Impetus Capital
Overview
Impetus Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm specializing in backing exceptional founder-led technology companies with high growth potential. The firm focuses on companies in the seed and early growth stages, typically investing between €300,000 and €500,000. Impetus Capital primarily targets businesses in Central and Eastern Europe, with a particular emphasis on Bulgaria and Romania, aiming to support the region's tech ecosystem and facilitate global scalability for its portfolio companies. The firm's investment strategy centers on identifying strong founding teams that are building rapidly growing tech companies poised for worldwide expansion. Impetus Capital seeks to invest in companies that have demonstrated post-traction and double-digit growth, providing long-term support to accelerate their development. The firm is committed to fostering innovation and value creation within the region by leveraging its expertise and resources to enhance the operational capabilities of its portfolio companies. Impetus Capital's portfolio includes a diverse range of companies across various sectors, such as AI-powered forecasting and automation, biometric security solutions, semantic search engines, pricing intelligence and analytics, digital insurance platforms, and more. The firm's approach combines capital investment with hands-on operational enhancement, aiming to drive sustainable growth and value creation for its investees. By focusing on emerging European markets, Impetus Capital plays a pivotal role in bridging private and capital markets to support the region's top tech growth stories.
Investment Focus
- Exceptional founder-led teams
- High growth potential
- Post-traction stage
- Double-digit growth
- Central and Eastern European focus, preferably with a Bulgarian or Romanian angle
Portfolio Companies
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What sectors does Impetus Capital invest in?
Impetus Capital invests in Technology, Life Sciences, InsurTech, Biotech and Machine Learning, and is based in Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria. Impetus Capital is listed as a venture capital in the ConnectSafely investor database.
What stage does Impetus Capital invest at?
Impetus Capital backs companies at Seed, Early Stage and Growth, writing cheques of 300K - 500K.
Which regions does Impetus Capital invest in?
Impetus Capital invests across Romania, Bulgaria and Central and Eastern Europe.
Who are the partners at Impetus Capital?
Team members listed for Impetus Capital include Nikolay Martinov (Founder and Managing Partner).
What companies has Impetus Capital invested in?
Impetus Capital's portfolio includes Daye, GlycanAge, Transmetrics, Boleron, Tiger Technology, BIODIT, Delivers.AI and A4E.
How do I contact Impetus Capital?
Impetus Capital's contact details — including LinkedIn — are listed in the ConnectSafely investor database, along with its website and the LinkedIn profiles of its partners.
Last updated · Source: ConnectSafely investor database
