# Marco Valta

> Marco Valta is a seed investor at Ambridge Capital (Zürich) backing E-Commerce and Internet. See 54 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Ambridge Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ambridge-capital)
- Location: Zürich, Switzerland
- Total investments: 54
- Last investment: Jun 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marco-valta-8550a22
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/marcovalta
- Website: https://x.com/marcovalta

Marco Valta is an Entrepreneur and Investor with over 15 years experience in the tech/web industry. As an internet investor, Marco has a portfolio of more than 150 companies including Appnexus, Soldo, Revolut, Prima, Bolt, Flexport, Deliveroo, Space X, Brex, Fabfitfun, Cloudkitchens, Raya, Playco, Public, Coinbase, Pacaso.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $16k–$4M |
| Series A | $2.5M–$24M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 18 | 33% |
| Internet | 11 | 20% |
| Marketplace | 6 | 11% |
| Mobile | 5 | 9% |
| Software | 5 | 9% |

104 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 23 | 43% |
| Series A | 8 | 15% |
| Secondary Market | 6 | 11% |
| Series B | 3 | 6% |
| Series D | 2 | 4% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 19 | 35% |
| Germany | 8 | 15% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 9% |
| Italy | 3 | 6% |
| Spain | 2 | 4% |

12 countries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Salty. | Salty Dot, Inc. is the Embedded Insurance® technology company. Salty removes existing consumer impediments to buying the right policy and having the proper coverage. The company’s platform is a proprietary Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution that enables carriers and distribution partners to offer a customized policy to insure a product orservice in real-time during the purchase process. Salty uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze unique data sources about the buyer and the purchase. It then sorts through multiple carriers to seamlessly offer the right insurance. Salty is licensed in all 50 states. For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.wearesalty.com. | $3.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 10, 2020 |  |
| Salty. | Salty Dot, Inc. is the Embedded Insurance® technology company. Salty removes existing consumer impediments to buying the right policy and having the proper coverage. The company’s platform is a proprietary Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution that enables carriers and distribution partners to offer a customized policy to insure a product orservice in real-time during the purchase process. Salty uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze unique data sources about the buyer and the purchase. It then sorts through multiple carriers to seamlessly offer the right insurance. Salty is licensed in all 50 states. For more information, please visit the company’s website at www.wearesalty.com. |  | Seed | May 08, 2020 |  |
| SmartPrice | SmartPrice specialize in the sale and certification of electronics, which was once used. They are a team of entrepreneurs who build business on the culture of ReCommerce. This culture suggests that in the world there are so many things that can be reused without losing quality. | $2.5M | Series A | Jun 02, 2019 |  |
| MIRA BEAUTY™ | MIRA BEAUTY is the world’s first universal store and collaborative library for makeup and skincare — made up of over 100,000 products and counting — which translates over 10 million product pages, reviews, and videos into one clear, simple, and personalized shopping experience. Community members are able to add products, post reviews, and answereach other’s questions based on their own, unbiased experience, all while shopping for the best products for their unique features and approach to beauty. For more information, please visit mirabeauty.com and @officialmirabeauty. |  | Seed | Mar 04, 2019 |  |
| MIRA BEAUTY™ | MIRA BEAUTY is the world’s first universal store and collaborative library for makeup and skincare — made up of over 100,000 products and counting — which translates over 10 million product pages, reviews, and videos into one clear, simple, and personalized shopping experience. Community members are able to add products, post reviews, and answereach other’s questions based on their own, unbiased experience, all while shopping for the best products for their unique features and approach to beauty. For more information, please visit mirabeauty.com and @officialmirabeauty. | $3.3M | Seed | Jan 01, 2019 |  |
| Bolt | Bolt is on a mission to democratize commerce. Bolt strengthens retailers’ relationships with their customers by unlocking secure, logged-in, lightning-fast checkouts. The company’s rapidly growing network of one-click-checkout-ready shoppers visits Bolt merchants as if they are return customers. Hundreds of retailers including, REVOLVE, Casper,Badgley Mischka, and LVMH brand Benefit Cosmetics leverage Bolt to offer their shoppers the seamless checkout experiences they’ve come to expect across the internet.Bolt was established in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. | $22M | Series B | Jun 01, 2018 |  |
| Curio | Curio Labs is an online media company that curates narrated articles from publications such as The Guardian, The Financial Times, and Salon. |  | Seed | May 18, 2018 |  |
| Bolt | Bolt is on a mission to democratize commerce. Bolt strengthens retailers’ relationships with their customers by unlocking secure, logged-in, lightning-fast checkouts. The company’s rapidly growing network of one-click-checkout-ready shoppers visits Bolt merchants as if they are return customers. Hundreds of retailers including, REVOLVE, Casper,Badgley Mischka, and LVMH brand Benefit Cosmetics leverage Bolt to offer their shoppers the seamless checkout experiences they’ve come to expect across the internet.Bolt was established in 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. |  | Series B | May 05, 2018 |  |
| Curio | Curio Labs is an online media company that curates narrated articles from publications such as The Guardian, The Financial Times, and Salon. |  | Seed | Mar 21, 2018 |  |
| Deliveroo | Deliveroo is a multinational online food delivery company that connects consumers, restaurants, and riders through a hyperlocal three-sided marketplace. The platform enables users to order meals from local restaurants and have them delivered swiftly, often within 30 minutes. Deliveroo operates in multiple countries, including the United Kingdom,France, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar, serving millions of consumers and partnering with thousands of restaurants and grocers.The company offers a user-friendly app and website that allow customers to browse menus, place orders, and track deliveries in real-time. Deliveroo's services extend beyond food delivery to include groceries and pharmacy items, providing a comprehensive delivery solution for various consumer needs. |  | Series F | Nov 02, 2017 |  |

10 of 54 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [TA Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ta-venture) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Assurity Ventures, Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/assurity-ventures-inc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Headline](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/headlinevc) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [14W](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/14-w) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Ambridge Capital

VC Fund

Founded in 2019 by serial angel and VC investors, Ambridge Capital works with the most daring and ambitious entrepreneurs. Ambridge is built on the pillars of investing early and often, public founder referral network, stage agnostic investment thesis and top-tier network of co-investors.

2 contacts available at Ambridge Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Daniel Kratkovski | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daniel-kratkovski |
| Marco Valta | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marco-valta |

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## FAQ

### What does Marco Valta invest in?

Marco Valta invests primarily in E-Commerce, Internet and Marketplace startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 54 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 Marco Valta's check size?

Marco Valta typically joins rounds of $16k–$4M at Seed and $2.5M–$24M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Marco Valta participates in.

### When did Marco Valta last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Marco Valta closed in Jun 2020. Shizune tracks 54 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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