IIDF is a Moscow-based early-stage venture capital firm that provides financial and expert support to technology startups in their pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages. Founded in 2013, it has invested in 402 tech startups, with typical investment sizes from 2.5 million to 324 million rubles. IIDF supports a broad range of sectors, including retail, virtual and augmented reality, cybersecurity, education technology, Internet of Things and hardware, and digital health, and aims to strengthen Russia's tech ecosystem by increasing transparency and fostering collaboration among entrepreneurs, investors, and state agencies, thereby making Russia more attractive for tech entrepreneurship.

Russian Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in Moscow, Russia. Founded in 2008, it focused on investing in internet and technology companies across Russia.

Startup Lab is a Moscow-based venture capital firm and accelerator founded in 2018 that invests in pre-seed, seed, and early-stage startups. It focuses on companies based in Russia, the CIS and Eastern Europe, and supports ventures with capital and programmatic assistance to build networks, scale sales channels, optimize business models and internal processes, and prepare for international expansion. The firm targets early-stage opportunities with typical pre-seed investments up to 3.5 million rubles. Sectors of interest include pharmaceuticals, agriculture, edtech, fashion tech and retail.

AYR Capital is an independent private equity, venture capital and financial advisory firm focused on investments in Europe, Russia and the CIS, with activity in real estate, fast-moving consumer goods, oil and gas, energy, information technology and manufacturing. The firm also provides debt financing for growth opportunities and offers financial advisory services. Founded in 2014 and based in Moscow, AYR Capital pursues growth-oriented opportunities across CIS, Eastern and Western Europe and the United States, combining a disciplined risk management approach with a focus on value creation and strong relationships with investors and portfolio companies.

Ruvento Ventures is a Singapore-based venture capital and incubation firm focused on technology startups in Southeast Asia. The firm backs founders with capital and hands-on support across research and development, product development, management, and market entry, guided by a founder-first, values-led approach. It targets early-stage and seed opportunities in sectors such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, internet of things, hardware, cleantech, medical devices, and digital media, aiming to bring disruptive technologies to regional markets and beyond. While headquartered in Singapore, Ruvento pursues global deal flow and seeks to connect portfolio companies with industry leaders across developed and emerging markets to accelerate growth. The firm emphasizes responsible entrepreneurship and regional uplift, leveraging its network to help portfolio companies scale.

The Untitled is a venture capital firm that funds seed through growth-stage companies, with a focus on technology-enabled businesses across retail, brand performance, new media, marketplaces, telecommunications, social platforms, and digital advertising in offline, online and omni-channel formats. It primarily targets companies in Eastern Europe, Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, while pursuing opportunities in Western Europe where possible. The firm seeks ventures with a finished product or working prototype and proven metrics approaching operational payback. It makes direct equity investments and loans, and operates several programs including seed, club, money and U growth, offering a range of ticket sizes from tens of thousands to a few million dollars and minority stakes typically in the 15–30% range. Founded in 2011, The Untitled is headquartered in Riga, Latvia, with offices in Moscow and London.

Impulse VC is a Moscow-based venture capital firm established in 2013. It funds and supports early-stage technology companies, focusing on seed to Series A investments in B2B software and SaaS, proptech, adtech, marketing technology, marketplaces, software, and gaming. The firm provides both capital and operational guidance to portfolio companies and conducts activities with international reach across the United States, United Kingdom, and Russia.

Sistema Venture Capital is the corporate venture capital arm of AFK Sistema, based in Moscow with an additional office in London. It invests in growth-stage technology companies worldwide, focusing on internet and related technologies, artificial intelligence and machine learning, cognitive technologies, big data, robotics, SaaS and PaaS, marketplaces, and connected devices. The firm targets both minority and controlling stakes, typically around $10 million in investments, with the aim of building market leaders over the next 3–5 years. It backs startups across early and growth stages, and prefers ventures where founders retain control. The investment scope includes the United States, United Kingdom, Western Europe, Russia, Israel and other CIS markets, with a global outlook toward scalable platform solutions and next-generation infrastructure.

FinSight Ventures is a global venture capital firm focused on fintech and related enterprise software, including banking, finance, insurance and payments, and on digital transformation in these sectors. It backs fintech and B2B software startups and supports entrepreneurs through equity and debt fundraising as well as strategic assistance in operations, go-to-market, technology development and partnerships. Leveraging a broad financial services network and a track record of portfolio successes, FinSight Ventures invests across stages and geographies and maintains offices in San Francisco, Palo Alto, New York, Moscow and Bangalore to collaborate with founders worldwide.

