Entrepreneur · Investor
Ilia Levitin (Krivorot)
M&A, deal and financing structuring, acquisitions of operating businesses in the US.
Exit: sale of Coleman Group, 2024
≈ $30MIn business management
since 2005Markets
Russia · UAE · USProfile
Focus
M&A, deal and financing structuring, acquisitions of operating businesses
Markets
Russia, UAE, United States
Management experience
Since 2005: retail chains, services business, venture studio
Based in
Dubai, Moscow
Career
2005 — 2026
2022 — present
Coleman GroupWorkforce outsourcing
Partner
2020 — 2025
Lynx Venture Studioformerly Sinteza Venture Studio
Co-founder, Managing Partner
2014 — 2019
RespublikaBookstore chain
Chief Executive Officer
2011 — 2014
Enter, Svyaznoy GroupRetail
Head of Sales
2008 — 2011
Russian Telephone Company (MTS)Mobile retail
Deputy Sales Director
2005 — 2008
BetaLinkMobile retail
Sales Director
Projects & deals
Current · US
UPS franchise, Florida
Acquisition of an operating UPS franchise business. Deal and financing structure.
Current · US
DayApp
Turns old leads into sales. You pay only when it works. Investor.
Exit · 2024
Coleman Group
Company sold for RUB 2.8 billion (≈ $30M). Stayed on as a partner to support the business for two years.
Deal
Sinteza fit-out
Coleman Services acquired a 15% stake at an $8.2M pre-money valuation. Deal structured by Sinteza Venture Studio.
Venture · 2020–2025
Lynx Venture Studio
Venture studio, formerly Sinteza Venture Studio. Building and backing early-stage startups.
Stake
Uroki Legend
Online platform of video lessons from renowned professionals, Russia’s answer to MasterClass. Minority stake.
Media
Video
52:29
Sinteza case school: fashion brand Monochrome
Watch on YouTube ↗
55:39
Sinteza case school: max.design studio review
Watch on YouTube ↗
1:22:06
Sinteza case school: Biometric Labs founder
Watch on YouTube ↗
2:09:50
Podcast 10K: “Venture turns failure into statistics” (in Russian)
Watch on YouTube ↗
Press & podcasts
Alpina Publisher
2018
Interview: how the Respublika bookstore chain works (in Russian)
Kommersant
2019
Top-1000 Russian Managers ranking, chief executives, retail
Kommersant
2018
Top-1000 Russian Managers ranking, chief executives, retail
CRE.ru
2021
Coleman Services invests in Sinteza fit-out (in Russian)
RB.ru
News
Launch of Sinteza Venture Studio with Maxim Nogotkov and partners (in Russian)
Ivan Ryndin
Podcast
On sales, running a large company and venture studios (in Russian)
Open Academy
2020
Lesson on Respublika: how the chain reinvented the bookstore (in Russian)
Mindset Talks
Interview
“Loader, executive, CEO, entrepreneur, investor” — with English subtitles
Education
- MBA, Strategic Planning — Moscow University of Finance and Law, 2013
- Law degree — Maimonides State Classical Academy, Moscow, 2006