Top 15 Payments Startup Investors in Bulgaria in May 2025
A list of 15 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Payments startups based in Bulgaria. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Payments companies from Bulgaria. We update this investor list every month.Top 15 Payments Startup Investors in Bulgaria in May 2025
Investor | Payments Bulgaria investments |
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Heslin Kim | 1 |
Heslin Kim | 1 |
Maven Capital Partners | 1 |
Peech Capital | 1 |
ZBS CAPITAL | 1 |
Skynet Trading | 1 |
AU21 Capital | 1 |
Lucid Blue Ventures | 1 |
Eleven Ventures | 1 |
Marshland Group | 1 |
Varys Capital | 1 |
RR² CAPITAL | 1 |
Moonrock Capital | 1 |
NewTribe Capital | 1 |
Magnus Capital | 1 |
With deep engagement within the DLT/blockchain sector since late 2016, Heslin’s key strengths have culminated in his full engagement in accelerating the global tokenization of securities in traditional capital markets. He is a well-known KOL across the Asia Pacific having spoken at over 30 conferences championing tokenized digital securities.Operationally he has helped scale and accelerate previous blockchain businesses across over a dozen countries in the Asia Pacific region. In his previous capacities, he has led business development, sales, and strategic partnerships for both global and regional partnerships based in China, Japan, Singapore, Australia, Korea, Hong Kong, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Taiwan. To date, his work with various clients and partners has aggregated $27bn+ USD in tokenized assets.
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Investment focus
- Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Web3
- Seed, Pre-Seed
- Estonia, Georgia, Bulgaria
Portfolio highlights
- NeoFi — Buy, Sell, Trade and Invest in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Shiba Inu, Dogecoin, Cardano, Polygon and 100s other cryptocurrency from India's best cryptocurrency exchange.
- Crestal — Crestal offers a decentralized platform that meets the objectives of Web3 applications through modular service architecture. The Crestal blockchain monitors and scores services using a Proof of Performance (PoP) consensus process.
- IQ Labs — IQ Marketplace offers unique NFTs with exclusive utilities, boosting your in-game experience. With flexible renting parameters and multiple payment options, rent without collateral and unlock the full utility of NFTs. Say goodbye to gas fees with our gasless renting feature and multiply the value of NFT collections with our multi-utility renting. Explore now
Heslin Kim is the founder and CEO of Blockchain ROK.
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- Cryptocurrency, Gaming, FinTech
- Seed
- Estonia, Bulgaria, Singapore
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- NeoFi — Buy, Sell, Trade and Invest in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Shiba Inu, Dogecoin, Cardano, Polygon and 100s other cryptocurrency from India's best cryptocurrency exchange.
- Credefi — Credefi connects crypto lenders with SME borrowers from the fiat economy.
- IQ Labs — IQ Marketplace offers unique NFTs with exclusive utilities, boosting your in-game experience. With flexible renting parameters and multiple payment options, rent without collateral and unlock the full utility of NFTs. Say goodbye to gas fees with our gasless renting feature and multiply the value of NFT collections with our multi-utility renting. Explore now
Maven is one of the UK's leading private equity and investment firms. We provide essential capital and expertise to help businesses unlock their potential.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- United Kingdom, United States, Germany
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- NCIMB — NCIMB Ltd provides specialist microbiology and chemical services. They have built and managed the largest industrial, marine and food culture collection in the UK since the 1950s. They have provided a comprehensive range of commercial microbiology and chemical services to multiple companies in diverse industries since 1983.
- Q5D Technology — Additive manufacturing with conductors. Eliminate traditional wiring, saving space and weight. Unique 5-axis robots add power and data functions to products. Simplify supply chains and manufacturing. Transform productivity with our hardware, software, and support.
- CWCS Managed Hosting — CWCS Managed Hosting is the UK's leading hosting specialist. We offer a fully comprehensive range of hosting products, services and support. We're an established company with over 15 years of experience in the hosting industry. Our highly trained staff are not only hosting experts, they're also committed to delivering a greatcustomer experience and are genuinely passionate about what they do.CWCS Managed Hosting offers cloud, dedicated servers and colocation hosting. If you're not ready for managed hosting, you will find our shared hosting services highly cost-effective and straightforward.CWCS Managed Hosting has two privately owned data centres in Nottingham UK with additional data centre facilities in London. Our US-based sister company, Supreme Servers has data centre facilities in Miami, Dallas and Toronto.
Peech Capital is a digital asset fund that specialises in decentralised finance and blockchain startups.
