🇵🇱🇬🇧🇩🇪Aper Ventures

Aper Ventures is a Warsaw-based venture capital firm founded in 2019, specializing in deep tech and hardware startups with global ambitions. The fund operates under a co-investment model, often partnering with angel investors and institutional backers to support early-stage companies from post-seed to Series A.

Key Highlights:

• Investment Focus: Deep tech, hardware, IoT, manufacturing, medtech, energy, and retail innovation.
• Ticket Size: Typically between €1 million and €4 million per investment.
• Geographic Scope: Primarily Poland, but also active across Europe — including Germany and the UK.
• Portfolio Companies: Includes names like Reef Factory, AP-Tech, Inuru, KSM Vision, and Apeiron Synthesis— all operating in high-tech or industrial innovation sectors2.
• Track Record: Over 30 investments and 11 exits, including companies like Whisbear, Coolomat, and Surge Cloud.
• Funding Source: Backed by PFR Open Innovations and other European innovation programs, with assets under management exceeding PLN 130 million.

Team & Philosophy:

The core team includes experienced partners such as Jacek Błoński, Piotr Sławski, Bartosz Składzień, and Luigi Amati.

Their approach blends technical expertise with a strong emphasis on founder support, aiming to help startups scale internationally while maintaining technological edge.

🔹 Website: https://aperventures.com

🔹 Type: Venture Capital 

🔹 Year Founded: 2019

🔹 Corporate Office: Poland 

🔹 Investor Status: Actively investing 

🔹 Investment Stage: Post-seed to Series A.