Flyer One Ventures

Day-to-day execution and decision-making are run by a core team that includes a General Partner and a Co-founder and Partner, supported by a Partner and an investment committee. The final investment committee review is the seventh step of the firm's eight-step process, meaning committee approval is required before extending an offer.

Sourcing leans heavily on the network built by its founders as operators of one of the largest tech companies in CEE. The firm filters for 'dollar-DNA' founders — second-time entrepreneurs or former startup executives with strong founder-market fit — and encourages ongoing relationships with startups it passes on, often tracking them until a later round.

The firm operates as a direct investor, not a fund-of-funds. Its capital goes directly into pre-seed and seed-stage companies, typically writing checks between €350k and €1.5M per company. There is no public indication of LP commitments to third-party funds.

The firm targets pre-seed and seed stages, seeking companies that are post-MVP with some initial traction — pilot projects, first clients, or early users. The majority of its portfolio sits at the seed stage, and over 55% of companies have subsequently raised a Series A.

The firm explicitly states it does not typically invest in hardware, crypto, web3, game-development studios, capital-intensive businesses, or deep tech. Its focus remains on application-layer software with clear unit economics, leaning into enterprise SaaS, fintech, edtech, and consumer tech.

The capital and operational DNA come from the founders' prior success scaling one of the largest product-technology companies in the CEE region. The firm does not publish individual principal names alongside specific wealth-origin disclosures, but markets itself entirely around this operator-led, entrepreneur-built legacy.

Flyer One Ventures has not publicly outlined a formal co-investment program with external GPs. Its primary model is direct lead or participation in seed rounds, where it aims to serve as the most helpful VC on the cap table through hands-on operational support rather than passive co-investment.