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Backing bold founders with capital, experience, and strategic support.

ODC Ventures

ODC Ventures is a group of experienced high net worth investors with wide ranging domain expertise and entrepreneurial experience, providing more than just capital — we open doors, ask the right questions, and help founders scale efficiently.

Stage

We invest in high-growth ventures from late Seed to Series A+ across CEE, as well as in select global growth/pre-IPO opportunities.

Average ticket size

We typically invest between €100k and €1m in the companies we back.

Industry

Space Tech, AI, Advanced Manufacturing, HealthTech, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Defense, Agri/Food Tech, Logistics & Transportation

Our Growing Portfolio

We invest in select companies, from promising local early-stage scale-ups with strong growth potential to global pre-IPO leaders, as well as partner funds.

Company

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Industry / Themes

Researching and deploying artificial intelligence for the benefit of all.

AI, Machine Learning, SaaS

Revolutionizing space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species.

Advanced Materials, Aerospace, Manufacturing

Autonomous access control platform leveraging facial authentication and AI.

AI, Autonomous Vehicles, Robotics

UK secondaries fund. Lexham invests in companies that will shape tomorrow’s world.

VC, PE

Advancing scientific discovery and gaining a deeper understanding of our universe.

AI, Machine Learning, Social Media

AI-powered answer engine delivering accurate, real-time information with source citations.

AI, Search

Biological age testing using glycobiology to measure wellness and guide personalized longevity interventions.

Biotechnology, Health & Wellness, Longevity

AI safety and research company developing reliable, steerable large language models for beneficial real-world applications.

AI, Machine Learning, AI Safety

AI-powered facial authentication technology making phyisical access frictionless.

Hardawre as a Service, Security

Developing brain-computer interfaces to connect humans with computers.

Neuroscience, Biotech, Medical Devices

Building the world’s fastest AI inference chip, the Language Processing Unit (LPU).

AI Hardware, Semiconductors, Machine Learning

Creating a platform to build and launch web apps with AI from a simple propt.

AI, Vibe Coding, Software Development

Building AI scientists and autonomous labs for materials discovery.

AI, Physical Sciences, Materials Science

Atmospheric water generators producing pure drinking water from air humidity.

Climate Tech, Water Technology, Sustainability

All-in-one AI finance and workflow platform automating back-office operations for healthcare practices.

FinTech, HealthTech, Medical Practice Management

Unified lakehouse platform for data engineering, analytics, and AI at enterprise scale.

Data Science, AI IDE, R/Python

Purpose-built hardware accelerating Transformer model inference with 3-5x better perf/$ and perf/Watt vs GPUs.

AI Hardware, Inference, Semiconductors

Regulated event futures exchange enabling users to trade on outcomes of real‑world events, from economic indicators to political decisions.

FinTech, Prediction Markets, Derivatives, Exchange Platform

Creating a global super-app for money, offering seamless accounts, cards, and payments that work across borders from a single mobile-first platform.

FinTech, Digital Banking, Payments

Developing modular, mission-adaptable unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and expeditionary manufacturing to enable rapid, low-cost drone deployment for modern defense.

Defense Tech, Autonomous Systems, Advanced Manufacturing

Connecting specialized global experts with leading labs to train AI models and chatbots through an automated, AI-powered hiring and interviewing platform.

AI, HR Tech, Talent Acquisition

Integrating diverse data sources from sea to space to deliver real-time geospatial intelligence and sustainable space situational awareness for global operators.

Space Tech, Geospatial Intelligence, Aerospace

Operating a global decentralized information market that allows users to trade on the outcome of future events, using blockchain transparency to surface real-time probabilistic truth and market sentiment.

Blockchain, Prediction Markets, FinTech, Web3

Transforming military capabilities by building software-defined, autonomous defense systems powered by the Lattice AI platform to provide a persistent advantage across land, sea, air, and space.

Defense Tech, Autonomous Systems, AI, Aerospace

Scaling the future of manufacturing by building autonomous, space-based laboratories and orbital reentry capsules that leverage microgravity to develop next-generation pharmaceuticals and high-value materials for Earth.

Space Tech, Aerospace, Biotech, Advanced Manufacturing

Transforming intelligent automation by building a vertically integrated portfolio of cognitive and humanoid robots powered by the Neuraverse Physical AI platform to solve global labor shortages and autonomously assist humans across industrial, commercial, and domestic environments.

Robotics, AI, Industrial Automation, Advanced Manufacturing

Developing open and efficient frontier AI models, tools, and enterprise systems that give organizations control over their AI future.

AI, Foundation Models, Open-Source Software

Combining robotics, autonomy, and industrial infrastructure to transform mines, food production, and transport.

Robotics, Physical AI, Industrial Automation

The Partners

Professional venture capital principals and seasoned entrepreneurs with deep-domain expertise in cybersecurity, fintech, and frontier technology.
Portrait of founder and managing partner, Krasimir Kehayov.

Krasimir Kehayov

Managing Partner
Portrait of partner, Angel Angelov.

Angel Angelov

Founding Partner
Portrait of partner, Milen Manev.

Milen Manev

Partner

Emil Petkov

Partner

Dimitar Karaivanov

Partner
Portrait of partner, Momchil Zarev.

Momchil Zarev

Partner
Portrait of partner, Velin Kerkov.

Velin Kerkov

Partner
Portrait of partner, Danail Petkov.

Danail Petkov

Partner

Veselin Stoyanov

Partner

The Associates

Joined by 100+ sophisticated investors and family offices
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Portrait of Georgi Ganev, an associate investor, investing alongside ODC Ventures' partners.
Portrait of Jeko Kolev, an associate investor, investing alongside ODC Ventures' partners.
Portrait of the founding partner's beloved cat, Bagira. Tongue in cheek joke about long-term investing.
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Investment Track Record

ODC Ventures is a group of experienced high net worth investors with wide ranging business and entrepreneurial experience, providing more than just capital — we open doors, ask the right questions, and help founders scale efficiently. These are some of our past investments.
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