Black Ocean Group

Black Ocean is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 and based in New York. The firm focuses on starting, building, and investing in technology startups, particularly in the sectors of media, e-commerce, and online communities. With a presence in cities like London and Moscow, Black Ocean adopts a hands-on approach, collaborating closely with its portfolio companies on a day-to-day basis to drive their success. The firm aims to support innovative enterprises, leveraging its expertise to foster growth and development within the technology landscape.

Patrick Schneider-Sikorsky

Founding Partner

5 past transactions

Kite

Seed Round in 2014
Kite Tech Ltd, operating as Kite.ly, specializes in a technology suite that facilitates the creation and distribution of custom merchandise through mobile applications and websites. The company empowers artists, musicians, brands, and influencers to transform their designs into a wide array of products, including apparel, homeware, phone cases, photobooks, and various printed materials. Kite offers enterprise solutions that assist brands in implementing print solutions to engage their audiences effectively. The platform boasts a global print-on-demand ecosystem supported by a robust network of fulfillment centers, enabling efficient local manufacturing and shipping for over 250 unique products. Founded in 2014 and based in London, Kite Tech Ltd is a subsidiary of Prodigi Group Ltd as of August 2019.

Kite

Pre Seed Round in 2013
Kite Tech Ltd, operating as Kite.ly, specializes in a technology suite that facilitates the creation and distribution of custom merchandise through mobile applications and websites. The company empowers artists, musicians, brands, and influencers to transform their designs into a wide array of products, including apparel, homeware, phone cases, photobooks, and various printed materials. Kite offers enterprise solutions that assist brands in implementing print solutions to engage their audiences effectively. The platform boasts a global print-on-demand ecosystem supported by a robust network of fulfillment centers, enabling efficient local manufacturing and shipping for over 250 unique products. Founded in 2014 and based in London, Kite Tech Ltd is a subsidiary of Prodigi Group Ltd as of August 2019.

Tastebuds

Seed Round in 2013
Tastebuds helps you meet new people who share your passion for music. Integrated with internet music radio service Last.fm, Tastebuds allows users to plug in their username and immediately populate their profile. It's also possible to manually input your favorite bands when searching for matches.

Bimbasket

Seed Round in 2013
Bimbasket is a Russian based company. “Bimbasket fits in well with our portfolio of services and media for parents. Along with fashion, needlework, food, cars and homes, Hubert Burda Media pays particular attention to parents – for them the company issues a printed publication, puts on events and has launched online-portals, such as Moy.rebenok.ru. I’m very pleased to say that Bimbasket is now part of our portfolio, and am impatient to see the project grow in both the Russian and international markets. We believe in the Russian market and plan to increase our portfolio with additional investments.” - Christian Graggaber, Investment Director Hubert Burda Media in Russia

Rusbase

Seed Round in 2012
Rusbase is an independent media on business & technologies, as well as event organizer and developer services for entrepreneurs and investors. Rusbase provides market data and services that help to launch your business or invest in innovation projects. Rusbase has rapidly become a leading online hub for entrepreneurs and investors. Today Rusbase’s activity spans 4 areas: media (news, analysis and online education), services for startups and investors, a Crunchbase-like database with info about all IT-sector investments and professional events, such as EdTech Russia, FinTech Russia, BigData Russia and Venture Awards Russia. Backed in 2012 by Black Ocean (NYC)
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