# Vasile Tofan

> Vasile Tofan is a private equity investor at Horizon Capital backing Information Technology. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Horizon Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/horizon-capital)
- Location: Kyiv, Ukraine
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jan 2026
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vasiletofan
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/Vasile_Tofan
- Website: https://x.com/Vasile_Tofan

Vasile Tofan is a private equity investor at Horizon Capital in Kyiv focused on Information Technology and Books. Vasile Tofan is based out of Kyiv, Kyiv and is the Senior Partner of Horizon Capital. Vasile previously worked at Ovia Health as a Founder and CEO. Vasile Tofan attended the Harvard Business School.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 2 | 40% |
| Books | 1 | 20% |
| Video | 1 | 20% |
| EdTech | 1 | 20% |
| Retail | 1 | 20% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Private Equity | 3 | 60% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ukraine | 3 | 60% |
| Estonia | 1 | 20% |
| Moldova | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HOLYWATER TECH | HOLYWATER is an AI-first tech company reshaping the world of entertainment. By combining AI, cutting-edge technology, and a forward-looking business model, it empowers filmmakers, authors, and studios to create and distribute stories for global audiences. HOLYWATER’s diversified content ecosystem reaches over 55 million users. Its productportfolio includes: – My Drama, the #1 vertical series platform among US and European companies, delivering bite-sized series for fast-paced lives; – My Passion, a top-1 independent digital book platform in the niche; – My Muse, an AI-powered streaming platform redefining storytelling; – Freebits, an ad-supported vertical streaming service offering premium content for free. | $22M | Series A | Jan 15, 2026 |  |
| Viseven | Viseven company is your supportive partner in everything that has to do with digital transformation of your business. They help companies gain the desired flexibility on the market and adapt key messages to the changing customer needs by promoting excellence throughout the multichannel mix.Turning your brand into a memorable and vivid story, theydevelop interactive presentations and mobile applications from scratch. All aspects of content lifecycle from concept and materials to smooth integration with your CRM system can be addressed. Their experts develop colorful designs, proper structure of presentation, navigation scheme and efficient key messages that are sure to resonate with your customer. |  | Private Equity | Jan 16, 2024 |  |
| GoIT | GoIT is an EdTech company that offers instructor-led in IT courses, coding boot camp, programming, and web design courses. |  | Private Equity | Nov 22, 2023 |  |
| Avrora | Avrora is a Ukrainian dollar store chain that aims to make everyday and trendy items accessible and memorable for customers. |  | Private Equity | Jul 06, 2021 |  |
| Purcari Wineries | Purcari operates as a wine producing company. The Wine Days were the days were the days when Chateau Purcari organized a very nice party. | $7M | Post-IPO Equity | Jan 29, 2020 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Endeavor Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endeavor-catalyst) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Wheelhouse](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wheelhouse-3f18) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Horizon Capital

VC Fund · Kyiv, Ukraine

Horizon Capital is a private equity firm in Ukraine backed by over 40 institutional investors, managing funds with assets under management of over $1.1 billion and a tenure of 25 years in the region. The firm is an active, value-added growth equity investor, investing alongside visionary entrepreneurs leading transformational businesses in Ukraineand the near region. Our investment strategy focuses on export champions in technology, e-commerce and other innovative industries. We are known for our strong team, high integrity and governance, value creation and track record of successful investments.

5 contacts available at Horizon Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bogdan Svyrydov | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bogdan-svyrydov |
| Jeffrey C. Neal | Founding Partner & Chairman of Investment Committee | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeffrey-c-neal |
| Konstantin Magaletskyi | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/konstantin-magaletskyi |
| Ruslan Furtas | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ruslan-furtas |
| Vasile Tofan | Senior Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vasile-tofan |

## Similar investors

### Similar stage
- [Foresight Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foresight-group) — VC Fund
- [YFM Equity Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yfm-equity-partners) — VC Fund
- [Fondaction](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fondaction) — VC Fund

## FAQ

### What does Vasile Tofan invest in?

Vasile Tofan invests primarily in Information Technology, Books and Video startups, most often at Private Equity and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ukraine. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Vasile Tofan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Vasile Tofan closed in Jan 2026. Shizune tracks 5 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.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co