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Black River Ventures (BRV) is committed to supporting passionate entrepreneurs who build disruptive, world-changing companies. We believe that only exceptional and capable teams can turn great ideas into outstanding businesses.

Black River Ventures is investing in innovative companies at growth and late stages across the European and US technology space with a particular interest in Financial Services, Data Analytics/ AI, Software/ Services and IoT. We are convinced that the European online audience of 400M+ people, the second-largest market after China, provides appealing opportunities for Europe-born global companies along with US companies entering the European market. We partner with growth-stage visionary companies aiming to become industry leaders. Our mission is to provide smart capital for long-term growth by leveraging the collective experience and expertise of the BRV team based in the EU and the US. Black River Ventures provides capital to technology companies looking for investments in the range of $3M-$20M.

TEAM

Evgeny Kaltashev Managing Partner
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Andrey Daleky Partner
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Sergey Safronov Partner
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SELECT ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

Peter Loukianoff
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Mark Lockareff
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Sergey Burkov
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Tatiana Jama
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PORTFOLIO

Twist Bioscience (Nasdaq: TWST)

CA, United States

Semiconductor-based synthetic DNA manufacturing

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Homie

UT, United States

Platform intended to be used for buying and selling homes

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Glovo

Barcelona, Spain

On-demand delivery application designed to order and deliver things within the city

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WorldSensing

Barcelona, Spain

IoT infrastructure for smart cities, transportation, natural recourses, and construction industries

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Coursera

CA, United States

The global leader in online education

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Marqeta

CA, United States

Payment platform offering open API issuer payment processor

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Nav

CA, United States

Platform designed to manage business credit providing streamlined access to financing

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Mirantis

CA, United States

Open Source cloud infrastructure

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Ayla Networks

CA, United States

The leading IoT platform for manufacturers

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Petnet

CA, United States

The consumer IoT leader in personalized pet feeding

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Owlet Baby Care

UT, United States

The developer of baby heart rate and oxygen monitor

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Talentory

Zurich, Switzerland

Professional recruitment hub, operating in Europe

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23andme

CA, United States

Human genome research company

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Earnest (Exited in 2017)

CA, United States

Innovator in student loans refinancing

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Digital Ocean

NYC, United States

Cloud computing infrastructure

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Bitpay

CA, United States

The largest global bitcoin processor

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Porch

Seattle, United States

Marketplace connecting homeowners and maintenance professionals

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FinexKap

Paris, France

Factoring services for SMEs in France

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Fair

CA, United States

Automotive financing platform

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UBER (NYSE: UBER)

CA, United States

Peer-to-peer ridesharing and food delivery

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Nu3 (Exited in 2018)

Berlin, Germany

Online retailer of nutrients and supplements operating across Europe

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Wine in Black (Exited in 2019)

Berlin, Germany

Pan-European online retailer of wine

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Moe Delo

Moscow, Russia

SaaS accounting platform for SMB

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Litres (Exited in 2018)

Moscow, Russia

Global retailer of e-books for Russian speaking audience

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