Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF)
Timur Khafizov has held various positions in different companies, ranging from a Junior Project Manager at PROFI.RU where Timur launched new business divisions, to a Laboratory Assistant at Высшая Школа Экономики where Timur conducted research on Russia's structural development problems. Currently, Timur is an Investment Manager at Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF) where Timur manages a portfolio of startups and has successfully defended investments in front of the Board of Directors.
Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF)
One of the priorities of Internet Initiatives Development Fund (IIDF) is financial and expert support to startups in their early development stages. The Fund also plans to launch a variety of educational programs and to perform a number of legislative initiatives. These steps will help to increase transparency and ensure effective cooperation between entrepreneurs, investors, and state agencies in the field of venture capital investments in Russian IT projects. Internet Initiatives Development Fund will further the development of the necessary infrastructure and conditions that will be conducive to a full-fledged industry of small and medium online businesses in Russia.