Top 15 Internet Startup Investors in Latvia in April 2025
A list of 15 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Internet startups based in Latvia. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Internet companies from Latvia. We update this investor list every month.Top 15 Internet Startup Investors in Latvia in April 2025
Investor | Internet Latvia investments |
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Imprimatur Capital Fund Management | 6 |
European regional development fund (ERDF) | 2 |
ZGI Capital | 2 |
Envac Group | 1 |
Moscow Seed Fund | 1 |
Microsoft for Startups | 1 |
Marat Kichikov | 1 |
Almaz Capital | 1 |
Andrej Jakovlev | 1 |
FlyCap | 1 |
Amazon Web Services | 1 |
AdFirst.vc | 1 |
Vesna Investment | 1 |
VK (ex. Mail.Ru Group) | 1 |
Richard Frank | 1 |
Imprimatur Capital Fund Management is a venture capital firm focusing on high-technology at an early stage in its commercial development. We invest in start-up technology businesses which are based on innovative intellectual property, are led by strong teams and have high international growth potential.Imprimatur Capital Fund Management, based inLatvia, manages seed and start-up funds with investors including the Latvian Guarantee Agency, other institutional investors and some private investors. The company source investment opportunities primarily from the Baltic/Nordic/Russia region.Imprimatur Capital Fund Management is a partner firm of Imprimatur Capital Ltd, headquartered in London and with investment operations in Europe, Russia, Asia Pacific, Latin America and the US.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Apps
- Seed, Debt Financing, Funding Round
- Latvia, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Axial3D — Leading the way with the latest 3D imaging, models, and devices
- afriQloud — AfriQloud provides a white-labeled cloud computing solution to telecom operators, internet service providers, system integrators, and managed information technology service providers.
- Sonarworks — SoundID Reference software calibrates your speakers and studio headphones, so you can trust that every mix will translate.
The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) aims to improve the European Union's economic, social, and territorial cohesion by resolving imbalances across its various regions. ERDF funds initiatives for which the European Commission and national and regional governments in member countries share responsibility. Each member state'sgovernment decides which initiatives to support and is responsible for their continued supervision.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Grant, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- United Kingdom, Germany, France
Portfolio highlights
- Losanje — Losanje has a brand and an upcycling workshop that gives second-hand and unsold completed apparel and textiles a second life. Its goal is to create an innovative manufacturing chain that will allow for the first time the industrialization of upcycling, as well as to implement the most credible solution, both ecologically and economically.
- PulmoBiomed — Pulmobiomed has developed a best-in-class exhaled breath condensate device, capable of capturing Covid-19 particles in as little as 5 seconds. Pulmobiomed a biotechnology company is working with industry leaders in integrating their diagnostic capabilities into our PBM-Hale device. Pulmobiomed techn
- Knock Technology — The world's simplest video chat app: Improves mental health and boosts innovation. It's a secure, cost effective and peer-to-peer telecoms solution for everyone.
ZGI Capital is the fund management company that manages "ZGI fund”, that was founded to support entrepreneurs lacking start-up capital for their business. The total amount of assets available for venture capital investments is of EUR 7.4M. Combined with bank financing, this will allow to finance investment projects with total assets of up toEUR 30M. The fund acts on behalf of various investors including the State.
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Investment focus
- Manufacturing, Machinery Manufacturing, Consulting
- Funding Round, Seed, Debt Financing
- Latvia, Estonia
Portfolio highlights
- eAgronom — eAgronom helps farmers generate additional revenue streams, improve soil quality, and access better financing.
- KOOL Latvija — "KOOL Latvija" is a new concept gas station created in Latvia, which at the same time is also a convenient fast shopping place.
- Bioreactors.net — Biotechnical center is an innovative company and we provide solutions for industrial biotechnology processes, bioreactor manufacturing and industrial automation. We manufacture bioreactors for laboratory, pilot and industrial scale.
Envac is one of the most innovative players in the global waste collection industry and inventor of the pneumatic waste collection system.
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Investment focus
- Waste Management, Internet of Things
- Pre-Seed
- Latvia
Portfolio highlights
- The Littery — The Littery is an environmental services company that recycles plastic pollution into e-lottery tickets.The company uses IoT and Computer vision to reframe litter into e-lottery tickets that cause an instant change of attitude due to the innate human optimism bias resulting in an immediate and lasting behavioral change. Its breakthrough idea hasthe potential to revolutionize the littering and household packaging collection markets with its superior solution by motivating citizens to keep their cities clean by themselves. Cities that partner with The Littery experience cleaner communities with less litter and happier citizens at a lower cost.The Riga, Riga-located company was founded by Michael Manniche in 2019.
