Avala Capital

Avala Capital GmbH is a Berlin-based venture capital firm founded in 2012, specializing in investments across various stages, including angel, seed, early, mid, and late venture financing. The firm focuses on high-growth companies within sectors such as financial technology, property technology, food technology, advertisement technology, and internet technology. Avala Capital prioritizes innovative business models that leverage cloud, mobile, and online marketplaces, particularly in the United States and Europe, with a strong emphasis on Germany and England. The firm typically invests between €0.1 million and €1 million, employing its own capital to support talented entrepreneurs who aim to disrupt markets and achieve sustainable growth.

Milan Misa Obradovic

CEO and Founder

32 past transactions

Talentspace

Seed Round in 2020
Where the world’s most interactive virtual & hybrid career fairs and hiring events are hosted.

Troy

Series A in 2020
Troy is a FinTech company specializing in Friendly Debt Collection as a Service, emphasizing a data-driven and customer-centric approach. Recognizing that over half of customers may overlook payments due to short-term issues, Troy aims to maintain positive creditor-customer relationships, which is crucial given the high costs associated with acquiring new customers. Leveraging advanced technology alongside decades of experience in debt collection, Troy has established itself as a leader in customer experience within the industry. The company's platform integrates marketing, customer relationship management, and AI-driven targeting to enhance debt recovery rates, achieving improvements of 25% to 80% compared to traditional agencies. Client satisfaction is further evidenced by a strong customer survey rating of 4.1 out of 5. While primarily focused on corporate clients for debt collection, Troy also offers tools to enhance digitization and customer experience in internal processes.

Finom

Seed Round in 2020
Finom combines digital business account benefits with multiple services to provide financial solutions for entrepreneurs, self-employed, and freelancers. It pulls together accounting, financial management, and banking functions for early-stage businesses and SMEs into one mobile-first product. Founded in 2019, Finom is headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Troy

Series A in 2019
Troy is a FinTech company specializing in Friendly Debt Collection as a Service, emphasizing a data-driven and customer-centric approach. Recognizing that over half of customers may overlook payments due to short-term issues, Troy aims to maintain positive creditor-customer relationships, which is crucial given the high costs associated with acquiring new customers. Leveraging advanced technology alongside decades of experience in debt collection, Troy has established itself as a leader in customer experience within the industry. The company's platform integrates marketing, customer relationship management, and AI-driven targeting to enhance debt recovery rates, achieving improvements of 25% to 80% compared to traditional agencies. Client satisfaction is further evidenced by a strong customer survey rating of 4.1 out of 5. While primarily focused on corporate clients for debt collection, Troy also offers tools to enhance digitization and customer experience in internal processes.

Myos

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Myos, founded in 2018 in Berlin by seasoned e-commerce and financial professionals, is a fintech company focused on transforming working capital solutions for merchants globally. The company specializes in asset-based financing services that support businesses in expanding their inventory, orders, and product launches. By utilizing big data and machine learning, Myos assesses risks and collateral in innovative ways, drawing on the vast data available from e-commerce platforms like Amazon. This approach allows Myos to base financing decisions on the future sales potential of retail products, thereby facilitating the digital and flexible growth of retailers worldwide.

Billie

Series A in 2017
Billie GmbH, founded in 2016 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in providing innovative financial solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The company offers pre-financing of invoices and online factoring services, addressing the order-to-cash challenges faced by businesses. Billie’s platform enables SMEs to manage their working capital more effectively through fully automated invoice financing. Additionally, the company provides a pay-after-delivery product for B2B online merchants, allowing them to secure better payment terms. By leveraging big data analytics and digital processes, Billie facilitates instant financing at the point of sale, helping SMEs streamline their invoicing and payment processes while avoiding hidden fees and excessive paperwork.

Medisafe

Series B in 2017
Medisafe is a digital patient engagement platform focused on improving medication adherence and management. By utilizing a data-driven approach, the platform personalizes patient engagement, helping users navigate the complexities of their medication schedules. Medisafe addresses common challenges associated with non-adherence by providing features that send alerts to users and their caretakers, ensuring timely medication intake. With nearly 5 million registered users and over 2 billion recorded medication doses, the app has demonstrated its effectiveness in improving adherence by up to 20%, as evidenced by various studies. The platform engages both patients and healthcare partners, offering insights into behavior patterns that enhance the patient experience. Medisafe has received multiple accolades for its innovation in healthcare, including recognition from Gartner and Fast Company, and boasts high user satisfaction ratings, making it a leading solution in medication management.

