the garage Syndicate

We give our members access to the fastest-growing private companies — on the terms usually reserved for institutional funds.

companies
31
Raised
$23M

members
600
The market can remain irrational longer than you can remain solvent — Warren Buffett

What we look for

Healthcare

Series A & B · 2x+ revenue growth · USA & Canada

No entrenched incumbent dominates the emerging niches in this sector, which gives investors an opening to capture high exit multiples.

Fintech

AI & Infrastructure

We focus on fintech and payment infrastructure, a fast-moving sector where AI-driven automation is displacing legacy systems.
Healthcare holds up through economic cycles and is an obvious candidate for AI-driven automation. The industry is slow to react and inherently complex, which raises barriers to entry and lets strategic investors capture substantial exit multiples.

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team

General Partner
Managing Partner
Managing Partner

Igor Shoifot

Vladimir Gidirim

Sergei Mosunov

Partner at TMT Investments, a London Stock Exchange AIM-listed fund. TMT was among the first VC investors in 5 unicorns and has 20 profitable exits, and demonstrated high returns to investors and a high IRR. Board seats at two unicorns. Founded Epsylon Games, the largest gaming site on Microsoft WebTV in the 1990s (70+ games), and co-founded Fotki, which reached 25M users in the early 2000s. Taught at UC Berkeley and NYU and co-created a Stanford graduate course “Recreating Silicon Valley.” Sold Internship system to Manhattan Institute of Management.

Wrote a chapter in "Masters of Corporate Venture Capital" book. Numerous interviews and articles about venture capital and startup growth in Forbes, NBC, MSNBC, Inc. Magazine, CIO Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, Wired, LA Times, Business Insider, etc. MBA from Boston University, PhD from the Russian Academy of Sciences, MA from Central European University in Budapest.
Vladimir started his career in consulting having spent over 23 years in several big4 advisory practices; but since 2015 he started investing in private technology companies, mostly as an investor into syndicates run on Angellist and Fundersclub. In parallel Vladimir has made several angel (early seed and pre-seed) investments into startups. Over time, Vladimir has made over 300 syndicated investments and over 20 direct investments.

Vladimir's portfolio counts 6 profitable exits and numerous mark-ups with large unrealized multiples to his original investment. Besides his role as Venture Partner in The Garage Syndicate, he also teaches a course in "VC investment tax structuring" at Starta Angel Investor Academy. In his current role, Vladimir is senior member of the tax team in one of the global late-state VC funds. Vladimir has also invested as an LP into several marquee VC funds, including One Way Ventures, Hack VC, Asymmetry Ventures, Viaduct Ventures, and the Red Pill Venture Fund. Vladimir authored a book on International Corporate Taxation in 2017.
Sergei a serial entrepreneur, venture investor, and owner of Fabergé — shaping the next chapter of one of the world’s most iconic luxury maisons. His work bridges deep technology, design, and cultural heritage, exploring how innovation and artistry can coexist and inspire each other.

Before Fabergé, he founded R’AIN Group, a high-tech manufacturer specializing in ZnSe-based infrared optics and laser systems.

As a General Partner at The Garage Syndicate (T16E.com), he has invested in over 100 technology startups, including Klarna, Forta Health, Carbon6, Recuro Health, LifetimeHealth, Allocations, and Muncher, focusing on early-stage and secondary-market opportunities across deep tech, AI, and health innovation.
Investment Director

David Mnatsakanian

David has more than 4 years of experience in transaction advisory services acquired in top European banks and global consulting companies. He participated in 15+ M&A (buy-side and sell-side) and debt financing projects in financial services, real estate, consumer retail, media, and IT industries.

He holds bachelor’s degrees in economics and finance from the Higher School of Economics and the University of London and is a candidate in the CFA Program.
Managing Partner

Polina Sapina

Polina combines venture capital knowledge with real operating and founder experience. She was responsible for operations and finance at two startups. In one of them, she was a co-founder, and together with the team they passed the IIDF acceleration program and attracted angel investments.

Polina has three years of experience in the analytics team of the venture platform "IP Fund". She previously had corporate experience in B2B sales development and B2C sales management.
200+ investments
2 unicorn Boards
25 profitable exits
300+ investments
6 funds
8 profitable exits
100+ investments
Deep-tech expertise
6 profitable exits