Investors in Art

Overkill Ventures invests in pre-seed stage startups and helps them get to product-market fit. Overkill Ventures is a Nordics based angel fund that invests in pre-seed b2b tech startups across CEE and Nordics. We invest as early as angel investors do, however, have the resources, know-how and network to help startups get to product-market fit and scale from there.

Oxygen Accelerator is a tech accelerators that look for startups working on big, world-changing, continent-shifting ideas. Oxygen Accelerator is an intensive 13 week programme that provides mentoring, tools, hands-on support and up to €21,000 in investment for early stage tech startups. If you have a product launched with customers and are looking to take your startup to the next level with the most intense, game-changing three months of your life, we want to hear from you.

StartLife empowers founders to build and grow Foodtech & Agtech startups with lasting impact. StartLife strongly believes that startups hold the key to the big changes needed in our food system. In order for promising startups to succeed, we help them find their way to success and build an impactful company. Europe's leading AgriFoodTech Accelerator. Disruptive innovation in itself is not enough; it also needs to be implemented and transformed into tangible applications.

They invest from day-zero to seed, backing founders from all over Europe. They are fortunate to have been on the zero-to-one journey with portfolio companies that have raised in excess of $2B in follow-on funding from some of the world’s best VCs. More than 60% of their portfolio companies go on to raise a follow-on round from US or tier 1 European VCs.

They focus on digital business models in the areas of AI/Deep Tech, B2B SaaS, and Asset-Light IoT. They support and accompany sustainable digital innovation and visionary entrepreneurship on a national and international scale, with a clear goal: to become the innovative Pre-Seed and Seed VC fund for AI in Europe.

Petit Poucet is a French incubator that offers accommodation, strategic consulting, and financing solutions to young entrepreneurs. Petit Poucet is the first incubator dedicated to student entrepreneurship. For 15 years, the structure has advised and financed the best entrepreneurial projects led by students and young graduates of higher education. More than 50 companies have been supported, 75% of which have exceeded one million in annual turnover by the fourth year of activity.

Atlantic Bridge is a global growth equity technology firm that specializes in cross-border value-add and expansion capital for technology companies. With over €1 billion in assets under management across eight funds, the firm invests in deep technology companies in Europe, the UK, and the US, helping them expand internationally through a global platform with offices in Dublin, London, Munich, Paris, and Palo Alto.

WakeUp Capital is an early-stage impact venture fund that invests in companies with strong business models and potential for positive societal and environmental change. The firm provides funding and expertise to help visionary entrepreneurs scale their impact and measure their success. WakeUp Capital's approach balances financial returns with social and environmental impact targets, reflecting their commitment to building a cleaner, healthier, and fairer future. By supporting founders in translating their visions into tangible, measurable outcomes, WakeUp Capital aims to accelerate systemic change that benefits both people and the planet.

"Our main goal is to help building new and developing already running innovation companies in order to expand market relations, build respectable homeland and foreign companies and maximize investors’ earnings. Before 2015 we were investing in real sector of economy, predominantly into oil and gas companies, thus we are confident in this sphere and what’s more important we have connections. Since 2015 our company is focused on innovation projects, which we help to increase capitalization and maximize profits. We neither play stock nor exchange markets. We invest in businesses, which we fully understand and for which we can offer something more than just money, but our knowledge, connections and experience. We are interested in microfinance (starting with $25000) for promising startups. That’s why we founded Capinvest 21 Seed Venture Fund I. We use economic-mathematical models and instruments of financial forecasting to choose which project is good for investing. We also always trust our guts while choosing a project. We choose promising projects, help them to run their companies and raise their capital. We come from Tyumen, Siberia, but we work around the world. In addition our company’s priority is to fund startups from CIS, MENA and Asia. We not only provide you with finance, we also help you to successfully run your projects. Capinvest 21 can be a profile investor for already existing companies, which long for further development and need funding."

New Vision 3 is a venture capital fund specializing in early-stage investments in tech-enabled companies driving innovation. Founded and managed by a seasoned team with a decade-long track record in startup and tech investments, the fund aims to become the preferred partner for visionary entrepreneurs contributing to the growth of the Bulgarian and regional economies. They are committed to supporting, commercializing, and globalizing the regional tech ecosystem, particularly in sectors such as FinTech, AI, Blockchain, and the Shared Economy. New Vision 3 Fund is co-financed by the European Structural and Investment Funds under the Operational Programme for Innovation and Competitiveness 2014-2020, managed by the Fund of Funds in Bulgaria, underscoring their commitment to fostering innovation and competitiveness in the region.

Insta VC, leveraging deep expertise in enterprise IT, SaaS startup operations, and mobile app publishing, specializes in B2B projects and selected B2C niches like D2C (direct-to-consumer businesses). They co-invest alongside lead investors, focusing 70% of their deals on the Nordics and Baltics, including Finland, Sweden, Estonia, and Lithuania. Another 15% comes from Central and Eastern Europe, with the remaining 15% from global regions. Insta VC avoids mobile gaming and hardware investments but finds hardware-enabled software ventures compelling. They typically invest between USD $100K and USD $500K initially, with a sweet spot around USD $250K, and may allocate up to USD $1,000K with follow-on investments for companies showing proven traction, usually exceeding €15k in monthly revenue.

Hotusa Ventures is a corporate venture-capital fund run by Grupo Hotusa, a business initiative committed to helping entrepreneurs build technological companies oriented towards the tourist industry, by investing financial resources and strategic development abilities. They are looking for budding companies and projects that show potential and the possibility for long-term success, with emphasis on possible synergies with their core business. They offer you their experience in the sector and access to an extensive network in the travel and accommodation sector, to achieve success. They know that different paths lead to building a lasting company and this is why they help you achieve focus in your business vision and consolidate your company, with personalised, attentive and fast support. Work, creativity and innovation all form part of Hotusa Ventures.