Top 10 Food and Beverage Startup Investors in Ukraine in July 2025
A list of 10 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Food and beverage startups based in Ukraine. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Food and beverage companies from Ukraine. We update this investor list every month.Top 10 Food and Beverage Startup Investors in Ukraine in July 2025
Investor | Food and Beverage Ukraine investments |
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SMRK VC Fund | 2 |
Bas Godska | 1 |
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development | 1 |
IFC Venture Capital Group | 1 |
Ukrainian Startup Fund | 1 |
BRISE Capital | 1 |
Andriy Dovzhenko | 1 |
TA Ventures | 1 |
Fedoriv Group | 1 |
Horizon Capital | 1 |
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.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Ukraine, United States, Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Osavul — Osavul is a software company focused on developing AI-powered solutions for information security. Protect states, businesses and society from disinformation, influence operations and foreign interference.
- Prengi — Prengi builds an extensive facility management platform with thorough reporting that keeps track of all maintenance procedures for shopping malls and retail chains.
- Ability.ai — AI Agents for e-commerce business automation.
Founder Acrobator Ventures, Tech Investment Fund.
Founder Acrobator.com, growth hack and marketing advisory firm.
Co-Founder Netherlands for Ukraine Foundation (NL4UA.org) supporting Ukrainians affected by the war since 2022.
Digital Dutchman, entrepreneur-turned-investor. eCommerce expert, growth hacker and marketeer since 2000.
Assisted 100+companies worldwide as CMO, MD, board advisor, consultant. Ranked #1 Foreign Angel Investor in Russia (EWDN); Top 10 Angel Investor (Firrma.ru/SLON), Crunchbase: #1 Dutch (2019) & Top 50 EU angel investor. Techcrunch / Crunchbase: "Bas Godska is one of the most prolific Western investors in Eastern Europe." Bas' Angel Fund (>EUR 100mn AUM) ranked by PitchBook as #2 in success by IRR (2021). Top 50 SuperAngel worldwide (Arete Index, 2024-25)Roles Europe/Russia/CIS (2003-2019):
CMO lastminute.com ; Country Manager Sportingbet ; CMO Europe Ebookers.com / Orbitz.com ; MD Gogol Media.
CMO / dep. CEO Ozon.ru ; VP Marketing Gloria Jeans ; CMO Lamoda.ru (Rocket Internet) ; CMO Digital KupiVIP.ru ; eCommerce Director a.i. Enter | Svyaznoi ; MD myThings.com ; Guest Lecturer Digital Marketing at Skolkovo MSM MBA (2013), Guest lecturer Stanford IGC Exec MBAAngel investor in decacorn Miro, Harver (exit to Rubicon PE), Chocofamily, Piano.
Bas' angel investments (~50) have helped founders raise over $1 billion from investors like Iconiq, Accel, Insight, Salesforce, Google, YC, and Techstars. The combined market cap of these companies, based on their latest funding rounds, is ~$20 billion.
As a VC/LP Bas invested in 400+ companies including 20+ unicorns.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, SaaS
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- United States, The Netherlands, Kazakhstan
Portfolio highlights
- D2X Group — Trade digital asset options and futures on the EU-regulated market infrastructure for institutions.
- Knowledge Gate Group — Knowledge Gate Group operates a KOL Knowledge Platform that allows direct communication with key external experts and therapy area experts within the life science field. This platform accelerates life-saving research by providing a space for testing assumptions and qualifying strategic decision-making. The company's services are particularlybeneficial for professionals in the life sciences sector, enabling them to access expert knowledge and insights to inform their research and strategies.
- Deep Sleep Technologies — DeepSleep offers a sleep enhancement patented technology
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.
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Investment focus
- Financial Services, Banking, Finance
- Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Funding Round
- Turkey, United States, Poland
Portfolio highlights
- Scatec ASA — Scatec is a leading renewable power producer, delivering affordable and clean energy worldwide.
- Cosmos Health — Cosmos Health Inc. (NASDAQ: COSM), is a fully reporting Pharmaceutical Holding Company based in Chicago, Illinois, USA, that specializes, through its subsidiaries, in the wholesale of pharmaceutical products throughout Europe.
- Crnogorski elektrodistributivni sistem — Crnogorski elektrodistributivni sistem is the state-owned energy distribution corporation in charge of supplying electricity to consumers through its enormous network.
IFC supports technology ventures that are creating new opportunities in emerging markets, transforming industries, and driving inclusive growth while realizing strong returns.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Financial Services, Internet
- Funding Round, Series B, Series C
- United States, India, Brazil
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- Figopara — Figopara is a solution that discounts companies' e-invoices before their due dates with the offers received by financial institutions. It provides secure information to the financial companies that the customer is associated with and wants to reach by providing them with printed invoice information.Figopara was established in 2017 to developfinancial technology applications and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.
- Scanntech — Scanntech provides point-of-sale software to retail stores. The company offers tech solutions and connectivity in sales points to enables independent supermarkets to process transactions, run inventory management, and provide financial services to consumers through intelligence point of sale software.Scanntech was founded in 1992 and is based inMontevideo, Uruguay.
- Liquid Intelligent Technologies — Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies is a pan-African technology group with capabilities across 14 countries, primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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).