The Fund for the Promotion of Venture Investment in Small Enterprises in the Scientific and Technical Sphere of Moscow was established by the Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy of Moscow.
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Investment focus
- Software, Advertising, Information Technology
- Seed, Debt Financing, Funding Round
- Russian Federation, United States, Israel
Portfolio highlights
- Vestem — Vestem is a biotechnology company that develops new bioveterinary cell therapies for regenerative therapy and next-generation pharmaceuticals for the treatment of pets.
- Picvario — DAM systems allow centralizing, systematizing, searching, and sharing all types of digital files (images, video, audio, etc.). Picvario platform is a reliable storage of the files. Flexible management. API Integration
- Qummy — Qummy produces and freezes dishes for restaurants using its patented Smart Ice technology, which preserves the dish's nutritional and organoleptic features.
Microsoft for Startups is a global program designed to help startups scale with free access to Azure cloud and a streamlined path into selling alongside Microsoft and our vast partner ecosystem.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- United States, India, Canada
Portfolio highlights
- VitVio — VitVio is a platform built around AI and computer vision with the goal of improving efficiency and quality of care in operating rooms.
- UniPay — UniPay is an eCommerce platform for infrastructure and industry-lacking regions that offers 5 products that enable trust, promote transparency, and enforce accountability.
- Emission Sentri — Drive emission management and reduction with insights
Marat is a serial entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience in the financial industry and early stage investor.
He is the founder of several successful companies, including a consumer finance bank, few e-commerce companies and investment fund.
He serves on the board of his several portfolio companies (Bioloka, Wow Cube, F3 and RelesticaHolding), utilizing his knowledge and expertise in Blockchain industry which he joined to in 2013 as a partner in Bitfury Group.
In both as a fund and as an angel investor, Marat have invested in 30+ fin tech, e-commerce, blockchain technology, educational, healthcare and gaming companies, providing business expertise and financial & advisory support to founders.
Marat has a master's degree in finance & business management and a bachelor's degree in law.
In his free time, Marat likes surfing and skiing!
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Investment focus
- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Apps
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, Canada, Latvia
Portfolio highlights
- Intropia — Find Web3 jobs and other opportunities, capitalize your network, and hire the best talent.
- SODA — SODA enables the next generation of consumer crypto and meme coins and allows meme coin developers to leverage Telegram.
- EWA Learn — Start learning English, French and Spanish with EWA: conversational vocabulary, interactive exercises, modern examples and fun tasks are waiting for you!
Almaz Capital is an international venture capital firm investing in early stage, capital efficient technology companies. A unique bridge fund headquartered in Silicon Valley, Almaz Capital connects Eastern European/former Soviet engineering and entrepreneurial talent to the U.S. market and helps build global businesses. The firm invests inhigh-growth sectors such as artificial intelligence and blockchain applications, data engineering, cybersecurity, industrial IoT, networking architecture and infrastructure. Its investors include Cisco, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group. Founded in 2008, Almaz Capital has invested in over 30 portfolio companies and has had nine exits to date.
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Investment focus
- Software, Mobile, Internet
- Series A, Funding Round, Seed
- United States, Russian Federation, Latvia
Portfolio highlights
- Yazen — Yazen is a digital obesity clinic that offers weight loss through modern pharmaceutical treatment.
- PLATMA — PLATMA is a workspace for developing low/no-code solutions with ready-made constructors that reduce the need for large resources and decrease time to market
- Alison AI — Stop wasting time and money on A/B testing. Analyze data, create impactful creatives, and optimize for outstanding results.
Andrej Jakovlev
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Investment focus
- B2B, E-Commerce, Marketplace
- Pre-Seed
- Latvia
Portfolio highlights
- machinesearch.io — Introducing the ultimate search engine for industrial machinery ads Comprehensive search results, Saved searches and alerts and many more.
FlyCap AIF is a Venture Capital Fund of total size of 15.75 MEUR. The Fund provides growth capital for Latvia based SME’s in a form of investments in equity and mezzanine capital.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, Consumer Goods, Medical
- Funding Round, Seed, Debt Financing
- Latvia, Estonia, The Netherlands
Portfolio highlights
- Tapcore — Tapcore is the only solution on the market that enables mobile developers to monetize pirated copies of their apps through advertising. Established in 2015, we are a remote company with headquarters in the Netherlands. Currently we serve over 150 million ad requests daily (and counting!).
- Purified — Purified is a nutritional supplement supplier.. It offers black chocolate produced by the best doctors in collaboration with scientists.
