Rustam Gilfanov: Whether it is possible to find the investor in a startup even during a pandemic?

"Not very well, time crisis now or not, search of financing for a startup — always a long story, it is necessary to be to it ready. There is never an ideal time and will not be. The most difficult — to find the investor at a stage of the idea or the pilot. Usually angel investors invest in such startups, but because of fall of income they participate much less" — Gilfanov tells.

At stages where invest sowing campaigns or venture funds, the situation is much better. For example, investing money now, it is possible to predict when the startup needs a new round. Bring together him it will turn out approximately in a year when the pandemic of COVID-19 either declines or will end. All because funds have an attracted and managed capital and the plan. They will place it anyway. According to Rustam Gilfanov, nevertheless there is one "but" — now the online services connected with virtual economy and the sphere of healthy are more relevant for investors.

Anyway, businesses offline will suffer heavy losses. More positively the situation is with the companies on a joint of online and offline, for example, at Darc kitchen with the idea of ready dishes on a subscription.

"For example, the American startup of delivery of sets for cooking of Blue Apron after an exit to the IPO felt not really. However during an action pandemic at the exchange began to grow. Everything is correct — people stayed at home and began to use service regularly" — Rustam Gilfanov tells.

Rustam Gilfanov pays attention that now in a priority also the startups connected with telemedicine. People had a need to get specialized advice with the help of the smartphone — after a pandemic this trend still remains strong. Platforms are also relevant for online work and the sphere of entertainments.

"Now unsuccessful time for search of investments into the true idea. Unfortunately, if you have no first revenue or at least a prototype, angel investors will consider you reluctantly. But you can suggest them to become partners and to transfer their current business to online" — Gilfanov advises.

Brief curriculum vitae

Rustam Gilfanov is a co-founder of the IT company, the IT businessman, the international investor.

Rustam Gilfanov was born on January 6, 1983 in the small settlement we Speak in a deep voice the Perm region in family of the military and the teacher.

In 2006 Gilfanov Rustam together with partners opens the international outsourcing IT company in Kiev. Today this company — the largest software developer for the game industry, marketing and finance.

A few years ago Gilfanov departed from operating activities in the IT company to be engaged in the international investment into perspective IT projects in the field of financial technologies, a geyming and streaming video. Also it is important to Rustam Gilfanov to develop charitable projects in the territory of Ukraine, the most large-scale of which — "Lak_buks" and Maybutnyy B_bl_oteki.

Gilfanov Rustam is married, brings up the daughter.