Best Internet First Media Companies in Russia
The 73 best Internet First Media companies in Russia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Rambler&Co.
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Ranked: Best Internet First Media companies in Russia
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Employees | Stage | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bonnier Business Press Provider of business news and niche publications. The company publishes business newspaper, magazine, books… | — | 1,400 | Acquired | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Media-Pressa Operator of a publishing company. The company publishes daily newspaper and magazines. | — | 1,087 | Private | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Argumenty i Fakty Publisher of a local newspaper based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. | — | 501 | Acquired | 1978 | — | WordPressSentryMySQL+19 | — |
| 4 | NGS Online platform providing multi-category news | — | 400 | Unfunded | 1998 | — | PHPRequireJSCloudflare+18 | — |
| 5 | Gameland Publisher of software and magazines. The company distributes its cars magazines and computer games through… | — | 201 | Private | 1992 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Buro Online magazine provider of fashion, beauty, culture, and societal news | — | 130 | Unfunded | 2011 | — | PHPNginxJsObservable+18 | — |
| 7 | Fontanka App-based platform offering multi-category news | — | 70 | Unfunded | 1999 | — | SentryEnvoyVue.js+14 | — |
| 8 | Habr Provider of a platform for articles, news, and blog publications | — | 48 | Unfunded | 2006 | — | RubyRuby on RailsMixpanel+13 | 1 launch |
Top 8 Internet First Media companies in Russia
#1
Series C · Moscow, Moscow · founded 1994$166.5Mraised▾
Provider of youth football training and development programs. It offers structured training programs for boys and girls, encompassing skill development, participation in leagues and tournaments, and opportunities for advancement. The organization also runs summer football camps, collaborating with other football clubs for enhanced training experiences. A football museum showcasing the history of local football is also maintained.
#2
Series B · Moscow, Moscow · founded 2011$5.4Mraised▾
SurfingBird is an aggregator of news, photos, videos and acts as a web page recommendation system. The content is curated by their in-house experts. The users need to pick topics of their interest and keep liking and disliking the recommendations. The algorithms of the platform make future recommendation accordingly.
- Feb 2014Series B$2.5M
- Sep 2011Angel$2.5M
- Seed$400K
#3
Seed · Moscow, Moscow · founded 2010$1.4Mraised▾
iFamous.me is an online magazine created by content generated by its community members. It claims to have 100,000 community members, as of April, 2016. The platform also claims to have 10M+ subscribers in social networks. Its user base is mainly from Russia and abroad (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kiev, Minsk). It's driven by people from various professions - bloggers, journalists, photographers, musicians, artists, actors, models, students and focused on content related to culture.
- Mar 2014Seed$1.4M
- Feb 2014Seed$40K
#4
Series B · Moscow, Moscow · founded 2011$10Mraised▾
Developer of an online publication about sports betting. It offers a platform that covers topics related to sports betting, and disputes between players and bookmakers.
- Jun 2013Series B$10M
#5
Deadpooled · Moscow, Moscow · founded 2012$1.6Mraised▾
Frolik is an online space for kids which features games, audio, video and other educational content and it also allows parents to track their child's activity in the digital world. The service features a cloud platform for Android, as well as content and teaching methods designed by the startup and by other contributors. The platform is built on open API, a programming interface that allows other apps to be integrated into a single system that generates statistics and offers rewards.
- Jun 2013Seed$1.6M
#6
Seed · Moscow, Moscow · founded 2012 · 6 employees—raised▾
Riot Pixels is an online content platform exclusively for video game industry. The platform hosts game recommendations, reviews, and news on upcoming game events across PC, Console and mobile platforms.
- Oct 2014Seed—
#7
Deadpooled · Moscow, Moscow · founded 2012—raised▾
Pandorama is a service that finds the articles and posts most relevant to users. Using advanced linguistics technology as well as community as an editorial team, it delivers an endless feed of content tuned according to individual interests. There are no tags to set up and you don’t need to use twitter to see the content that people are sharing. Pandorama tracks content from over 50,000 sources and across hundreds of topics. Content is organized by relevance, ensuring that the most appealing and interesting content is always at the top of the feed. It intelligently mixes random content into the feed to identify other relevant themes. Depending on your reading and sharing habits, you may be rewarded for developing expertise in particular hobbies or interests.
- May 2012Seed—
#8
Acquired · Moscow, Moscow · founded 2007 · 11 employees—raised▾
Kanobu Network is a Russia-based media company providing gaming and entertainment contents. The company provides the information such as news, reviews, and articles related to games and entertainment for users. Also operates other websites including "OGL.ru", "GamesLife.ru", and "WorldGames.ru". Monetizes through the display advertisements.
- Jan 2009Seed—
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