Almaz Group Of Companies

What Almaz Group Of Companies does

Almaz Group of Companies (ГК «Алмаз») is a Russian HR consulting and corporate training firm founded in 2003 by Gleb Smirnov and headquartered in Moscow. The company delivers corporate training programs, business simulation games, strategic facilitation sessions, personnel assessment services, and bespoke HR and knowledge management consulting to enterprises and government organizations. Its core methodology is built on game-based and case-method learning delivered in a 70/30 practice-to-theory format, supported by a proprietary library of business simulations, a dedicated R&D function, and a flagship 'Effective Manager of a Modern Organization' leadership program that won 1st place in the All-Russian Consumer Rating. Programs scale from groups of 7 to 1,000+ participants, and the company has cumulatively trained over 250,000 specialists and delivered over 4,500 corporate events since founding.

The product portfolio spans in-person, online, and blended corporate training; customized business games and narrative-driven corporate quests; strategic offsite facilitation; competency-based personnel assessment (assessment centers, 360-degree evaluations, competency-based interviews, development centers); knowledge management consulting; and distance learning delivered in SCORM format on the Moodle platform. Supporting technology includes AI-integrated systemic thinking training using LLMs and the DIKW pyramid framework, plus branded simulation games such as 'Stand in My Shoes', 'Together to Success', 'Negotiation Master', and 'Homo Corporaticus'. Distribution is layered: direct enterprise field sales for large accounts, inside sales for mid-market, content marketing via a blog, YouTube Knowledge Management community, Telegram, and Yandex.Dzen, plus event-driven demand generation through HR exhibitions and academic partnerships with MGIMO, RANEPA, GUU, MIPT, and Global University.

Almaz Group generates revenue through custom-quoted professional services engagements across five streams: corporate training programs, business games and simulations, strategic consulting and HR projects, personnel assessment services, and strategic session facilitation. Pricing is negotiated per engagement based on group size, customization, and format; no public pricing exists. The firm is privately held with no disclosed external funding, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no M&A activity, and serves primarily the Russian domestic market with limited international event delivery (e.g., Cyprus for Novartis).

Name

Almaz Group Of Companies

Legal name

Группа компаний Алмаз

Website

https://almaz-gk.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Almaz Group of Companies is a Moscow-based HR consulting and corporate training firm founded in 2003, delivering business simulation games, leadership training, personnel assessment, strategic facilitation, and knowledge management consulting to Russian enterprises and government clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Training and HR Consulting

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Business Schools and Computer and Management Training (6114), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Learning, Training & Corporate Education Consulting (BPAHAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

People Analytics & Workforce Planning Training (EDABAIAH), Foundational PM & Delivery Methods (Waterfall/Agile/Hybrid) (EDABAHAA), Process Mapping & Improvement (SIPOC, VSM, BPM) (EDABAKAG)

Keywords

• Corporate training services
• Business simulation games
• Personnel assessment consulting
• Strategic facilitation sessions
• Organizational development consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Corporate Training Programs: Design and delivery of in-person, online, and blended corporate training programs on topics including leadership, sales, negotiations, team building, and management skills. Billed per engagement or project.
2. Business Games and Simulations: Customized business game design and facilitation for corporate events, team development, and skills assessment. Sold as standalone events or as part of broader training engagements.
3. Strategic Consulting and HR Projects: Specialized consulting engagements covering organizational design, competency model development, performance management systems, knowledge management infrastructure, and HR process optimization. Delivered as turnkey projects.
4. Personnel Assessment Services: Assessment center design, 360-degree evaluations, competency-based interviews, and development center services for identifying talent potential and training needs.
5. Strategic Sessions and Facilitation: Moderation and facilitation of strategic planning sessions, workshops, and organizational alignment events for executive teams and cross-functional groups.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Almaz Group Of Companies (ГК «Алмаз») is a Moscow-based HR consulting and corporate training firm that designs and delivers in-person, virtual, and blended learning programs for Russian enterprises. The company sells corporate training workshops, gamified business simulations, strategic facilitation sessions, personnel assessments, knowledge management consulting, and custom-developed learning solutions, with programs that combine roughly 70% practice and 30% theory and scale from small groups of 7 to audiences of 1,000+ participants.

