DOMiNO Ventures

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VCMatch tracks DOMiNO Ventures as an investor focused on AI/ML, Deeptech, and Climate/Cleantech companies, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and Caucasus markets, and $220k to $1.1m check sizes. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.

Check Size

$220k to $1.1m

Stages

Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B

Focus Areas

AI/ML, Deeptech, Climate/Cleantech

Geography

Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and Caucasus

Investment Thesis

DOMiNO positions itself as a long-term, hands-on partner for technically strong founders from emerging talent hubs. They back ambitious, ‘first-day global’ startups from Seed to Series B and emphasize active operational support (hiring, fundraising, expansion), ecosystem-building (programs with local investors, governments, industry), and sustainability via an ESG-aligned framework (the Better Future Goals). They aim to be more than capital providers — staying close before and after investment, reserving >60% of the fund for follow-ons and offering a platform of operators, playbooks and mentors to multiply momentum.

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Investment Focus

Who should take a closer look

DOMiNO Ventures is most relevant for founders raising Pre-Seed, Seed, and Series A rounds in AI/ML, Deeptech, Climate/Cleantech, and Healthtech, especially across Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and Caucasus, with public check-size signals around $220k to $1.1m.

Focus statement

Invests Seed to Series B in high-tech, pure-digital, first-day global companies (especially from Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus) across Applied AI, Deeptech, Cleantech, Healthtech, Fintech, HRtech, Edtech, Gametech, Cybersecurity and Life Sciences, with typical initial checks of €200K–€1M and a preference for teams that can reach a minimum $10M ARR with <50 people within 5 years.

Value Add

Geographic specialization: explicit focus on founders with strong origins in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus (including diaspora founders building from global hubs).
ESG & impact framework: proprietary “Better Future Goals (BFGs)” aligning investments to 8 SDG-linked areas (SDG3, SDG5, SDG7, SDG8, SDG9, SDG10, SDG12, SDG13) plus an ESG Guidebook and ESG due diligence/scoring.
Operator & platform support: the DOMiNO Effecters Platform — a curated ecosystem of masterclasses, operators, tools and experts for hiring, expansion, decks, leadership coaching and more ("We’re not just writing checks...").
Follow-on commitment: they state they "reserve over 60% of our fund for follow-ons" and commonly back portfolio winners across multiple rounds (up to three rounds).
Early but pragmatic entry: typically invests post-idea stage ("Generally, no — we don’t invest at the idea stage") but engages early through conversations and support prior to writing checks.
Syndicate & co-lead approach: preference for rounds with a strong mix of international VCs; they "often co-lead or follow strong leads — but we never fly solo."
Target metrics & product expectations: looks for "first-day global thinkers with international focus, in-house tech capabilities, and lean teams" with a stated goal of achieving scaling efficiency (the $10M ARR / <50 team metric).
Regional ecosystem-building: runs local acceleration programs (BetterFuture AI Acceleration) and curates programs with local investors, government agencies and industry stakeholders to keep tech talent in emerging countries.