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Emerging Markets Ventures (EMVC)

VC
London, UKWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach okay
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $1.0M

Portfolio

8+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Investing in transformative deep technologies with scalable potential across emerging markets.

Meet the Team

MF

Melissa Frakman

CEO & Founding Partner

digital infrastructure
commerce
AI-enabled financial systems
fintech
insurtech
AJ

Ashwini Joshi

Principal

early-stage fintech in India
behavioral finance
emerging technology
NM

Neha Mehta

Managing Director

Mining
GeoSpatial Analytics
Emerging Markets

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Deep Tech
Developer Tools

Portfolio Companies (8)

Other

TE

TerraDigital

GeoSpatial Analytics
MI

Minerva Mining AI

MiningTech
SL

slice

MO

Monnai

WE

Wealthy

BU

Bureau

M2

M2P

JA

Jar

How to pitch Emerging Markets Ventures (EMVC)
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Deep Tech, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $1.0M check.
  • cold outreach okay
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Melissa Frakman, CEO & Founding Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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