# Top 50 Startup Investors in Ukraine in May 2026

## Ukrainian Startup Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kyiv, Kyyiv, Ukraine
- Relevant deals: 21
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Grant
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

USF originally set up to promote the development of the local startup ecosystem and today is the largest local angel investor with already 130 funded startups and the most extensive startups database and stakeholders (over 3,000 applications).

## SMRK VC Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kiev, Kyyivs'ka Oblast', Ukraine
- Relevant deals: 10
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence

SMRK VC Fund is an investment firm that funds seed and early stage companies. Their projects are Allset, Preply, Competera and AJAX Systems.

SMRK is a Ukraine-based company that was founded in 2013 by Oleksandr Kosovan and Andriy Dovzhenko.

## TA Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Internet

TA Ventures is globally-minded and network-driven VC firm investing in early-stage tech startups in Europe and North America shaping the industries of tomorrow. Our ticket size starts from $100k up to $1M.
We offer speed of execution, proactive support, and access to a broad international network. Drawing upon our network, we support our portfoliocompanies by proactively soliciting large, growth-minded co-investors in subsequent rounds. We utilize our industry knowledge and network to give portfolio companies and partner VCs access to the highly skilled and cost-effective R&D outsourcing teams in Central and Eastern Europe.

## BRISE Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Advertising, SEO

BRISE Capital is a family office specialized in MarTech and E-commerce verticals, SaaS and Marketplace business models. We help teams according to their current needs starting from business idea clarification and strategy planning till raising Round A. Also, we practice a hands-on approach in most cases when one of the partners can be deep insideof a chosen project. BRISE operates in Ukraine and scouts local teams with regional and global ambitions. Our typical ticket is in the range of 50k-75k USD. And our goal is to add 5-7 new companies annually.
Currently, we have 10 portfolio companies among which are Finmap, VOCHI, Getpin, Workee, Disqover, and others.

## Flyer One Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kiev, Kyyivs'ka Oblast', Ukraine
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Education, Artificial Intelligence

Flyer One Ventures is an international early-stage venture capital firm focused on early-stage startups from CEE region. The fund invests in future-proof startups, founded by exceptional teams, and operating on global markets worth more than $10 billion. Flyer One Ventures funds startups in Mobile, Health Tech, EdTech, Fitness & Wellness, B2BSaaS, Gaming, FoodTech, and AI/ML industries and helps them scale on international markets. Founded by the co-founder of BetterMe and supported by Genesis Tech, Flyer One Ventures has deep expertise in Digital Marketing, Product, PR, Branding, and Recruiting. Along with the financial investment, Flyer One Ventures actively supports its portfolio companies, helping them optimize Digital Marketing campaigns, hire R&D staff, build user-friendly products, and fundraise Series A and Series B rounds. Flyer One Ventures' ultimate goal is to support early-stage startups in the geographies with low access to early financing and help them become global leaders by mentorship and daily support.

## QPDigital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kyiv, Kyyiv, Ukraine
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Machine Learning, SaaS

Venture Capital Firm 2.0 focused on Deep Tech, It-logistics and Digital Healthcare industries.

## Horizon Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kyiv, Kyyiv, Ukraine
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Private Equity, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Financial Services, Software

Horizon Capital is a private equity firm in Ukraine backed by over 40 institutional investors, managing funds with assets under management of over $1.1 billion and a tenure of 25 years in the region. The firm is an active, value-added growth equity investor, investing alongside visionary entrepreneurs leading transformational businesses in Ukraineand the near region. Our investment strategy focuses on export champions in technology, e-commerce and other innovative industries. We are known for our strong team, high integrity and governance, value creation and track record of successful investments.

## Netsolid Investments
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Digital Marketing, Affiliate Marketing, Sales

With capital infusion, we help entrepreneurs find new revenue streams, achieve operational efficiency, and get the best partners from around the world

## StratMinds
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Secondary Market
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software

StratMinds helps startups with early-stage venture capital investment and advisory support. We help innovative entrepreneurs turn their vision into reality.

## AVentures Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kyiv, Kyyiv, Ukraine
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Enterprise Software

AVentures Capital invests at early stage and looks to team up with amazing entrepreneurs from Eastern Europe, particularly Ukraine, who build global businesses. The Fund's investment focus will be across software tech space, including cloud, storage, enterprise solutions, web, mobile, IoT and other software tech related.

## SID Venture Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain

First Ukrainian high-technology venture capital firm established by IT experts for IT geeks, investing in early-stage tech companies

## Geek Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology

NYC venture fund investing in immigrant founders building exciting scalable tech

## ArkStream Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Grand Cayman, Midland, Cayman Islands
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Initial Coin Offering
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Information Technology

Read writing from ArkStream Capital on Medium. Crypto-native web3 venture fund. Accelerate the decentralization on ARK. Every day, ArkStream Capital and thousands of other voices read, write, and share important stories on Medium.