- Elmo — In our car sharing business Elmo Rent we wanted to serve maximum customers with minimum resources, so we created remote control technology to deliver vehicles.
Amazon Web Services provides information technology infrastructure services to businesses in the form of web services. Its products and solutions include cloud computing, compute, networking, storage and content delivery, databases, analytics, application services, deployment and management, mobile services, applications, AWS marketplace software,startups, enterprises, partners, government and education, websites and web applications, big data and HPC, gaming, and digital media as well as backup, storage, and archive. The company also provides AWS management console, documentation, SDKs and tools, downloads, platforms, Java, JavaScript, mobile, PHP, Ruby, Python, Windows, .NET, resources, forums, tutorials and articles, whitepapers, training and certification, and AWS user groups for developers. In addition, it offers compute, storage, database, analytics, application, and deployment services; and mobile services, websites, and backup and recovery services. Amazon Web Services serves the government, education, and non-profit sectors in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific, and internationally. Amazon Web Services was founded in 2006 and is based in Seattle, Washington. It has data center locations in the United States, Europe, Brazil, Singapore, Japan, and Australia. It operates as a subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Grant, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- United States, Lebanon, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- VeraNet — VeraNet builds AI platforms that automate decision-making, providing businesses with data-driven recommendations.
- EvolutionaryScale — ESM3. Enabling scientists to understand, imagine, and create proteins.
- Bonumbit — Bonumbitt aims to enhance security, transparency, and efficiency in online transactions. The company offers advanced features such as smart contracts, a decentralized review system, and AI-driven analytics to provide personalized shopping experiences. The company's commitment to cutting-edge technology and strategic partnerships positions itas a leader in the evolving e-commerce landscape. With its upcoming token launch on major cryptocurrency exchanges, BBT is set to drive significant growth and redefine the future of online commerce.
AdFirst.vc is a venture capital firm designed to co-invest with other VCs in early and expansion stage start-ups. They perform Marketing Due Diligence ads tests for start-ups and help the investor evaluate the reachable audience, check the marketing competencies of the team, and reduce the cost of attracting customers. Testing allows to confirm thecompany's capitalization and eliminate marketing risks. In the future, they oversee the marketing strategy of the project in order to control KPI.
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Investment focus
- E-Learning, Mobile Apps, FinTech
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- United States, Russian Federation, Latvia
Portfolio highlights
- Adapty — The all-in-one service for in-app subscriptions. Develop, optimize and grow apps with iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter, Unity and Web support.
- Synchronization — Synchronization is an online education platform.
- Akademiya Peremen — Akademiya Peremen is an educational platform that focuses on the life style segment of health, beauty, style, and psychology.
Vesna Investment offers financing for internet start-ups.
During the post-investment stage Vesna Investment will become an active partner,
providing support and experience.
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Investment focus
- EdTech, Internet, Education
- Funding Round
- Latvia
Portfolio highlights
- YaClass — YaClass is an edutech startup offering K12 online programs in math, sciences and languages, as well as preparation tests for state exams.
Mail.ru Group was founded by Yuri Milner and is the largest Internet company in the Russian-speaking world. It is one of the largest Internet companies in Russia, and the world's seventh largest Internet business in terms of page views. Mail.ru Group operates two of the three largest Russian language social networking sites(Odnoklassniki.ru and Moi Mir@Mail.Ru), the two largest instant messaging networks in Russia (ICQ and Agent), Russia's leading email service, Russia's second largest Internet portal and Russia's largest online games company.Mail also holds strategic equity stakes of 32.49% in vKontakte, Russia's largest social networking site, and 25.09% in QIWI, formerly OE Investments, one of Russia's leading payment-processing companies. It also holds small minority stakes in Facebook, Zynga and Groupon.
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Investment focus
- Social Media, Mobile Apps, Education
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Russian Federation, United States, Cyprus
Portfolio highlights
- Uchi.ru — Uchi.ru offers online courses for school students.
- O2O Holdings — Formed by a JV between Sberbank and Mail.ru Group, provides an O2O services platform focusing on key areas of food and transportation.
- AliExpress Russia — AliExpress Russia is a leading cross-border and domestic e-commerce platform in Russia.
Richard Frank
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Investment focus
- iOS, Apps, VoIP
- Seed
- Latvia
Portfolio highlights
- Roamer — Roamer is the first mobile app that links your regular mobile number to a foreign SIM and saves up to 97% on roaming charges for calls and data. It keeps your usual number when traveling abroad and uses cellular, not WiFi.
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