Top 5 Angel Investors in Azerbaijan (September 2026)

COO @ Aquaaz ltd CEO @ Myers Krause

Investment focus

Industry: Banking, FinTech, Finance
Stage:Pre-Seed, Private Equity
Geography: Azerbaijan

Investor stats

Total investments: 2
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

Myers Krause — We build brands! We transform ordinary companies into global brands, improving their corporate identity, corporate design, adjusting the business model, focusing on continuous improvement.As a new type of agency, a “customer experience agency,” we help bridge the gap between brand promise and customer expectation by creating new experiences thatdeliver meaningful business outcomes for brands.
Grayson Fargo — Grayson Fargo LLC is a new type of investment company. We analyze DeFi industry in detail, to select and invest in the most liquid and growing assets. By diversifying our portfolio, we reduce risks and stabilize yield rate. DeFi is the future of the modern financial and banking system.We effectively manage investor money by investing indecentralized finance technologies: DeFi Pulse Index, DEX (UniSwap, Curve Finance, Balancer), decentralized lending platforms (Maker, Compound, Aave) and the most promising decentralized financial companies.

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Rene Reinsberg is the Co-Founder and President of Celo.

Investment focus

Industry: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Software
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Geography: United States, Canada, Israel

Investor stats

Total investments: 25
Round size: Seed $950k–$3.5M; Pre-Seed $400k–$5M; Series A $7.5M–$11M
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

Predicate — Policy for blockchain applications
Fountain — Fountain operates in the finance industry, providing a wallet platform specifically designed for teams. The platform allows users to create permission-controlled wallets in a matter of seconds, offering a centralized location for managing all transactions and treasury. In addition to its wallet services, Fountain also offers a unique way to enjoypodcasts, further diversifying its product offerings. With a team of six, Fountain continues to innovate in the realm of finance and entertainment.
Capsule Wallets — At Capsule, we thrive on challenging the design of products we use every day. In doing so, we hope to introduce you to a simpler way of living.

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Marek Olszewski is the President at Valora.

Investment focus

Industry: Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Software
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note
Geography: United States, Canada, Nigeria

Investor stats

Total investments: 13
Round size: Seed $150k–$7M; Pre-Seed $400k–$700k
Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

Portfolio highlights

Remox — Simplified and Collaborative Treasury Management for DAOs
Predicate — Policy for blockchain applications
Capsule Wallets — At Capsule, we thrive on challenging the design of products we use every day. In doing so, we hope to introduce you to a simpler way of living.

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John Hawkins is a Managing Partner and Co-founder of Generation Partners, a private equity firm that provides growth capital to technology-enabled services companies through buyout and minority equity investments. Through Generation and predecessor firms, John has 25 years of experience in private equity investing. Prior to founding Generation in1995, John was a General Partner of Burr, Egan, Deleage & Co., a venture capital firm which he joined in 1987. At Burr, Egan, Deleage, John invested mainly in telecommunications, data communications, software, and business services companies. Prior to this, John worked in the Corporate Finance Department of Alex Brown & Sons, Inc. in San Francisco, where he advised information technology companies in the areas of financial strategy, public offerings and mergers & acquisitions. Earlier, John was a publishing research analyst covering information technology companies for Woodman, Kirkpatrick & Gilbreath an investment bank which was subsequently purchased by Hambrecht & Quist. In addition to Captivate Network, John has served on the Board of Directors of over 20 companies including: HotJobs (NASDAQ: HOTJ) – a pioneer in online recruiting; P-Com (NASDAQ: PCOM) – a communications infrastructure equipment supplier; Demand Media (NYSE: DMD) – a leading online media company; thePlatform – a developer of digital content software solutions; Agility Recovery Solutions – a leading disaster recovery provider; High End Systems – a premier manufacturer of intelligent lighting; ShopWiki – an advanced comparison shopping search engine; Donuts – a domain registry where he is a board observer; and iCrossing – a large independent, global interactive advertising agency. John graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English with honors from Harvard College in 1982, where he was a John Harvard Scholar. John received his MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business in 1986. John is a member of the World Presidents’ Organization.

Investment focus

Industry: SEO, Video, Shopping
Stage:Pre-Seed, Series A, Series C
Geography: Azerbaijan, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

Total investments: 4
Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow

Portfolio highlights

Remox — Simplified and Collaborative Treasury Management for DAOs
ShopWiki — Buying anything? ShopWiki has stores, products, and buying guides to help you find what and where to buy at the best price.
iCrossing — iCrossing is a global Digital Marketing Agency with top talent and technologies. Learn more about our digital marketing services, work, and capabilities.

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