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Inovo VC

Venture capital

Warsaw · Seed · 17 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Inovo is a seed-stage venture capital firm focused on backing founders from Central and Eastern Europe. The firm looks for ambitious entrepreneurs aiming to build companies capable of reaching $100M+ in revenue. Inovo offers hands-on support, including talent support for portfolio companies, and can lead rounds. It also considers SAFEs and convertible notes as investment instruments.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Seed
Check
$540K – $4.3M
HQ
Warsaw, PL
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2010
Last 12 months
5 investments
AUM
$180.4M
Tracked investments
66

Team · 17 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Simon Kubicki· Head of Talent

What they invest in

from 43 of 66 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×25SaaS ×17Consumer ×8Deep Tech ×5Developer Tools ×5Enterprise Software ×5Retail Tech ×5E-commerce ×4

HQs:United States×8Poland×3United Arab Emirates×1France×1United Kingdom×1Italy×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 28 portfolio companies
50%
solo founders
14 of 28 mapped founding teams
45%
repeat founders
of 22 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×142 founders×93 founders×44+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 19 founders with education data

SGH Warsaw School of Economics ×4Center for Leadership (CL) ×3University of Oxford ×3WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) ×3

Where their founders worked beforefrom 22 founders with career history

McKinsey & Company ×4Investec Asset Management ×2Kogito Ventures ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Entrepreneur First ×2Techstars ×2

Investments · 66 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 52025 · 52024 · 22023 · 12022 · 114 dated

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AI/Data Science, Productivity from Poland, Seed 2025

~2.5ahoyconnect.com

Co-investorsKAYA

0.5bebeez.euin

BeBeez, published by EdiBeez srl, is a financial news outlet covering private equity, venture capital, crypto-assets, IPOs, and startup funding, primarily with a focus on Italy and Europe.

Media & Entertainment

0.85ain.ua

Co-investorsAngel One

1ain.capital

Co-investors1991 VenturesAngel One

1.5eyerim.plin

Eyerim is an online retailer of eyewear, selling prescription glasses, sunglasses, and sports eyewear from brands such as Ray-Ban, Oakley, Prada, and Miu Miu, as well as its own Eyerim Studio label.

ConsumerE-commerceRetail Tech

Martin Zahuranec(Founder)in

4.5sunroof.sein

Erik Elmsater(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlfabeatCofounderZoneLT Capital

Ahoy
AI Clearingaiclearing.cominAug 2023

AI Clearing provides AI-powered construction intelligence using drone imagery analysis for contractors and asset owners, enabling volume calculations, progress tracking, and deviation detection on project sites.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechDeep TechParis, FR

Jakub ŁukaszewiczinAdam Wisniewski(Director)inMichal Mazur(Executive Officer, Director)Fadi Shini(Director of Sales)inJames McDougall(Director)

BoardJordan Viniar(Director)

Co-investorsFJ LabsMovens CapitalPrudenceTera Ventures

Allsetallsetnow.com𝕏Acquired

Allset is a marketplace connecting restaurants and local diners that provides online ordering and contactless dining solutions.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechMarketplacesLos Angeles, US

Stas Matviyenko(Founder)inAnna Polishchuk

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzEvolution VC PartnersFJ LabsFlyer One VenturesOssian CapitalRunway Venture Partners+1 more

Archbeearchbee.comin𝕏

Archbee is a documentation and knowledge portal platform that enables teams to create, organize, and share technical documentation with customers and internal users.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBucharest, RO

Dragos Bulugean(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorCredo VenturesGlobal Founders Capital

Bananibanani.coin𝕏May 2025

Banani is an AI UI design tool that turns text prompts, references, and PRDs into editable, multi-screen clickable UI prototypes, with export to Figma, HTML/CSS, or images.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Vlad Solomakha(Founder)inVova Parkhomchuk

Co-investorsSpecialist VC

Bloomcodingbloomcoding.org
Booksybooksy.com

Booksy is a free mobile app for discovering and booking appointments with beauty and wellness service providers such as barbers, hairdressers, massage therapists, and manicurists.

