Consumer Tech startup ecosystem
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Roosh Ventures
Roosh Ventures is an entrepreneur-led Ukrainian VC fund founded in 2020 by Den Dmytrenko (co-founder of Reface and the AI HOUSE community) and Serhiy Tokarev, an AI entrepreneur and investor with 20+ years of experience. Operating with $40M AUM and 40+ portfolio companies, the fund takes a co-investment approach and focuses on pre-seed through Series A deals in enterprise SaaS, fintech, gaming, and AI across EU and US markets. Notable portfolio companies include Deel ($12B valuation), Oura, and Pipe; the fund's most recent disclosed investment was in Tower in March 2026. Despite the ongoing war, Roosh maintains its Kyiv headquarters and Ukrainian identity.
Roxanne Varza
Roxanne Varza is an Iranian-American tech executive and angel investor who serves as Director of Station F, the world's largest startup campus in Paris. Before leading Station F, Varza was a prominent tech journalist and community builder, working at Microsoft Ventures and TechCrunch. In her role at Station F she oversees a campus hosting over 1,000 startups and 30+ partner programs. Alongside her operational role, Varza is an active angel investor backing early-stage founders in France and across Europe, with a particular focus on diverse founders, consumer tech, and community-driven platforms. She is consistently ranked among France's most influential tech figures and frequently advises on ecosystem development.
SMRK VC
SMRK VC is a Kyiv-based seed-stage fund founded in 2013 by Oleksandr Kosovan and Andriy Dovzhenko, with a $10M initial fund focused on IT products at seed and Series A. The fund has backed 23+ companies, with a portfolio spanning Ukraine, the US, and Europe across enterprise software, B2B SaaS, and consumer tech. Notable investments include Allset, Preply, Competera, and Ajax Systems; the fund made its most recent disclosed investment in OpenBabylon, a Ukrainian AI translation startup, in February 2026. SMRK has continued dealmaking through the wartime period and remains one of the longer-standing native Ukrainian VC funds still actively investing.
Sonali De Rycker
Partner at Accel and one of Europe's most influential venture investors, leading the firm's London office. She has backed Spotify, Monzo, BeReal and KRY, and focuses on AI, consumer and fintech companies across Europe and Israel.
Sten Kirkbak
Norwegian entrepreneur, CEO and co-founder of Xplora Technologies, a company that makes smartwatches and connected devices for children. He founded the company after temporarily losing sight of his son, and is a confirmed speaker at the Y Oslo 2026 conference.
Trind Ventures
Founded in 2018 by Joel Aasmäe, Kimmo Irpola, Taavi Lepmets, and Ivar Siimar — veterans behind LHV Bank and New Economy Ventures, the Baltics' first VC fund — Trind Ventures focuses exclusively on consumer and consumerised B2B software startups across Europe. Its €55M Fund II, closed in 2022, targets 30–40 companies with initial tickets up to €1M and follow-ons to €5M, covering pre-seed and seed stages. The firm has offices in Tallinn, Helsinki, Munich, and Riga and has backed 75+ companies including Ready Player Me, Neural DSP, Tise, Rangeforce, and Fractory, distinguishing itself in the Baltic ecosystem through its pure-play consumer and creator-economy angle.
Verena Pausder
Verena Pausder is a prominent German entrepreneur, angel investor, and advocate for digital education. She founded Fox & Sheep and the HABA Digitalwerkstatt, which teach coding and digital skills to children. Pausder has invested in numerous early-stage startups across edtech, consumer tech, and impact-driven ventures. She serves as President of the German Startups Association (Startup-Verband) and authored the bestselling book 'Das Neue Land,' which calls for a more innovative and digitally literate Germany. Her angel investments typically focus on founders building products that combine technology with social impact, and she is one of the most influential voices shaping Germany's startup policy landscape.
Vitosha Venture Partners
Founded in 2020 and based in Sofia, Vitosha Venture Partners is a €26M micro-VC co-financed by the European Structural and Investment Funds via the Bulgarian Fund of Funds. Led by a six-partner team including Erik Anderson, Max Gurvits, and Marin Iliev, the fund targets Bulgarian and Bulgaria-related early-stage tech startups with tickets ranging from €25K to €1M across seed and pre-seed rounds. The fund has invested in over 100 companies across enterprise applications, fintech, consumer tech, and vertical SaaS, with recent deals including Krik.bg (media-tech) and AIoTcloud. A second fund expanding to the wider SEE region was publicly signalled in 2024.
Yacine Ghalim
Partner at Heartcore Capital, based in Paris, who joined from Goldman Sachs in 2013. He leads investments in consumer technology and marketplaces across France and Southern Europe.
