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Martins Pjalkovskis

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Investor at BADideas.fund

Latvia

Writes $150K – $1.5M checks · typically $250K

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About

Martins Pjalkovskis is Head of Investments at BADideas.fund, a pre-seed and seed-stage fund. He brings over 10 years of experience in finance, corporate banking, venture capital, and private equity, having deployed more than €200 million across direct equity investments, convertibles, structured finance, and secured debt. His background spans multiple stages and geographies, including work with companies from early-stage through post-IPO across the Baltics and Silicon Valley, complemented by technical experience in no-code, low-code, and AI automation tools.

Experience

  1. BADideas.fundHead of Investmentscurrent2024 — presentRiga, Latvia
  2. NeibooAdvisor2024 — 2025Riga, Latvia
  3. ZGI CapitalInvestment Director2022 — 2024
  4. Swedbank LatvijaClient Executive, Corporate banking2020 — 2022Riga, Latvia
  5. Plug and Play Tech CenterVentures Analyst2019 — 2020United States
  6. SwedbankBusiness Customer Service Manager2017 — 2019Latvia
  7. SwedbankFactoring and Stock Financing Project Manager2015 — 2017Latvia
  8. SwedbankCorporate Banking Specialist2014 — 2015Latvia
  9. SwedbankAssistant2013Latvia
  10. SwedbankIntern2013Latvia
  11. RTU Students parliamentHead of Finance2012 — 2013

Skills & more

Web Application DevelopmentMicrosoft Power BI2Python (Programming Language)2Deal Sourcing2InvestmentsFinance1Market AnalysisCash FlowNetworkingVenture CapitalVisual Basic for Applications (VBA)Microsoft Excel1
+12 moreEnglishMicrosoft OfficeTeamworkNon-profit FinanceNon-profits organizationsPublic SpeakingGermanProject PlanningTeam LeadershipManagementAnalysisAnalytical Skills

Languages English · German · Latvian

  • Web application development with AI — Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte (Riga Technical University)
  • Data engineering — University of Latvia (Latvijas Universitāte)
  • Power BI data analytics — University of Latvia
  • Python Programming — University of Latvia
  • Mini MBA programme — Rīgas Ekonomikas augstskola - Stockholm School of Economics in Riga

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Colleagues at BADideas.fund

Artis Kehris
General Partner at BADideas.fund
Danny Leonard
Investor, Sales at MGV.VC
David Clark
Platform Partner at Tera Ventures
Greg Volm
Investor at BADideas.fund
Jurģis Kalniņš
Community & Brand Lead at BADideas.fund
Mario Araujo
Investor at BADideas.fund
Raimonds Kulbergs
Investor at BADideas.fund
Ruslan Nazarenko
Investor at BADideas.fund

Frequently asked questions

Who is Martins Pjalkovskis?
Martins Pjalkovskis is Head of Investments at BADideas.fund, a pre-seed and seed-stage fund. He brings over 10 years of experience in finance, corporate banking, venture capital, and private equity, having deployed more than €200 million across direct equity investments, convertibles, structured finance, and secured debt. His background spans multiple stages and geographies, including work with companies from early-stage through post-IPO across the Baltics and Silicon Valley, complemented by technical experience in no-code, low-code, and AI automation tools.
Where does Martins Pjalkovskis work?
Martins Pjalkovskis is at BADideas.fund.
What check size does Martins Pjalkovskis write?
Martins Pjalkovskis typically writes checks of $150K – $1.5M.
Where did Martins Pjalkovskis go to school?
Martins Pjalkovskis studied at Riga Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Rīgas Tehniskā universitāte (Riga Technical University) (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Economics).

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