EM

Empower Capital

VC
Los Angeles, CAWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$200K – $2.0M

Portfolio

9+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in DeFi and blockchain projects catalyzing institutional and middle-market adoption across capital ecosystems.

Meet the Team

TH

Thomas Higgins

Partner

SN

Stanislav Nikolaev

Partner, COO

SP

Slavcho Parushev

Partner, Head of Portfolio Operations

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
AI / ML

Does Not Invest In

Consumer

Portfolio Companies (9)

Other

MA

Maple Finance

Private Credit
EU

Euler Finance

DeFi
CY

Cycle GETS

Manufacturing·Seed

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

The CYCLE GETS project aims to build one of the very few manufacturing plants to develop and produce alloy bicycle and e-bike frames in Europe, filling a gap in the bike frame industry by positioning frame production closer to European bike manufacturers.

FI

Fidelis Research

Biotech·Growth

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Fidelis Research is a life science company, currently operating in Bulgaria and Romania, which provides human tissue procurement services and clinical research organization services to pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies worldwide.

CR

Cremio

Consumer·Growth

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Cremio is the leading manufacturer of vegetable and dairy cream and milk products in South and Eastern Europe, exporting to over 20 countries. The company is a clear leader in the cream segment in Bulgaria and the only producer of non-dairy cream and creamers in the country.

MA

Mammoth DB

Data Infrastructure·Growth

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Mammoth DB is a promising Bulgarian company offering innovative technology solutions for enterprise data analytics. The company is the winner of EU Innovation Award 2011 for top technology startup in Europe.

MU

Mundus Services

Logistics·Growth

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

Investment in December 2015 to support the establishment and roll-up of a market leader in the Facility Management industry in Bulgaria through combination and reorganization of the two leading companies in the sector – Viki Komfort and Facility Optimum Bulgaria.

CI

City Clinic

Healthcare·Growth

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

City Clinic is a group of hospitals consisting of the largest tertiary cardiovascular hospital in Bulgaria and a clinic in Varna. The hospital disposes of a team of internationally renown physicians, state-of-the art technology and patient ambiance.

TH

The Bakers Company

Consumer·Growth

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

The Bakers Company is a young, modern and constantly developing company, producing seeds & nuts as well as dough-based products. The company is well-known for its four brands HULIGAN seeds, the ZIGI nuts, the Karuzo cream pitas and the Krambals bruschetta range.

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