Roosh Ventures
Corporate VCKiev · Pre-Seed–Series A · 13 people tracked
Investment thesis
Roosh Ventures supports founders by combining venture capital with operational expertise from its parent group. The fund provides access to experienced advisors from portfolio companies, connects founders with its global network of investors and talent, and offers guidance on user acquisition, monetization, legal matters, and investor relations. The firm focuses on sectors where it has established domain expertise.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 6, 2026.
Team · 13 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 38 of 45 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×18SaaS ×16Fintech ×14Enterprise Software ×11Data & Infrastructure ×7Developer Tools ×7Future of Work ×4Sales Tech ×4
HQs:United States×10Canada×2France×2United Kingdom×2Colombia×1Germany×1
Investments · 45 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 42024 · 26 dated
Permit.io provides a full-stack authorization framework that lets developers add access control and Identity Access Management to their products, with low-code tools for the rest of the organization.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Or Weis(Founder)inAsaf Cohen(Founder)in
Co-investors97212 VenturesNFXCalm VenturesRainfall VenturesFirestreak Ventures
Alma provides buy-now-pay-later instalment payment solutions for e-commerce and physical retailers, letting shoppers split purchases into instalments online, in-store, or via payment links while merchants receive guaranteed upfront payouts.
E-commerceFintechRetail Tech
Co-investorsIsaiISAI GestionKima VenturesPICUS CAPITALBoxGroupInsight Partners+3 more
Arkis provides a unified risk and portfolio margin system through which institutional lenders deploy capital to a curated set of institutional borrowers.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Co-investorsMount VCgumi Cryptos Capital (gCC)
Leading consumer digital bank in Spain.
Co-investorsDigital HorizonDigital Horizon VCDN CapitalKAYAStratMindsVARIV+2 more
Claap automatically captures and structures sales conversation data from calls, filling CRM fields with AI-generated insights on objections, pain points, and deal progression for revenue teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsEmblemKima Ventures
Cresta provides a unified platform combining human and AI agents to automate and augment customer service interactions for enterprise contact centers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSunnyvale, US
Sebastian Thrun(Co-Founder & Chairman)Tim Shi(Co-Founder & CTO)inZayd Enam(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)Andre Esteva(Co-Founder)Shan Huang(Co-Founder)Ping Wu(Chief Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsTiger Global ManagementAndreessen HorowitzBallistic VenturesBrilliant Phoenix CapitalComcast VenturesGreylock Partners+10 more
Dapper Labs is a venture studio building products and communities at the intersection of culture and emerging technology, focused on digital ownership, data control, and decentralized platforms for creators and collectors.
ConsumerCreator EconomyCrypto & Web3Sector AgnosticVancouver
Roham Gharegozlou(Founder)inDieter Shirley(Founder)Mikhael Naayem(Executive Officer)Jody Rebak(Executive Officer)Dietrich Shirley(Executive Officer)
BoardDavid Pakman(Director)in
Co-investorsA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzAppWorks VenturesChaos VenturesChapter One+31 more
Deel is a global HR platform that enables businesses to hire, onboard, and manage employees and contractors across borders.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Alex Bouaziz(Founder/CEO)inShuo Wang(Founder/CRO)in
Co-investorsAlpha Square GroupAltaIR CapitalAmplo VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCoatue ManagementElad Gil+33 more
Co-investorsFrontier Venture CapitalOcean Azul PartnersSeraph GroupSocial Starts
folk is a CRM that captures relationship context and uses AI assistants to automate sales busywork like follow-ups, relationship recaps, company research, and email outreach workflows.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investors7BC Venture CapitalKima VenturesNew Leaf Invest
Gable uses static analysis of source code to trace field-level data lineage, mapping how sensitive data flows from consumer-facing apps through backend systems to storage without runtime agents or sampling.
