About LAUNCHUB
LAUNCHUB is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of Sofia, Bulgaria. As of Oct 2026, LAUNCHUB is an active investor, having invested in 108 companies, with 3 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in Bulgaria 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 $***** Seed round of 1Club Overall, LAUNCHUB portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 3 IPOs and 14 acquisitions including key companies like Leanplum, 1inch and SplxAI. A lot of funds co-invest with LAUNCHUB, with names like BrightCap Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. LAUNCHUB has team of 14 people including 6 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio Unicorns
LAUNCHUB's List of Top Investments
LAUNCHUB has a portfolio of 108 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Ambire and Veridion.Their portfolio spans across Bulgaria, United Kingdom, United States and 16 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer and 24 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by LAUNCHUB:
1. Leanplum
Leanplum offers a platform with analytics and A/B testing tools for mobile devices. Techstars Seattle 2012 Alumnus. Added marketing automation to their feature list in July 2014, a new messaging feature that enables developers to create, automate and test highly targeted in-app messages and push notifications to their users. Featured customers include Wanelo, ModCloth, StumbleUpon, BigFish Games. ex-Google founders.
Key facts about Leanplum
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $172M
- Employee Count: 38 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Canaan, Ascolta Ventures and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Feb 21, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. 1inch
Decentralized financial solutions. It unites decentralized protocols whose synergy enables the protected operations in the Defi space. It also offers access to hundreds of liquidity sources across multiple chains, including Ethereum, BNB Chain, Polygon, Avalanche, Optimistic Ethereum, Arbitrum, Fantom, and Gnosis Chain. Features include the aggregation protocol, the liquidity protocol, the limit order protocol, wallet, and mobile application for storing, receiving, sending, and swapping crypto assets.
Key facts about 1inch
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Tortola (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $190M
- Employee Count: 148 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Republic Capital, Orthogonal Thinker and 51 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 01, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Giraffe360
Developer of a SaaS-driven virtual tour software for real estate professionals. It offers a property listing camera for real estate agents. Its camera has stitching software that creates panoramic views automatically from the images. These can be viewed on the web, mobile, and VR headsets.
Key facts about Giraffe360
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £1M - £10M as on Mar 31, 2025
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $32.3M
- Employee Count: 187 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Cipio Partners, AA Sons and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 26, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. FintechOS
Provider of AI-based software suite for the banking and insurance industry. The platforms capabilities include automated credit decisioning, underwriting, and workflows, creating self-service customer journeys, and optimizing products with analytics. It allows for the creation of financial or insurance product, automating workflows, and more.
Key facts about FintechOS
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $174M
- Employee Count: 224 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Kreos Capital, Cipio Partners and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Sep 21, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Ferryhopper
Online platform to book ferry tickets. The platform enables users to discover direct/indirect routes and book ferry tickets. Users can provide destination & dates of the travel to compare & book ferry tickets.
Key facts about Ferryhopper
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Athens (Greece)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $8.88M
- Employee Count: 138 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Piton Capital, LAUNCHUB and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 28, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
LAUNCHUB's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
LAUNCHUB has invested in 108 companies over the last 14 years, with an average of 4 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 6 investments, while as of Oct 2026, it has made 5 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in 1Club and most recent follow-on round was in Veridion.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2025 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2023 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2022 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
2021 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
2020 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
2019 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
LAUNCHUB's Investments by Stage
