# Pressian Karakostov > Pressian Karakostov is a seed investor at PhoneArena (Varna) backing Software and B2B. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [PhoneArena](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/phonearena) - Location: Varna, Bulgaria - Total investments: 4 - Last investment: Dec 2023 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pressiankarakostov Pressian Karakostov is a Founder and Chairman at PhoneArena company. Pressian previously worked at PubGalaxy as a Founder and Chairman. He attended Harvard Business School Executive Education in 2017. ## Round sizes | Stage | Round size | | --- | --- | | Seed | $529k–$2.5M | ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Software | 2 | 50% | | B2B | 1 | 25% | | SaaS | 1 | 25% | | Venture Capital | 1 | 25% | | Angel Investment | 1 | 25% | 8 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 2 | 50% | | Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Bulgaria | 2 | 50% | | United Kingdom | 1 | 25% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Swipe.bg | Swipe.bg is the first Bulgarian platform for buying and selling second-hand mobile phones. | $1.5M | Seed | Dec 01, 2023 | | | Icanpreneur | icanpreneur is a global digital accelerator SaaS platform that guides tech entrepreneurs through investment to product and market fit. icanpreneur was founded in 2021 and was headquartered in Grad Sofiya, Bulgaria. | $900.8K | Pre-Seed | Nov 16, 2023 | | | Outdid | Outdid helps online apps, and services limit their data liability while giving their consumers peace of mind that their personal information is secure. | $2.5M | Seed | Jun 29, 2023 | | | Swipe.bg | Swipe.bg is the first Bulgarian platform for buying and selling second-hand mobile phones. | $528.6K | Seed | Nov 18, 2022 | | 4 of 4 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [New Vision 3](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-vision-3) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Sofia Angels Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sofia-angels-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Vitosha Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vitosha-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [EO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eo-db4e) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Jump Crypto](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jump-crypto) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [MFG Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mfg-invest) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About PhoneArena VC Fund 1 contacts available at PhoneArena. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Pressian Karakostov | Founder and Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pressian-karakostov | ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Global Founders Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/global-founders-capital) — VC Fund - [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [Eleven Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eleven) — VC Fund - [LAUNCHub Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launchub) — VC Fund - [New Vision 3](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-vision-3) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [All Investors in Bulgaria](https://shizune.co/investors/investors-bulgaria) - [All Angel Investors in Bulgaria](https://shizune.co/investors/angel-investors-bulgaria) - [Software Angel Investors in Bulgaria](https://shizune.co/investors/software-angel-investors-bulgaria) - [FinTech Angel Investors in Bulgaria](https://shizune.co/investors/fintech-angel-investors-bulgaria) - [SaaS Angel Investors in Bulgaria](https://shizune.co/investors/saas-angel-investors-bulgaria) - [FinTech Investors in Bulgaria](https://shizune.co/investors/fintech-investors-bulgaria) ## FAQ ### What does Pressian Karakostov invest in? Pressian Karakostov invests primarily in Software, B2B and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Bulgaria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### What is Pressian Karakostov's check size? Pressian Karakostov typically joins rounds of $529k–$2.5M 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 Pressian Karakostov participates in. ### When did Pressian Karakostov last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Pressian Karakostov closed in Dec 2023. Shizune tracks 4 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? 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