CybersecurityData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsAngel Collective Opportunity FundB Capital GroupB4 CapitalCrane Venture Partnersx15ventures (Commonwealth Bank)Essence Venture Capital
Gladia provides a speech-to-text (STT) API supporting 100+ languages, with features such as native code-switching mid-sentence, accent resilience, and inline translation returned alongside transcripts.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Co-investorsEmblemKima VenturesIlluminate FinancialXTX Markets
GlassFlow is an ingestion tool that sits between data sources and ClickHouse, handling historical backfills, change data capture from PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MongoDB, schema evolution, deduplication, and data normalization.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Co-investors3cubed Ventures
Haiqu develops quantum computing software that enables practical applications across physics simulation, market modeling, and materials design.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsQuantum ComputingNew York City, US
Mykola Maksymenko(Co-Founder, CTO)inRichard Givhan(Co-founder, CEO)in
Co-investorsPrimaryAngel OneCollaborative FundMaC Venture CapitalAlumni VenturesPrimary Venture Partners+2 more
Handle builds a construction data platform that unifies fragmented invoices, projects, payments, and documents into a single data graph.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechData & InfrastructurePropTechSan Francisco, US
Blake Robertson(Founder)inChris Woodard(Founder)inPatrick Hogan(Founder)in
Co-investorsEnergize CapitalOyster VenturesSuffolk TechnologiesY CombinatorZigg CapitalAndreessen Horowitz
Co-investorsDigital HorizonDigital Horizon VCInsight PartnersKindred Ventures
Jome is a platform that helps homebuyers find, compare, and purchase new construction homes across multiple communities and builders.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketplacesPropTechRetail TechBrooklyn, US
Dan Hnatkovskyy(Founder)in
Co-investorsFlyer One VenturesForefront VentureGeek VenturesPragmatechSID Venture PartnersTechstars+1 more
Jump provides an "portage salarial" (umbrella employment) platform for freelancers and independent professionals in France, automating invoicing, expense management, social charges, and tax declarations while giving them employee-style social benefits.
FintechFuture of WorkSaaS
Nicolas Fayon(Founder)in
Co-investorsBattery VenturesIndex VenturesKima VenturesAllianz Life VenturesCiti VenturesInsight Partners+2 more
Co-investorsMakers FundMosaic VenturesNew Life VenturesNorthzone
Kobalt Labs provides software that analyzes third-party contracts and documentation against internal policies and external regulations to identify and track compliance risks for banks and fintech companies.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US
Kalyani Ramadurgam(Founder)inAshi Agrawal(Founder)in
Co-investorsOrange CollectiveY Combinator
Leadbay is an AI-native sales intelligence platform that qualifies and discovers leads for sales teams by integrating into Claude, ChatGPT, and Copilot.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSales TechSan Francisco, US
Ludovic Granger(Founder)inMilan Stankovic(Founder)in
Co-investorsY Combinator
Libeo automates supplier payments and team expense management, connecting to over 5,000 banks and around 250 accounting tools to synchronize payments, documents, and accounting entries.
FintechSaaS
Morado provides fully digital credit and financing products—such as inventory/equipment loans and invoice factoring for working capital—aimed at women entrepreneurs and small businesses in Colombia.
Fintech
Co-investorsFEMSA VenturesLatin LeapLatitud VenturesNido VenturesNorte Ventures
Omnea offers Guided Buying, a procurement tool that routes employees to approved catalogs and suppliers, runs purchases through approval chains, and captures tail spend at the point of purchase.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLondon, GB
Ben Freeman(CEO)inBen Allen(CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstAccelFirst Round CapitalInsight PartnersKhosla VenturesPoint Nine
OptAxe operates an FCA-authorised multilateral trading facility (MTF) that digitises and centralises the distribution of FX options axes, letting participants post and trade FX derivatives bilaterally with chosen counterparties.
FintechSaaS
Oura Ring is a wearable smart ring that collects and analyzes 50+ personal health metrics to provide insights on sleep, fitness, and wellness for individual users.
HardwareHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Tom Hale(CEO)in
Co-investorsA-Rod CorpAble PartnersAlumni VenturesBasecamp FundBold Capital PartnersBOLD Longevity+21 more
PandaScore provides esports betting odds and statistics powered by AI and expert trading teams.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSports Tech
Co-investors50 Partners
Pipe provides working capital and financial tools to small and medium-sized businesses through integrations with software platforms they use daily.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Claurelle Rakipovic(Chief Executive Officer)inVijay Vachani(Chief Operating Officer)inJin Han(Chief Administrative Officer)inNate Wiger(Chief Product & Technology Officer)inAnna Moghaddam(VP, Head of People)in
Co-investors1/1 CapitalAltra VentureAngel Collective Opportunity FundBeyond CapitalBlue Lion GlobalChapter One+21 more
Playco develops instant play games designed for large-scale multiplayer social play, distributed through platforms such as Facebook, LINE, Zoom, Microsoft, and Discord.
ConsumerGamingSocial
Michael Carter(Co-founder)Justin Waldron(Co-founder)Takeshi Otsuka(Co-founder)Cross(Co-founder)
Co-investorsDreamers VCFirestreak VenturesGood AI CapitalMaven VenturesSGH CapitalSisu Game Ventures+4 more
Promethean AI is an AI assistant for creative and digital art teams that indexes a team's existing creative assets and inspiration to support world building and asset production without requiring uploads or changes to the team's editor.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyGaming
Co-investorsDisney Accelerator
Prosper is a UK financial app that brings savings, investments, pensions, tax and inheritance planning into one platform, offering 200+ funds and ETFs with no platform fees, a marketplace of 50+ cash savings products from UK banks, and pay-as-you-go financial guidance.
ConsumerFintech
Co-investorsFuel Ventures
Regression Games provides an AI agent development platform with a Unity SDK for building and testing bots in video games, offering features like replay, validation libraries, live reloading, and CI/CD integration.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsGaming
Co-investorsIOSG VenturesRockawayXPlay Ventures
Rollstack automates financial reporting cycles for finance teams, eliminating manual reporting work to free capacity for higher-value analysis and business activities.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechMarketing TechSaaSNew York City, US
Nabil Jallouli(CEO & Co-Founder)inYounes Jallouli(Co-founder & CPO)inKamran Pirasteh(Director)Bahir Saad(Director)
Co-investorsY CombinatorInsight Partners
Co-investors2048 VenturesKindred VenturesNextView VenturesThe Fund
TheGuarantors provides AI-powered lease guarantee products and renters insurance, helping renters get approved for housing while giving property owner-operators coverage against defaults, damages, and vacancy.
FintechInsurTechPropTech
Co-investors50 PartnersK20 FundKensington Capital Partners LimitedWarburg PincusWhite Star CapitalYolo Investments+1 more
Toothio operates an online staffing marketplace that connects dental practices with qualified dental professionals — including dental assistants, dental hygienists, and dental receptionists — for flexible shifts.
