Credo Ventures is a Prague and Krakow-based venture capital firm founded in 2010, specializing in pre-seed investments in founders from Central and Eastern Europe and their diaspora. It acts as a first-check investor before broader market validation is established.
Credo is sector-agnostic, with a thesis centered on founder quality and early momentum rather than vertical specialization. The firm backs technical and product-led founders from CEE building globally competitive companies, across areas including enterprise SaaS, fintech, developer tools, and deep tech.
Its positioning in a fragmented regional market with less international investor access is a deliberate competitive advantage.
Credo Ventures launched Fund V at $88 million in March 2026, its fifth fund since inception. The fund targets approximately 30 companies, making 7 to 8 new investments per year at pre-seed stage.
Initial check sizes range from $1 million to $5 million. The fund continues the firm's sector-agnostic strategy, backing both native CEE founders and diaspora entrepreneurs building in hubs including the US and UK.
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