# Diligent Capital Partners

> Diligent Capital Partners is a VC fund in Kyiv backing Art and EdTech. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kyiv, Ukraine
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 29%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://diligent.capital

Diligent Capital Partners is an independent mid-market private equity firm.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Diligent Capital Partners. Shizune tracks 3 team members at Diligent Capital Partners. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/diligent-capital-partners?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Art | 1 | 14% |
| EdTech | 1 | 14% |
| Banking | 1 | 14% |
| FinTech | 1 | 14% |
| Tutoring | 1 | 14% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 2 | 29% |
| Seed | 1 | 14% |
| Angel | 1 | 14% |
| Series A | 1 | 14% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 29% |
| China | 1 | 14% |
| Singapore | 1 | 14% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mark Iwashko | Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner | 0 | — |
| Dan Pasko | Co-Founder & Co-Managing Partner | 2 | — |
| Dan Yakub | COO, Founding Partner | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TONIK | TONIK provides retail financial products, including deposits, loans, current accounts, payments, and cards on a highly secure digital banking platform. | $12M | Series C | Dec 04, 2025 |  |
| Insight Lifetech | Insight Lifetech is a manufacturer for reliable interventional cardiovascular diagnostic and therapy products. |  | Series D | Sep 29, 2022 |  |
| 3x4 art | 3x4 is an innovative altruistic platform at the intersection of art, technology and fundraising whereby we utilize NFT(C)s in collaboration with nonprofits, artists, and brands while providing utility & revenue to donors & collectors. Our mission is to revolutionize philanthropy by providing a new way of engaging donors and NFTcollectors, increasing fundraising efforts for worthy causes throughout the world and creating engaged communities that are passionate about the charities they support. | $150K | Angel | Sep 21, 2022 |  |
| Preply | Preply is a provider of an online tutoring marketplace intended to promote faster learning with one-on-one online tutors. The company's marketplace helps to find and book professional private tutors online from over 185 countries, enabling users to achieve their goals and speak confidently. | $49.5M | Series C | Mar 30, 2022 |  |
| Preply | Preply is a provider of an online tutoring marketplace intended to promote faster learning with one-on-one online tutors. The company's marketplace helps to find and book professional private tutors online from over 185 countries, enabling users to achieve their goals and speak confidently. | $35M | Series B | Mar 09, 2021 |  |
| Preply | Preply is a provider of an online tutoring marketplace intended to promote faster learning with one-on-one online tutors. The company's marketplace helps to find and book professional private tutors online from over 185 countries, enabling users to achieve their goals and speak confidently. | $10M | Series A | Mar 30, 2020 |  |
| Preply | Preply is a provider of an online tutoring marketplace intended to promote faster learning with one-on-one online tutors. The company's marketplace helps to find and book professional private tutors online from over 185 countries, enabling users to achieve their goals and speak confidently. | $4M | Seed | Jul 24, 2018 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Owl Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/owl-ventures-lp) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Educapital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/educapital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Hoxton Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hoxton-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Point Nine](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/point-nine-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Acurio Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acurio-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Acurio Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/all-iron-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Diligent Capital Partners invest in?

Diligent Capital Partners invests primarily in Art, EdTech and Banking startups, most often at Series C and Seed stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Diligent Capital Partners?

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### Who are the partners at Diligent Capital Partners?

The team at Diligent Capital Partners includes Mark Iwashko (Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner), Dan Pasko (Co-Founder & Co-Managing Partner) and Dan Yakub (COO, Founding Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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