Almaz Capital is an international venture capital firm that invests in early-stage, capital-efficient technology companies. Based in Silicon Valley, the firm acts as a bridge between Eastern European and former Soviet engineering talent and the U.S. market, helping to build global businesses. It focuses on growth sectors including artificial intelligence, data engineering, cybersecurity, blockchain applications, industrial IoT, and networking infrastructure. Founded in 2008, Almaz Capital supports portfolio companies across the United States and Europe, leveraging international networks and strategic partnerships to accelerate product development and market entry.

Primer Capital is a Moscow-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in biotech, pharmaceutical and medical technologies. It backs projects across oncology, cardiology, rheumatology, surgery and related areas, including medical devices, drugs, generics and biosimilars, and science and Bio-IT platforms. The firm pursues opportunities globally, with activity in Russia, Israel, Europe and the United States, and engages in co-investments with other venture funds and strategic partners. It provides equity investments in the early trial stages, typically alongside a network of scientific advisors to support portfolio companies through development and commercialization.

VEB Ventures is a Moscow-based venture capital firm associated with Vnesheconombank. It was established to invest in high-technology projects linked to Russia’s Skolkovo Foundation and to support the government’s innovation programs. The firm has focused on funding companies in medical technology, biotechnology, and clean technology within Russia, aiming to build innovation infrastructure, facilitate technology transfer, and promote Russian innovations globally.

Sistema SmartTech is the corporate venture arm of Sistema, based in Moscow, Russia. Founded in 2020, it invests in early-stage Russian technology companies and focuses on high-technology sectors such as digital products and services, transport, IT in medicine, biotechnology, and artificial intelligence, as well as education, logistics, and digital solutions in industry.

Elbrus Capital is a private equity firm focused on control and significant minority investments across Russia and the CIS. Founded in 2007, it pursues growth and consolidation opportunities in diversified sectors, including healthcare, information technology and software as a service, B2B and B2C services, digital media, FMCG, outsourcing and logistics, and education. It partners with entrepreneurs to scale businesses and expand regionally, aiming to secure meaningful stakes to support strategic development. The firm builds platforms through acquisitions and its portfolio has included digital and consumer CIS leaders such as HeadHunter, Mail.ru Group and CIAN Group, along with FMCG, outsourcing, healthcare and media companies.

New Industry Ventures is a Moscow-based venture capital firm established by Gazprom Neft, Gazprombank, Russian Venture Company and VEB Innovations. It invests in technology startups operating in oil and gas, petrochemicals, energy, logistics, new materials and alternative energy. The firm focuses on technologies for exploration, production, processing, transportation and storage of hydrocarbons, as well as energy transmission and industrial infrastructure. It also backs digital products and Industry 4.0 solutions, resource and energy-saving technologies, and innovative projects that advance the Russian oil, gas and energy sectors and related industries.

Unicorn Capital Partners is a Moscow-based venture capital and management firm founded in 2019 that focuses on biotech and life sciences, including therapeutics, drug discovery, gene therapy, diagnostics, medical devices, rehabilitation technologies, and medical information technology, with operations in Russia and abroad. The firm provides more than capital, offering comprehensive asset analysis and strategic support from early preclinical stages to mature commercial opportunities, evaluating scientific, medical, market, regulatory, corporate and financial factors, along with post-investment guidance and fundraising assistance. It pursues active involvement in ideation and project development and maintains a broad network of syndicate and strategic investors, such as Third Rock Ventures, JJDC, Pfizer Ventures, Frazier, Bessemer, Forbion, HBM, TVM, Avalon and Nextech. Through its Unicorn Biotech Fund, it seeks fundraising and partnerships to scale portfolio companies, with a track record that includes multiple exits on NASDAQ. The firm concentrates on Series A and B investments in breakthrough therapeutics, diagnostics, devices, and medical IT, aiming to address unmet medical needs in Russia while engaging international opportunities.

ICU Ventures is a Kyiv-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies with Eastern European roots. It targets sectors such as fintech, deep tech, mobility, and enterprise software, providing capital, strategic guidance, and access to a network to help portfolio companies scale internationally. The firm generally avoids gaming and gambling.

