# Gene Zolotarev

> Gene Zolotarev is a pre-seed investor at Baltic Tech Ventures backing Hardware and Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Baltic Tech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/batlic-tech-ventures)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jan 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gene-zolotarev-2b0a60b1/

Gene Zolotarev is a pre-seed investor at Baltic Tech Ventures focused on Hardware and Software. Gene Zolotarev is the CEO at Baltic Tech Ventures. He attended Columbia University in the City of New York.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hardware | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Automotive | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| VOOVOO | VOOVOO is a cutting-edge service designed for commercial fleets to prevent speeding and aggressive driving in real-time, using in-house developed Safe-Driving Technology - VOOBOX. By proactively avoiding potential problems, VOOVOO enhances transportation safety and minimizes operational costs.Today, approximately 360 million commercial vehiclesare involved in daily economic activities worldwide. We focus on making our technology available to global commerce, starting from Europe and the US. Our business model's main advantages are simplicity of technology integration, easy distribution, and low costs, enabling us to expand rapidly.Our technology has been developed according to UN international standards, with support from the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT Urban Mobility), Georgias Innovation and Technologies Agency (GITA), Promwad - an electrical engineering company, Testups - Test and certification company, and other international organizations. We have conducted all necessary lab and field tests, so our hardware is now under the certificate, allowing us to sell it in 58 countries.Our five-year industry background, established international relationships, technological market trends, and highly qualified management team provide a solid guarantee for the sustainable growth of our project. We forecast earning up to €36M in 5 years with around €20M net profit.From the ongoing SEED round of €500k, €435k is left to be raised. €65K is a contribution to the round from CONNECTOLOGY and EIT Urban Mobility. This investment gives us 18 months runway, enough to meet European standards with a certified product, start supplying reseller partners, onboard about 8 000 cars, and generate €2M+.Feel free to book a call to discuss partnership opportunities: https://calendly.com/voovoo/30min | $224.9K | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [EIT Urban Mobility](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eit-urban-mobility) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Georgia's Innovation and Technology Agency](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/georgia-s-innovation-and-technology-agency) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Baltic Tech Ventures

VC Fund · Riga, Latvia

Baltic Tech Ventures is the only publicly traded VC fund with an angel group focused on seed and early-stage investment in the Baltic region. BTV angel investors benefit from the ability to invest directly into the Baltics' most promising startups on the same terms as the smartest money in the region. Unlike other VC opportunities, BTVinvestors can select the companies they invest in, with low investment minimums, no management or success fees, and no lockup.

1 contacts available at Baltic Tech Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gene Zolotarev | CEO and Head of Investment Committee | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gene-zolotarev-ec00 |

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## FAQ

### What does Gene Zolotarev invest in?

Gene Zolotarev invests primarily in Hardware, Software and Automotive startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Latvia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Gene Zolotarev last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Gene Zolotarev closed in Jan 2021. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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