Dmitry Reidman, Head of the Rostelecom X business cluster.Technologies, Rostelcom’s Venture capital Fund CommIT Capital, member of the Board of Directors of the FRII-invest Fund.

The cluster focuses on conducting strategic research on current trends in both the Russian and international markets, as well as on the formation of new areas of digital business with high market potential.

Every year, we evaluate thousands of startups and technology companies, actively implementing M&A deals, forming partnerships, and creating new products to stimulate Rostelecom’s non-organic business growth.

The main areas of activity include fintech and anti-fraud, retail technology and e-commerce, advertising technology, big data processing and artificial intelligence, as well as industrial technology and traveltech.

To date, the cluster has invested in more than 15 innovative and high-tech companies. In 2024, the revenue of consolidated cluster companies doubled)