Scythia Ventures Accelerator

Scythia Ventures Accelerator is the seed fund and accelerator arm of Scythia Ventures, which aims to get digital and ICT companies in the CIS region, formerly part of the USSR, off the ground. It brings together technology creators, industry, entrepreneurs and sources of capital.

Products and services

• Seed funding: invests in seed and early growth companies.
• Mentoring: supports founders alongside the funding.
• Early deal development: works with a partner accelerator on angel and pre-seed deals.

Clients

The fund is agnostic about technology sector. It favours strong teams, transparency, a large market, protected technology with a capital-efficient route to market, careful spending, early momentum and fair deal terms.

Key facts

• Region: CIS, ex-USSR countries
• Stage: angel, pre-seed, seed and early growth
• Co-founders: Alexey Nikolaenko and Alexander Soroka, both managing directors and co-founders
• Deal flow: several sources, mainly its accelerator