Top 15 Payments Startup Investors in Bulgaria in September 2025

Last updated: Sep 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 September 2025

Investor	Payments Bulgaria investments
Heslin Kim	1
Varys Capital	1
Magnus Capital	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
RR² CAPITAL	1
Moonrock Capital	1
NewTribe Capital	1

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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.

Investment focus

Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, Web3
Seed, Pre-Seed
Estonia, Georgia, Bulgaria

Portfolio highlights

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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.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Software, FinTech
Seed, Pre-Seed, Initial Coin Offering
Spain, Panama, Bulgaria

Portfolio highlights

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Magnus Capital is a crypto investment firm.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Gaming
Seed, Funding Round, Initial Coin Offering
Singapore, United States, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

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Heslin Kim is the founder and CEO of Blockchain ROK.

Investment focus

Cryptocurrency, Gaming, FinTech
Seed
Estonia, Bulgaria, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

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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.

Investment focus

Software, Information Technology, SaaS
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
United Kingdom, United States, Germany

Portfolio highlights

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Peech Capital is a digital asset fund that specialises in decentralised finance and blockchain startups.

Investment focus

Cryptocurrency, Gaming, FinTech
Seed, Funding Round, Corporate Round
Singapore, Spain, Estonia

Portfolio highlights

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ZBS Capital - distinguished crypto venture fund, backed by major media resources including CryptoDiffer.

Investment focus

Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
Seed, Funding Round, Initial Coin Offering
United States, Singapore, India

Portfolio highlights

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