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Grant
- Ukraine, United States, Estonia
Portfolio highlights
- Sitniks — Sitniks is a business process automation solution for retail on Instagram.
- Banani AI — AI-powered UI design tool. Free text to UI design generation. Create stunning wireframes and high-fidelity designs fast. Edit designs with text prompts.
- Crosscheck Sustainability Suite — The Sustainability Suite is a platform that simplifies external audits and accelerates compliance
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.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Advertising, SEO
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Ukraine, Belarus, Estonia
Portfolio highlights
- VOCHI — Made for creative video editing
- Finmap — Finmap is financial management tool that allows business owners to see the state of their company without special knowledge of finance and studying of complex systems. By using 3 simple buttons - income, outcome and transfer - all analytics appears in a few clicks at a glance: how much the company earned, which projects more profitable, astatement of cash flows, accounts receivable and payable of the company. Finmap makes it possible to see the business situation on one sheet, removes chaos in financial management and gives the business owner the opportunity to make the right decisions
- Workee — Workee is a back-office for freelancers. We are helping appointment led professionals (such as coaches, health experts, tutors, lawyers) to manage their accounting, invoices, client and work management in one place out of the box. We save at least 4 hours per week and at least $200-$400 per month.
Andriy Dovzhenko co-founded SMRK VC Fund in 2013. His previous focus has been corporate finance and entrepreneurship. His current investments include:- AmazingHiring (http://amazinghiring.com)- Allset (https://allsetnow.com/)- Ajax.Systems (http://www.ajax.systems/)Andriy is a seed and early stageinvestor, who assists young companies from Ukraine and Eastern Europe and their founders in solving strategic issues and developing their projects.When not at work, Andriy enjoys swimming, snorkelling and diving. He studied for MBA at University of Warwick, UK. Speaks Russian and Ukrainian, studying Spanish and Chinese.
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Investment focus
- Software, Mobile, Human Resources
- Seed
- Ukraine, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Prengi — Prengi builds an extensive facility management platform with thorough reporting that keeps track of all maintenance procedures for shopping malls and retail chains.
- Settle (Merged with Allset) — With Settle, you can pre-order lunch at restaurants, so that your food is ready when you arrive. You dine 60% faster, as you skip waiting for your table, food and check. Settle makes lunch your best time of the day by giving you delicious meals and more time for a real break.For restaurants: 100% prepaid orders and tables, 60% fasterturnarounds, new sales online, more effective upselling and more targeted marketing.We focus on popular restaurants in busy areas with breakfast and lunch menu. We offer companies and teams group lunch pre-ordering at restaurants near their offices.In addition to mobile pre-ordering, restaurants can offer specials and happy hours during off-peak time.In Ukraine, we currently take 15-20% commission from restaurants. In the USA, the service will be launched free for restaurants and users. Then we'll try out this model: a small commission on every pre-order for restaurants during off-peak hours and a small fee for users during peak hours.
- Esper Bionics — Solutions to transform the prosthetic industry and augment humanity
TA Ventures is a global, network-driven VC firm investing in early-stage tech startups that redefine the industries of tomorrow. We typically write initial checks of $100-250K for Pre-Seed and Seed companies and actively provide follow-on investments.
We pride ourselves on swift execution, hands-on support, and leveraging our extensiveinternational network. By connecting our portfolio companies with growth-oriented co-investors, we help them scale effectively through subsequent funding rounds. Additionally, we draw on our deep industry expertise to offer portfolio companies and partner VCs access to top-tier, cost-efficient R&D talent.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Software, Health Care
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Germany, India
Portfolio highlights
- Goin — Goin is a mobile application to save money easily and take advantage of it without knowing how to invest, through Machine Learning algorithms that allow you to accumulate the user's money through small daily gestures. he three Spanish founders, David, Carlos and Gabriel, were looking for a way to optimize their own money, and decided toconduct an experiment by exchanging their debit cards and thus saving 62% during those two months of rehearsal. This is how Goin emerged, which aims to meet the needs of 100% of Millennials, of which 83% confess that they do not know how to save, making available an easy-to-use tool that enhances their finances and lifestyle. On the one hand, the Barcelona startup allows the user to add money automatically and multiply it without having previous knowledge of investment. Goin uses a simple system that first asks to know the user through questions about their habits and, in this way, they are offered automatic systems and methods of saving. Once the user adds money to the app, they can transfer part or all of it to investment, or to their bank account. Its Smart Saving technology manages to accumulate money with small, everyday gestures, such as rounding a payment.
- Qanooni — Qanooni is a legal technology company offering an AI-powered platform designed specifically for lawyers and legal professionals.
- Amwal Tech — The fastest and most secure way to accept payments online
Welcome to Fedoriv Group, where innovation meets strategy. Discover our comprehensive services and unique approach to business growth.
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Investment focus
- Fruit, Grocery, Food Delivery
- Angel
- Ukraine
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.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services
- Private Equity, Funding Round, Series A
- Ukraine, Moldova, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Viseven — Discover the future of pharma marketing with Viseven martech solutions. Elevate strategies, bridge gaps, and unlock growth!
- GoIT — GoIT is an EdTech company that offers instructor-led in IT courses, coding boot camp, programming, and web design courses.
- Resolute Health Corporation Limited — Resolute Health Corporation Limited is a health care service provider primarily focused on patients with snoring issues and sleep apnea.
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