Begin Capital
Private | |
ISIN | 🆔 |
Industry | Venture capital |
Founded 📆 | 2019 |
Founder 👔 | |
Headquarters 🏙️ | London, United Kingdom |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Members | |
Number of employees | 3 |
🌐 Website | www.begincl.com |
📇 Address | |
📞 telephone | |
Begin Capital is a venture capital fund, founded in 2019[1][2][3]. The company is headquartered in London, United Kingdom[2].
Begin Capital invests in early-stage start-ups all across the world, primarily in Europe and the USA. The fund's portfolio is mainly comprised of software companies, marketplaces, and artificial intelligence projects[4].
History[edit]
Begin Capital fund was established in 2019 by Alex Menn and Ruslan Sarkisyan. Currently partners have two funds under management: the first fund is industry-agnostic with a portfolio of 7 companies[4], the second one is with a focus in artificial intelligence[5]. Prior to establishing the fund, Ruslan and Alex have spent more than 10 years in venture capital, finances, and start-ups industries.[5]
The first investment of Begin Capital was the UK-based start-up Mercaux[2]. Along with Mercaux, the fund has invested in such companies as Woom[6], FundraiseUp[5], Vamstar[7], Bulbshare[5], Zadaa[8].
Begin Capital has exited from Samokat in 2020[9].
References[edit]
- ↑ "Бизнес-ангел Алексей Менн запустил венчурный фонд на $30 млн" (in русский). Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Team, The Startup Grind (2021-03-24). "VC Corner Q&A: Alex Menn of Begin Capital". Medium. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ↑ Хабибрахимов, Альберт (2019-02-01). "Инвестор Алексей Менн объявил о запуске венчурного фонда на $30 млн — Финансы на vc.ru". vc.ru. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Begin Capital | Portfolio Companies". begincl.com. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Looking for pirates, robots, and winners, a profile of Begin Capital". Maddyness UK. 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ↑ Tucker, Charlotte (2020-05-21). "Madrid-based WOOM lands €2 million to boost its femtech health solutions". EU-Startups. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ↑ "London-based B2B-healthcare marketplace Vamstar receives USD 1.7m". BTOV. 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ↑ "Zadaa Closes €4m Series-A". nfrontventures.com. Retrieved 2021-04-06. Unknown parameter
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ignored (help) - ↑ Дейнека, Дарья (2020-04-20). "Инвестор Алексей Менн о проблемах российских стартапов, сильных основателях и инвестициях в «Самокат» — Финансы на vc.ru". vc.ru. Retrieved 2021-04-07.
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