Flyer One Ventures

What is Flyer One Ventures?

Flyer One Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund focused on partnering with ambitious founders primarily in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region, as well as Ukrainian entrepreneurs. They are dedicated to building global software companies in a lean manner, fully leveraging the extensive technology talent available in the area.

With a commitment to supporting entrepreneurs through various challenges such as cash gaps, salary delays, layoffs, and unforeseen crises including COVID and war situations, they position themselves as a trusted partner especially during tough times for startups.

Flyer One Ventures prides itself on being highly valued by their founders, with more than 75% of them considering the firm to be the most helpful VC on their cap table. Using their practical experience and substantial resources, they assist their portfolio companies in reaching milestone events like Series A funding, with a track record of 55% of their startups achieving this goal.

The fund's investment strategy is focused on Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A stages, with a flexible investment range from $150,000 to $2,000,000, targeting an optimal investment 'sweet spot' of $500,000.

Flyer One Ventures has invested nearly $43 million across 87 startups, such as VOCHI, Fintech Farm, Liki24.com, Mate Academy, and Awesomic, spanning various industries including Software, Media, Education, FinTech and Financial Services, Retail and E-Commerce, Entertainment and Sports, AI and Big Data, Blockchain and Cryptos, Gaming and eSports, Nanotechnology, and Online Social.

Their investment thesis is grounded in supporting dollar-DNA founders – those who are execution-oriented and make data-driven decisions to positively influence unit economics. When speaking of their philosophy, they draw inspiration from the Wright brothers' successful flight in Flyer I, reflecting on the spirit of innovation and determination they seek in the founders they support.

What they say:

We are a founder-led VC, investing in startups from CEE and Ukraine.

What we look for: We invest in pre-seed/seed startups, with founders of Ukrainian or Central and Eastern European origin.

How we help: The VC's team helps portfolio companies grow their businesses through online marketing, product, financial, legal expertise, PR, branding and hiring R&D professionals.