Gecad Ventures is a Bucharest-based Romanian venture capital firm that backs early-stage hi-tech startups in Central and Eastern Europe with the potential to scale internationally. It focuses on cybersecurity, fintech, AI, software, e-commerce, healthcare, AR/VR, IoT and related sectors, providing strategic guidance and helping portfolio companies access international markets. With a history spanning more than two decades as Gecad Group, the firm emphasizes building strong relationships with founders and strategic partners to accelerate growth. Its portfolio includes TypingDNA, Smart Bill and other innovative ventures, and the firm has seen notable exits to major buyers such as Microsoft and Francisco Partners, reflecting a track record of supporting global-first companies from emerging ecosystems.

Vesna Investment is a venture capital firm based in Moscow, Russia. Established in 2011, it provides financing to internet startups and seeks investments across information technology, telecom, consumer services, retail, education technology, mobile and consumer applications, communications and networking, data storage and management, internet infrastructure and services, and media sectors. After investment, Vesna Investment acts as an active partner, offering support and expertise to portfolio companies.

Mint Capital is a private equity investment firm founded in 2000 and based in Moscow, Russia. It pursues growth and early-stage opportunities, investing in sectors such as business services, logistics, distribution, and IT services. The firm has raised private equity funds to support its investments and operates as an independent investor, providing capital and strategic backing to portfolio companies.

FPI Innovation Fund is a Moscow-based venture capital firm, founded in 2010, focused on investing in artificial intelligence, unmanned systems, chemical technologies, semiconductors, energy-saving and efficiency sectors.

S-Group Capital Management was a Moscow-based private investment firm that specialized in late-stage venture, mature and growth capital investments across information technology, clean energy and new energy solutions, material sciences, biotechnology, and tourism and leisure. The firm is no longer investing.

PIKvc is a venture capital firm focused on supporting early-stage founders and their teams. It aims to build a community, take thoroughly calculated risks, and care for its companies throughout their entire lifecycle.

Global Finance is an independent investment firm founded in 1991 in Athens, Greece, focused on private equity and venture capital in Southeast Europe. The firm engages in private equity fund management, real estate development, and advisory services, and makes equity investments in the region with typical ticket sizes up to several tens of millions of euros. It operates across Southeast Europe, maintaining offices in Athens and regional hubs such as Sofia, Belgrade, Bucharest, and London. The company has a track record of exits, including the sale of controlling stakes in Euroclinic and TotalSoft and a minority stake sale in Euroins Insurance Group, reflecting an active investment program in Greece and neighboring markets.

SMOK Ventures is a Warsaw-based, Polish/US venture capital firm that funds early-stage technology startups in Central and Eastern Europe. The firm typically makes investments in the range of 100k to 1 million, focusing on gaming, artificial intelligence, software development tools, fintech, and related tech areas. It aims to back globally minded entrepreneurs, including teams from Ukraine and the Baltic states, and emphasizes fast, transparent communication with founders. The team comprises professionals with backgrounds in software development, entrepreneurship, and finance, and the firm seeks to connect Silicon Valley with the CEE startup ecosystem. While its portfolio spans domains such as energy management, digital health, AI-powered threat intelligence, digital twins, fleet management, and subscription-based services, the core objective is to help early-stage companies build global businesses from the region.

Underline Ventures is a Bucharest-based venture capital firm that concentrates on early-stage investments in Eastern Europe. It backs seed and early seed rounds in technology-driven startups across sectors including information technology, big data, e-commerce, the internet of things, software as a service, and TMT, with emphasis on founder-led companies. The firm also considers opportunities in enterprise automation, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, industrial tech, defense, space tech, and climate-related ventures. Beyond capital, it provides strategic guidance on milestones, priorities, capital sourcing, and talent recruitment, aiming to preserve founder control and long-term alignment. It collaborates with other investors to support founders through their journey from seed toward Series A, helping navigate growth challenges and build networks.

ZAS Ventures is a Kyiv-based Ukrainian-American venture capital firm that backs early and growth-stage technology companies, with a focus on startups emerging from Ukraine and the broader Eastern European region. The firm supports portfolio companies with initial funding typically in the range of tens to low hundreds of thousands of dollars and provides strategic mentorship, operational guidance, and access to a wide advisor network, including founders, executives, and venture investors. ZAS Ventures emphasizes helping founders scale for the US market and connects them with later-stage investors, strategic audits, and growth expertise. Its team combines entrepreneurs, technologists, and investors with deep knowledge of the Ukrainian and Central and Eastern European markets and strong connections to innovation hubs and large tech platforms. The firm collaborates with organizations such as UNIT.City and USF to amplify impact. It engages across technology sectors, notably SaaS and AI, and handles portfolio management and ongoing performance monitoring to align with investment objectives.

