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Rushed for time? Here is the top 5 Seed investors for Venture Capital startups. Scroll down for more information on these investors or to view the rest of the investors.
Name | Website | Stages | Location | Socials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
RTAventures VC | Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed | Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe | ||
HardGamma Ventures | Crowdfunding, Early Stage Venture, Seed | Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe | ||
bValue Venture Capital | Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed | Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe | ||
Giza Polish Ventures (GPV) | Early Stage Venture, Seed | Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe | ||
AIP Seed | Seed | Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe |
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We’ve ranked the top Venture Capital Seed investors in Mazowieckie. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Venture Capital Investors & Funds (Mazowieckie)
RTAventures VC
RTAventures VC invests early in online businesses with special focus on healthcare related products and business models like SaaS (software as a service) and marketplaces. RTAventures VC is managed by Piotr Kulesza and Lubomir Jurczak and is based in Warsaw, Poland and Berlin, Germany. The largest investments include Docplanner, Typeform, Point Nine Capital.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Late Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Financial Services, Health Care, SaaS, Venture Capital
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HardGamma Ventures
HardGamma Ventures is a venture capital fund that invests in startups that focuses on computing, internet, biotechnology, and more. Early stage VC fund focused on Polish and CEE startups. The Fund invests in projects such as seed and startups in the area of computing, Internet, mobile technologies, the biotechnology sector and physicochemical technologies. HardGamma Ventures invests in strong teams developing projects with global potential – providing funding and support for business planning, marketing, product positioning and other business functions. The HardGamma team is constantly in contact and cooperation with leading competitions and incubator programs in Europe and USA – Seedcamp (UK), The Difference Engine (UK), Springboard (UK), Startup Bootcamp (Denmark), TechStars (United States), and the pan-European incubator program HackFwd (Germany), where the team is responsible for the assessment and certification program for start-ups, and the International Incubator of the University of Maryland (United States). The team of HardGamma is also building a network affiliation with other VC funds in the region to broaden the range of exploration and investment opportunities and to increase international support and business opportunities for the portfolio of projects.
Stages: Crowdfunding, Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Venture Capital
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bValue Venture Capital
bValue is one of the most active VC funds in Poland, investing in companies from CEE region. Combined diverse experience of management team allows us to support companies in scaling up to next level and transforming challenges into opportunities. We also leverage experience and business network of our angels and investors to boost growth and spot opportunities. Currently, we invest in companies in seed and early stage, preferably with recurring revenues (or at least MVP). Our investment ticket is between $100k to $1m. We are generalist fund with B2C marketplaces and D2C brands but our main focus are B2B solutions (SaaS as well as tech), that can become global champions. We can act out of the box and as a result our portfolio is diversified with some excellent companies from more traditional sectors.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed
Location: Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Financial Services, Information Technology, Internet, Internet of Things, Marketing, SaaS, Software, Venture Capital, Web Design, Web Development
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Giza Polish Ventures (GPV)
Giza Polish Ventures (GPV) is a venture capital (VC) fund with a professional backup provided by the Israeli VC group Giza Venture Capital (Giza VC). Giza VC investment professionals contribute with wealth of expertise and experience in communications, semiconductors, information technologies, enterprise software, the life sciences and medical equipment, clean technologies, media, the Internet, and entertainment. With more than 20 years of experience, Giza VC stands at the forefront of Israel’s venture capital industry, having made more than 100 investments and achieved more than 40 successful exits. Since 1992, Giza has formed five funds and invested approximately $600 million.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Venture Capital
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AIP Seed
Our goal is to be the first investor in top CEE startups. Get in touch if you are at day one of building a global tech company. With more than 110 investments, AIP Seed is the largest fund in Poland and among the largest in CEE.
Stages: Seed
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Information Technology, Venture Capital
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Movens Capital
Movens Capital manages VC fund oriented on supporting tech companies focusing on European markets. As VC investors, we mainly invest in seed and series A rounds, we are open to co-investment with tickets ranging from $250 to $1m. Movens VC focuses primarily on the fintech, martech, e-commerce support, logistics, medtech, industry 4.0 and deep-tech industries as well as sport & wellness, but is not closed to other sectors. Preferred business models are marketplace and SaaS.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Marketplace, SaaS, Venture Capital
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Experior Venture Fund
Experior Venture Fund is the leading early and growth stage venture capital investor in Poland. EVF invests between EUR 500k and EUR 3m in high-growth innovative companies that are driving transformative change in their industries. The firm has a dedicated team of professionals who support entrepreneurs in delivering success. Support of the Experior Venture Fund is tailored towards the specific needs of each portfolio company, the Fund provides a unique combination of both capital and operational know-how driving value creation of portfolio companies.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Angel Investment, Financial Services, Venture Capital
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KnowledgeHub
KnowledgeHub is a Venture Capital Fund that invests in modern technology solutions in early stages of development (start-ups). The Fund supports innovative projects with high market potential in stages of financing, operational management and fast value growth. KnowledgeHub specializes in development of investment competence in area of Digital Marketing, supporting Fund’s companies in building and holding their competitive advantage. One of main aims of KnowledgeHub is creating the broadest portfolio of media-marketing products and services which, thanks to companies’ synergy, will manage all areas of Digital Marketing.
