# 500 Emerging Europe: portfolio, investments and team

> 500 Emerging Europe is a vc firm based in United States. 25 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Jan 2026.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-emerging-europe (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# 500 Emerging Europe

Last cheque observed Jan 2026; 25 cheques on record.

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Pre-seed Seed Series A Technology

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**13%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 25 on record

Since the last cheque **304** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$2.8M** Rounds led **0 of 25** Sole investor **7 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 61%**

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## 500 Emerging Europe highlights

- 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Pre-seed: 72% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 7 rounds, median $1.0M

## What they do

> Our mission is to back defensible technology companies From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Technology
- **Based in:** Pleasant Hill, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **25 appearances**

- **2026** 1 round
- **Jan** **[Vidoc Security Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/vidoc-security-lab)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **2025** 6 rounds
- **May** **[DiffuseDrive](https://millionrounds.com/company/diffusedrive)** Seed · US · TechStartups **$3.5M** With 3 others
- **May** **[The Swarm](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-swarm)** Seed · US **$8.0M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Lonca](https://millionrounds.com/company/lonca)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **May** **[Layer AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/layer-ai)** Seed · US **$6.5M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Axoflow](https://millionrounds.com/company/axoflow)** Seed · GB · EBRD Venture Capital **$7.0M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[FineDine](https://millionrounds.com/company/finedine)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 2 others
- **2024** 7 rounds
- **Dec** **[Agave Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/agave-games)** Series A · TR **$18M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Cypher Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/cypher-games)** Seed · US **$10M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Refine](https://millionrounds.com/company/refine)** Seed · US **$2.8M** With 3 others
- **May** **[Pythagora](https://millionrounds.com/company/pythagora)** Seed · US **$4.0M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Ubicloud](https://millionrounds.com/company/ubicloud)** Seed · US **$16M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Pine Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/pine-games)** Pre-seed · TR **$2.3M** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[BLISKO](https://millionrounds.com/company/blisko)** Venture · PL **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2023** 5 rounds
- **Nov** **[Heltia](https://millionrounds.com/company/heltia)** Seed · TR **$4.7M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Evidose](https://millionrounds.com/company/evidose)** Pre-seed · PL **$500K** Sole investor
- **May** **[Frantic Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/frantic-games)** Pre-seed · TR **$2.4M** Sole investor
- **Mar** **[Kolay](https://millionrounds.com/company/kolay)** Secondary · TR **$500K** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[Kubeark](https://millionrounds.com/company/kubeark)** Pre-seed · US **$2.8M** With 3 others
- **2022** 3 rounds
- **Sept** **[Synnada](https://millionrounds.com/company/synnada)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Kondukto](https://millionrounds.com/company/kondukto)** Seed · US **$1.0M** Sole investor
- **Apr** **[Altogic](https://millionrounds.com/company/altogic)** Seed · TR **$1.0M** With 1 other
- **2021** 2 rounds
- **Aug** **[Ango AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/ango-ai)** Pre-seed · US **$720K** Sole investor
- **Jan** **[Inofab Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/inofab-health)** Series A **$1.5M** With 2 others
- **2018** 1 round
- **Dec** **[Cloudpipes](https://millionrounds.com/company/cloudpipes)** Seed **$569K** With 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Who backs their funds

## 1 LP on record in 500 Emerging Europe's funds

- **Funds:** 1

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies. Source: an LP list.

- [**Yildiz Ventures** 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yildiz-ventures) Fund Vintage Committed 500 Emerging Europe - -

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$2.8M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.0M**

Led 0 of 25 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 7 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Jan 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *13*
- Pre-seed said *5*
- Venture *4*
- Series A said *2*
- Secondary *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) 6
- [Credo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/credo-ventures) 3
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 3
- [LAUNCHub Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launchub-ventures) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as 500 Emerging Europe. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

[**500 Global** Angel **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Credo Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/credo-ventures)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**LAUNCHub Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/launchub-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies 500 Emerging Europe put money into.

[**Vidoc Security Lab** Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/vidoc-security-lab)[**DiffuseDrive** $3.5M · May 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/diffusedrive)[**The Swarm** $8.0M · May 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-swarm)[**Lonca** May 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/lonca)[**Axoflow** $7.0M · Jan 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/axoflow)[**FineDine** $1.0M · Jan 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/finedine)

## Quick answers about 500 Emerging Europe

### What does 500 Emerging Europe invest in?

500 Emerging Europe invests most often at Seed and Pre-seed (72% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Technology.

### How active is 500 Emerging Europe?

25 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2026.

### What has 500 Emerging Europe invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Vidoc Security Lab (Venture, Jan 2026), DiffuseDrive (Seed, May 2025) and The Swarm (Seed, May 2025).

### How big are 500 Emerging Europe's cheques?

The median round it joins is $2.8M.

### Does 500 Emerging Europe lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 25 investments on record names it as the lead.

### Where does 500 Emerging Europe invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (61%), Türkiye (26%) and Poland (9%).

### Is 500 Emerging Europe investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does 500 Emerging Europe invest alongside?

Most often 500 Global (6 rounds together), Credo Ventures (3 rounds together) and Y Combinator (3 rounds together).

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