## European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Debt Financing, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Financial Services, Banking, Finance

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invests in changing lives. Through our financial investments, business services and work on policy reform, we're doing more than ever before to build open, market economies across 3 continents.

## Murat Abdrakhmanov
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: SaaS, Information Technology, Advertising

Murat Abdrakhmanov is a co-investor at 2C2P. Attended Fuqua Executive school of bussines.

## WannaBiz
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Odessa, Odes'ka Oblast', Ukraine
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Angel, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, B2B, Social Media

WannaBiz is a startup incubator and angel seed fund focused on seed stage global projects in the ad and SaaS-based technology sectors. It also invests in web and mobile development projects.The company’s investment criteria include the market size, business model, early traction, and team. Its goal is to build and develop global projects in linewith the competitive market.WannaBiz was founded in 2012 and is based in Odessa, Ukraine.

## Sergey Tokarev
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Mobile Apps, Machine Learning

Tech entrepreneur | Reface investor | Сo-founder at Pawa ML venture studio | Founding Partner at tech company Roosh and Roosh Ventures.Sergey has founded over 30 IT companies, and as a founder, he still gives strategic oversight to many of them. He gradually changes the local IT landscape by creating opportunities for the younger generation oftech students. Sergey has initiated the "STEM is FEM" educational project. Its goal is to help people pursue an education and career in STEM and catalyze gender equality and diversity in this field.

## Acrobator Ventures | Acrobator.vc
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Enterprise Software

Pre/seed VC bridging East and West investing in data-heavy B2B(2C) solutions

## Semyon Dukach
- Type: Angel
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Education, SaaS

Semyon Dukach is the Managing Partner at One Way Ventures.

## SMOK Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

Bridging Silicon Valley to CEE

## Michael Puzrakov
- Type: Angel
- Location: Lviv, L'vivs'ka Oblast', Ukraine
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Convertible Note
- Focus: B2B, Brand Marketing, Artificial Intelligence

A degree holder in Applied Mathematics and Informatics, Michael brought to Intellias his administrative and operational experience of a Technical Director from a German-Ukrainian software development enterprise as well as his previous background in software engineering.Once at Intellias, Michael started with revving up the companyorganizational and business development, then eventually focused on operational management and corporate governance, holding the positions of COO and Board Chairman. As COO, Michael transforms business processes and optimizes management practices, which play a significant role for Intellias’ growth strategy. As Board Chairman, he ensures the fulfillment of business integration strategies, guiding the company forward with the core beliefs in balanced decision making, innovation, and fair partnership.

## Presto Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

We're a Prague-based VC firm investing in fast growing tech companies and empowering talented startup founders from Central and Eastern Europe.

## TQ Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Internet

Led by Schuster Tanger, Andrew Marks, and Scooter Braun, TQ Ventures is a leading venture capital firm based in New York City and Los Angeles.

## GSR
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

GSR is the global leader in crypto trading and market-making. We specialize in providing liquidity, trading and risk management solutions.

## Dmytro Savienkov
- Type: Angel
- Location: Lviv, L'vivs'ka Oblast', Ukraine
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Medical, Hospital, Health Care

Dmytro Savienkov

## Blockchain Cuties Universe
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Riga, Riga, Latvia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Gaming, MMO Games, Blockchain

Blockchain Cuties Universe is the new collectible crypto game with adventures where you get to play with puppies, lizards, bear cubs, hedgehogs, pigs, rabbits, dragons, cats and other real and fantasy creatures alike.

## Everstake
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kyiv, Kyyiv, Ukraine
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Finance, Software

Everstake is a team of experienced developers, financial experts, and blockchain enthusiasts. We run highly secure and reliable nodes for PoS/DPoS protocols using enterprise-level hardware to ensure maximum efficiency and security.
Now Everstake is one of the biggest PoS/DPoS blockchain validators having $6.2b+ total staked assets and675k+ customers. Since 2017 Everstake has participated in the launch of 50+ blockchains as a Genesis validator. In addition to being one of the main staking groups in the Cardano ecosystem (Group EVE), Everstake is also the #1 baker in Tezos and also has a powerful position in the following blockchains: Solana, Cosmos, ETH 2.0, Terra, Polygon, EOS, Chainlink, Casper, Near, Kusama, Oasis, Harmony, Elrond, FIO, Skale, Zilliqa, Polkadot, ICON and there are several other in the research stage.

## Markus Villig
- Type: Angel
- Location: Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: E-Commerce, FinTech, Financial Services

Markus Villig is founder and CEO of Taxify. He attended University of Tartu.

