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We invest time,
not just money

We invest time,
not just money

We invest time,
not just money

We believe that venture capital only makes sense when it truly helps build better companies.

Not every good business should be venture-backed. And that is perfectly fine. Our role is not to push founders into a path that does not fit their company, but to invest where capital, time and partnership genuinely accelerate long-term value creation.

That belief shapes how we work.

We take time before we invest. We go deep into understanding the people behind the company, the real problem being solved, and whether the business logic holds under pressure. We look beyond decks and narratives. We listen to customers. We challenge assumptions. We test unit economics and financial logic early, because surprises after the investment are the most expensive ones.

Many funds optimize for speed. We optimize for understanding.
Slower before the decision, faster after it.

We often say no to good businesses. Not because they are weak, but because they are not designed for the venture path. Sometimes the market is too calm. Sometimes the economics do not scale in a venture model. Sometimes founders’ expectations are better aligned with bootstrapping than with VC-driven growth. In those cases, saying no is the most honest decision we can make.

When we do invest, we commit fully.

We see ourselves as partners, not just capital providers. We go hand in hand with founders through both good and difficult moments. Our time, attention and involvement are our skin in the game. That is how we show trust, belief and genuine care for the company.

We invest in people we would want to work with. In problems that truly exist outside presentations. In businesses that make sense not only as stories, but as systems that can grow, endure and compound.

If you are looking for a fast term sheet, we are not the right fund.
If you want an investor who will challenge your business before investing and stand with you after, we are.

2025 - present

We are starting the investment period and are going to support more than a dozen early-stage tech startups

2025 - present

We are starting the investment period and are going to support more than a dozen early-stage tech startups

2025 - present

We are starting the investment period and are going to support more than a dozen early-stage tech startups

2024

We raise PLN 45 million for new Venture Capital fund DOV.VC including being one of the first 4 funds to be backed by PFR Ventures in Starter 2.0 programme.

2024

We raise PLN 45 million for new Venture Capital fund DOV.VC including being one of the first 4 funds to be backed by PFR Ventures in Starter 2.0 programme.

2024

We raise PLN 45 million for new Venture Capital fund DOV.VC including being one of the first 4 funds to be backed by PFR Ventures in Starter 2.0 programme.

2021

A fully private Venture Builder Digital Ocean Ventures is being established, where we are investing and developing 6 projects in the fintech and digital transformation fields.

2021

A fully private Venture Builder Digital Ocean Ventures is being established, where we are investing and developing 6 projects in the fintech and digital transformation fields.

2021

A fully private Venture Builder Digital Ocean Ventures is being established, where we are investing and developing 6 projects in the fintech and digital transformation fields.

From zero to one - and beyond.

office@digitalocean.ventures

Digital Ocean Ventures Starter sp. z o.o.
KRS: 0001128534
NIP: 7011223871

CIC Warsaw, ul. Chmielna 73,
00-801 Warszawa, Polska

Copyright ©Digital Ocean Ventures 2026

From zero to one - and beyond.

office@digitalocean.ventures

CIC Warsaw, ul. Chmielna 73,
00-801 Warszawa, Polska

Digital Ocean Ventures Starter
sp. z o.o.
KRS: 0001128534
NIP: 7011223871

Copyright ©Digital Ocean Ventures 2026

From zero to one - and beyond.

office@digitalocean.ventures

Digital Ocean Ventures Starter
sp. z o.o.
KRS: 0001128534
NIP: 7011223871

CIC Warsaw, ul. Chmielna 73,
00-801 Warszawa, Polska

Copyright ©Digital Ocean Ventures 2026