RubyLight
VC Fund
Riga, Latvia
RubyLight is a VC fund in Riga focused on Apps and Mobile. RubyLight is experienced tech entrepreneurs that founded a new technology investment fund in 2010.Their passion is to help fast growing internet and mobile startups to scale and expand globally. Social media, content sharing, communications, and crowd sourcing are their favorite areas of investment.RubyLight offers startups its professionaltech team, proprietary technology, and financial funding to help young companies scale up and expand globally much faster than their competitors.
- Total investments:
- 12
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 8%
Last updated:
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Industries RubyLight invests in
Stages RubyLight invests in
Countries RubyLight invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $1.5M–$5.7M
- Series A
- $5.9M–$6.4M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Apps 3 (25%)
- Mobile 2 (17%)
- E-Commerce 2 (17%)
- Local 1 (8%)
- Gaming 1 (8%)
Stage
- Seed 8 (67%)
- Series A 2 (17%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (8%)
Country
- Estonia 3 (25%)
- Germany 2 (17%)
- United Kingdom 1 (8%)
- The Netherlands 1 (8%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aija Perta
Partner/CFO
|
Partner/CFO | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Alexey Chirkov
Partner, Web and Mobile Architecture
|
Partner, Web and Mobile Architecture | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Dmitry Burbo
Product Analyst and Partner
|
Product Analyst and Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Vitaly Rubstein
Co-Founder and Partner
|
Co-Founder and Partner | Total investments: 3 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| OnlySpace is a game publisher and game development platform. | $1.9M / Seed / Jun 19, 2024 | ||
| Yaga is designed for everyone who wants to sell items online in a convenient and secure manner. | $2.4M / Seed / Nov 10, 2022 | ||
| Yaga is an e-commerce site that provides t-shirts, clothing, books, magazines, and accessories for men, and women. | $2.4M / Seed / Nov 10, 2022 | ||
| Yaga is an e-commerce site that provides t-shirts, clothing, books, magazines, and accessories for men, and women. | $2.2M / Seed / Nov 10, 2022 | ||
| A neighborhood network for sharing consumer goods. Borrow power tools, electronics, party equipment, and much more from your neighbors. | $2.5M / Seed / May 31, 2022 | ||
| A neighborhood network for sharing consumer goods. Borrow power tools, electronics, party equipment, and much more from your neighbors. | $307K / Pre-Seed / May 31, 2022 | ||
| Tandem is the app that connects language learners around the globe. Ten million members are currently using the platform, which enables individuals to connect and learn new languages via text, audio, and video chat. More than 300 languages are currently available, including fictional and sign languages. Tandem was founded by Arnd Aschentrup,Tobias Dickmeis, and Dr. Matthias Kleimann. The company is backed by prominent European investors such as Brighteye Ventures, GPS Ventures, Hannover Beteiligungsfonds, Rubylight Limited, Trind Ventures and Atlantic Labs. Tandem is available for free on iOS, Android, and the Web. Find out more at www.tandem.net.Tandem was founded in 2015 by Arnd Aschentrup, Tobias Dickmeis, and Matthias Kleimann and was listed by Apple in their "App Store Best of 2015" and by Google in their "Play Store Best of 2017." | $5.9M / Series A / Jul 28, 2020 | ||
| Sweatcoin is a digital currency backed by physical movement. They verify and convert movement into currency. Users can then donate it to charity, transfer to other users or spend on products, services, and experiences provided by Sweatcoin vendors and user community.Sweatcoin tackles Present Bias by moving the future benefits of exercise into thehere and now- immediately converting movement into a digital currency and changing the perception of physical movement. | $5.7M / Seed / Jan 17, 2018 | ||
| At Jodel, we're more than just a social media app. Jodel enables the users to discover, follow, and participate in real-time in the most relevant conversations with people nearby. You can connect with people who share your interests, discover new places, and express yourself freely. Jodel has millions of active users across the Nordics, DACHand middle-east and continue to expand globally.No sign-up or profile necessary. | $6.4M / Series A / Apr 21, 2017 | ||
| Tandem is the app that connects language learners around the globe. Ten million members are currently using the platform, which enables individuals to connect and learn new languages via text, audio, and video chat. More than 300 languages are currently available, including fictional and sign languages. Tandem was founded by Arnd Aschentrup,Tobias Dickmeis, and Dr. Matthias Kleimann. The company is backed by prominent European investors such as Brighteye Ventures, GPS Ventures, Hannover Beteiligungsfonds, Rubylight Limited, Trind Ventures and Atlantic Labs. Tandem is available for free on iOS, Android, and the Web. Find out more at www.tandem.net.Tandem was founded in 2015 by Arnd Aschentrup, Tobias Dickmeis, and Matthias Kleimann and was listed by Apple in their "App Store Best of 2015" and by Google in their "Play Store Best of 2017." | $2.3M / Seed / Apr 01, 2016 | ||
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FAQ
What does RubyLight invest in?
RubyLight invests primarily in Apps, Mobile and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Estonia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is RubyLight's check size?
RubyLight typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$5.7M at Seed and $5.9M–$6.4M 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 RubyLight participates in.
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Who are the partners at RubyLight?
The team at RubyLight includes Aija Perta (Partner/CFO), Alexey Chirkov (Partner, Web and Mobile Architecture) and Dmitry Burbo (Product Analyst and Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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