NRG Ventures is a seed investor focusing on global b2b software-based startups with visionary founders originally from the CIS countries (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus,..). Founded by experienced IT entrepreneur (ex VP Mail Ru Group) and venture capital investor (ex-director at FortRoss). Incorporated in the US, $50m target size, launched in 2021. CIS founders (Russian, Ukrainian, Belorussian) are performing better than non-CIS founders for the last few years. Examples: Revolut, Arrival, Miro, Grammarly, Nginx, etc. (Google, WhatsApp, PayPal are founded by CIS founders as well). In addition, 8 out of 20 startups (40%) at the last Alchemist batch (Feb’2021) are CIS/Russian-speaking founders. The revenue of startups with Russian-speaking founders is on average almost 9 times higher than the revenue of other startups We invest in undervalued CIS founders on a seed-stage before they scale up globally. It allows us to expect at least a 10x increase in its valuation from $10m to $100m in 2-3 years. We already invested in few deals to date: Qvalon – mobile SaaS for retailers to manage in-store quality, compliance, and staff. 75+ customers in 5 countries. Backed by Alchemist accelerator. UVL Robotics – drone-based autonomous AI inventory solution. In-house built drones and software solutions for multiple industrial needs. Clients: PepsiCo, FM Logistic, Henkel, Unilever, Toyota. Backed by Alchemist accelerator. AMAI io – leading AI technology transforming text into a real human voice with emotions. Several large corporate clients; 3,000+ potential clients are on the waitlist. The founders of startups choose us in priority because we understand their needs and really help them with business growth. We have a strong trust reputation in local Russian-speaking founders' communities which allows us to cover almost all selected deal flow and to get early priority access to deals. We have selected and analyzed several more deals we are ready to invest in. Join us and get a great Return on Investment! http://nrgvc.com/

We built a comprehensive startup ecosystem around Russian-speaking founders. We really help our startups with scaling their business globally. As a result, the most promising startups come to us directly. We have a strong trust reputation in local Russian-speaking founders' communities which allows us to cover almost all selected deal flow and to get early priority access to seed/late seed deals.