Digital East Fund (DEF) is one of the leading early-stage focused venture capital investors in Europe, investing in tech startups with global ambitions and roots in Emerging Europe. With over $550m committed capital, DEF seeks to back the most ambitious startups from Emerging Europe in capturing large global markets as category leaders. DEF team’s investment track record includes some of the multi-billion dollar successes emerging from the region, including UiPath, Payhawk, and Trendyol.

Waiting for Startups with: No threshold
Fields of interest: Sector-agnostic (except for biotech)
Benefits for Startups: In-house talent sourcing team dedicated to our portfolio companies
Fund range per team: Flexible ticket size from a few hundred thousands up to ten million first checks
Investment conditions: No conditions
Market focus: CEE and Turkey

$2B venture and growth equity fund investing $1M-$50M checks globally into high growth internet and SMB businesses.

Waiting for Startups with: $1M+ Revenue, Gross Margin positive
Fields of interest: Consumer, SMB Software, Marketplaces, FinTech
Benefits for Startups: Hiring team, corp dev, strategy, advisory board recruitment
Fund range per team: 1M - 100M
Investment conditions: Equity
Market focus: Global

Simpact is the first VC investment fund in Poland based on the Impact Investing idea. For 5 years, we have been successfully investing in startups that create innovative technologies that solve the problems of the modern world. As part of the Simpact 1.0 fund, we supported 26 innovative projects. We are currently investing under the Simpact 2.0 fund with a total capitalization of PLN 100 million, supported by the European Investment Fund.

Fields of interest: Sector agnostic

Waiting for Startups with: Strong impact, Scalability, Strong team, Exit possibility

Benefits for Startups: Investment, Community, Networking

Fund range per team: 500k - 2M

Investment conditions: Equity, Convertible notes, SAFEs

Market focus: CEE

Grow in EMEA provides financial solutions, makes direct investments and gives investment advisory services in the EMEA region since 2015 with its offices in Tallinn – Estonia, Dubai – U.A.E and Istanbul – Turkey.

Waiting for Startups with: MVP, first income
Fields of interest: B2B SaaS
Benefits for Startups: investment, network
Fund range per team: €25 - €100k
Investment conditions: Equity

BackingMinds is a female founded VC fund investing 0.5-3M EUR in tech companies in seed stage. We believe in the business of doing things differently and look for potential in areas that others overlook as we find and back high-performing founders outside the networks of traditional venture capital. Currently investing from our second fund of 50M EUR with a Nordic and Baltic focus. 

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Waiting for Startups with: Post revenue, Growth
Fields of interest: Tech, Industry agnostic
Fund range per team: 0.5-3M EUR
Investment conditions: Equity
Market focus: Nordics, Baltics, EU/EEA

FIRSTPICK is a first-check venture capital fund backing Baltic founders at inception and pre-seed. The fund is a generalist early-stage investor with a strong focus on AI, SaaS, and Fintech. FIRSTPICK typically invests €100K to €500K as an initial check, with follow-on capacity up to €1M. In addition to capital, portfolio companies gain access to a platform of a 250+ founder community, experienced operators, and practical early-stage know-how.

Waiting for Startups with: Inception and ideation
Fields of interest: Generalist
Benefits for Startups: Platform and investment
Fund range per team: Investment – initial ticket starts at €100K EUR
Investment conditions: Equity and convertible
Market focus: Baltics

Innovation Agency Lithuania is the official public agency responsible for the development of Lithuanian innovation ecosystem and the promotion of innovation at all stages of business development – from developing ideas to delivering products and services to end-users.

Supporting SME’s​ establishment and development by consulting businesses and providing them with e-tools and services.

Providing business-partner search services for both local and foreign businesses.

Organizing ​trade missions and participation in international trade fairs and exhibitions. 

Consulting ​on regulations, requirements, licenses as well as quality support to establish business in Lithuania.

Implementing and administrating​ financial and other support measures for Lithuanian businesses.

Facilitating and developing​ high value-added industries and ecosystems, including startup community.

Taiwania Capital is a leading VC firm in Taiwan, backed by Taiwan’s public and private sectors. It currently manages six total funds, with a combined AUM of US$865 million. Taiwania Capital has invested in 49 companies globally, with 5 IPOs in the U.S. and Taiwan, 1 M&A, and 7 that have raised large subsequent rounds. The firm has offices in Taiwan, Silicon Valley, and CEE. The CEE Fund operates as private equity and venture capital fund by making equity investments in companies with innovative technologies and growth potential. What sets the fund apart from other PE/VC funds is that it is dedicated to enhancing Taiwan-CEE collaborations. Priority is given to companies that want to set up joint ventures, technological collaborations, or supply chain partnerships with Taiwanese companies.

Waiting for Startups with: First incomes, scaling revenues
Fields of interest: Semiconductor, laser optics, biotechnology, aerospace, fintech, electric vehicle, smart manufacturing, AI, smart city
Benefits for Startups: Global connection, international business development, go-to-market analysis, industry experiences, and expertise.
Fund range per team: €2m to €20m 
Investment conditions: Equity
Market focus: CEE

We aim to be the investors we wished we had back then as founders: Contributing the product- and go-to-market experience we've garnered as founders and later senior executives to help scale B2B software companies through all stages. And be sparring partners in developing the founders.

Waiting for Startups with: Seed-stage companies, with both product-market fit bets, which are post-product but pre- or early-revenue, as well as scaling bets with initial revenues.
Fields of interest: Tech- and data-driven B2B software companies
Benefits for Startups: Investment, support, mentorship, access to portfolio network, help to find follow-on investor
Fund range per team: Ticket sizes range from € 0.5 to 1.5m 
Investment conditions: Equity
Market focus: Europe

The flexible options of Workland’s private offices and coworking spaces fit everybody, from freelancers and startups to larger companies. Workland saves you from the tedious procedures related to finding and managing workspaces, so you are able to focus on nurturing your business and use your resources wisely! The centres provide workspace flexibility by offering a mixture of open coworking areas and private offices together with meeting rooms.

Workland’s mission is to provide inspiring and scalable workspaces, professional support services and a supporting community for businesses to bloom in.

Benefits for startups: networking, community, co-working space.