About Rockaway Ventures
Rockaway Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of Prague, Czech Republic. As of Feb 2026, Rockaway Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 12 companies, with 3 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in Czech Republic based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Valka Overall, Rockaway Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn and 1 acquisition, namely Creditas and Pex. A lot of funds co-invest with Rockaway Ventures, with names like Multicoin Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Rockaway Ventures has team of 8 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Rockaway Ventures' List of Top Investments
Rockaway Ventures has a portfolio of 12 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Solana and Valka.Their portfolio spans across Czech Republic, United States, Germany and 2 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Retail and 11 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Rockaway Ventures:
1. Solana
Developer of enterprise infrastructure for issuing assets and digital payments. This platform provides application programming interfaces and tools for tokenization, payment orchestration, and financial transaction settlement. It supports the creation of stablecoins and real-world assets, enabling institutions to facilitate cross-border money transfers and compliant on-chain financial operations. The technology stack includes resources for building decentralized applications, managing network data, and integrating automated agent workflows for various commercial use cases.
Key facts about Solana
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $374M
- Employee Count: 589 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: World Capital Holdings Group, Foundation Capital and 95 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jun 09, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Creditas
Online platform for asset-backed consumer loans. It offers various loans including such as vehicle-backed loans, property-backed loans, personal loans, payroll loans, salary advances, and more. The asset-backed loans are provided on the basis of collateral evaluation. The platform is integrated into the company's existing payroll software in order to provide payroll loans to employees. It also enables users to exchange debts for a secured loan. It provides an app-based platform that is available on iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Creditas
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Itaim Bibi (Brazil)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series G
- Total Funding till date: $981M
- Employee Count: 1,976 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Fidelity Investments, Redpoint Ventures and 34 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series G, Dec 01, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Apaleo
Provider of a platform for property management and hospitality solutions. The platform offers tools for automating operations, personalizing guest experiences, and modernizing technology infrastructure. It provides application programming interfaces for building custom solutions and integrating with other systems. The platform supports independent hotels, serviced apartments, and hotel chains.
Key facts about Apaleo
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Munich (Germany)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $31.2M
- Employee Count: 121 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: 6 Degrees Capital, PSG and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 20, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Vermeer
Provider of an AR-based drone control system. It designs a flight in an augmented reality environment for the drone to execute it autonomously in the real world. The platform allows the user to move their phone camera through a miniature AR model of their location to create a path for the drone to mimic the exact motion and relative speed in the real world. The application is compatible with iOS devices.
Key facts about Vermeer
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Brooklyn (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $16.8M
- Employee Count: 34 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Draper, Super Ventures and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 23, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Pex
Pex is a video analytics platform. Uses audio and visual recognition technology to find and monitor the usage of video content. Provides analysis around how the content is seen, used, and edited across all major platforms. Clients can know which videos are fan favorites, discover influencers, and which platforms are best for them.
Key facts about Pex
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $64M
- Employee Count: 85 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Susa Ventures, Warner Music Group and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 16, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Rockaway Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Rockaway Ventures has invested in 12 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment, while as of Feb 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Valka.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Rockaway Ventures' Investments by Stage
Rockaway Ventures has made 5 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $7.12M, 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $15M and 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $21.2M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 5 |
Series A | 2 |
Series B | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Rockaway Ventures' Investments by Sector
Rockaway Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Travel and Hospitality Tech, Vertical SaaS and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 12 Tech companies, 10 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 9 Software companies and at least 6 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 5 |
High Tech | 4 |
Travel and Hospitality Tech | 3 |
Vertical SaaS | 3 |
Consumer | 2 |
Others | 7 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Rockaway Ventures' Investments by Geography
Rockaway Ventures has made most investments in Czech Republic (3), followed by United States where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Czech Republic | 3 |
United States | 3 |
Germany | 2 |
Finland | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Rockaway Ventures' recent investments
Rockaway Ventures has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. Valka and Navigara Com are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Rockaway Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Feb 24, 2026 | Czech Republic | Seed | 8005 | [+2] | |
Feb 19, 2026 | Czech Republic | Seed | 7815 | [+1] | |
Jan 29, 2026 | Czech Republic | Seed | 3945 | [+24] | |
Oct 23, 2025 | United States | Series A | 9091 | [+4] | |
Nov 20, 2024 | Germany | Series B | 6109 | [+2] |
Unicorns in Rockaway Ventures' Portfolio
Rockaway Ventures has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Creditas. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Creditas which became a unicorn in 2020, 5 years before Rockaway Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Rockaway Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
73 | Online platform for asset-backed consumer loans | 2012 | Itaim Bibi | Series G | ejqrnhq |
Acquired companies in Rockaway Ventures' Portfolio
1 company from Rockaway Ventures' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Pex in Apr 2025 by Vobile for $*****.Here are Rockaway Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 14, 2025 | - | - | 1576 |
Team profile of Rockaway Ventures
Rockaway Ventures has a team of 8 members including 2 Partners and 3 Principals located in Czech Republic. Rockaway Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Rockaway Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Prague | - | ||
Partner | Prague | - | - | |
Principal | Prague | - | ||
Principal | - | - | ||
Principal | Prague | - | - |
Co-investors of Rockaway Ventures
Over the past 9 years, 92 investors have co-invested in Rockaway Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Rockaway Ventures: 500 Global, Force Over Mass and 28 others have invested in rounds before Rockaway Ventures. There is 1 company where 500 Global has invested before Rockaway Ventures and 1 company where Force Over Mass has invested before Rockaway Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Rockaway Ventures: 51 investors entered a company along with Rockaway Ventures. These include investors like Multicoin Capital (1 company).
- Invested after Rockaway Ventures: A total of 11 investors have invested in Rockaway Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Andreessen Horowitz (1 company), Polychain (1 company) and CoinFund (1 company).
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Navigara Raises $2.5M in Seed FundingFinSMEs•Mar 04, 2026•Navigara Com, Rockaway Ventures, QQ Capital, Inovo
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Navigara Launches the Performance Layer for Enterprise Engineering Teams and AI Tools Backed by $2.5MWebwire•Feb 28, 2026•Navigara Com, Rockaway Ventures, QQ Capital, Inovo
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Prague's Filuta AI raises €3.6M for AI tech, eyes Series A in H2 2026Silicon Canals•Jun 25, 2025•Filuta AI, Rockaway Ventures, TARPAN Partners, Lion Capital
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