Ivan Tavrin
Russian oligarch and investor
Ivan Vladimirovich Tavrin (Russian: Иван Владимирович Таврин; born November 1, 1976) is a Russian oligarch, investor, and founder of several major corporations, linked to another billionaire Alisher Usmanov. Currently he is the Chief Executive Officer of Kismet Capital Group.2
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Born Nov 1, 1976.1
Companies
Early life and education
- Date not recordedMoscow State Institute of International Relations3
In 1998, the Moscow-born Tavrin graduated from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO). During his early career, he led, established or was an investor in multiple technology, media and telecom (TMT) companies, including Regional Media Group, Media-1 Holdings, and TV-3, among others.
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Career
Occupation: media manager, businessperson.7
- Date not recordedFounded Kismet Capital Group4
- Date not recordedFounded Kismet Acquisition Two Corp5
- Date not recordedFounded Kismet Acquisition One Corp6
Media-1
In 2007, Tavrin created the Media-1 holding, formerly known as UTH Russia, and became the chairman of the board of directors of the company. As of 2021, it is one of the largest independent media holdings in Russia. The holding, in particular, includes one of the top music TV channels Muz-TV.
In August 2024, it became known that Tavrin was selling Media-1. The buyer is a group of investors, including a joint venture between Rostelecom and the National Media Group, Media-Telecom.
MegaFon
In 2012 he became the CEO of MegaFon, a mobile company that at the time had more than a quarter of the Russian cell phone communications market.
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Kismet Capital
Tavrin founded the investment firm Kismet Capital Group in 2016 and serves as the company's CEO. He led the IPO of Kismet Acquisitions companies, which raised more than $400 million and the merger with Nexters Global Ltd.—a top game development company—which was approved in August 2021.
Sanctions
Tavrin was sanctioned by UK and US governments as "individuals or entities who have benefited since the invasion in key sectors for the Russian state". Kismet Capital Group was put on the sanctions list as well.
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Personal life
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- 1WikidataIvan Tavrin on Wikidata
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- 16Wikimedia CommonsIvan Tavrin photo by Ksenia Tavrina, CC BY-SA 4.0