Venture funds and investors from Georgia: who every startup should know

Investors

David Chikhladze
Venture capitalist and entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Investo, a company specializing in investment consulting and early-stage startup development. He works with technology projects at the Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A stages, helps teams with business assessment, pitch deck preparation, and attracting angel and venture investments.

Ketevan Khuntsaria
Entrepreneur and angel investor, member of the investment board of the Axel Georgian Business Angel Network, where she participates in the selection and financing of promising technology startups. She has more than 15 years of experience in business and management, including the automotive and event industries, is the co-founder of Lilisi, as well as an active participant and speaker of the startup and tech community in Georgia.

Crushes Tsitsko
Entrepreneur, angel investor, and strategic consultant with over 18 years of experience in energy, technology, and investment. Founder and CEO of Tsitsko Holding. He invests in startups through the Axel Georgian Business Angel Network, mentors founders within the framework of UN Women and the Founder Institute CEE, advises companies in Europe, Central Asia, and the GCC countries on strategy, scaling, and operational efficiency.

Lasha Kurashvili
Seed investor and entrepreneur, a member of the Axel Georgian Business Angel Network, with more than 10 years of experience at the intersection of IT, the crypto industry, and venture investments. Founder and CEO of Movla startup.

George Paliani
Web3 entrepreneur and angel investor with more than 10 years of experience in FinTech, the crypto industry, and emerging tech, co-founder of Futurum, a platform specializing in Web3 events, international networking, and capital raising. He helps startups and crypto teams scale, enter the markets of Europe, MENA, and Southeast Asia, build investor relations, and attract investments, as well as personally invests in early-stage projects and acts as an advisor for Web3 ecosystems and venture initiatives.

Levan Lashkarava
Business angel and investor with more than 19 years of experience in investments, telecom, energy, and construction, PhD in Telecommunications and MBA. Member of the investment committee of the Axel Georgian Business Angel Network, where he is engaged in the selection and support of startups, as well as personally invests in projects at early stages.

Venture funds

Investo
A Georgian venture advisory company focused on working with startups at the Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A stages. Since 2018, Investo has helped more than 260 startups attract over $25 million in investments, accompanying them in preparing business plans, evaluating, creating pitch decks and investment proposals, as well as receiving GITA grants.

Axel Georgian Business Angel Network
The largest network of business angels in Georgia, founded in 2021 and uniting more than 100 private investors. Axel invests smart money in promising Georgian and international startups at early stages, has implemented more than 30 deals, providing entrepreneurs not only with capital, but also access to expertise, mentoring, and international connections.

BR Capital
An international investment company with a presence in Tbilisi, operating since 2018 in the role of investor builders and specializing in blockchain, cryptocurrencies, and Web3. BR Capital manages several funds and strategies, invests in DeFi DAO data and security trading, metaverse gaming, and NFT, and actively participates in the development of portfolio projects in global markets.

Georgian Co Investment Fund
A private investment fund with headquarters in Tbilisi, founded in 2013. Provides international and local investors with access to major projects in fast-growing sectors of the Georgian economy through private equity. It invests in strategically important sectors such as agriculture, energy, infrastructure, tourism, and industry.