Investors in Ai

Founder-centric venture capital firm focused on early stage startups. Lead by founders. Backed by founders.Czech Founders VC is a community-driven venture capital firm investing into exceptional Central European founders with global ambitions. We typically invest as the first external investors, we are backed by 40+ top European founders who use their knowhow and connections to accelerate the global ambitions of the portfolio founders.

At Rockaway Ventures, we are dedicated to supporting early-stage founders who are driving innovation and disrupting traditional industries. Our focus is on Seed to Series A stage startups, with a core emphasis on the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and Central European countries of Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (DACH) but considering opportunities across the world.

We are Resonance, a €150m VC fund specializing in investments ranging from €500k to €10m at Seed and Series A rounds in European tech firms. We’re entrepreneurs turned investors, deeply aware of the challenges of building a tech business. Resonance operates as the new tech investment vehicle of Otium Capital, Pierre-Edouard Stérin’s family office, functioning as an evergreen fund.

Air Liquide is a global leader in gases, technologies, and services for industry and healthcare. Present in 72 countries with 67,800 employees, our Group serves more than 4 million customers and patients worldwide. Oxygen, nitrogen, and hydrogen are essential small molecules crucial for life, matter, and energy, representing Air Liquide’s scientific focus and central to our operations since our inception in 1902. At Air Liquide, taking proactive steps today while preparing for the future is core to our strategy. Air Liquide Venture Capital (ALIAD) was set up in 2013 as the Air Liquide Group’s venture capital arm.

In the realm of Venture Capital and Private Equity, we as principals play a pivotal role in driving investment strategies and fostering growth in dynamic companies. Our expertise lies in identifying promising opportunities, conducting thorough due diligence, and structuring deals that maximize value for our investors and portfolio companies. We leverage our network, experience, and strategic insights to navigate the complexities of investment landscapes, aiming to achieve sustainable returns and significant impact in the industries we engage with.

Early stage VC based in Prague. Strong founders with profound knowledge of the industry who aims to disrupt with investing in innovations in DACH, Baltics, CEE and UK. They invest in late seed to pre-Series A startups scaling up with 300k ARR. Their investment tickets range from 200k to 2 million. Industry agnostic.

Springtide Ventures is a venture capital company that helps to bring start-ups to life, materialize their visions, and global ambitions.Springtide Ventures s.r.o., a member of the KKCG group, is a venture capital and private equity firm with a vision to create lasting values through strong partnerships.They invest in SaaS companies specializing in Cyber Security, Cloud Infrastructure.

Token Ventures invest into coins and tokens as well as into HW infrastructure.Token Ventures is a diverse team specializing in venture investments in blockchain technologies, crypto infrastructure, trading, and advisory services with a focus on Web3 startups, DeFi, and NFTs.

Asterion Ventures is the first venture capital firm structured to support impact entrepreneurs from the seed phase and over the long term. We finance sustainable innovations likely to cause serial shifts and contribute to the profound transformation of the economic and social system. We back companies that create new market benchmarks, establish themselves as leaders in their sector, change the rules of the game, or lead entire industries toward better practices. At Asterion, we invest as lead investors, making 20 investments per year with ticket sizes ranging from €500,000 to €2M in pre-seed and seed rounds up to €5M. We provide patient capital over the long term, acting as a reference shareholder and maintaining our pro-rata during the series A and B rounds of our portfolio's investments throughout their value creation. Our community of seasoned investors gives their time to help our portfolio companies succeed.

We invest in Nordic ventures at the pre-seed and seed stages. We see opportunities across sectors, but look for growing categories, and disruptive business models.We look for outstanding founder teams with complementary skill sets. Being a strong founder doesn't mean you excel at everything, but it does mean that you know your strengths and weaknesses. Our structural setup allows us the flexibility to dip our toes via sensible initial investments in founders that are still finding their footing and then do significant follow-up investments when the time is right. We love to collaborate with people who can contribute positively to the success of our startups. We firmly believe this is a strength, and are proud of the results we see among our portfolio founders and the teams they build.

We focus exclusively on the earliest stages of company building, and we bring our portfolio companies the startup experience and network we have built as entrepreneurs, VCs, business angels, and investment bankers. We provide founders with the concrete, pragmatic, stimulating, and unreserved support they need during the first phase of their entrepreneurial journey.

Miton offers access to its $50M+ liquid book and a network of the industry's largest market makers. Their hands-on approach means they work closely with their founders, delving into bytecode and experimenting with new ideas. Miton values flexibility without politics, having no external LPs and no forced exits. Integrity is at their core, as they prioritize honesty, eschew ego, and focus on positive-sum games.