bValue Fund

bValue Fund is a Warsaw-based venture capital firm that invests in technology and technology-enabled companies across Central and Eastern Europe. Founded in 2016, it operates both seed and growth funds, backing entrepreneurs from early stages through to more mature businesses. In growth rounds it typically writes cheques of between EUR 5 million and EUR 15 million, and it often acts as the first institutional investor in the companies it selects.

The firm's investment criteria are specific. It targets companies with proven business models, evidence of profitability and further growth potential, and it states that it aligns its interests with the founders and managers building each business. Where capital alone would be insufficient, it pairs its investment with practical operational and strategic support, positioning itself as a long-term partner to the teams it backs.

That support is delivered principally through bValue Bench, a network of more than 50 experts who work with portfolio companies across seven domains: strategy, sales, marketing, talent, technology, finance and data analytics. The network is oriented towards go-to-market execution and day-to-day operations, giving companies access to specialist capacity in functions that early and growth-stage teams often lack internally.

Across its activities, bValue Fund concentrates on a single vertical - technology - and a single region, Central and Eastern Europe, a market where institutional capital at growth stage remains comparatively scarce relative to Western Europe. Its remit spans seed investing, growth investing and hands-on help with strategy and operations.