Bulba Ventures
VC Fund
Minsk, Belarus
Bulba Ventures is a Belarus-based startup investment company that empowers machine learning startups. The company focuses on Belarusian and ready-to relocate to Minsk startups with a strong competitive edge and technical excellence in machine learning.It was founded in 2018 by Belarusian tech entrepreneur Yuri Melnichek and his partner AndreiAvsievich.
- Total investments:
- 10
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 40%
Last updated:
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Industries Bulba Ventures invests in
Stages Bulba Ventures invests in
Countries Bulba Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1.2M–$2M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 4 (40%)
- Apps 2 (20%)
- Fitness 2 (20%)
- Software 2 (20%)
- Mobile Apps 2 (20%)
Stage
- Seed 6 (60%)
- Pre-Seed 3 (30%)
- Series A 1 (10%)
Country
- United States 4 (40%)
- Belarus 1 (10%)
- Lithuania 1 (10%)
- Singapore 1 (10%)
- Switzerland 1 (10%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yury Melnichek
Partner/Co-Founder
|
Partner/Co-Founder | Total investments: 8 | Find email | |
Andrei Avsievich
Founder & Managing partner
|
Founder & Managing partner | Total investments: 12 | Find email | |
Anna Pozniak
Communications
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Communications | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Gero
|
GERO is an AI Drug Discovery company created to solve chronic diseases. To date, Gero has raised approximately $19 million in total capital through a combination of equity rounds and SAFEs. | $2.2M / Series A / Aug 04, 2020 | |
Zenia
|
Thanks to Zenia, yoga beginners now have easier and more affordable access to dive into yoga at home and practice with all the information they need. We believe nothing looks as good as healthy feels.Safety first. We’ve built Zenia to be a guide that adapts to your pace, monitors the progress, and gives gentle corrections. Whether you want tostart yoga, build strength, get in shape, feel better, or be inspired, the app will help you to achieve your goals.Easy. Safe yoga practice doesn’t need to happen at an offline yoga studio. You can access the Zenia studio online from the comfort of your home and, while you’re at it, get instant feedback from your teacher. | Pre-Seed / Dec 19, 2019 | |
VOIR
|
Voir app lets you try on makeovers, accessories and hair colors in a real time. Mix different makeup ideas in order to create your perfect look. All beauty features are true-to-life. You can use selected style and colors in real life and look amazing. | Seed / Jun 10, 2019 | |
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Gero
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GERO is an AI Drug Discovery company created to solve chronic diseases. To date, Gero has raised approximately $19 million in total capital through a combination of equity rounds and SAFEs. | Seed / May 05, 2019 | |
VOCHI (acq. by Pinterest)
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VOCHI is an app for creative video editing, utilizing computer-vision-based technology. It uses neural networks to enable the addition of effects to individual objects in a video on a mobile device in real-time and without quality loss. | Pre-Seed / Apr 04, 2019 | |
OneSoil
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OneSoil helps agricultural professionals monitor their fields and help them increase their yields. OneSoil builds mobile and web apps that use satellite imagery for agricultural analytics and provides field insights for farmers and agricultural consultants. | $1.2M / Seed / Jan 01, 2019 | |
FriendlyData
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FriendlyData helps enterprise companies make data accessible for non-technical people by providing natural language interface to databases. FriendlyData is a San Francisco-based enterprise software company backed by 500 Startups and other Silicon Valley investors. | Seed / Aug 17, 2018 | |
RocketBody
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RocketBody is the world's first personal wearable that tracks metabolic rate and identifies supercompensation™--the perfect time to train. RocketBody AI-Powered Personal Training App helps you train smarter and achieve up to 120% better results! | Seed / Aug 01, 2018 | |
WANNA
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WANNA is an augmented reality platform designed to provide try-on services before making online purchases. They create technologies and products for shopping in augmented reality, luxury, and shoes specifically. WANNA's latest product is Wanna Kicks, the first-ever AR try-on shoes. | $2M / Seed / Jan 01, 2018 | |
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OneSoil
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OneSoil helps agricultural professionals monitor their fields and help them increase their yields. OneSoil builds mobile and web apps that use satellite imagery for agricultural analytics and provides field insights for farmers and agricultural consultants. | $500K / Pre-Seed / Nov 03, 2017 |
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FAQ
What does Bulba Ventures invest in?
Bulba Ventures invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Apps and Fitness startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Bulba Ventures's check size?
Bulba Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$2M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Bulba Ventures participates in.
How do I contact Bulba Ventures?
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Who are the partners at Bulba Ventures?
The team at Bulba Ventures includes Yury Melnichek (Partner/Co-Founder), Andrei Avsievich (Founder & Managing partner) and Anna Pozniak (Communications). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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