DBH Group is a diversified business services and investment firm operating in Central and Eastern Europe. It provides a comprehensive set of services including serviced offices and industrial facilities, IT infrastructure, finance and accounting support, tax advisory, payroll, market entry assistance, grant management, and administrative services, alongside corporate finance and project management consulting. The company helps clients with domestic and regional expansion by offering local expertise, modern business infrastructure, and professional guidance so they can focus on core activities. DBH Group also operates an investment arm, DBH Investment, which supports entrepreneurs and sustainable development across Europe. With more than 27 years in operation and a client base of hundreds of customers, DBH emphasizes combining global reach with local know-how through its mix of office solutions, build-to-suit properties, and advisory services in markets including Budapest, Bucharest, Debrecen, and broader regional locations.

FunCubator is the corporate venture arm of FunCorp, based in Limassol, Cyprus. Founded in 2017, it makes strategic investments in technology and digital entertainment, with a focus on communications services, software, augmented reality, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and eSports in Eastern Europe.

Vostok Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 that invests in high‑technology companies. Its portfolio includes Russian and foreign firms operating in fast‑growing sectors such as energy, chemicals, medicine, information technology, the Internet of Things, agriculture, and advanced materials. The firm aims to support growth in Russia’s technology ecosystem and to nurture the development of the business environment in the Far Eastern Federal District.

SOLventures is a venture capital firm based in Nicosia, Cyprus, focusing on early-stage IT and e-commerce companies in the initial development phase. The firm seeks to accelerate growth and optimize capital use by leveraging the diverse experience of its partners. It supports portfolio companies through operational tooling and processes, including implementing Bitrix24 to enhance project management, maintain investor databases, automate communications, and analyze data to inform strategic decisions. SOLventures aims to help startups scale efficiently and build foundations for sustainable expansion.

Fastlane Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 that focuses on developing, launching and promoting internet startups. It combines seed investing with hands-on operational involvement to help portfolio companies grow rapidly, particularly in consumer internet segments such as online retail, travel, relationship, health and recruitment. The firm provides strategic guidance, resources and governance support, aiming to move ventures from concept to launch quickly and toward exit within a few years. It collaborates with international investors to fund its portfolio and helps portfolio companies scale through hands-on execution and network access.

GVA LaunchGurus operates an accelerator and Startup Academy that supports early-stage startups through education, mentorship, and access to a professional network. Over three years, the academy has launched 164 startups with a 35% success rate, and its graduates have attracted more than 23 million in venture and private investments, created over 626 jobs, and reached capitalization exceeding 121 million dollars. The organization also manages an affiliated seed fund that provides financing and market expertise to startups with traction, with a focus on Eastern European IT ventures. The approach combines development programs, networking, and capital access to help startups grow and achieve scale.

Swedfund is Sweden's government-owned development finance institution based in Stockholm (with an office in Nairobi) dedicated to reducing poverty by financing sustainable private-sector development in developing countries. It supports direct investments, project acceleration, and targeted programs to help private companies grow, create jobs, and increase access to essential products and services. It operates across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, often taking minority stakes and employing a mix of equity and debt instruments. It backs Swedish SMEs through the Swedfund Business Accelerator and backs initiatives such as the Africa Go Green Fund to support energy efficiency and sustainable infrastructure. It collaborates with Sida on development-finance initiatives and aims to align with Agenda 2030. It publishes annual and interim financial reports to maintain transparency.

bValue is a Warsaw-based technology investment firm focused on Central and Eastern Europe. It backs technology, innovation, and digitalisation-driven companies across early-stage to growth stages, providing capital and strategic guidance to help entrepreneurs scale and expand internationally. The firm targets sectors including software, fintech, IoT, health tech, logistics, and other digitalisation-enabled industries, and pursues a collaborative value-building approach with portfolio companies. With a cross-border footprint and activities in Poland and the wider CEE region, bValue maintains an active role in shaping and supporting its portfolio through partnerships and investor events.

Inventure Partners is a Moscow-based venture capital firm that backs technology startups across seed to late stages. Founded in 2012, it focuses on online financial services, technology, marketing, digital media, mobile, internet software, B2B, and telecommunications, typically investing between 0.5 million and 5 million in companies with enterprise value up to 50 million. The firm prefers minority stakes, often taking a board seat, and aims for exits within about five years. Its portfolio has included disruptive tech companies such as Gett, the on-demand ride service, and American Well, a telehealth provider, among others like Busfor for long-distance travel tickets. The investor seeks opportunities across Russia, the CIS, the UK, the US, and European markets.