ConsumerMarketplacesChicago, US

Konrad Howard(Executive Officer)Stefan Batory(Founder & CEO)Kristina Salen(Executive Officer)Ripsy Bandourian(Executive Officer)Ewelina Macewicz(Executive Officer)Selim Dogguy(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAternusCoelius CapitalEndeavor CatalystInovia CapitalKAYAManta Ray Ventures+8 more

Cloo
Embla
Evidoseevidose.co

Co-investors500 Emerging Europe

Eyerimeyerim.com

Eyerim is an online optician store selling eyewear across multiple European countries.

ConsumerE-commerceRetail Tech

Martin Zahuranec(Founder)inAndrea Zahurancova(Founder)in

Co-investorsNeulogy Ventures

Fiat Republicfiatrepublic.comin

Fiat Republic operates a B2B banking infrastructure platform that gives crypto and stablecoin businesses access to fiat currencies through a single API, offering virtual accounts, treasury management, and global payment services (USD SWIFT, SEPA, UK Faster Payments).

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech

Adam Bialy(Founder)in

Co-investorsExpeditionsFabric VenturesSoftBank Investment Advisers’ Emerge ProgramCredo VenturesKraken VenturesPretiosum Ventures+1 more

Fieldyfieldy.aiin𝕏

Fieldy is a wearable AI device, worn as a watch or pendant, that records and transcribes in-person conversations and online meetings, generating summaries with support for over 100 languages.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardware

Graliogralio.ai

Gralio analyzes screen recordings of how employees actually work to map processes, identify automation opportunities, and calculate potential time and cost savings.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS

Michal Kaczor(Founder)in

Handwavehandwave.cominAug 2025

Handwave provides palm-based biometric payment technology for retailers, using palm geometry, vein patterns, and liveness detection to verify identity, process payments, handle age-restricted purchases, and integrate loyalty programs.

FintechHardwareRetail Tech

Co-investorsFirstpickOutlast FundPractica Capital

Index Health
Infermedicainfermedica.comin𝕏

Infermedica develops an AI-powered healthcare platform for symptom assessment, triage, and patient intake that integrates into clinical workflows to improve patient access to care.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechWrocław, PL

Piotr Orzechowski(CEO)inRoberto Sicconi(Founder)in

BoardMichal Rokosz(Director)Margus Uudam(Director)in

Co-investorsEBRD Venture Capital Investment ProgrammeHeal CapitalKarma VenturesUnfold Ventures

Ingenixingenix.aiinSeed · Jun 2026 · $15.1M

Ingenix builds an AI "Reasoning Engine" using an approach it calls Modality Fusion to integrate biological data across modalities and scales.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

Adam Dancewicz(Founder)

Co-investorsOTB VenturesSofinnova PartnersIFC

Ingenixai
Intiarointiaro.comin

Intiaro builds a 3D visual configure-price-quote (VCPQ) platform with photorealistic 360° and sectional configurators for the furniture industry, connecting manufacturers, retailers, designers, and end-users.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaSSales Tech

Michał Stachowski(Founder)inPawel Ciach(Co-founder & CEO)Michal Stachowski(Co-founder & CCO)

Co-investorsAlfabeatBHM GroupKAYAPresto VenturesCredo Ventures

Joinemblajoinembla.com
Joinsmartschooljoinsmartschool.comin

Smartschool provides an AI math tutor for K–12 schools and districts that uses guided questioning to help students work through math problems rather than giving them answers.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS

Jutro Medicaljutromedical.comin𝕏

Jutro Medical operates primary care clinics (POZ) in Poland offering telemedicine and in-person visits under the public NFZ system, with an app for booking appointments and accessing prescriptions, test results, and recommendations.

Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Adam Janczewski(Founder)in

Co-investorsKAYAKogito VenturesMarket One CapitalnaturalX Health VenturesRheingau FoundersWarsaw Equity Group+4 more

Kurskursorbital.comin𝕏

Kurs Orbital provides on-orbit servicing spacecraft for satellite relocation, de-orbiting, and inspection in geostationary orbit.

Deep TechSpace TechTurin, IT

Co-investorsOTB VenturesSeraphim SpaceTechstarsCredo VenturesIn-Q-Tel

Kurs Orbital
Livekidlivekid.comin

LiveKid is a management application for kindergartens and nurseries that handles parent communication, billing and invoicing, electronic record-keeping, staff scheduling, and reporting, with an AI assistant for generating descriptions and messages.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS

Mindly
Mindlyspacemindlyspace.com

Mindly is an online platform that connects clients with psychologists for mental health therapy, offering client and specialist web dashboards.

B2B MarketplacesDigital HealthMental Health

More Growthmoregrowth.comin

MORE Growth builds and scales online consumer brands that publish researched advice content and tools in wellness, personal finance, and parenting.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsbValue Venture CapitalMarket One Capital

Mysitemysite.aiin

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AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Patrick Pijanowski(Founder)

Co-investorsSunfish Partners

Mysiteai
NodeShiftnodeshift.comin𝕏Feb 2024 · $3.2M

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AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsAbu Dhabi, AE

Andrey Surkov(Founder)inMihai Mărcuță(Founder)

Co-investorsDisrupt.comShorooq Partners10x FoundersNotion Capital

Packhelp

Custom packaging solutions for businesses focused on brand image and sustainability (exited).

Co-investorsInfraVia Capital PartnersKogito VenturesMovens Capital

Pathwaypathway.com𝕏

Pathway builds a frontier AI model focused on long-horizon reasoning and continual learning, positioned as advancing beyond transformer-based approaches.

AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech

Zuzanna Stamirowska(Co-founder & CEO)Jan Chorowski(CTO)Adrian Kosowski(CSO)

Co-investorsMarket One CapitalNiya PartnersTq Ventures LlcAlleyCorpBreyer Capital

Prepiaprepia.comin

Prepia is a quiz-based exam preparation platform offering mobile and desktop apps covering more than 100 professional certification exams across fields such as healthcare, tech, and business.

ConsumerEdTech

Viktor Pesic(Founder)in

Co-investorsSilicon Gardens

Preplypreply.comin𝕏

Preply is a language learning platform that serves corporate employees through its B2B offering Preply Business, enabling companies to provide language education to their workforce.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesEdTechHR TechMarketplacesSaaSBrighton, US

Dmytro Voloshyn(Director)inKyrylo Bigay(Executive Officer, Director)Kirill Bigai(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)inSergey Lukyanov(Former Co-Founder)inCharlie Wickers(Executive Officer)Boris Shakhnovich(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAcurio VenturesCogito Capital PartnersEducapitalEvli Growth PartnersFlashpoint Venture CapitalFull In Partners+9 more

Pupilmedpupilmed.plin

Pupilmed is a veterinary clinic offering internal medicine visits, vaccinations, deworming, specialist consultations, and emergency care for dogs and cats.

Healthtech

Bartłomiej Chmielewski(Founder)in

Co-investorsKogito Ventures

Pythagorapythagora.ai

Zvonimir Sabljić(Founder)in

Co-investorsZeno Ventures

Quantiaquantia.aiinMay 2024 · $1.2M

Quantia is a sales intelligence platform that turns real-time retail data into AI-driven recommendations, covering omnichannel environments including marketplaces, bricks & clicks, q-commerce and pure players.