Future of WorkHealthtechMarketplaces
Co-investorsNVP CapitalTrust FundNewark Venture Partners
Tower provides AI-powered due diligence infrastructure that collects, structures, and analyzes unstructured data from multiple sources to support financial and legal decision-making.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechLegalTechToronto, CA
Adam Dorfman(Founder)inAndy Zhang(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAngel InvestFlyer One VenturesSpeedinvest
Tower is a data infrastructure company built by engineers who previously worked on Snowflake, Databricks, Dataflow, and Puppet.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsBerlin, DE
Co-investorsDig Ventures Management Limited
Upstream is a team communication and collaboration platform designed to help professionals manage messages, tasks, and decision-making workflows across their organization.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSParis, FR
Louis Lecat(Founder)inJonathan Tiret(Founder)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorConnect VenturesConnect Ventures
Upstream develops Ocean AI, an artificial intelligence tool for automotive and IoT cybersecurity that helps security analysts investigate threats in connected vehicles through a conversational interface for querying and analyzing security data.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityMobility & TransportationHerzliya, IL
Yoav Levy(Co-founder, CEO)Yonatan Appel(Co-founder, CTO)Roy Bachar(Chief Business Officer)Keren Cohen(Chief Financial Officer)Boaz Hartal(Chief Data & Platform Officer)Oren Fridman(SVP Customer Success & Operations)
Co-investorsBMW i VenturesGlilot Capital PartnersManiv MobilityAlliance VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Volvo Group Venture Capital AB+2 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesDeel · calcalistech.com · Aug 3, 2026
Jump · bizjournals.com · Jul 29, 2026
Oura · pulse2.com · Jul 17, 2026
/AI%20(artificial%20intelligence)/Ai%20chip%20by%20Quality%20Stock%20Arts%20via%20Shutterstock.jpg)
Tower list view · barchart.com · Jul 16, 2026

Pipe list view · thesaasnews.com · Jul 16, 2026
/AI%20(artificial%20intelligence)/Ai%20chip%20by%20Quality%20Stock%20Arts%20via%20Shutterstock.jpg)
Tower · barchart.com · Jul 16, 2026
Dapper Labs · startupworld.com · Jul 13, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Roosh Ventures made?
- Roosh Ventures has 43 tracked investments, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Roosh Ventures invest at?
- Roosh Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Roosh Ventures focus on?
- Roosh Ventures focuses on AdTech, AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Fintech, Gaming, Marketing Tech.
- Where is Roosh Ventures located?
- Roosh Ventures is headquartered in Kiev, UA.
- Who does Roosh Ventures co-invest with?
- Roosh Ventures most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Kima Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, among 191 tracked co-investors.
Co-investors · 25
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.
Dreamers VC is an early-stage venture firm that leverages a global network to connect founders with companies and provide support in high-growth markets.
Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.
Greylock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building novel companies, providing deep engagement, network, and resources to each investment.
Spark Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders, known for early investments including leading Twitter's Series B in 2008.
Sound Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in the technology sector.
DN Capital is a global early-stage venture firm founded in 2000, investing in Seed, Series A and select Series B companies across Europe and North America.
CoinFund is a crypto-focused investment firm that backs and partners with companies building open, decentralized technology across finance, infrastructure, and AI.
Green Bay Ventures invests in a small number of exceptional founders each year, backed by families behind iconic businesses, and focuses on connecting innovative companies with flagship customers in its investor ecosystem.
Thoma Bravo is a software-focused private equity investment firm that acquires and scales enterprise software and technology companies.
GV (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm that has invested in artificial intelligence and machine learning since its early days, building a global portfolio of more than 100 AI companies across infrastructure, life sciences, and applications.
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) is a venture capital firm that invests in and provides long-term support to founders building new companies.
▶13 more co-investors
Offline VenturesStellar CapitalTq Ventures LlcFreigeist CapitalTusk Venture PartnersAthletico VenturesCurious CapitalBow CapitalOptum VenturesPitchdrive125 VenturesHonest GameThirdbase
Firms observed investing alongside Roosh Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Roosh Ventures's recorded portfolio.
Similar investors
OMERS Ventures is the venture capital arm of the OMERS pension plan, investing in early-stage technology founders building solutions across North America and Europe.
Everywhere Ventures is an early-stage venture firm that backs founders globally, supported by a community of founders and operators as LPs.
MPG Fund is an early-stage venture investor backing technology startups.
Range is a venture capital firm that invests in founders building novel solutions in overlooked or challenging categories. The firm focuses on consensus founders with unique insights, backing companies at various stages across diverse sectors.
Lakson Venture Capital Fund (LVCF) is a Pakistan-focused fund that invests in early and growth-stage technology companies across most economic sectors, backed by Lakson Investments and the Lakson Group.




