Hostmaker

Series A in 2017
Hostmaker is a home rental management company that aims to enhance the potential of residential properties through effective design, personalized service, and advanced technology. Established as a startup, it has grown significantly and now employs over 300 individuals. The company offers a range of hospitality management services, including cleaning, professional housekeeping, linen hire, check-in services, and management for Airbnb hosts. Additionally, Hostmaker provides local market expertise and customized pricing tools, helping homeowners optimize occupancy rates and maximize income from their properties. With a commitment to redefining the guest experience, Hostmaker serves more than 2,500 homeowners who trust the company to manage their homes.

Billie

Seed Round in 2016
Billie GmbH, founded in 2016 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in providing innovative financial solutions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The company offers pre-financing of invoices and online factoring services, addressing the order-to-cash challenges faced by businesses. Billie’s platform enables SMEs to manage their working capital more effectively through fully automated invoice financing. Additionally, the company provides a pay-after-delivery product for B2B online merchants, allowing them to secure better payment terms. By leveraging big data analytics and digital processes, Billie facilitates instant financing at the point of sale, helping SMEs streamline their invoicing and payment processes while avoiding hidden fees and excessive paperwork.

Sonovate

Series B in 2016
Sonovate Limited provides financing and support services tailored for the recruitment industry in the United Kingdom. Established in 2011 and headquartered in London, the company serves a diverse clientele, including startup recruitment agencies and larger organizations looking to manage their freelance workforce. Sonovate's cloud-based placement management application offers a comprehensive end-to-end solution that streamlines back-office tasks such as credit control, invoicing, payments, contract management, compliance, and timesheet processing. By focusing on flexibility and security, Sonovate enables its clients to efficiently navigate the contractor payment cycle while moving away from traditional banking finance methods.

Hostmaker

Series A in 2016
Hostmaker is a home rental management company that aims to enhance the potential of residential properties through effective design, personalized service, and advanced technology. Established as a startup, it has grown significantly and now employs over 300 individuals. The company offers a range of hospitality management services, including cleaning, professional housekeeping, linen hire, check-in services, and management for Airbnb hosts. Additionally, Hostmaker provides local market expertise and customized pricing tools, helping homeowners optimize occupancy rates and maximize income from their properties. With a commitment to redefining the guest experience, Hostmaker serves more than 2,500 homeowners who trust the company to manage their homes.

Sonovate

Series A in 2016
Sonovate Limited provides financing and support services tailored for the recruitment industry in the United Kingdom. Established in 2011 and headquartered in London, the company serves a diverse clientele, including startup recruitment agencies and larger organizations looking to manage their freelance workforce. Sonovate's cloud-based placement management application offers a comprehensive end-to-end solution that streamlines back-office tasks such as credit control, invoicing, payments, contract management, compliance, and timesheet processing. By focusing on flexibility and security, Sonovate enables its clients to efficiently navigate the contractor payment cycle while moving away from traditional banking finance methods.

Hostmaker

Seed Round in 2015
Hostmaker is a home rental management company that aims to enhance the potential of residential properties through effective design, personalized service, and advanced technology. Established as a startup, it has grown significantly and now employs over 300 individuals. The company offers a range of hospitality management services, including cleaning, professional housekeeping, linen hire, check-in services, and management for Airbnb hosts. Additionally, Hostmaker provides local market expertise and customized pricing tools, helping homeowners optimize occupancy rates and maximize income from their properties. With a commitment to redefining the guest experience, Hostmaker serves more than 2,500 homeowners who trust the company to manage their homes.

BOOK A TIGER

Venture Round in 2015
BOOK A TIGER is an Integrated Facility Management Platform. It provides customers with access to high quality cleaning services as well as additional services through its connected partner network.

Fleet

Seed Round in 2015
Previously known as Shipstr, Fleet is efficiently streamlining the commercial shipping industry through a cloud-based platform. Fleet provides a cloud-based platform that businesses can use to book transportation for international freight. Fleet is the first platform to address the needs of shippers moving commercial freight overseas. Fleet provides instant quotes, improved decision making by showing provider lead times, ratings and reliability, direct access to all of the service providers, and a team room to communicate directly with service providers for status and view shipping documents.

