Tectonic Ventures

As a "first money in" investor, we support founders in gaining their first momentum. ROCKET FUEL We invest in DACH-based technology-driven B2B startups in pre-seed and early seed rounds. BIZDEV BOOST We catalyze your market entry with our network of more than 100 executives from Scale-ups, mid-sized and large enterprises. FAST-TRACK FUNDRAISING We streamline the communication with other Angel and VC investors for your current and future funding rounds. FAMILY ACCESS We multiply your social capital with access to our community of experienced founders, industry professionals and domain experts.

We look to become a vital ecosystem partner for the technological visionary and unleash the power of data together to pioneer a modern, technology-driven society through increased democratisation and augmentation for all. Thesis The evolution of the internet over the times has certainly made our lives easier. However, it is not a perfect world - many inefficiencies still exist despite a continuously-involving user demand. Technological entrepreneurs are here to change the world for the better by eliminating difficulties using their creativity and drive. TRTL Ventures is here to assist these visionary entrepreneurs to realise their vision right from the beginning. We guide them in surfacing user demand to help them develop their best products to reach their full business potential. Investment belief As internet businesses onboard more users by providing unprecedented convenience and accessibility to information, user demands have become more visible in the form of data. In the new business paradigm, it is not merely about convenience, but about augmenting lives too. Unlocking this data through deeper technologies such as AI, blockchain, robotics, quantum computing, biotechnology and more is the key to doing so. TRTL Ventures backs early-stage startups that are building a dominant virtual platform with a solid data acquisition strategy in place, such that they are in the best position to solve problems through DeepTech solutions. Geographical focus India represents the perfect setting for technology to bloom upon her rich and diverse data pool. The importance of data-oriented tactics in a startups’ growth strategy has been more and more critical, particularly in DeepTech development. We highly expect India to leverage her own demographic and deep talent resources of ambitious entrepreneurs, managers and engineers to build a unique DeepTech-based economy to become one of the world’s leading tech-oriented markets. TRTL Ventures aims to nurture the seeds of the Indian story and contribute to the global scaling of these promising startups. Ecosystem for success Throughout the next few decades, TRTL Ventures is looking to build an unique ecosystem connecting all stakeholders, including founders, employees, investors, business partners and end-users, to elevate the tech landscape towards its next step. We are introducing our debut fund to invest in the seeds of the next big innovations to build the foundations of the next economy.

We’re EQT Ventures, a VC built by former founders and operators ready to support the next generation of global winners. Building a global tech company is challenging. We know because we’ve done it too. Without the right people around you, getting to great is almost impossible. That’s why we decided to create EQT Ventures, a new kind of VC, the VC we always wanted on our own startup journeys. A VC that is accessible, supportive and fully committed. A partner that knows what it takes to put everything on the line. A VC built to serve the founders it backs. From offices in Stockholm, London, Berlin, Paris and San Francisco, we invest in and support entrepreneurs building the next-generation of global winners. Entrepreneurs will always be at the core of everything we do. We’re entrepreneurs at heart and there’s nothing we thrive from more than working with founders. No matter where you are on your journey or the challenges you face, chances are we’ve been there too and can overcome them together.

