Nikiforova Svetlana Vyacheslavovna

Nikiforova Svetlana Vyacheslavovna

Svetlana Alekeslavovna Nikiforova (before Palatova's marriage) is an investor in IT and high-tech startups, mentor, business angel, evangelist of the concept of business accelerators in Russia.

Education

Nikiforova graduated from a specialized school for entrepreneurs. She graduated with honors from the University of Management of TISBI in Kazan.

By education, a lawyer.

Master of Sports in Gymnastics.

Career

In 2009, she became the first director of the IT Park technology park in Kazan, the largest technology park in Eastern Europe. He is also the developer of the concept of the Kazan business incubator, launched in 2010.

In 2011, Nikiforova founded the Startobaza business accelerator, the purpose of which is to develop, support and finance IT startups and teams with Russian roots that can become global players in the innovation market.

In 2013, she was a member of the Microsoft Seed Fund selection committee.

Family

Since 2019, divorced.

Former husband - Nikiforov Nikolai Anatolyevich, from 2012 to 2018 - Minister of Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation.

According to the income declaration of Nikolai Nikiforov, the couple lives with their son and daughter. Two more children of Nikiforov - son and daughter - use other apartments.

Income Information

2012-2013

Svetlana Nikiforova's income in 2013 amounted to 6 million rubles. This is five times more than earnings in 2012 (1.18 million rubles). Together with the growth in revenues, Nikiforova also had a second car over the year - the Tesla Model S electric car - in addition to the Audi Q5 that she already had.

Tesla Model S

The Nikiforov spouses jointly own an apartment with an area of ​ ​ 140.8 square meters. m. And - in common use - a building with an area of ​ ​ 246.7 square meters. m Also, Svetlana Nikifora has a full-fledged apartment with an area of ​ ​ 44.3 square meters. m, car space with an area of ​ ​ 14.9 square meters. m and - in shared ownership (3/8) - an apartment with an area of ​ ​ 59.8 square meters. m. (all this property was declared a year ago).

2014-2015

If in 2014 Nikiforova earned 7.3 million rubles, then in 2015 - already 28.6 million. Thus, over the year, her income has quadrupled.

2016

Members of the government and officials of the Presidential Administration published statements of their income for 2016. Communications Minister Nikolai Nikiforov's income remained the same - 5.8 million rubles. At the same time, the minister acquired his own car - the domestic SUV Lada X-ray^[1].

At the same time, his wife Svetlana Nikiforova earned 48.6 million rubles in 2016. - 1.7 times more than in 2015. Note that Svetlana Nikiforova's income continues to grow sharply for the second year in a row: for example, in 2014 her income was only 7.3 million rubles.

Svetlana Nikiforova owns the management company Startobaza, which invests in various IT projects. Recently, Startobaza has withdrawn from some projects. So, in 2016, a 5% stake in Communications for Innovation (the brand name of Inoventica), which provides cloud services and owns backbone communication channels, was sold. And in 2015, 1C acquired its stake in the developer of cloud accounting, Nebo, from Startobaza.

In 2016, Svetlana Nikiforova acquired real estate at the expense of her own funds and at the expense of attracting a mortgage loan. Now the Nikiforov spouses jointly own an apartment with an area of ​ ​ 296 square meters. In addition, the spouses remained jointly owned another apartment with an area of ​ ​ 139 square meters.

Svetlana Nikiforova has a third apartment with an area of ​ ​ 44.3 square meters, as well as two parking spaces with an area of ​ ​ 15 square meters. m each. One of these cars was the acquisition of 2016. Note that the wife of the minister has two cars - Audi Q5 and Tesla S.

In addition, Svetlana Nikiforova rents an immovable room with an area of ​ ​ 209 square meters. m and together with her husband has a free room with an area of ​ ​ 247 square meters. In free use, one of Nikiforov's daughters has an apartment with an area of ​ ​ 120 square meters. m, and one of her sons has another apartment with an area of ​ ​ 160.5 square meters.

2017

Increase in income

According to information published in April about the income of members of the government and officials of the Presidential Administration for 2017, the wife of the Minister of Communications Nikolai Nikiforov earned about 63 million rubles during this period. Its income increased by almost 30% compared to 2016: in 2016 it amounted to 48.6 million rubles.

At the same time, Nikolai Nikiforov himself in 2017, income remained at the same level - about 5.8 million rubles, increasing slightly.

Svetlana Nikiforova's income shows significant growth for the third year in a row "(photo - e-xecutive.ru)"

The Nikiforovs did not acquire new real estate in 2017. They, as before, have joint apartments 138.9 square meters. meters and 295.9 square meters. meters. Svetlana Nikiforova also has an apartment owned only by her with an area of ​ ​ 44.3 square meters. meters and two car seats with an area of ​ ​ 15 square meters. m each.

Real estate with an area of ​ ​ 209.3 square meters, which was in use by Nikiforov's wife in 2016, is no longer listed in the declaration in 2017. At the same time, as in 2016, she rents a room with an area of ​ ​ 247 square meters, which Nikolai Nikiforov has in free use.

Of the vehicles, Svetlana Nikiforova, as last year, declared Audi Q 5 and Tesla S cars, her husband - Lada X-Ray car.

Startobaza made a profit of about 1 billion rubles

Startobaza, in which Svetlana Nikiforova owns 95% of the company, completed 2017 with a large net profit - 971 million rubles, follows from its accounting information contained in the Rosstat database. This is much higher than in previous years, when its profit ranged from 2.9 million rubles to 99.8 million rubles. More details here.

2022

Svetlana Nikiforova, ex-wife of ex-Minister of Communications Nikolai Nikiforov, closed Rostoner and Startobaza

According to the Kontur.Focus service, on February 2, 2022, the Rostoner company was liquidated, which intended to establish the production of cartridges for printers, copying and multiplying equipment in Russia.

On January 31, 2022, the venture capital company Startobaza, also owned by Svetlana Nikiforova, was liquidated.

At the beginning of February 2022, Svetlana Nikiforova retained only the IP Nikiforova Svetlana Alekeslavovna, registered in August 2020 in Innopolis (Tatarstan). Among the activities of the enterprise are education, remote retail and paramedic services. [1] (more)

Awards and recognition of merit

Named Woman of the Year in the list of women who showed themselves most clearly in the Russian IT industry in 2012-2013^[2].

In 2015, it was included in the TAdviser list "Top 10 Women in the Russian IT Industry 2015."

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