Next Caller

Series A in 2015
Next Caller, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in real-time call verification and phone fraud detection services. The firm provides a caller identification platform designed to help businesses and consumers recognize unknown callers and identify fraudulent activity. Among its offerings is Advanced Caller ID, which detects various forms of call spoofing by delivering real-time caller data, including telephone numbers, names, addresses, emails, and social profiles, as well as threat-level assessments. The Next Caller Fraud API is another key product, enabling the detection of suspicious calls, including those from masked numbers. The company employs a proprietary algorithm known as VeriCall to analyze carrier-level metadata and offers a RESTful API for seamless integration with existing computer telephony integration (CTI) applications. Additionally, Next Caller assists users in cleaning and appending their databases, allowing for better lead validation and prioritization. Founded in 2012, Next Caller is headquartered in New York City, with additional offices in San Francisco and Boston.

BOOK A TIGER

Series A in 2014
BOOK A TIGER is an Integrated Facility Management Platform. It provides customers with access to high quality cleaning services as well as additional services through its connected partner network.

Fyber - A Digital Turbine Company

Secondary Market in 2014
Fyber, part of Digital Turbine’s independent Mobile Growth Platform, develops innovative ad monetization solutions trusted by top mobile game and app publishers. Fyber’s product suite - FairBid mediation, Fyber Marketplace, and Offer Wall Edge, were built with performance, scale and transparency in mind. Our products offer publishers a trusted, unconflicted alternative that drives superior results by creating an optimal connection between mobile audiences, top global brands and mobile-first advertisers across over 40Bn daily ad opportunities.

BOOK A TIGER

Seed Round in 2014
BOOK A TIGER is an Integrated Facility Management Platform. It provides customers with access to high quality cleaning services as well as additional services through its connected partner network.

Lingoda

Seed Round in 2014
Lingoda GmbH, founded in 2007 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in offering online language courses. The company provides live classes in English, German, Spanish, and French, taught by qualified native-speaking teachers. Lingoda's curriculum includes group sessions and private classes that cover various topics such as grammar, speaking, and writing. Additionally, the platform offers interactive virtual classrooms, tailored learning materials, and official certificates upon course completion. By focusing on convenience and accessibility, Lingoda aims to enable individuals, regardless of their busy schedules, to master a new language from anywhere and at any time.

Urbanara

Equity Crowdfunding in 2013
At Urbanara believes that living the good life starts at home. That’s why they combine the finest craftsmanship with pure, natural materials to make pieces that not only look beautiful, but help you live beautifully. They proudly stand behind every product in their portfolio, and make sure to never compromise on quality. Designed according to the timeless principles of style, these are pieces made to be loved forever, and make your home 100% you.

9Cookies

Seed Round in 2013
9Cookies POS is a complete point-of-sale and delivery management system that caters to restaurants. The system enables restaurant management to make data-driven decisions; accept table orders, deliveries, and payments online; edit their menus; access vital statistics on revenue, bestselling items, and more; and free up staff by automating routine tasks. With intelligent routing facilities, customers too can track their deliveries in real time on their iPads or PCs. 9Cookies was launched by Marcus Ross and Ian Formanek in 2012 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

Lingoda

Pre Seed Round in 2013
Lingoda GmbH, founded in 2007 and based in Berlin, Germany, specializes in offering online language courses. The company provides live classes in English, German, Spanish, and French, taught by qualified native-speaking teachers. Lingoda's curriculum includes group sessions and private classes that cover various topics such as grammar, speaking, and writing. Additionally, the platform offers interactive virtual classrooms, tailored learning materials, and official certificates upon course completion. By focusing on convenience and accessibility, Lingoda aims to enable individuals, regardless of their busy schedules, to master a new language from anywhere and at any time.

Sanoga

Seed Round in 2013
At Sanoga, they believe that looking after their health is one of the most important things in life. Therefore it shouldn’t involve spending time on travelling, popping in and out of stores just to look for the right product. So, they came up with a brilliant idea! Why not let us do all the legwork for you, saving you time and hassles? Sanoga aims to make looking after your health easier. They source the best health products available, complete with important information to help you choose what’s suitable for you. You will find a selection of popular local and international brands that can be speedily delivered to you in 2-5 business days in Bangkok and 3-7 business days for nationwide. They offer best quality and a vast selection of products. They are cheaper, more convenient, and best of all delivery is FREE! Currently, they store over 1,000 health products from well-known brands including Health Care, Vitamins, collagen, Beauty, Personal well-being, Sports & Fitness, Weight Loss inclluding BLACKMORES, Baschi, Beauty Wise, Body Shape, Brand's, CLG500, Centrum, Collagen Star, Colly, Dr.Absolute, DYMATIZE, Durex, Eucerin, Genesis, Hi-Balanz, K-Palette, Meiji, Mega They Care, Okamoto, OMG, ProFlex, Real Elixir, Sebamed, Seoul Secret, Taurus, etc.
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