AI & Machine LearningRetail TechSales TechWaltham, US

Marta Łącka-Wikło(Founder)inWilliam Kea(Executive Officer)Michael Coyne(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Schultz(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardRoland Van der Meer(Director)Mark Attarian(Director)

Quantum Boostquantumboost.com

Quantum Boost offers an AI formulation assistant that helps R&D teams develop chemicals and materials, using AI algorithms to speed up formulation, experimental design, and data analysis.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechNew MaterialsSingapore, SG

Filip Auksztol(CEO)inKacper Kielak(CTO)

Co-investorsEntrepreneur First

Quesmaquesma.comin𝕏

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AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

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Restaumaticrestaumatic.comin

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AI & Machine LearningFoodTechSaaS

Marek Skubacz(Founder)in

Risksealriskseal.ioin

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AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaS

Chris Sidlauskas(Founder)in

Co-investorsEarlybird Venture CapitalInsiders VenturesPractica Capital

Sintraai
SmartSchoolAug 2022

Wilmington, US

Pawel Adam Burzynski(Executive Officer, Director)Mateusz Maciej Maslowski(Executive Officer, Director)

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Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSRedwood City, US

Marcin Wyszynski(Executive Officer, Director)Paweł Hytry(Founder)in

Co-investorsAngel InvestBlossom CapitalFive Elms CapitalHoxton VenturesInsight PartnersPolipo Ventures+2 more

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AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareDover, US

Kristian Kamber(Executive Officer, Director)Ante Gojsalic(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardStanislav Sirakov(Director)in

Co-investorsDNV VenturesRain CapitalSouth Central VenturesLAUNCHub VenturesRuntime Ventures

Symmetricalsymmetrical.aiin

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Piotr Smolen(Founder)inMark Smartt(Founder)in

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Tytus Gołas(Founder)in

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Tracelighttracelight.aiin

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AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLondon, GB

Pete Fuller(CEO)inJanek Zimoch(Founder)Peter Fuller(Founder)in

Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstAcequia Capital (AceCap)Chalfen Ventures

Undisclosed
Upacjentaupacjenta.pl

Konrad Kargol(Founder)inDominik Swadzba(Founder)in

Co-investors10x FoundersYZR Capital

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Inovo VC made?
Inovo VC has 69 tracked investments, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Inovo VC invest at?
Inovo VC invests at the Seed stage.
What is Inovo VC's typical check size?
Inovo VC typically writes checks of $540K – $4.3M.
What sectors does Inovo VC focus on?
Inovo VC focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, Marketplaces, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Inovo VC located?
Inovo VC is headquartered in Warsaw, PL.
Does Inovo VC lead rounds?
Yes, Inovo VC leads investment rounds.
Who does Inovo VC co-invest with?
Inovo VC most often shares deals with KAYA, Market One Capital, Kogito Ventures, among 100 tracked co-investors.

Co-investors · 8

Credo Ventures

Credo Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund focused on backing founders from the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region and its global diaspora, active since 2009.

$1M – $5M
Market One Capital

Market One Capital (MOC) is a European venture capital firm that backs marketplace and platform startups.

$216K – $2.2M
Global Founders Capital

Global Founders Capital (GFC) is the global venture capital platform of Rocket Internet, investing early and across sectors in fast-growing technology companies.

Both backed · 1
$637K – $32M
Target Global

Target Global is a technology investment firm focused on empowering growth by backing transformational technology and ambitious entrepreneurs.

Both backed · 1
Finch Capital

Finch Capital is a European growth capital investor backing B2B business and financial technology software companies, providing capital and hands-on support across go-to-market, hiring, performance management, M&A and exit planning.

Both backed · 1
$5.4M – $16.2M
500 Emerging Europe

500 Emerging Europe is a venture fund focused on backing defensible technology companies from the Emerging Europe region, aiming to help entrepreneurs build globally scalable businesses.

Both backed · 1
Evidose
Presto Ventures

Presto Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in security, defense, and aerospace technologies, including dual-use software and hardware solutions, backing fast-growing tech companies across NATO countries, allies, and Israel.

Both backed · 1
$550K – $5.5M
Partech Ventures

Partech is a global investment firm that backs founders across multiple continents and at every stage through dedicated teams and funds.

$200K – $50M

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