About Aeventures
Aeventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of Sofia, Bulgaria. As of Dec 2025, Aeventures is an active investor, having invested in 22 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series C round of Fresco A lot of funds co-invest with Aeventures, with names like Barry Napier sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Aeventures has team of 2 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Aeventures' List of Top Investments
Aeventures has a portfolio of 22 companies. Their most notable investments are in TraDEXsocial and Cryptic Legends.Their portfolio spans across Bulgaria, United States, Germany and 5 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 17 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Aeventures:
1. Fresco
Online platform offering food recipes for smart appliances. The platform offers recipes for different appliance models with timers, temperatures, and other factors.
Key facts about Fresco
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Dublin (Ireland)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $62.4M
- Employee Count: 169 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Omega Venture Partners, Frontline Ventures and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Dec 10, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Manufacturer of motor controllers for defense and aerospace. It designs and develops high-performance motor controllers for the military and aviation industries. It enables sensorless motor positioning, clear communication, and higher torque.
Key facts about Salient Motion
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Irvine (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $12M
- Employee Count: 48 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: DNS Capital, Hummingbird Ventures and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Oct 01, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Freeform
Key facts about Freeform
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Los Angeles (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $126M
- Employee Count: 67 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Threshold, W Ventures and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 19, 2026, $*****
4. SEMPRE
Key facts about SEMPRE
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Washington, DC (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $30M
- Employee Count: 38 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: GrayArch Partners, 5G Open Innovation Lab and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, May 11, 2026, $*****
5. Drife
Blockchain-based platform offering ride-hailing services. The company offers a decentralized ride-hailing platform where users can find and book their rides by providing location, passenger details, and more. It offers features like non-commission-based rides, live vehicle tracking, an incentive program, and more.
Key facts about Drife
Aeventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Aeventures has invested in 22 companies over the last 8 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment. Its most recent first time investment was in Fresco and most recent follow-on round was in Hypermine.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Aeventures' Investments by Stage
Aeventures has made 8 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.05M, 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $12M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $17.5M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 8 |
Series A | 2 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Aeventures' Investments by Sector
Aeventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Blockchain - Industry Applications, Blockchain Technology, FinTech, Consumer and Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech. Notably, it has invested in 16 Tech companies, 12 Consumer (B2C) companies, 10 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 9 companies focusing on Blockchain.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 4 |
Blockchain Technology | 3 |
FinTech | 3 |
Consumer | 2 |
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech | 1 |
Others | 12 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Aeventures' Investments by Geography
Aeventures has made most investments in India (3), followed by United States where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
India | 3 |
United States | 3 |
Bulgaria | 2 |
Ireland | 1 |
Netherlands | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Aeventures' recent investments
Aeventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Aeventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 10, 2025 | Ireland | Series C | 2756 | [+4] | |
Oct 24, 2024 | United States | Series A | 6676 | ||
Oct 01, 2024 | United States | Seed | 4063 | [+3] | |
Sep 16, 2024 | United States | Series A | 2843 | ||
Feb 19, 2021 | India | Seed | 9680 | - |
Team profile of Aeventures
Aeventures has a team of 2 members including 1 Partner and 1 Principal located in Bulgaria and Malta. Aeventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Aeventures
Over the past 8 years, 27 investors have co-invested in Aeventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Aeventures: Alpha Edison, Morpheus Ventures and 10 others have invested in rounds before Aeventures. There is 1 company where Alpha Edison has invested before Aeventures and 1 company where Morpheus Ventures has invested before Aeventures.
- Top Co-investors of Aeventures: 10 investors entered a company along with Aeventures. These include investors like Barry Napier (1 company).
- Invested after Aeventures: A total of 5 investors have invested in Aeventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include AE Industrial Partners (1 company), Linse Capital (1 company) and Apandion (1 company).
Recent News related to Aeventures
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Copia Automation Secures $26 Million to Scale Industrial Code Resilience PlatformTipRanks•Jun 16, 2026•Copia, Aeventures, Squadra Ventures, AE Ventures and 5 others
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Fresco Raises €15m: Fresco €15m FundingVentureburn•Dec 10, 2025•Middleby, Aeventures, Act Venture Capital, Alsop Louie Partners and 2 others
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Code Metal Secures $36.5 Million to Advance AI-Powered Code TranslationPR Newswire•Nov 13, 2025•Code Metal, RTX, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, Accel and 5 others
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Solestial Announces $17M Series A Funding Round to Scale Space Solar ManufacturingPR Newswire•May 15, 2025•Solestial, Aeventures, Crosscut Ventures, Zeon Ventures and 6 others
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Manifest Raises $15 Million in Series A FundingSecurityWeek•Apr 25, 2025•Manifest Cyber, Ensemble, First Round Capital, Leap435 and 2 others
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Former SPACEX engineer Freeform's "Super High Speed Metal 3D Print" NVIDIA etc.THE BRIDGE•Nov 04, 2024•Freeform, NVentures, Aeventures
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Freeform raises $14M to build an AI-powered 3D printing factorySiliconAngle•Oct 23, 2024•Freeform, NVentures, Boeing, Nvidia and 4 others
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Salient Motion: $12 Million Raised For Scaling Motion Control BusinessPulse 2.0•Oct 09, 2024•Salient Motion, Cantos Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Aeventures and 2 others
