Black River Ventures (BRV)
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Countries of investment
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- Germany
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Norway
- Poland
- Sweden
Investment stages
- Seed
- Series A
Industries
- FinTech
- Artificial Intelligence
- Health Tech
- Blockchain
- Crypto
About
Black River Ventures (BRV) is committed to supporting passionate entrepreneurs who build disruptive, worldchanging companies. They believe that only exceptional and capable teams can turn great ideas into outstanding businesses. They partner with early and growth stage visionary companies aiming to become industry leaders. Our mission is to provide smart capital for longterm growth by leveraging the collective experience and expertise of the BRV team based in the EU and US.
Black River Ventures (BRV) is committed to supporting passionate entrepreneurs who build disruptive, worldchanging companies. They believe that only exceptional and capable teams can turn great ideas into outstanding businesses. They partner with early and growth stage visionary companies aiming to become industry leaders. Our mission is to provide smart capital for longterm growth by leveraging the collective experience and expertise of the BRV team based in the EU and US.
Investment Thesis
Black River Ventures is investing into innovative companies across the European technology space, primarily in the IT andInternet segments. They are convinced that the European online audience of 400M+ people, the second largest market after China, provides appealing opportunities for Europeborn global companies.
Team
Evgeny Kaltashev Managing Partner
Andrey Daleky Partner
Sergey Safronov Partner
Peter Loukianoff Advisory Board Member
Mark Lockareff Advisory Board Member
Sergey Burkov Advisory Board Member
Tatiana Jama Advisory Board Member
Portfolio
Twist Bioscience (Nasdaq: TWST)
Homie
Glovo
WorldSensing
Coursera
Marqeta
Nav
Mirantis
Ayla Networks
Petnet
Owlet Baby Care
Talentory
23andme
Earnest (Exited in 2017)
Digital Ocean
Bitpay
Porch
FinexKap
Fair
UBER (NYSE: UBER)
Nu3 (Exited in 2018)
Wine in Black (Exited in 2019)
Moe Delo
Litres (Exited in 2018)