Vizerra, a Skolkovo resident that produces 3D modeling software, has attracted around $5 million in investment from the asset management company Leader.
Vizerra was founded in Russia in 2008 but is now present on three continents after finding significant demand for its eye-popping and user-friendly 3D architecture-modeling platform.
“Vizerra was chosen as our next investment target because we see great market potential, a ready product that has already received a wealth of positive feedback from the leading design bureaus of the world,” said Leader’s investment director Konstantin Nadenenko.
Vizerra founder Arman Gukasyan presenting Revizto at a conference in Chicago. Photo: revizto.com/ru/blog
“The company also has the capability of scaling up its business fast, and that’s no less important,” he added.
The founder and general director of Vizerra, Arman Gukasyan, called Leader “the ideal investor for us, and we’re happy to conclude this deal,” he added.
The company’s flagship product, Revizto, allows users to create 3D interactive worlds out of their computer-aided designs that they can walk or fly through. Airports, beachside villas and technoparks are among the suggested applications of the software.
Today, Vizerra claims to have 20,000 Revizto users in 150 countries.
The company received 4 million euros from Solway Investment Group in 2011 and now has offices in the Czech Republic and the United States.
Leader is Russia’s biggest asset management firm. Data published in June valued the company’s assets at nearly 446 billion rubles ($11 billion). Leader’s portfolio is centered on the IT industry. The company was also founded in 2008. Its main shareholders are Vneshekonombank, Gazprom, NPF, Gazfond and Gazprombank.