Portfolion Capital Partners is a Central and Eastern Europe-focused venture capital and growth equity firm that invests across venture capital, growth equity, and private equity stages. It backs ambitious founders building digital technology and agriculture-enabled companies, supporting them from early funding through scale, with long-term partnerships and investment structures designed to be fair, flexible, and founder-friendly. Based in Budapest, the firm emphasizes relationships with bootstrapped ventures and a portfolio spanning B2B and B2C companies. Led by CEO András Molnár with Deputy CEO Jenő Nieder and Partners Zsolt Mihály and Márk Pálfalvi, Portfolion aims to help companies grow across their lifecycle, leveraging regional expertise and substantial investment capacity to drive growth in the region.

BADideas.fund is a venture capital firm and angel group based in Riga, Latvia, that backs early-stage startups across Central and Eastern Europe. Focusing on pre-seed and seed rounds, the firm targets founders pursuing AI-native applications and category-creating ventures, emphasizing conviction in a problem and rapid learning. It provides access to experienced go-to-market operators from established technology companies to help portfolio companies optimize GTM strategy, with decisions made within 22 days and responses provided within five business days. Since 2022, the firm has invested in more than 40 companies and supports its portfolio with a dedicated €22 million fund to bridge gaps between syndicate commitments and a startup's capital needs. Typical ticket sizes range from €50,000 to €250,000. The approach blends hands-on operational support with founder-driven execution to accelerate product-market fit and growth.

Revo Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 and based in Istanbul, Turkey. It focuses on backing early- to growth-stage technology startups, prioritizing Turkish-founded and Turkish R&D-driven companies while extending investments to opportunities in Eastern Europe and the Baltics. The firm places AI as a core driver of its strategy and invests across six verticals: B2B software as a service, FinTech, Cloud and Cybersecurity, HealthTech, EnergyTech, and Gaming. Revo Capital supports founders building globally competitive technology companies from Türkiye and the Turkish diaspora, combining capital with the network and growth capabilities needed to scale regionally and internationally.

Movens Capital is a Warsaw-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage to growth-stage technology companies across Europe, with emphasis on Central and Eastern Europe and pathways to global markets. It primarily invests in seed and Series A rounds and growth opportunities, taking minority stakes in AI-driven companies and in fintech, SaaS, marketplaces, e-commerce, logistics, healthtech, edtech, climate tech, and other deep-tech or Industry 4.0 sectors. Typical ticket sizes range from a few hundred thousand up to several million euros, with a broader capacity for follow-on funding. The firm concentrates on companies aiming to scale internationally, including the United States and Europe, and seeks to support portfolio firms with hands-on guidance, pricing strategy, and access to international investors. Movens Capital emphasizes building competitive advantages and aims to help founders achieve high growth, including the potential for €50M+ ARR and strong market leadership. It is known for active involvement in AI/ML and a track record of co-investments.

Purple Ventures is a Brno-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage, purpose-driven technology startups in the Central and Eastern Europe plus neighboring regions. Founded in 2019, it typically invests pre-seed and seed rounds of 250,000 to 400,000 euros and aims for a 4- to 7-year horizon. The firm adds value beyond capital through expertise in product development, go-to-market strategy, and public relations, and it seeks teams with a human-centered mindset addressing large markets with innovative products and real growth potential. It prioritizes speed and hands-on support, and builds partnerships with entrepreneurs, angel investors, and other venture capitalists built on trust and collaboration. Its portfolio spans sectors such as AI, fintech, healthcare, and HR technology, reflecting a diverse, impact-oriented approach and the goal of helping startups scale internationally.

BergTop VC is a Luxembourg-based venture capital firm established in 2018 as part of Witherton S.A.SPF. It targets early-stage startups, primarily seed-stage and Series A, with a focus on rapidly scalable companies and international markets, and a bias toward B2B and B2B2C models. Investments typically range from USD 50,000 to 250,000 per company, with participation in later rounds. The firm combines capital with hands-on support, offering structured mentorship and active help in fundraising, marketing, sales and management to accelerate growth. Its approach includes allocating capital across seed, Series A and follow-on rounds to back companies as they scale, with activity spanning international markets, including Eastern Europe.

Bonnier is a Nordic-based media group active in television, newspapers, business and trade press, magazines, film, books, radio and digital platforms. With operations in 16 countries and over 9,000 employees, it has a global footprint including the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Eastern Europe. Founded in 1804, Bonnier emphasizes entrepreneurship and freedom of speech alongside a commercial focus, and it is wholly owned by the Bonnier family, which has stewarded the company for seven generations.