## Life.SREDA
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: FinTech, Mobile, Financial Services

Life.SREDA is one of the first and leading Fintech-focused VC funds with the vision of building and connecting fintech-ecosystems across the World

## hypra.fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, FinTech, Software

We create the conditions for rapid company growth so the founder can focus entirely on product development.

## Petr Baron
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: FinTech, Internet, Marketing

Petr Baron CEO TBI Financial Services

## EastOne Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kiev, Kyyivs'ka Oblast', Ukraine
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Video, Mobile, Android

EastOne Group is an international investment advisory group that provides strategic and investment management services to a diversified portfolio of assets across multiple geographies and industry sectors.The group was established in 2007 by Victor Pinchuk. EastOne provides a broad range of services to assets under its mandate: portfoliostrategy development and implementation, sector expertise, long-term business planning, support for M&A and capital market transactions, risk and performance management. In addition, the Group also advises on corporate social responsibility, broader social innovations and not-for-profit activities.

## John S. Kim
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Information Technology

John founded two startups. SendBird is the chat API for mobile apps and websites, a Y Combinator and Techstars company. His first startup, Paprika Lab - a social gaming company, was acquired by GREE.His focus is on problem solving, building teams, and business development. A car enthusiast and Korea's all-time no.1 and world's no.3Unreal Tournament player in 2000.

## All Turtles
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Software, B2B, 3D Technology

We make products that matter

## Serum
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech

Serum is the world's first completely on-chain cryptocurrency ecosystem with trustless trading brought to you by Project Serum, in collaboration with a consortium of crypto trading and DeFi experts. Built on Solana, Serum is fast and efficient. While we built the Serum protocol, it is permission less – we do not hold special power anymore. Itis up to you, the crypto community, to use it as you will.

## Nika Tech Family
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kyiv, Kyyiv, Ukraine
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Gaming, MMO Games, Blockchain

Nika Tech Family is an investment firm that focuses on tech companies.

## Polygon
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming

Polygon is the most proven way to build and scale your decentralized application and projects on Ethereum, the world's largest blockchain ecosystem.

## Raiffeisen Bank International
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Apps, FinTech, Financial Services

Raiffeisen Bank International caters to private individuals, small and medium businesses, corporate and institutional clients and provides services in the areas of corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, mezzanine, investment strategy, trade and export finance, investment banking, cash management, electronic banking, payment services, debitcards, credit cards, fund brokerage and fund administration. It began operation on March 18, 2017, with its headquarters in Vienna in Austria.

## MetLife Foundation
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Grant, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance

MetLife Foundation is committed to expanding opportunities for low- and moderate-income people around the world.MetLife Foundation partner with nonprofit organizations and social enterprises to create financial health solutions and build stronger communities, while engaging MetLife employee volunteers to help drive impact.

## Guillaume Fournier
- Type: Angel
- Location: Prague, Hlavni mesto Praha, Czech Republic
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: EdTech, Wellness, Health Care

Guillaume Fournier is the Partner at Credo Ventures.

## Augie K Fabela II
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Convertible Note
- Focus: Apps, Software, Video Chat

Augie K Fabela II is the Co-Founder and CEO at Fastforward.ai.

## Jooble
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kyiv, Kyyiv, Ukraine
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Sales and Marketing, Professional Services

Explore all the current vacancies from all the top employers and the leading job boards in USA and abroad. 600.000+ new current vacancies. Competitive salary. Full-time, temporary, and part-time jobs. Job email alerts. Free, fast and easy way find a job.

## Social Discovery Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Apps, Internet, Mobile

Social Discovery Group is the world's largest group of social discovery companies. It unites more than 40 brands, an investment fund and a venture studio.

## AU21 Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Initial Coin Offering
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

A fund dedicated to backing the most brilliant minds in the blockchain space

## Jun Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Software, Information Technology

Jun Capital is committed to professional investment management service. With virtue of rich investment management expertise and solid expertise of the core team, They ensure the most professional investment management process.With the investment management team of JUN Capital as the core, they select the most professional partners in differentcircles to provide investors with professional investment advice and management service.

## Mark Magajne
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Medical, Hospital, Health Care

Mark Magajne

## Sandeep Nailwal
- Type: Angel
- Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services

Sandeep Nailwal is the Co-Founder of Polygon. He is a former Co-Founder and CEO of Scopeweaver. He attended the National Institute of Industrial Engineering.

## Vitaliy Biliy
- Type: Angel
- Location: Kiev, Kyyivs'ka Oblast', Ukraine
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Medical, Hospital, Health Care

Vitaliy Biliy

## BADideas.fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: SaaS, FinTech, Software

BADideas.fund is an early-stage angel syndicate providing €50k-€100k funding for CEE startups.

## Vladislav Len
- Type: Angel
- Location: Kharkov, Kharkivs'ka Oblast', Ukraine
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Video, Military, Government

Vladislav Len - Creator @ U22

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