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Black River Ventures

North America, Midland, Cayman Islands, Grand Cayman

Description

Black River Ventures is an early and growth stage VC firm focused on European market

Investor Profile

Black River Ventures has made 13 investments, with 0 in the past 12 months and 15% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Series C (54%)
  • Debt Financing (8%)
  • Series E (8%)
  • Series D (8%)
  • Series B (8%)
  • Series Unknown (8%)
  • Series A (8%)

Country Focus

  • United States (46%)
  • Russian Federation (23%)
  • Germany (15%)
  • Israel (8%)
  • United Kingdom (8%)

Industry Focus

  • Fintech
  • Saas
  • Financial Services
  • E-commerce
  • Software
  • Internet
  • Payments
  • Banking
  • Credit
  • Mobile
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Who does Black River Ventures frequently co-invest with?

Agility Capital
North America, California, United States, Santa Barbara
Co-Investments: 1
Co-Investments: 1
Acorn Pacific Ventures
North America, California, United States, Santa Clara
Co-Investments: 1
Amazon Alexa Fund
North America, Washington, United States, Seattle
Co-Investments: 1
Ventura Capital
Asia, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Dubai
Co-Investments: 2
IFC Venture Capital Group
North America, District of Columbia, United States, Washington
Co-Investments: 2
Project A Ventures
Europe, Berlin, Germany, Berlin
Co-Investments: 2
Mouro Capital
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 2
AGO Partners
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Co-Investments: 1
RI
Europe, Moscow City, Russian Federation, Moscow
Co-Investments: 2

Which angels does Black River Ventures often collaborate with?

LB
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
ML
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Black River Ventures?

Vesttoo

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

Vesttoo is a marketplace for non-catastrophe insurance-based risk transfer and investments.

Asset ManagementFinanceFinTechInsuranceInsurTech
Series COct 25, 2022
Amount Raised: $80,000,000
TransferGo

London, England, United Kingdom

TransferGo offers international money transfers for both migrant workers & businesses using their digital account-to-account business model.

B2BBusiness IntelligenceFinancial ServicesFinTechPayments
Series CSep 30, 2021
Amount Raised: $50,000,000
Upgrade

San Francisco, California, United States

Upgrade is a fintech company that offers credit and mobile banking to mainstream consumers.

BankingCreditFinancial ServicesFinTechMobile
Series EAug 11, 2021
Amount Raised: $105,000,000
Upgrade

San Francisco, California, United States

Upgrade is a fintech company that offers credit and mobile banking to mainstream consumers.

BankingCreditFinancial ServicesFinTechMobile
Series DJun 17, 2020
Amount Raised: $40,000,000
nu3

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

nu3 is a supplier of nutrients.

Consumer GoodsE-CommerceFood and BeverageHealth CareInternetNutritionWellness
Series UnknownNov 22, 2016
Ayla Networks

Milpitas, California, United States

Ayla Networks' Internet of Things (IoT) platform-as-a-service (PaaS) delivers industry-leading device management and application enablement.

Internet of ThingsSaaSSoftware
Series CJun 27, 2016
Amount Raised: $39,000,000
Coursera

Mountain View, California, United States

Coursera is an online education company that partners with universities and organizations to offer classes on their platform.

E-LearningEdTechEducationInternet
Series COct 27, 2015
Amount Raised: $11,600,000
Marqeta

Oakland, California, United States

Marqeta is a card issuing platform that provides infrastructure and tools to help companies build and manage payment programs.

Credit CardsCryptocurrencyDebit CardsFinTechPayments
Series COct 27, 2015
Amount Raised: $25,000,000
Petnet

Los Angeles, California, United States

Petnet is a connected pet device company that offers a pet analytics platform to find solutions for fundamental problems of petcare.

HardwarePetRoboticsSoftware
Debt FinancingOct 25, 2015
Wine in Black

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

Wine in Black ist ein exklusiver Online-Shop für alle Weinliebhaber und Freunde des guten Geschmacks!

E-CommerceLogisticsWine And Spirits
Series CMay 19, 2015