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- Cryptocurrency, Gaming, FinTech
- Seed, Funding Round, Corporate Round
- Singapore, Spain, Estonia
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- solice — The first cross platform VR metaverse on the Solana blockchain
- Kudo Labs — Kudo is building an ecosystem of DeFi and web 3.0 products like Unomi and Bitquity for mainstream crypto adoption.
- Primex Finance — Primex is the cross-chain prime brokerage liquidity protocol for cross-DEX margin trading with trader scoring mechanisms.In Primex, lenders provide liquidity to pools where traders can use it for leveraged trading in cross-DEX environments, while lenders then have an opportunity to earn high yields; their interest is generated from margin feesand profits on successful trades.Lenders have the flexibility to manage their risks and return by providing liquidity to a variety of risk buckets, subsets of liquidity pools that regulate trader risk strategies.
ZBS Capital - distinguished crypto venture fund, backed by major media resources including CryptoDiffer.
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- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
- Seed, Funding Round, Initial Coin Offering
- United States, Singapore, India
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- Yellow — Yellow is a financial services provider of software, analytics, and investments in blockchain startups.
- KIP Protocol — KIP Protocol is a decentralised AI framework unlocking digital property rights of Knowledge Assets in the AI-powered future.
- Alliance Games — Decentralized gaming platform blending AI creation, multiplayer tech, and worker nodes.
Skynet Trading is a digital assets trading and investment firm in the crypto capital market.
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- Blockchain, Financial Services, Cryptocurrency
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States, Singapore, Switzerland
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- Centrifuge — Centrifuge is the platform for tokenized real-world assets, providing the infrastructure and ecosystem to tokenize, manage, and invest into RWAs.
- Hybrid — Hybrid is a fintech company that offers a decentralized central AI tool with Web3's ecosystem of AI experts, agents, and data.
- Inference Labs — AI hyperscale on decentralized networks - We provide certainty for on-chain AI
A fund dedicated to backing the most brilliant minds in the blockchain space
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- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
- Seed, Funding Round, Initial Coin Offering
- United States, Singapore, United Kingdom
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- A-World — A-world is a super metaverse card tower defense battle game based on BNB CHAIN.
- NeuronX — NeuronX Protocol is the pioneering decentralized lending protocol on Dfinity, setting the stage for smart DeFi. By focusing on AI-driven automation and enhanced user experiences, NeuronX aims to revolutionize the DeFi landscape and appeal to a broader audience. At the core of NeuronX is a groundbreaking innovation: AI-Powered Smart LiquidityPlatforms (AILPs). These AILPs are advanced vault strategies operated by intelligent AI algorithms. Users can effortlessly gain leverage by simply depositing a base asset. Behind the scenes, AILPs leverage AI to automate complex transactions and continuously rebalance positions, ensuring optimal leverage without the risk of liquidation. This integration of AI streamlines the process, making advanced financial strategies accessible and hassle-free.
- Vue Protocol — Vue Protocol operates as a layer2 for Web3 Social.
Lucid Blue Ventures operates as a venture capital firm.
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- Blockchain, Gaming, Cryptocurrency
- Seed, Funding Round, Angel
- Singapore, United States, Spain
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- Relayz — Relayz is a Web3 communication that is extremely secure, protects privacy, is censorship-resistant, and is decentralized. Relayz utilizes cutting-edge technologies for better scalability.
- Credbull — Credbull manages on-chain private credit funds that provide vital financing solutions to creditworthy small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
- Ink Finance — Ink Finance is the scalability solution for web3 DAOs, protocols and asset managers, enabling them to customize asset management and governance frameworks through a no-code interface, to effectively establish on-chain credit and financial competence. Ink Finance allows a one-stop and frictionless solution for organized financial activities, with scalability and customizability.
We empower local heroes to build global success. Eleven is an early-stage VC investing in technology companies in Southeast Europe.
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- Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
- Bulgaria, United States, United Kingdom
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- LAM'ON — LAM'ON OOD was created with the intention of creating a product that would be recyclable or compostable, improve environmental and human health safety, and readily replace the existing petroleum-based plastic solutions.
- Vivian Lab — Vivian Lab is a women's digital health startup. It integrates menopause education, telehealth, personalized treatment regimens, community support, and AI assistants.
- Cloud Office — Cloud Office Ltd specializes in providing solutions that leverage Google Cloud and Workspace to enhance business operations. The company offers services aimed at improving commercial terms for Google Cloud and Workspace, planning and executing strategies for Google technology adoption, and hosting specialized training sessions. With a focus on ITservices and consulting, Cloud Office Ltd caters to a diverse clientele, aiming to optimize their use of cloud technologies for better efficiency and innovation. The company also engages in events and expert sessions to keep businesses informed about the latest in Google's AI and cloud offerings, demonstrating a commitment to empowering businesses through technology.
