Sergey Tokarev’s Ukrainian investment fund Roosh Ventures entered the top 50 investors in France and the Benelux
Investment fund Roosh Ventures, which invests in technology startups in different regions of the world, became the first and only Ukrainian representative in the Sifted ranking. It took 43rd place in the top 50 lenders and investors in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. In addition, three portfolio companies — Folk, Alma and Gladia — entered the list of the region’s fastest-growing startups. This was announced by Sergey Tokarev, a co-founder of Roosh Ventures, investor and technology entrepreneur.
Sifted Ranking: How the Ukrainian Venture Fund Achieved This
Leading European media outlet Sifted specialises in startups and technology businesses, analyses the venture capital market, compiles authoritative rankings and covers news. When evaluating companies, it considers a set of criteria, including the quality of the formed portfolio, the player’s impact on the development of the local ecosystem and the intensity of completed deals.
Three Roosh Ventures portfolio companies were recognised by Sifted:
- Folk creates a CRM platform that gives people, rather than algorithms, control over business relationships.
- Alma is scaling a powerful payment system with a focus on the model of responsible consumption.
- Gladia develops infrastructure based on artificial intelligence for speech analysis and transcription.
This selection, which brings together innovations from different sectors, demonstrates the fund’s overall investment priorities.
“The appearance of a venture fund from Ukraine among the best demonstrates that the place of registration is no longer a determining factor for the scaling and competitiveness of venture capital. Previously, most positions were allocated to local European funds, so the presence of a Ukrainian player on this list makes it stand out against the general background,” says Sergey Tokarev.
The entrepreneur is confident that this result became possible precisely because of Roosh Ventures’ approach to selecting projects.
“What happened is not a coincidence. It cannot be called an ordinary line in a ranking. By entering the top 50 investors in France and the Benelux, we proved that Ukrainian venture funds are already playing in the top league among European countries,” says co-founder of Roosh Ventures.
The result of the Sifted ranking, which included Roosh Ventures and three of its portfolio companies, is becoming part of a broader trend in which Ukrainian investment and technology teams are increasingly becoming competitors to Western players. For an investor who operates at the intersection of business, technology and social impact, the presence of the venture fund in a European ranking is proof of the right strategy, not an end in itself.
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