DEPO Ventures Fund IV | 2026 VC Fund

DEPO Ventures

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Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Prague, Czech Republic

Countries of investment

Czech Republic
United States
Estonia
Germany
Slovakia
Lithuania
United Kingdom
Hungary
Austria
Bulgaria
Greece
Latvia
Poland
Romania
Serbia
Slovenia
Switzerland
Ukraine
Sweden
Tuvalu

Investment stages

Pre-Seed
Seed

Industries

Deep Tech
AI
Defense Tech
Fintech
Health Tech
Blockchain

About
DEPO Ventures is a Central and Eastern European (CEE) investment firm running early-stage venture capital funds and an international angel syndicate network. They support tech startups through early-stage funding blocks while providing access to cross-border scaling resources, portfolio advisory, and follow-on investments. Their mission is to bridge early talent pools with flexible, institutional capital to accelerate regional tech expansion.

Min check size: $275K
Max check size: $550K
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Investment Thesis

DEPO Ventures is an early-stage investment platform running specialized CEE funds alongside an international angel network. Their core thesis focuses on unlocking the massive technical talent pool across Central and Eastern Europe through flexible tech-driven capital injections. What makes DEPO unique is its hybrid fund-plus-syndicate architecture; they seamlessly bridge institutional fund capital with highly agile angel syndicates, offering portfolio firms a highly versatile, multi-tiered follow-on funding highway.

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Manager's Experience

Founded in 2016 by Michal Ciffra and Petr Šíma. DEPO has made 50+ investments across four funds plus a syndicate, runs the DEPO Angels network of 200+ business angels, and organizes the ENGAGED INVESTMENTS conference.