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One Way Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 70 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $31M, Jan 2026VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AImmigrant FoundersFirst-generationSecond-generation

Deploying now
47%of best year9cheques in 12 months, 70 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$7.5MCheque size, as they say$250K – $1.0MRounds led3 of 70Sole investor1 roundsMostly inUnited States, 84%
Pitch One Way Ventures

One Way Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    9 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Seed: 66% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $2.7M

What they do

Semyon Dukach named top VC in New England by Boston Globe NewsFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$250K – $1.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries A
Sectors
Immigrant FoundersFirst-generationSecond-generation
Based in
Boston, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first70 appearances

  1. 2026

    7 rounds

  2. Sept
    HelogenSeed · US$7.1MWith 2 others
  3. Aug
    Corvus RoboticsVenture · US$20MWith 2 others
  4. May
    MomentusUS$25MWith 3 others
  5. May
    Helm.aiVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  6. Jan
    Billdr ProSeed · CA$3.2MWith 4 others
  7. Jan
    MomentusUS$5.0MWith 3 others
  8. Jan
    TiveVenture · US$20MWith 4 others
  9. 2025

    12 rounds

  10. Dec
    DestinusDebt · CH$59MWith 4 others
  11. Nov
    DeductionPre-seed · US · AlleyWatch$2.8MLed
  12. Oct
    Helm.aiVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  13. Oct
    ProvisionSeed · CA$7.0MWith 4 others
  14. Sept
    QashioVentureUndisclosedWith 4 others
  15. Jul
    KoverlyVenture · US$19MWith 1 other
  16. Jun
    Lazarus AIVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  17. Jun
    BotpressSeries B · CA$25MWith 4 others
  18. Apr
    ImmuneBridgeVenture · US$5.6MWith 4 others
  19. Mar
    LazarusVentureUndisclosedWith 3 others
  20. Feb
    Lynk GlobalSeries B · US$85MWith 3 others
  21. Feb
    Influ2Venture · US$3.3MWith 2 others
  22. 2024

    16 rounds

  23. Nov
    NimUS · Firms' own news pagesUndisclosedLed
  24. Nov
    ImpiloSeries A · US$12MWith 2 others
  25. Oct
    Buddy.aiSeed · US · TechStartups$11MWith 5 others
  26. Aug
    NimSeed · US$2.9MWith 5 others
  27. Aug
    KebotixVenture · US$5.0MWith 4 others
  28. Aug
    RaySecurVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  29. Aug
    EmergeVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  30. Jul
    RemoovVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  31. Jun
    KarmaCheckSeries B · US$45MWith 4 others
  32. May
    BurqSeries A · US$11MWith 4 others
  33. May
    UNestVenture · US$100KWith 3 others
  34. May
    HerculesAISeries B · US$26MWith 5 others
  35. Apr
    Greeneye TechnologyVenture · IL$20MWith 3 others
  36. Apr
    BiteSeries A · GB$9.0MWith 2 others
  37. Mar
    Lily AISeries B · US$20MWith 3 others
  38. Feb
    RibbonPre-seed · US$2.7MSole investor
  39. 2023

    14 rounds

  40. Dec
    Machinery PartnerSeries A · US$8.0MWith 2 others
  41. Dec
    InstockSeed · US$3.2MWith 3 others
  42. Dec
    QuantivlySeed · US$3.0MWith 4 others
  43. Nov
    RetrocausalVenture · US · Firms' own news pages$5.3MWith 11 others
  44. Jul
    MinusVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 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.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration4 named

EMEugene MalobrodskyManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
EBEveline BuchatskiyExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
LZLeixin ZhaoManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
SDSemyon DukachManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 8 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$131Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
ONE WAY Ventures Management Pbc, Inc.
SEC number
CRD 291118

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

24 of 42 we have independently watched raise

AttentiveBrelyonBritiveBuddyCareacademyChippercashClasstagCompound-foodsCorvus-roboticsEasyshipGuikerImpiloInflu2InstockKarmacheckKoverlyLegalpadNuvocargoOnyxprivatePreplyQashioQuantivlyReserveTiveBilldrBurqupCrafted by O0DrumkitGetprovisionGreeneyeHelmHerculesHumanityJoindebbieJoinfightcampLP PortalLynkMachinerypartnerManagamingappMindmate-appTabsplatformTruckpedia

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies One Way Ventures put money into.

On podcasts

1 episode naming One Way Ventures in the title, and 2 more that mention it.

Mentioned in

Quick answers about One Way Ventures

What does One Way Ventures invest in?

One Way Ventures invests most often at Venture and Seed (66% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Immigrant Founders, First-generation and Second-generation.

How active is One Way Ventures?

70 investments on record, 9 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 3. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has One Way Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Helogen (Seed, Sept 2026), Corvus Robotics (Venture, Aug 2026) and Momentus (Undisclosed round, May 2026).

How big are One Way Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.5M. It says it writes cheques of $250K to $1.0M.

Does One Way Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 3 of its 70 investments on record (4%).

Where does One Way Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (84%) and Canada (8%).

Is One Way Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 9 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does One Way Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Techstars (10 rounds together), Y Combinator (8 rounds together) and Alumni Ventures (7 rounds together).

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