the garage Syndicate

venture syndicate gives investors access to the fastest-growing startups at the best prices, ensuring our angel investors
get VC-level deals

companies
31
Raised
$23M

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

focusing on company with:

Healthcare

Rounds A & B
revenue growth rate X2+
USA & CANADA

This is the most dynamic sector where no oppressive incumbents dominate the emerging niches. This provides investors with a unique opportunity to capitalize on high exit multiples.

Fintech

AI & Infrastructure

We focus on fintech and payment infrastructure, as this is a high-velocity sector where AI-driven automation is disrupting legacy systems.
This sector remains resilient throughout economic cycles and is ripe for significant AI-driven disruption. The industry’s reactionary nature and inherent complexity create high barriers to entry, allowing strategic investors to capitalize on substantial exit multiples.

selected PORTFOLIo


team

General Partner
Managing Partner
Managing Partner

Igor Shoifot

Vladimir Gidirim

Sergei Mosunov

Partner at TMT Investments: $250M market cap (London Stock Exchange AIM), first VC investors in 4 unicorns, 17 profitable exits, 8x+ stock growth, 8x net returns to investors. Boards of directors - 2 unicorns. Founder: CEO of Epsylon Games, the largest gaming site on Microsoft WebTV in 1990s (70+ games). Co-founder of Fotki (25M users in early 2000s). Sold Internship system to Manhattan Institute of Management.

Co-founder at Angelsdeck: investment club (500+ investors). Taught at UC Berkeley and New York University for 11 years. Co-created a graduate course “Recreating Silicon Valley” at Stanford University. 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.

Graduated with a bachelor’s degrees in economics and finance from the Higher School of Economics and University of London. Currently pursuing his CFA designation.
Managing Partner

Polina Sapina

Polina has a unique experience, combining her knowledge of the venture capital market with her expertise in real business and entrepreneurial practice. 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 fund
8 profitable exits
100+ investments
Deeptech expertise
6 profitable exits