Top 10 Food and Beverage Startup Investors in Ukraine
A list of 10 angel investors and VC 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
Investor | Food and Beverage Ukraine investments |
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SMRK VC Fund | 2 |
Ukrainian Startup Fund | 1 |
BRISE Capital | 1 |
IFC Venture Capital Group | 1 |
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development | 1 |
TA Ventures | 1 |
Bas Godska | 1 |
Horizon Capital | 1 |
Fedoriv Group | 1 |
Andriy Dovzhenko | 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.
- Aspichi — Aspichi is developing platform to provide audio/visual teleportation services based on 360 video and VR technologies.
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
- Imabys — Imabys - Influence marketing by subscription
- AssayMe — AssayMe App helps you measure and interpret 10 important parameters of your body in just 2 minutes. Click on any test button on the menu to learn more about possible risks of being outside of a normal range of values for a particular indicator.
- Fintellect — Get more profitability from your projects with price estimations, automated analytics, and projections
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 software platform that builds business for freelancers. Scale and autopilot business routing as bookings, payments, client, and work management.
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.
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, Series A
- Turkey, United States, Egypt
Portfolio highlights
- PL-SUN — PL-SUN is a holding company of UAB Atsinaujinančios Energetikos Investicijos (AEI).
- KAM — KAM is a grocery food shop that provides competitive prices.
- Ipoteka Bank — Ipoteka 94% state-owned bank, is fully involved in policy reforms and state development programs in Uzbekistan.
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.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Software, Internet
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Germany, India
Portfolio highlights
- Cube3.ai — CUBE3.AI is a web3 security platform that provides real-time transaction protection for smart contracts, safeguarding against cyber exploits, fraud, and compliance risks.
- HD — HD is a healthcare and surgery marketplace, powering over 1,500+ healthcare providers including some of the biggest hospitals. HD connects patients to hospitals, clinics, operating rooms, and surgeons while offering healthcare financing solutions to increase access to affordable care and surgeries. To date, over 250,000 patients have benefited frommore accessible and affordable healthcare and surgeries through the company's platform.
- Stepwell Care — Stepwell Care provides a path to sustainable recovery, based on evidence and tailored to you.
General Partner & Founder Acrobator Ventures, Tech Investment Fund.
Founder Acrobator.com, growth hack and marketing advisory firm.
Digital Dutchman, entrepreneur-turned-investor. eCommerce expert, growth hacker and marketeer since 2000.
Assisted 100+ companies worldwide as CMO, MD, board advisor, consultant.
Personal angel investmentportfolio, overall company value nearing $3BN, follow-ons raised (>$150 MN) from Accel, Iconiq, Insight Ventures, EBRD, Techstars, Acrobator Ventures. 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."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 Moscow School of Management MBA (3 years).Portfolio:
miro.com; harver.com; travelata.ru (co-founder); Chocofamily Holding: chocotravel.kz, chocolife.me, aviata.kz, chocomart.kz (exit), lensmark.kz, rahmet.kz, chocofood.kz, iDoctor.kz, HRbot;
Newzmate.com (partial exit to Piano.io); storyterrace.com, getobjectiv.com; Crossss (sold to Leadhit); clockster.com; linkpizza.com; zakaz.ua; urbandine.nl; 6nomads.com, instreamatic.ai., omdena.com, aura-aware.com, awesomic.com, memoryOS.com,
VC investments: leapfunder.com; respeecher.com; letsenhance.io; studyfree.org.
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Investment focus
- Software, E-Commerce, Machine Learning
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- United States, The Netherlands, Kazakhstan
Portfolio highlights
- Awesomic — Get matched with the best-fit designer on a fixed budget with no stress. Place a design task and see the first results on the next business day. Start today!
- SuperWorld — The Virtual World mapped on top of the real world to create, discover and monetize content.
- knopka — knopka - is an advanced automated nurse calling system that ensures help is provided on time. One-hour installation. Completely wireless. Compatible with cardiac monitors, fitness trackers, and smartwatches.
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, Financial Services, Software
- Private Equity, Funding Round, Series A
- Ukraine, Moldova, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Viseven — Navigate the future of life sciences and pharma with Viseven martech solutions, optimizing digital marketing strategies for unparalleled growth. Bridging the gap in healthcare communication through advanced martech and digital marketing strategies tailored for pharmaceutical industry
- 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 — Established by experienced healthcare professionals, a service focused on the testing and treatment of patients suffering with snoring and sleep apnea.
Fedoriv Group is a creative marketing agency.
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Investment focus
- Fruit, Grocery, Food Delivery
- Angel
- Ukraine
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
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