We’re investing expertise, capital and our network to accelerate businesses and bring bold ideas to life. Acceleration Capital: A catalyst for change Acceleration Capital is for the long run. Real growth takes more than a one-time investment. It needs a partner who’s there for the ups, the downs, and everything in between. The boldest ideas need patience and vision to see things through, and a team to do the same. Acceleration Capital finds growth in unlikely places. Exciting opportunities aren’t always in front of us. We explore the left-field and the overlooked corners, spotting hidden potential. Acceleration Capital scales through process, frameworks and rigour. The opportunity is just the spark. Acceleration Capital knows the journey inside out. Bringing experience from a proven track record of building and scaling businesses and working through the day-to-day challenges that lead to success. Our valuesReimagine the box: Anti-status quo is in our soul. We seek out fresh and effective approaches to build from solid foundations. We bring in diverse people, partners and perspectives to step into new ways of thinking. People who can challenge the team with clarity and respect will thrive in our culture. Connect the dots: We spark ideas off each other and bring an experimental approach to what we do. We’re at our best when all the individual parts come together into new opportunities. We look for team members who can focus on what matters now to create impact for the long term. Be like bamboo: Our flexibility builds resilience. In the face of challenge and uncertainty, we grow from strength to strength. We’re pragmatic in a way that doesn’t impede our pace and progress. We want people who embrace every opportunity to grow themselves, our culture, and our business. Deliver the exceptional: Collectively, we want to achieve results that make us proud. Everyone has the responsibility to create an environment where we can deliver better and play to our strengths. We expect each other to look for opportunities to create more value for our business and the entrepreneurs we partner with. Why join Tsugu?A network of experts: You’ll bring your experience to work alongside our network of experts and successful entrepreneurs. Freedom to be flexible: We trust you to deliver and invite you to work in a way that works for your life. Grow as we grow: We’ll prioritise your professional development and focus on quality feedback. Be at the cutting edge: We’re at the forefront of the tech sector and reinventing the traditional investment model. Recognised and rewarded: We offer performance-led reward where everyone in the team shares in the win.

We look for the biggest waves of innovation and we back the most ambitious founders who dare to ride those waves. We commit to be 100% by their side as a partner on their journey. That’s how big change is made together. Our Investment PhilosophyWe back founders who have what it takes. We back those who can back themselves. That means they also have the muscle, grit and secrets to do it right. We invest in digital businesses with network effects. Making big change means affecting as many nodes in the network as possible, whether that’s people or businesses. We invest in digital platforms because they are powerful, defensible and scalable models when they achieve network effects. We believe in European-led. We believe that Europe is a market well positioned to play a critical role on the global tech stage and emerging European unicorns attest to this. We may focus on investing in Europe for now but we back those whose goal is the world. We are hands on and we’re in it for the long term. When we’re in, we’re fully in. We are dedicated to our Founders because our relationships are built on a shared vision and passion to better the world. We know it’s a long journey until we can get there, so we’re here for the long haul. We bring all we can to the table. As ex-entrepreneurs, we know it takes more than money to breed a unicorn, so we bring as much real expertise and support as we can to our Founders. We curate operational experts in every field, we partner with leading providers for our portfolio, and we are there on speed dial for when our Founders need us-that’s what it takes for Founder Success.

Frontier Ventures is a venture fund investing in early-stage technology companies with network effects in the United States and globally. Our investment team is based in the United States. The fund was founded by serial entrepreneur Dmitry Alimov, co-founder of IVI.TV, the largest video service for Russian-speaking consumers worldwide serving over 60 million users globally. Frontier Ventures partners with talented entrepreneurs to help them build global market-leading businesses. We stand out by helping our portfolio companies scale globally in Europe and Asia where our partners have access to strong networks of technology entrepreneurs, investors, and tech company executives. We open these powerful networks to the companies we invest in, which helps them scale across borders faster. We also help our portfolio companies raise follow-on financing by giving them access to more than 1,000 US and global VC, growth funds, and family offices where we have long-term business relationships. Our founding team has more than 30 years of collective experience in venture investing, having backed over 50 early-stage companies. Frontier Ventures is backed by family offices, technology entrepreneurs, and financial investors as limited partners. Most of our limited partners are current or former technology entrepreneurs. WHY ARE WE CALLED “FRONTIER VENTURES”? In the history of the exploration of North America, the term “Frontier” was used to determine the boundary between inhabited and unknown territory, where from the 18th to the 20th centuries, settlers developed new areas. Unlimited free land in this zone was available, and thus offered the psychological sense of unlimited opportunity. This, in turn, had many consequences such as optimism, future orientation, and shedding of restraints due to land scarcity. The development of new land to the West and the North of the United States became a catalyst for the settlement of the North American continent and its subsequent rapid economic development. By analogy, the name of our fund – Frontier Ventures – is intended to symbolize the limitless possibilities that are open to entrepreneurs and investors in the development of the software and Internet. Our team and our entrepreneur partners share the spirit of optimism and belief in success, combined with a rational willingness to take risks to achieve great goals, which at one time united the North American pioneers, during their advance towards the unknown.