Tatakoto

Idea

Tatakoto purpose - formation of the card of health of the population of Earth which would belong to all, but not to someone to one, the interlocutor of TAdviser close to the company says.

Such card, according to him, "with all visualization will allow to reveal the centers and spread of diseases, to fight effectively against epidemics, i.e. will solve one of global social problems of mankind".

Embodiment

The user device allowing the person to conduct independently the analysis of a broad spectrum of parameters of blood capable to be connected to smartphones and notebooks and to unload data on analysis results in a cloud is the cornerstone of the concept of Tatakoto, tells a source of TAdviser.

The device, as envisioned by developers, should have a user-friendly interface and provide the laboratory accuracy of analysis results. Its potential users - as people with chronic diseases, and those who just wish to receive knowledge of themselves.

The office Tatakoto locates in London in the building at address 33 St James's Square near Buckingham Palace

The interlocutor of the edition compares the developed device with the advent of the medical thermometer or the glucose meter: "All began to use them because it is convenient, and it is not important who thought up them and made. Simple solutions become mass".

Solution essence

The product Tatakoto which is called VLab as of June, 2015 is in a working off stage for mass production. "Unlike the glucose meter capable to measure only sugar in blood, VLab can see to 150 tests - on infections, oncological and heart diseases, hormones, etc." - says a source of TAdviser.

For carrying out directly the analysis, according to him, the disposable cartridges which are specially adapted for convenience of the consumer are used. The invasive low-traumatic method which is a part of a know-how of the company is applied to blood sampling.

Distribution

Tatakoto, according to TAdviser, in parallel develops several directions of promotion. In particular, it is going to bring the device to the market of B2C and also to license the solution to other players. "It will be similar to creation of Android as platforms for all participants", - the interlocutor of the edition close to Tatakoto says.

The stub announcing fast release of "a tremendous thing" hangs on the website Tatakoto as of June, 2015

The solution for third-party producers, according to him, can be configured under any needs both for people, and for animals.

"On condition of mass distribution of devices based on the solution Tatakoto "the card of health" will automatically form. It, actually, also is sense of the project", - the interlocutor of TAdviser explains.

Examination Ernst&Young

Judging by the presentation video Tatakoto of December, 2013 placed on Yotube, the company received assessment of the concept from Ernst&Young.

The interlocutor of TAdviser says that Tatakoto began to develop the concept in Israel in 2011 with attraction Ernst&Young and a number of the profile companies.

Tatakoto video presentation of December, 2013

Since January, 2015 in Tatakoto as Chief Scientific Officer the native from E&Y Dan Stibel works.

Command from Yota

In 2015 CEO Tatakoto, according to the interlocutor of TAdviser, became the founder of Yota and the former Deputy Minister of Communications of the Russian Federation Denis Sverdlov (he found it difficult to designate exact date of appointment). Together with it the team of natives of Yota came to the London company. In LinkedIn social network as the work location the Tatakoto company was specified, for example, by Igor Torgov (Sverdlov's successor on a post of the CEO of Yota who left the company in 2014) and Mikhail Sokolov, the former Chief information officer of Yota.

Denis Sverdlov, according to TAdviser, works as the CEO in Tatakoto with zero salary

As the investor of Tatakoto since 2014 the Luxembourg fund Genii Capital which owns a controlling stake of the company acts, tells an edition source.

In September, 2015 it became known that the Kinetik foundation which is set up by Sverdlov also connected with Genii Capital became the investor of Tatakoto.

The Genii Capital fund belongs to Gerard Lopez (the co-founder of Mangrove Capital Partners venture fund, the first investor of Skype) and Eric Lyuks. In 2014 Genii became the partner of the former owners of Yota Sergey Adonyev and Albert Avdolyan who invested money in the racing Lotus F1 command belonging to Genii.

In Rostec state corporation where Denis Sverdlov holds a number of posts in Boards of Directors of subsidiary companies, by the time of the publication did not answer questions of TAdviser. According to the acquaintance Sverdlov, he wrote the resignation letter from a post of the chairman of the board of directors of Ruselectronics in January, 2015, and should satisfy it at shareholder meeting on June 30.

Representatives of Tatakoto refused official comments, having referred to the fact that to announce the project still too early.