BADideas.fund
Venture capitalRiga · Pre-Seed–Seed · 4 people tracked
Investment thesis
The firm invests at the seed stage in software founders with strong, non-borrowed conviction who are attacking how an entire industry works rather than adding incremental features. It focuses on the application layer built on top of foundation models (software, not hardware, and not competing with model labs or chip makers), prizing a defensible insight, a narrow wedge into a large market, AI-native workflows, and rapid learning velocity. Its core differentiator is embedding elite GTM operators (from companies like Zendesk, Square, Scale AI and OutSystems) inside each funded company to accelerate experimentation and go-to-market. The firm reviews decks quickly, returning a yes or no with reasons within five business days.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 11, 2026.
Team · 4 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 30 of 48 portfolio companiesSaaS ×15AI & Machine Learning ×12Logistics & Supply Chain ×6Fintech ×5Developer Tools ×4E-commerce ×4Data & Infrastructure ×3Digital Health ×3
HQs:United Kingdom×3Estonia×2United States×2Denmark×1European Union×1Lithuania×1
Investments · 48 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAmorphous transforms unstructured hospital data into standardized, queryable formats using AI, enabling hospitals to derive operational, financial, and clinical insights for decision-making.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureHealthtech
THEO is a competitive brand positioning intelligence platform that delivers structured positioning briefs for brand strategists, covering competitor landscape mapping, positioning territories, visual identity analysis, and white space opportunities.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS
Guntis Coders(Strategy & Methodology)Martins Ermanis(Product & Operations)Vigo Krumins(Technology)
Builds proprietary generative-AI models that let creators generate high-quality instruments instantly.
BuilderBase operates a platform for organizing and managing builder events including hackathons, accelerators, and innovation sprints for companies, communities, and investors.
Developer ToolsSaaS
BuilderBase is a platform for running hackathons, accelerators, sprints, and other builder events end to end, covering registration, applications, team formation, judging, sponsors, and ROI reporting.
Developer ToolsFuture of WorkSaaS
Subscription infrastructure for D2C brands selling physical and hybrid products.
Frankly is a digital insurance provider offering customizable coverage for personal belongings, home, mobility, vehicles, pets, and travel.
ConsumerInsurTech
Fuel is a financial planning and analysis software platform that consolidates accounting, payroll, CRM, and billing data into unified dashboards with AI-powered automation and forecasting.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Builds proprietary generative-AI models that let creators generate high-quality instruments instantly.
Just 4 Noise is an AI tool that generates unique music samples and sounds for producers from text prompts, enabling faster creative workflows and integration with digital audio workstations.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentBrooklyn, US
LANDE is a financing platform that provides fast loans to farmers, such as funding for agricultural machinery and equipment.
AgTechFintech
Liledu is a toy subscription service offering a monthly Play & Swap model that delivers curated, age-appropriate educational toys for young children.
Circular EconomyConsumerEdTechSidcup, GB
LaurynasAiste
Well-being platform for expectant and new mothers offering expert-led care during pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond.
Mental health marketplace connecting users with verified online therapists.
Mental health marketplace connecting users with verified online therapists.
Pleso Therapy operates an online therapy platform that matches clients with vetted therapists for mental health support.
Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthWellness & Fitness
Oleksandr Bondariev(Founder)in
Port rents electric bikes to delivery workers in London through a network of charging and parking hubs.
Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationLondon, GB
RapidWorks provides a quote-to-cash software platform for heavy equipment services companies, covering fields such as concrete pumping, crane rental, hydrovac, traffic control, and hauling.
Construction TechFintechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Respeecher develops proprietary deep learning technology to create high-quality synthetic speech for filmmakers, game developers, advertisers, podcasters, and content creators.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyGamingMedia & EntertainmentSaaSKyiv, UA
Oleksandr Serduik(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Grant Reaber(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)John Frankel(Director)
RoomPriceGenie offers an automated room pricing and revenue management system (RMS) for hotels, designed for hotel owners and managers to set prices and increase revenue.
AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Salesforge is a sales engagement platform that helps users build outbound lead-generation pipelines and run email campaigns.
Marketing TechSaaSSales Tech
Sign on Tab develops digital document management software with legally binding digital signatures and biometric data capture, offering products such as digital templates, a virtual printer, cloud storage, and API integrations.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS
Spotwise offers an AI platform for broadcast commercial teams that encodes a station's sales knowledge, positioning, and best sales plays into repeatable one-click "Skills" drafted by its assistant "Spotty." Each deployment includes a "Media Engineer" who embeds with the sales floor to map workflows, wire in station knowledge, and build tailored agentic sales workflows for radio and broadcast sellers.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSales Tech
Supliful is a fulfillment and private-label platform that lets creators and entrepreneurs build consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands—such as supplements, coffee, and on-demand products—without holding inventory, handling manufacturing, or managing logistics.
B2B MarketplacesDirect to ConsumerE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainWellness & FitnessDenver, US
Martins Lasmanis(CEO)in
Swotzy is a multi-carrier shipping platform that aggregates shipments from e-commerce sellers to negotiate better rates and simplify shipment management from checkout to delivery.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Traxlo operates tasku.app, a pay-per-task labor platform that matches local gig workers to standardized tasks such as shelf replenishment and warehouse work for grocery chains, retailers, and FMCG brands.
B2B MarketplacesFuture of WorkLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechVilnius, LT
Paulius VėželisAlmantas Zemblys
Value.Space provides satellite-based risk assessments for insurance underwriters and risk engineers using digital models of assets, climate data, and movement data to assess risk.
Climate TechInsurTech
WhiteBridge is an AI-powered digital identity research tool that aggregates and verifies publicly available data about individuals to produce verified reports.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaS
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does BADideas.fund invest at?
- BADideas.fund invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is BADideas.fund's typical check size?
- BADideas.fund typically writes checks of $54.5K – $1.6M.
- What sectors does BADideas.fund focus on?
- BADideas.fund focuses on AI & Machine Learning, B2B Marketplaces, Direct to Consumer, Enterprise Software, FemTech, Marketplaces, Mental Health, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is BADideas.fund located?
- BADideas.fund is headquartered in Riga, LV.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
from their channel“Listen to everyone” — BAD ADVICE #6 w/ Roberts Bernans
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"Build a great product and they'll come" — BAD ADVICE #7 w/ Suhas Ghante
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“If it works for you, it’ll scale” — BAD ADVICE #5 w/ Madara Knutina
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“Company culture is bull💩" — BAD ADVICE #4 w/ Jekabs Endzins
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Co-investors · 4
Specialist is a venture capital fund backing early-stage tech founders across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland and Ukraine, formerly known as United Angels.
DEPO Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in technologies reshaping Europe's critical infrastructure, providing hands-on support to founders from inception through first scale.
Change Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs ambitious Baltic founders at the pre-seed and seed stages, providing initial capital, hands-on support and access to a network of later-stage investors.
SID Venture Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm backing founders by combining capital with the engineering expertise and business-development resources of a group of leading software companies.
Firms observed investing alongside BADideas.fund, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with BADideas.fund's recorded portfolio.
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