Vest Ventures

About Vest Ventures

Western Romania's first regional VC fund. Co-financed through EU West Regional Program 2021-2027. ~€6M allocated for direct pre-seed investments with 4 acceleration cohorts starting March 2026.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionRomania

Funding StagePre Seed

Industry Focus

Enterprise Software

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Proven small biz owner, <$5M rev, scalable model

small-cap PE

venture building

sales acceleration

angel syndicate

North America

Bullish Signals

20+ years investing experienceexternal

Multi-model: PE, VC, syndicate, builderexternal

11–50 team, hands-on operator supportexternal

Injects capital, talent & digital opslinkedin

Buy/sell/invest/scale — full lifecyclelinkedin

Active website: vestventures.com confirmedlinkedin

Contrarian Signals

All industries — no sector focusexternal

Small-cap only, limited upside ceilingexternal

Privately held — no fund transparencylinkedin

Founder Do's

Show proven business model

Revenue under $5M

Demonstrate large addressable market

Show sound unit economics

Open to capital + talent injection

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch pre-revenue concepts

Don't ignore operational metrics

Don't pitch outside North America

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€17M

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Key People

Startup Wise Guys, Cowork Timișoara