Stages: Convertible Note, Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Warszawa, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Funding Platform, SaaS, Venture Capital
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Hedgehog Fund
Hedgehog Fund is an early stage business angels / venture capital fund operating in Warsaw, Poland Our focus is on information, communication and technology (ICT) new ventures that demonstrate the potential to be scaled internationally or acquired by industry leaders. Dependent on exit opportunities we may continue to invest in the new ventures through later stages of financing. Once we have committed to an investment we proactively connect with entrepreneurs and bring together all the necessary resources to catalyze new venture growth whilst simultaneously reducing new venture risk. Our investing principles: – We invest in people with ready projects at early stage (having a prototype, platform and/or first clients as necessary minimum) – We do not invest in idea (only) – We invest in projects with up to 6 years perspective but we look at the investments opportunistically (we could have an early exit) – We invest up to (max.) PLN 1 m per project in return for minority equity stake – We build the portfolio of approx. 10-15 projects – Our initial investment aims at approx. 15-30% of shares of the project – We do investments in tranches trying to set up realistic goals to be reached by founders – We try to co-invest to minimize the risk
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Venture Capital
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Simpact VC
Simpact is the first impact investment venture capital fund in Poland. We are looking for tech-driven startups that incorporate high business potential and a positive social or environmental impact. We empower founders to build tech companies which combine profit with purpose and have a potential to change the world for the better.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Impact Investing, Social Impact, Venture Capital
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Joint Polish Investment Fund
Joint Polish Investment Fund is Poland-based group has reportedly become the country’s first institutional venture capital fund. JPIF invests in early and mid stage Life Science companies in Central and Eastern Europe with an investment holding period of 3-5 years. In addition the JPIF team also look at Polish companies which have licensed, partnered, or acquired technologies from abroad. JPIF’s aim is to create a high return investment portfolio that leverages the Polish life science capabilities. JPIF consists of a team of people with broad experience in the life-science sector. Scientists and medical doctors with industrial experience work hand in glove with colleagues who have a thorough training in economics and business affairs. Everybody is driven by true interest in the life science field and new technologies, which will greatly contribute to people’s health disease management and quality of life. Entrepreneurs backed by JPIF have access to the knowledge and advice of each member of the JPIF team and to the associated global scientific and commercial network. Together JPIF and entrepreneurs are therefore in the position to accelerate preclinical, clinical or commercial development and a successful market entry into the most important healthcare markets: Europe, the U.S., and Asia. The management team of JPIF has a long track record in sourcing, structuring and selling businesses ranging from seed stage to more mature, revenue generating companies.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Life Science, Medical Device, mHealth, Personal Health, Venture Capital
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DataVentures.io
Data Ventures is a service-oriented venture capital firm bridging the gap between CEE & Global startup ecosystems. We are concentrated on data analytics technologies for B2B. We invest in projects which automate processes, eliminate middlemen and reduce information asymmetry within markets to make them more efficient. We focus on Fintech, DevTools, SaaS verticals and Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Big Data technologies. Our mission is to empower technology entrepreneurs to make a mark on the world thanks to better understanding of data. The company was founded by Piotr Smolen in April 2017 and is based at Warsaw, Poland.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Venture Capital
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Expeditions Fund
Expeditions Fund is a long-term and patient venture capital fund investing in early-stage technology companies globally led by mission-driven founders. The fund has initially started as venture capital operations of Firlej Kastory family office. In 2021, Firlej Kastory expanded beyond immediate family management and the venture capital firm, Expeditions Fund, was created. Expeditions Fund today is an independent venture fund backed by multi-billion dollar investors, family offices, founders and CEOs of successful companies.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Venture Capital
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FundingBox Deep Tech Fund
FundingBox Deep Tech Fund provides funding to companies from the technology industry. It offers investment to early-stage organizations. FundingBox Deep Tech Fund was founded in 2020 and is based in Warsaw, Poland.
Stages: Seed
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Venture Capital
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StartUp HUB Poland
Startup Hub Poland is a non-profit foundation. Their vision is to facilitate technological development in the CEE region and increase its global presence as a place where disruptive technologies appear. Brilliant technological minds from this part of Europe have been for years contributing to the development of the most vibrant technological communities in the world. They believe it is the momentum now when CEE region allows to put the most courageous technological ideas to life here. Poland enjoys more than 20 years of rapid economic development and transformation, large investments in modernization of scientific facilities and is one of the most entrepreneurial countries in EU.w
Stages: Seed
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Financial Services, Non Profit, Venture Capital
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Pracuj Ventures
Pracuj Ventures focuses on investment in the early-stage human resources and learning and development technology startups. Maciej Artur Noga, Paweł Leks, and Przemyslaw Gacek founded it on January 1, 2019, with its headquarters in Warsaw in Poland.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Angel Investment, EdTech, Human Resources, Impact Investing, Venture Capital
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Polish Institute for Research and Development
The Polish Institute of Research and Development is an investment fund that verifies ideas and then funds their development until the start-up sale. Polish universities and enterprises are characterized by great innovative potential, which we support. In response to market demand, our fund effectively streamlines the transition from conceptual phase of the project through implementation to market success. As part of the verification of the potential of the submitted projects, PIBiR prepares four key groups of analysis: technological, market, patent and financial analysis. We are interested in the following areas: new materials, industrial solutions, transport solutions, electronics & cybersecurity, robotics, artificial intelligence.
Stages: Early Stage Venture, Seed
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Asset Management, Finance, Venture Capital
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GammaRebels
GammaRebels, a part of HardGamma Ventures, three months long accelerator program for technology startups, based in Warsaw, Poland, offers what is the most important for startups – advice, mentoring, and connections that you wouldn’t find anywhere else. At the end of every edition is a special demo day, where the startups can meet VC funds representatives and business angels. Ideal candidates consist of at least 2 partners with a working prototype. The business must be based on an innovative product or on a service from the new technologies sector and/or incorporating the internet. The program is designed for startups that are looking for contacts, financial and material support, and have the willingness to spend time developing their idea to the fullest.
Stages: Seed
Location: Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland, Europe
Industries: Banking, Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology, Internet, Venture Capital
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