GR Capital is a pan-European venture capital firm founded in 2016 that invests in fast-growing technology companies across health, wealth, housing and mobility. Based in London with activity across Europe, it supports portfolio companies with capital and strategic connections to scale markets, attract talent, expand operations and pursue new opportunities. The firm emphasizes a hands-on approach, including co-investment and access to Eastern Europe, and provides support in areas such as research and development, human resources and business development. The firm seeks to back companies with proven teams, validated models and scalability through a combination of broad perspective, rigorous analysis and focused execution.

Ahlström Capital Oy is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Helsinki, Finland, with an additional office in Leeuwarden, Netherlands. Founded in 2001, the firm specializes in investments in middle market and mature industrial companies, focusing on sectors such as clean technology, energy, and various B2B services. Ahlström Capital typically invests between €5 million and €25 million in companies with enterprise and sales values ranging from €20 million to €500 million. The firm employs mezzanine and bridge financing strategies and often takes both majority and minority stakes in its investments. It primarily targets opportunities in Northern and Eastern Europe, particularly in the Nordic region, and aims to exit its investments within five to seven years. Additionally, Ahlström Capital makes investments in industrial real estate, contributing to industry consolidation, growth, and turnaround efforts. The firm sources its capital through its balance sheet, positioning itself as a key player in the industrial investment landscape.

VU Venture Partners is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2018 that backs companies across multiple stages and geographies. The firm focuses on consumer, enterprise, fintech and blockchain, healthtech, frontier tech, and real estate tech, with active participation across markets in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, LatAm, and beyond. It supports portfolio companies through its large investment team and extensive deal flow, offering initial checks typically ranging from 200,000 to 1 million dollars with follow-on capacity up to 10 million, and leveraging a proprietary network to assist with customer acquisition, partnerships, capital raising, and exit strategies. The firm emphasizes active involvement in sectors including consumer, enterprise, fintech, healthcare, and proptech, aiming to scale large market opportunities globally.

Lemonade Stand is a venture capital firm based in Tallinn, Estonia, that backs early-stage technology startups in the Baltic and Eastern European regions. The firm focuses on B2B software and related tech, supporting pre-revenue, pre-product, and seed-stage ventures with funding. Typical investment sizes range from €50,000 to €300,000, and the firm seeks strong teams, innovative technology, and demonstrated traction. Founded in 2019, Lemonade Stand aims to help ambitious founders scale in the regional market.

DEPO Ventures is a Prague-based venture capital firm that oversees an angel fund and an angel network, providing capital advisory services to early-stage startups. Founded in 2016, the firm focuses on European companies, particularly in the Baltic and Central and Eastern Europe regions, and concentrates on building critical infrastructure and dual-use technologies. Its investment scope includes cybersecurity, defense, space, fintech, climate, healthtech, and industrial technology, with an emphasis on technologies that strengthen Europe’s infrastructure. DEPO Ventures supports founders with strategic capital and hands-on guidance, leveraging a network of later-stage investors and industry experts, and maintains an active community through DEPO Angels. Typical investment tickets range from 250,000 to 500,000 euros, with valuations up to several million euros.

Mission Possible is a Zurich-based venture capital firm that backs ambitious early-stage technology spin-offs, notably those emerging from Swiss research institutions such as ETH Zurich, USZ, EPFL, PSI, and EMPA, with an expanding presence in Central and Eastern Europe. It positions itself as a hands-on investor that supports founders who show rapid progress and traction, across digital, health, deep tech, and space sectors. The firm focuses on European-based companies, prioritizing opportunities in Switzerland and Central/Eastern Europe, and tends to engage teams with multi-founder profiles and a strong commitment to ethical standards and positive social or environmental impact. Through its partner network and mentorship, Mission Possible aims to help portfolio companies scale through early rounds toward meaningful growth.

New Europe Ventures is a boutique venture capital firm established in 2007 that makes early-stage technology investments across Europe, with emphasis on high-tech sectors such as telecom, mobile, internet and media, technology-based B2B services, medical devices, and nanotechnology, as well as deep tech, fintech, healthcare and sustainable technologies. Based in the United States, the firm targets opportunities across Europe, including Eastern Europe and Poland, by providing capital alongside strategic guidance and access to a broad network to help portfolio companies accelerate growth and scale. The firm focuses on partnering with founders to support transformative solutions and to foster a thriving European innovation ecosystem.