BADideas.fund

Estonia
Pre Seed
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About BADideas.fund

BADideas.fund is a venture capital firm based in Estonia, focusing on Pre-Seed stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in AI/ML, E-Commerce, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionEstonia
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Ai Ml
Ecommerce
Saas

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Bold CEE/Baltic early-stage B2B or marketplace founder

Pre-seed & Seed
Baltics & CEE
B2B
Marketplaces
Global Ambition

Bullish Signals

250+ operator/founder community membersexternal
Advisors include Printful, Shopify, Twilio alumniexternal
Weeks-not-months decision speedexternal
Founder-friendly, no-interference termsexternal
Network scaled $0→$50M+ ARR foundersexternal
4-step no-frills process confirmedexternal
Open to all sectors beyond B2B/marketplaceswebsite

Contrarian Signals

Community-led — GP identity unclearexternal
CEE-only geographic focus limits scopeexternal
No fund size or check size disclosedexternal

Founder Do's

Be globally ambitious from day one
Have B2B or marketplace focus
Apply if based in Baltics/CEE
Expect fast decisions — weeks not months
Embrace founder-friendly standardized docs

Founder Don'ts

Don't expect late-stage funding
Don't pitch without global ambition
Don't expect custom deal terms

Key GPs & Partners

RN
Ruslan Nazarenko
Community Member / Advisor
GrowthGTMOperator
SG
Suhas Ghante
Community Member / Advisor
3x FounderFundraising500 Startups
RB
Roberts Bernans
Community Member / Advisor
ExitOpen BankingB2B
AB
Andrius Baranauskas
Community Member / Advisor
MarketplacesShopifyScale
SA
Simona Andrijauskaite
Community Member / Advisor
Enterprise SaaS12x GrowthOperator
DS
Davis Siksnans
Community Member / Advisor
UnicornScaleOperator
LL
Lauris Lietavietis
Community Member / Advisor
ExitSalesGrowth
MG
Miranda Gottlieb
Community Member / Advisor
Marketing0→UnicornScale
GG
Girts Graudins
Community Member / Advisor
EngineeringTech ScaleTwilio

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$22M
Saves0

Key People

Raimonds Kulbergs

Ruslan NazarenkoCommunity Member / Advisor
Suhas GhanteCommunity Member / Advisor
Roberts BernansCommunity Member / Advisor
Andrius BaranauskasCommunity Member / Advisor
Simona AndrijauskaiteCommunity Member / Advisor
Davis SiksnansCommunity Member / Advisor
Lauris LietavietisCommunity Member / Advisor
Miranda GottliebCommunity Member / Advisor
Girts GraudinsCommunity Member / Advisor

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