--- title: Raison - Startup Match Score & Focus Areas description: Is Raison the right VC for you? 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Founded in 2015 by Andrey Berezin and Alexander Zaytsev, the company offers a range of financial products, including pre-IPO access, stock trading, fixed income instruments, venture capital funds, structured products, and crypto-assets. With over 500 high-net-worth individual clients and more than $250 million in client assets, Raison operates through a regulated infrastructure, holding multiple licenses across jurisdictions, including a US SEC-registered investment adviser and an AFSA-licensed broker-dealer in Kazakhstan. Client assets are custodied with trusted institutions such as BNY Pershing (UK) and Standard Chartered, ensuring institutional-level protection for private investors. Is Raison the right investor for your startup? Browse their investment focus, stage preferences, and geographic scope to see how well they align with your fundraising goals. Your full match score with Raison, along with a list of other relevant VCs, is available on Hopohopo.io. ## Raison VC Fund ![Raison logo](https://www.hopohopo.io/hubfs/ecosystem-logos-from-platform/13640-799f3ec08445e72ad36918eca52b348e.png) ## Investment focus ### Invest in - North America 1 / 5 ### Industries / verticals - AI Infrastructure & AI Model Development - Cybersecurity / Identity - FinTech - SpaceTech / Aviation Stages Series B or later First ticket size US$10,000 - US$100,000 ## Contact information Chief Legal Officer Ida Polak ![LinkedIn](https://27245214.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hubfs/27245214/H%C3%B6p%C3%B6h%C3%B6p%C3%B6%20-%20Website%20visuals/Icons/carbon_logo-linkedin-grey.svg) ![Email](https://27245214.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hubfs/27245214/H%C3%B6p%C3%B6h%C3%B6p%C3%B6%20-%20Website%20visuals/Icons/Sign-At--Streamline-Core.svg) Head of Safekeeping & Settlements Division, Treasury & Finance Department.” Timur Utebalinov ![LinkedIn](https://27245214.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hubfs/27245214/H%C3%B6p%C3%B6h%C3%B6p%C3%B6%20-%20Website%20visuals/Icons/carbon_logo-linkedin-grey.svg) ![Email](https://27245214.fs1.hubspotusercontent-eu1.net/hubfs/27245214/H%C3%B6p%C3%B6h%C3%B6p%C3%B6%20-%20Website%20visuals/Icons/Sign-At--Streamline-Core.svg) ## How to approach funds like Raison When approaching Raison, founders should highlight opportunities that offer differentiated access or unique value in private markets, especially those that can scale across international investor bases. 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