Previous dealings between Viktor Vekselberg and Eli David
- Vekselberg and Eli David have been business partners since at least 2015 as CNTP invested (directly or by its proxies) in at least two companies of Eli David – “Fifth Dimension” and “Deep Instinct.”
- It can be noticed in the UK company registry that Eli David and Vekselberg’s company were even shareholders at the same time in the Fifth Dimension. The Fifth Dimension was dissolved in 2017 after Vekselberg failed to transfer all the capital he had committed to invest into the company.
- In June 2016 Vekselberg, through CNTP made another investment in Eli David’s company “Deep Instinct”, also using one of its proxy companies “Israeli VC Partners” and nominated Yaron Eitan to the board.
- DeepCube was the third attempt of Eli David to receive funds from Vekselberg, the only difference is that by 2018, they both knew or should have known exactly who they are partnering with.
To summarize, there are multiple identifiers pointing to the fact that Anakhnu LLC is controlled by Vekselberg:
- Timing – The establishment of Anakhnu LLC and its immediate acquisition of Deepcube only weeks before Vekselberg was sanctioned.
- Identical directors – Intrater and Eitan.
- Identical address & phone provided – 900 Third Avenue, NY – an address also used by CNTP, CN, US VC Partners GP LLC, and others.
- Recurring business partner – Vekselberg’s companies have partnered with Eli David at least twice prior to the DeepCube acquisition.