Capital managed Ruben Vardanyan's stake in the project. The lack of comment is due to the sensitivity of the situation around the businessman.[1]
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2024: Change of place of registration from Tatarstan to Moscow
The manufacturer of the electric car "Atom" re-registered from Tatarstan to Moscow. The data of the Unified State Register of Legal Entities (USRUL) indicate that before the location of Kama JSC was Naberezhnye Chelny.
According to data relevant by mid-September 2024, the production of Atom electric vehicles is planned to begin in 2025 at the Moscow automobile plant, Moskvich whose technological partner is KAMAZ"." The company plans to supply cars to cities with a population of one million for taxi companies and. car-sharing
2023: Acquisition by Rosatom's subsidiary of a stake in Kama for 6.2 billion rubles
On July 24, 2023, information appeared that Ranera, a subsidiary of the Rosatom state corporation, became a co-owner of Kama JSC, which is developing the Atom electric car. This follows from the company report.
As noted, Ranera's share in Kama is at least 20%. The transaction amount is almost 6.2 billion rubles. Rosatom called the deal "a relatively small investment in a promising project."
The state-owned company also noted that it is already producing components for electric vehicles, which will have a positive effect on the future serial production of Atom electric vehicles.
Serial assembly of "Atom" is planned to begin in mid-2025. A sample electric car was presented in May, during 2023 the company will test a battery created in conjunction with Ranera[2]
2022: Replenishment of the list of shareholders
In November 2022, the ATOM startup received support from several Russian technology companies, which added to the list of shareholders following KAMAZ, Sergei Kogogin and Ruben Vardanyan. The event was marked by the second largest transaction in the country for 2022, the details of the transaction startup does not disclose.
In 2023, ATOM plans to enter the international investment market. And until 2030 - to enter the IPO in Russia and on foreign sites.
2021: Attracting investment from Ruben Vardanyan
On December 9, 2021, it became known Rubena Vardanyana that the compact urban project "" was among the investors. electric vehicle Kama
 | I joined the consortium of investors, believed in this project and supported the guys at the stage of the idea. I believe that a great future awaits him, "Vardanyan told Vedomosti through his representative. |  |
It is noted that earlier the project developed with the participation of KamAZ, but later became a separate startup - in August 2021, Kama JSC was registered with an authorized capital of 720 million rubles. Its head is the former manager of the block for the development of promising projects "KamAZ" Igor Povasdnyuk.
According to the newspaper, at the end of November 2021, the Kama project was presented to investors at the Skolkovo innovation center. At the meeting, they also talked about the technical characteristics. The new electric car will be 4.4 m long, 1.8 m wide and 1.66 m high, loaded weight - 1690 kg, power - 110 kW (150 hp), with front-wheel drive. The maximum speed of the Kama will be 150 km/h, the range on one charge is up to 450 km.
The general director of KamAZ, Sergei Kogogin, clarified that we are talking about a completely new Kama electric car, which should not be confused with the Kama-1 concept.
What time will the electric crossover be estimated by December 2021. In 2020, the preliminary price of the Kama-1 model was called within 1.2-1.4 million rubles.
One of Vedomosti's interlocutors noted that the Kama project was made in the expectation that the state would support the development of its own electric transport technologies. However, according to the adopted concept for the development of electric vehicles, the emphasis is on the localization of foreign electric vehicles in Russia. According to the interlocutor, there is a need for further development of the platform.[3]
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