# Specialist VC

> Specialist VC is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 71 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tallinn, Estonia
- Total investments: 71
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 35%
- Fund size: $55M
- Last fund: Feb 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/united-angels-vc/
- Website: https://www.unitedangels.vc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unitedangelsvc/

Specialist VC is a VC fund in Tallinn focused on Software and Information Technology. We are a venture capital fund supporting forward-thinking founders from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Ukraine, and Belarus.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $545k–$4.6M |
| Pre-Seed | $240k–$2.2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 12 | 17% |
| Information Technology | 12 | 17% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 7 | 10% |
| SaaS | 6 | 8% |
| FinTech | 5 | 7% |

80 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 29 | 41% |
| Pre-Seed | 17 | 24% |
| Funding Round | 9 | 13% |
| Series A | 8 | 11% |
| Angel | 1 | 1% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Estonia | 35 | 49% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 6% |
| Finland | 3 | 4% |
| United States | 2 | 3% |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gerri Kodres | Founding Partner | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gerri-kodres |
| Karina Univer | Investor | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karina-univer |
| Riivo Anton | Founding Partner | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/riivo-anton |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nanordica Medical | Nanordica Medical is an Estonian medical technology company providing the first-line treatment for chronic wounds based on unique patented nanotechnology, a synergy of copper and silver in nanofibers that remove infection and support wound healing.Nanordica Medical launched a veterinary product Ravimus Vet for animal wounds(https://nanordica.com/ravimus.html) and is developing a first-in-class wound dressing for human hard-to-heal wounds like diabetic foot ulcers. They recently completed a clinical trial showing consistently better results in nearly all efficacy parameters observed among the patients treated with the Nanordica wound dressing than those treated with the commercially available silver ions-based active dressing. | $1.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 09, 2026 |  |
| Copla | Copla is on a mission to empower executives to take full control over their organization’s cybersecurity by providing clear visibility into risks, enabling informed decision-making, and equipping leadership with the tools and insights needed to proactively defend against evolving threats while maintaining business resilience and trust. | $7.1M | Series A | Feb 20, 2026 |  |
| CyberUpgrade | CyberUpgrade provides cyber security as a service to traditional enterprises, software owners, and technology organizations. Assessments, staff awareness trainings, documentation preparation, advise on security tool integration, and much more are all included in the solution. | $7.1M | Series A | Feb 19, 2026 |  |
| Agileday | SaaS Operating Platform for Knowledge Work | $7.5M | Series A | Jan 23, 2026 |  |
| Leil Storage | ON-PREMISES DISTRIBUTED FILE STORAGE WITH CLOUD-SCALE DENSITY+23% extra FREE capacity and density NOW +23% extra FREE capacity and density NOW +20% lower CO₂ emissions and power costs NOW up to +70% saved energy in the futureFirst distributed filesystem that supports the biggest HDDs on the planet, enabling enterprises with HM-SMR basedstorage. | $1.7M | Seed | Nov 06, 2025 |  |
| Yaga | Yaga is an e-commerce site that provides t-shirts, clothing, books, magazines, and accessories for men, and women. | $4.6M | Seed | Oct 21, 2025 |  |
| Sera | Sera's AI streamlines prospecting with tailored lists and enriched profiles, including accurate emails and metrics. | $1.8M | Seed | Oct 01, 2025 |  |
| Vocal Image | AI-driven SaaS solution to improve diction, articulation, and get a beautiful and confident voice. Based on the analysis of the training performed, the regularity of the exercises, and the voice recording's spectral analysis, AI builds a personal training plan that is extremely effective.People do not like their voice and want to improve it.Their only available choice so far is personal coaching but this is too expensive and they do not have the time for this | $3.6M | Seed | Aug 31, 2025 |  |
| Better Medicine | Better Medicine focuses advancing medical care through the latest innovations in AI and medical imaging | $1.2M | Pre-Seed | Aug 14, 2025 |  |
| Lightyear | Lightyear is a simple and approachable way to invest your money globally without unnecessary barriers and fees. | $23M | Series B | Jul 24, 2025 |  |

10 of 71 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Superangel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/superangel) — VC Fund, 13 deals together
- [Startup Wise Guys](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startup-wise-guys) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [Trind Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trind-ventures) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [Metaplanet](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/metaplanet-holdings) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Iron Wolf Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iron-wolf-capital) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Spring Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spring-capital-8ce8) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Specialist VC invest in?

Specialist VC invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 71 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Estonia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Specialist VC's check size?

Specialist VC typically joins rounds of $545k–$4.6M at Seed and $240k–$2.2M at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Specialist VC participates in.

### How do I contact Specialist VC?

Public channels for Specialist VC include LinkedIn, the website linked on this profile and Facebook. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Specialist VC?

The team at Specialist VC includes Gerri Kodres (Founding Partner), Karina Univer (Investor) and Riivo Anton (Founding Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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