Early Game Ventures

What is Early Game Ventures?

Early Game Ventures is a venture capital fund based in Bucharest, Romania, with a mission to lead early-stage investment rounds in tech and IP-driven companies primarily from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and its diaspora.

They focus on a variety of industries including Software, Education, AgroTech, Business Solutions, FinTech and Financial Services, Hardware and Manufacturing, Retail and E-Commerce, IoT and Wearables, A.I. and Big Data, Web Security and Privacy, Advertising, Cloud Services and Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Local Commerce, Robotics, and Online Social.

They aim to invest up to €6 million in founding teams that exhibit relentless commitment and are targeting bold market opportunities, often at the idea stage. Their investment sweet spot is €1.5 million, with minimum investments starting at €100,000 and the capability to invest up to €5 million.

The firm is not interested in Medical Tech, Bio-Tech, New Drugs, and Medical Devices sectors. Early Game Ventures leverages their expertise to partner selectively with tech founders of all genders, races, orientations, and nationalities, prioritizing founders' proven commitment over written CVs, global ambition, and the principle of sharing knowledge.

Early Game Ventures Fund II is capitalized by the Recovery Equity Fund, managed by the European Investment Fund and financed by the PNRR within the Next Generation EU, while Fund I is funded mostly through the Competitiveness Operational Program 2014-2020, co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund.

With assets under management of €3,500,000, they stand by their credo to care deeply, strive for excellence, and lead where others don't dare, providing both financial and strategic support to empower founders to bring their innovative tech solutions to the global market.

What they say:

We are a leading early stage VC fund with over 100M AUM, investing in Romania and the CEE region. We invest based on conviction, looking for a great team with a great product and global potential.

What we look for: We invest in founders from the CEE and its diaspora. Focus verticals cybersecurity, dev tools, deeptech, Enterprise Software, SaaS, Edtech, AI, Mobility, Agri Tech, Energy Tech, Fintech, Healthtech, Media&Mar Tech. We love B2B but we like great B2C founders too.

How we help: We are a top heavy team with each of the partners spending time coaching and supporting the entrepreneurs we invest in. We will guide you to your next round and will follow-on up to and including Series A. Each of the partners is a prior founder with at least 3 startups founder. We come from different backgrounds and we can provide advice from finance to operations, marketing and sales.