LAUNCHUB has made 71 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.7M, 8 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $12M, 1 investment in Series D stage with an average round size of $27M and 1 investment in Unattributed stage with an average round size of $1.2M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 71 |
Series A | 8 |
Series D | 1 |
Unattributed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
LAUNCHUB's Investments by Sector
LAUNCHUB has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Consumer, Enterprise Infrastructure and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 97 Tech companies, 70 Software companies, 69 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 45 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 41 |
High Tech | 20 |
Consumer | 12 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 11 |
FinTech | 11 |
Others | 89 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
LAUNCHUB's Investments by Geography
LAUNCHUB has made most investments in Bulgaria (25), followed by United Kingdom where it has made 19 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Bulgaria | 25 |
United Kingdom | 19 |
United States | 17 |
Romania | 5 |
Slovenia | 3 |
Others | 12 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
LAUNCHUB's recent investments
LAUNCHUB has made 5 investments in 2026 so far. 1Club and Veridion are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by LAUNCHUB:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 02, 2026 | - | Seed | 8322 | ||
Sep 16, 2026 | Romania | Series A | 6541 | [+4] | |
Aug 2026 | Bulgaria | Seed | 4215 | ||
Apr 07, 2026 | Bulgaria | Seed | 8881 | ||
Mar 26, 2026 | United Kingdom | Series B | 3676 | [+3] |
Unicorns in LAUNCHUB's Portfolio
LAUNCHUB has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - 1inch. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is 1inch which became a unicorn in 2021, 1 years after LAUNCHUB first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in LAUNCHUB's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
68 | Provider of decentralized finance infrastructure for cross chain token swaps | 2019 | Tortola | Series B | qawebka |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in LAUNCHUB's Portfolio
3 of LAUNCHUB's portfolio companies have become public.Here are LAUNCHUB's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
- | Dec 11, 2012 | Seed | 4747 | |
- | Jun 26, 2014 | Seed | 9194 | |
- | Sep 02, 2014 | Seed | 8370 |
Acquired companies in LAUNCHUB's Portfolio
14 companies from LAUNCHUB's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was SplxAI in Nov 2025 by Zscaler for $*****.Here are LAUNCHUB's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 03, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 | Seed | 2411 | |
May 28, 2025 | Jul 2018 | Unattributed | 7945 | |
Apr 22, 2025 | - | - | 2837 | |
Jul 09, 2024 | May 28, 2021 | Seed | 3660 | |
Apr 05, 2024 | Oct 04, 2021 | Seed | 4763 |
Team profile of LAUNCHUB
LAUNCHUB has a team of 14 members including 6 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 3 Principals located in Bulgaria, United States and 1 more location. LAUNCHUB's team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in LAUNCHUB:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Bulgaria | - | - | |
Partner | Bulgaria | - | ||
Partner | Bulgaria | |||
Partner | Bulgaria | - | ||
Partner | Bulgaria | - | ||
Partner | Helsinki | - | - | |
Venture Partner | Bulgaria | - | - | |
Principal | Bulgaria | - | ||
Principal | Bulgaria | - | - | |
Principal | Washington | - |
Co-investors of LAUNCHUB
Over the past 14 years, 240 investors have co-invested in LAUNCHUB's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before LAUNCHUB: Techstars, Gapminder and 44 others have invested in rounds before LAUNCHUB. There are 3 companies where Techstars has invested before LAUNCHUB and 3 companies where Gapminder has invested before LAUNCHUB.
- Top Co-investors of LAUNCHUB: 110 investors entered a company along with LAUNCHUB. These include investors like BrightCap Ventures (4 companies).
- Invested after LAUNCHUB: A total of 84 investors have invested in LAUNCHUB's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Eleven (3 companies), Europa (3 companies) and Cipio Partners (2 companies).
Recent News related to LAUNCHUB
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Sofia-based LAUNCHub Ventures secures €65 million first close of Fund III, targets €75 million+EU-Startups•Oct 01, 2026•LAUNCHUB
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Giraffe360 Raises $10M Series B Round Led By Cipio PartnersStartup Rise EU•Mar 26, 2026•LAUNCHUB, Cipio Partners, Change Ventures, Hoxton Ventures and 2 others
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Security startup SplxAI raised $7 million to preemptively police AI. Here’s its pitch deck.Dnyuz•Apr 20, 2025•SplxAI, LAUNCHUB, Rain Capital, Runtime Ventures and 3 others
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AI Security Startup SplxAI Raises $7M to Shield Enterprise AI SystemsTrending Topics•Mar 26, 2025•SplxAI, LAUNCHUB, Rain Capital, Inovo and 3 others
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SplxAI Raises $7 Million For AI Security PlatformSecurityWeek•Mar 26, 2025•SplxAI, South Central Ventures, Runtime Ventures, Rain Capital and 3 others
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Bulgarian UVIONIX secures $3.5M seed funding led by LAUNCHub Venturesstart-up•Feb 10, 2025•Uvionix Aerospace Corporation, LAUNCHUB, Portfolio, Underline Ventures and 5 others
