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DEPO Ventures
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DEPO Ventures backs early-stage founders building the next generation of Europe's critical infrastructure, with a focus on emerging and disruptive technologies (EDT) including defence, space, fintech, and Industry 4.0. The firm targets inception and pre-seed companies from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the CEE diaspora, writing initial cheques of €250K–€500K at valuations up to €7M, and screens 2,000+ deals annually. Its vision is to build European technological resilience by combining strategic capital, hands-on founder support, a global late-stage VC network, and senior venture partners with deep domain expertise from companies such as Avast, UiPath, AVG, and Intel.
Notable quotes
“I am helping founders by helping investors… Investing is a professional job. Otherwise, it's a big damage to founders.”
“European resilience is a really huge opportunity… Right now is the great time.”
“It's not enough for a startup founder to know his or her field. They must have perfect business instincts and a mature personality.”
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tapaya | Pre-seed | $1m | 2026-04-28 |
| WanderWallet | Pre-seed | $500k | 2026-03-03 |
| Readmio | Pre-seed | $1m | 2026-02-05 |
| Cork Protocol | Seed | $6m | 2026-01-21 |
| CryptoSwift | Seed | $551k | 2025-07-03 |
| KARDI AI | Pre-seed | $2m | 2025-04-28 |
| Tatum | Seed | $42m | — |
| Flowpay | Seed | $2m | — |
| Blockmate | Pre-seed | $2m | — |
| Certifier | Pre-seed | $666k | — |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Startup Wise Guys | 5 |
| BADideas.fund | 4 |
| Black Pearls VC | 3 |
| Purple Ventures | 2 |
| Soulmates Ventures | 2 |
| Passion Capital | 2 |
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