Product overview

Группа компаний Алмаз is a corporate training and HR consulting company offering a comprehensive suite of learning and development solutions. The core offerings include corporate training and тренинги (in-person/virtu al training), деловые игры (business simulation games), стратегические сессии (strategic facilitation), оценка персонала (personnel assessment), and разработка под заказ (custom development). Supporting offerings include дистанционное обучение (distance learning on Moodle/SCORM), knowledge management consulting, and corporate event organization. The flagship product is the 'Эффективный руководитель современной организации' leadership program. Founded in 2003, the company serves large enterprises across Russia with group sizes from 7 to 1,000+ participants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Training and Workshops (Тренинги) In-person and virtual corporate training programs delivered to enterprise groups, combining approximately 70% practical exercises with 30% theory across topics such as management, sales, negotiations, leadership, and team effectiveness. Programs are tailored per client and scale from 7 to 1,000+ participants.
• Business Games and Simulations (Деловые игры) Proprietary gamified business simulation games and role-play exercises for corporate training, team-building events, and skills assessment. Includes titles such as «Встань в мою шкуру», «К успеху вместе», «Мастер переговоров», «Клиенты навсегда», and «Homo Corporaticus», customizable to client industries.
• Strategic Sessions (Стратегические сессии)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 250,000 specialists trained across all programs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Russian Knowledge Management Solution ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlmaz Group's CEO Gleb Smirnov is a member of the Supervisory Board of the Russian Knowledge Management Solution — the first consortium in Russia in the field of knowledge management and innovations. The company designs and implements knowledge management systems, ontologies, and expertise encapsulation frameworks for corporate clients as part of this partnership.
• Job.ruminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJoint implementation of exhibition programs, training sessions, master classes, and business games including 'Casino of Emotions!', 'Homo Corporaticus', and 'Almaz Work'. Reached more than 1,500 visitors through joint exhibitions, master classes, and business breakfasts. Business games were conducted at HR-specialized exhibitions to attract and engage potential clients.
• NovartiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganized a landmark cyclical meeting for 980 participants in Cyprus featuring a fully gamified product quest aligned with new Novartis corporate values. Each speaker appeared as an ancient Greek hero carrying educational content through the narrative. Conducted in partnership with event management companies.
• State University of Management (ГУУ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlmaz Group's business trainers serve as invited professors at GUU, teaching in MBA and executive programs. GUU is Russia's leading university in management education with 95 years of history. Joint content development and delivery of management and HR training programs.
• RANEPA (Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEO Gleb Smirnov is an invited MBA professor at RANEPA. The company delivers executive education and management training programs through the academy.
• MGIMO University (Moscow State Institute of International Relations)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEO Gleb Smirnov is an invited MBA professor at MGIMO. The company delivers executive education and international business training programs through the university.
• MIPT (Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEO Gleb Smirnov is an invited professor at MIPT. The company delivers management and systemic thinking programs at the institute.
• Global University (Igor Rybakov)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEO Gleb Smirnov is an invited professor at Global University founded by Igor Rybakov. The company delivers executive education programs at the university.
• ProfEdu (Professional Community for Field Force Performance Management)minorOthersProfessional community of specialists in field force performance management. Listed as a collaborative partner on the About page. Nature of collaboration involves joint development and delivery of sales force effectiveness programs.
• PharmZnanie (Pharmaceutical and Medical Training Company)minorOthersSpecialized company in training and development of personnel for pharmaceutical and medical companies. Listed as a collaborative partner. Collaborates with Almaz Group on pharmaceutical industry training content and delivery.
• E-Force (Gamified Learning and Assessment Company)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCompany providing short-form learning and development content including gamification of training methods and personnel assessment tools. Listed as a collaborative partner contributing to the Almaz Group's ecosystem of training solutions.
• EDU Vision (Event Organization Company)minorOthersExpert in organizing corporate, marketing, and business events. Listed as a collaborative partner contributing to large-scale event delivery for Almaz Group's corporate clients.
• Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry (МГМСУ)minorOthersRussia's largest and oldest medical university, founded in 1758. Listed as a collaborative partner. Nature of collaboration likely involves medical and healthcare industry training programs.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Talent Q (Assessment Solutions): Assessment and psychometric solutions provider serving HR and training markets. Talent Q's assessment center and competency-based tools are similar in nature to Almaz Group's personnel assessment services, including 360 evaluations and competency development centers.

Direct peers

• Wilson Learning: Global sales, leadership and HR solutions company offering custom training, assessment and consulting. Wilson Learning's sales training and competency development work directly overlaps Almaz Group's pharma sales training, pharma/retail sales engagements and assessment practice.
• DDI (Development Dimensions International): Global leadership development firm offering leadership training, behavioral assessments and selection solutions. DDI's leadership programs overlap directly with Almaz Group's flagship 'Effective Manager' curriculum and assessment center services.
• SHL: Global leader in psychometric assessment and leadership development, providing assessment centers, 360-degree feedback and competency frameworks. SHL is the closest direct comparison to Almaz Group's personnel assessment and leadership development practice.
• BTS Group: Swedish-headquartered business simulation company that builds experiential learning programs for leadership and strategy. BTS's business-simulation library and global enterprise delivery model directly parallel Almaz Group's proprietary business game catalog and large-group facilitation capability.

Regional players

• Skillbox: One of the largest Russian online education platforms with corporate training offerings. Skillbox's distance learning and corporate L&D portfolio competes with Almaz Group's Moodle/SCORM-based distance learning add-ons for the same Russian corporate training budgets.
• Ward Howell: Russian-headquartered executive search and HR consulting firm. Ward Howell's HR consulting practice, particularly leadership development and organizational consulting, competes with Almaz Group's strategic consulting and HR projects in the same Russian market.

Broad incumbents

• Korn Ferry: Global organizational consulting firm with executive search, talent acquisition and leadership development practices. Korn Ferry's organizational consulting and leadership development work directly overlaps Almaz Group's HR consulting and competency-model offerings, although via a much broader advisory portfolio.
• Dale Carnegie Training: Global corporate training franchise focused on leadership, sales and communication skills. Dale Carnegie's training portfolio closely mirrors Almaz Group's in-person training programs, but at significantly larger global scale with a franchise-driven delivery model.
• Cegos: French-headquartered global corporate training and consulting firm operating across 50+ countries. Cegos competes with Almaz Group across corporate training, leadership development and large-scale deployment, but at materially larger scale and broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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