Marshland Group is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage companies with dynamic teams and disruptive ideas.
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- Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, Bulgaria
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- Stabble — stabble is a protocol revolutionizing liquidity pools by introducing protocol-managed and arbitrage pools. This allows stabble to tackle critical inefficiencies prevalent within Solana's decentralized exchanges.
- QuantAMM — QuantAMM is the new protocol creating Blockchain Traded Funds (BTFs) for the future of blockchain passive products.
- Eywa — Founded in 2021, EYWA helps Web3 projects scale up by enabling them to operate, get listed, and traded on all connected blockchain networks with a single liquidity pool. Additionally, EYWA provides a truly decentralized data protocol for secure messaging.In partnership with Curve Finance, one of the largest decentralized exchanges, EYWA isintroducing a new paradigm of non-algorithmic cross-chain assets aimed at solving the problem of liquidity fragmentation. Their cross-chain protocol stands out as the most decentralized solution in the market.- Received 6 grants from biggest L1/L2 blockchain networks including NEAR Foundation, Aurora, Harmony One, Algorand, Boba Network, and others - Winning hackathons: Ethglobal Marketmake, Polygon’s BUIDL IT hackathon, Metis hackathon
Varys Capital is a total return fund providing secure access to the digital asset class through its dual approach to investment returns in venture capital.
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- Blockchain, Software, FinTech
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Initial Coin Offering
- Spain, Panama, Bulgaria
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- tread.fi — Explore tread.fi's institutional-grade trading platform designed to seamlessly integrate into your workflow, automate trade execution, and minimize slippage. Learn more.
- Ledger Works — Blockchain consumers face significant and increasing cyber-crime. And Web3 security efforts focus on DeFi providers, not retail users. A crypto account holder should be able to receive the same fraud alerts and protection they have come to expect from their bank or credit card accounts. Our service provides account notification and cyber-crimeprotection to Crypto account holders.
- Blueberry Protocol — Blueberry Protocol is decentralized strategies built for the Hyperliquid Ecosystem.
RR2 Capital is a venture capital firm that provides investment services.
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- Blockchain, FinTech, Bitcoin
- Seed, Funding Round
- Bulgaria, Seychelles, Switzerland
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- STAGE — Always-on music competitions powered by the blockchain. Vote for your favorite artists and share their success.
- Dolomite.io — Dolomite.io is a simple & secure decentralized crypto exchange.
- NXI — Nexus Interactive gives collective growth and accrued value to its ecosystem.
Moonrock Capital is a Blockchain Advisory and Investment Partnership based in London and Hamburg.
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- Blockchain, Information Technology, Cryptocurrency
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- United States, Singapore, United Kingdom
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- Rebar Labs — Rebar Labs is a company that offers research services and infrastructure for bitcoin. The company wants to help users in the Bitcoin ecosystem create more effective and better experiences by addressing issues related to maximum extractable value and offering services that guarantee equitable value distribution.
- Yellow — Yellow is a financial services provider of software, analytics, and investments in blockchain startups.
- Tren Finance — Tren Finance: a secure DeFi liquidity protocol offering seamless asset swaps, yield opportunities, and cross-chain compatibility through automated smart contracts, redefining liquidity for users and institutions.
NewTribe Capital specializes in early-stage Web3 blockchain investments in Asia, Europe, and MENA. Discover our portfolio, team, etc.
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- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Information Technology
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States, Singapore, Switzerland
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- Bluwhale — Unlock Web3 Wallet Potential with AI Insights. Supercharge Your Business Growth
- BluWhale — BluWhale's mission is to leverage AI and ML to allow game developers to focus on ways to improve the game rather than wrangling and making sense of astronomical amounts of data. BluWhale's smart automation will do the heavy lifting usually reserved for data analysts and data scientists all in the background, and surface actionable insight
- BLIFE Protocol — BLIFE Protocol's objective is to promote growth and development of Web3 on Bitcoin.
Magnus Capital is a crypto investment firm.
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- Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
- Seed, Funding Round, Initial Coin Offering
- Singapore, United States, United Kingdom
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- GenLayer — GenLayer is a platform that focuses on intelligent contracts.
- Spicenet — Spicenet is the permissionless shared liquidity layer for unstoppable trading applications, delivering high performance, capital-efficiency and deep liquidity
- YeagerAI — YeagerAI is a pioneering AI research lab focused on developing technology that promotes sovereignty, transparency, and decentralization.
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