A private investment company
About
BRISE is a family office specialized in MarTech and E-commerce domains. Currently, we operate in Ukraine and scout teams from CEE. We are targeted on startups who build companies in our verticals or use SaaS and Marketplace business models.
Our goal is to add 5-7 new companies annually. Nowadays, we invested in 8 portfolio companies among which are Finmap, VOCHI, OVO, Getpin, Disqover and others.
Also, we actively contribute to the ecosystem by taking part in industry development inside Ukrainian Startup Fund and Ukrainian Internet Association.
Investment targeting
Focused on Pre-seed
CEE
MarTech
and E-Commerce
Regional
and Global scale
SaaS
and Marketplaces
Focused on Pre-seed
CEE
50–75K USD
MarTech
and E-Commerce
Regional
and Global scale
SaaS
and Marketplaces
Public portfolio
Online service for financial management in small and mid-sized businesses that allows business owners to see the state of their company without special knowledge of finance.
Domain: FinTech
Business model: SaaS
Headquarter: Kyiv, Ukraine
Team: 30 finance rangers
Investment: June, 2021
Web-site: finmap.online
Ukrainian service for delivery of fresh vegetables and fruits in Kyiv, which is actively developing its own network of dark stores and aims to become a leader in the segment of product delivery in Ukraine.
Domain: E-commerce
Business model: SaaS
Headquarter: Kyiv, Ukraine
Team: 40 fruit and veg ninjas
Market: Ukraine
Investment: June, 2021
Web-site: ovo.ua
Mobile app that allows you to create professional video effects on your smartphone in real time.
Domain: MarTech
Business model: SaaS
Headquarter: Minsk, Belarus
Team: 35 computer visionaries
Investment: July, 2021
Web-site: vochi.com
One-stop AI-driven SaaS for global marketplace sellers to scale and optimize their sales effectiveness.
Domain: E-commerce
Business model: SaaS
Team: 5 marketplacers
Main markets: US, UA
Investment: July, 2021
Web-site: keenly.pro
Getpin is a single platform that brings together online presence:
reviews, listings and classifieds, advertising, social media,
website, SEO and statistics
Domain: MarTech
Business model: SaaS
Markets: UA, PL, GE, RU, US
Growth rate, YoY: x8
Investment: January, 2019
Web-site: getpin.com
Rontar provides a complete advertising suite
for businesses of all shapes and sizes
to drive new high-intent visitors to their websites
Domain: AdTech
Headquarter: Kyiv, Ukraine
Team: 8 employees
Main markets: US, EU, Asia
Investment: 2015
Web-site: rontar.com
Disqover Agency supports clients at all stages, starting from the initial idea of entering the market to boosting sales on the global marketplace (Amazon, Walmart, Ebay).
Business model: consulting
Specialization: marketplace agency
Team: 15 marketplace ninjas
Clients: Borjomi, PIX, Petcube
Investment: July, 2018
Web-site: disqover.agency
Online service for financial management in small and mid-sized businesses that allows business owners to see the state of their company without special knowledge of finance.
Domain: FinTech
Business model: SaaS
Headquarter: Kyiv, Ukraine
Team: 30 finance rangers
Investment: June, 2021
Web-site: finmap.online
Ukrainian service for delivery of fresh vegetables and fruits in Kyiv, which is actively developing its own network of dark stores and aims to become a leader in the segment of product delivery in Ukraine.
Domain: E-commerce
Business model: SaaS
Headquarter: Kyiv, Ukraine
Team: 40 fruit and veg ninjas
Market: Ukraine
Investment: June, 2021
Web-site: ovo.ua
Mobile app that allows you to create professional video effects on your smartphone in real time.
Domain: MarTech
Business model: SaaS
Headquarter: Minsk, Belarus
Team: 35 computer visionaries
Investment: July, 2021
Web-site: vochi.com
Getpin is a single platform that brings together online presence:
reviews, listings and classifieds, advertising, social media,
website, SEO and statistics
Domain: MarTech
Business model: SaaS
Markets: UA, PL, GE, RU, US
Growth rate, YoY: x8
Investment: January, 2019
Web-site: getpin.com
Rontar provides a complete advertising suite for businesses of all shapes and sizes to drive new high-intent visitors to their websites
Domain: AdTech
Headquarter: Kyiv, Ukraine
Team: 8 employees
Main markets: US, EU, Asia
Investment: 2015
Web-site: rontar.com
One-stop AI-driven SaaS for global marketplace sellers to scale and optimize their sales effectiveness.
Domain: E-commerce
Business model: SaaS
Team: 5 marketplacers
Main markets: US, UA
Investment: July, 2021
Web-site: keenly.pro
Disqover Agency supports clients at all stages, starting from the initial idea of entering the market to boosting sales on the global marketplace (Amazon, Walmart, Ebay).
Business model: consulting
Specialization: marketplace agency
Team: 15 marketplace ninjas
Clients: Borjomi, PIX, Petcube
Investment: July, 2018
Web-site: disqover.agency
Team
We are a team of professionals and enthusiasts who believe in the potential of tech product companies and at the same time specialize in scouting of perspective and ambitious startups that strive to become the best in their niches.
Usually we practice hands-on approach in the beginning of cooperation with teams when one of the partners can be deeply involved in operations of a portfolio company.
Managing Partner
Entrepreneur and expert in marketplace businesses. Artem graduated from University of Bradford (UK)
linkedin.com/in/artem-sukhina
Managing Partner
Entrepreneur with wide experience in digital marketing and management. Started his first internet-related business in 2007
linkedin.com/in/oleksandr-yatsenko
Project manager
Kate is a leader with 9 years of marketing and advertising experience focused on pipeline and project management at BRISE
linkedin.com/in/kateryna-bezmennikova
Managing Partner
Entrepreneur and expert in marketplace businesses. Artem graduated from University of Bradford (UK)
linkedin.com/in/artem-sukhina
Managing Partner
Entrepreneur with wide experience in digital marketing and management. Started his first internet-related business in 2007
linkedin.com/in/oleksandryatsenko
Project manager
Kate is a leader with 9 years of marketing and advertising experience focused on pipeline and project management at BRISE
linkedin.com/in/kateryna-bezmennikova
Activities
We actively contribute to a Ukrainian venture industry. Oleksandr Yatsenko represents BRISE by being part of expert squad and member of Competition Commission starting from the Fund’s first Pitch Day
USF Experts
Our strong side is scouting of promising teams. BRISE with partners initiated and managed the deepest research of MarTech product companies ever made in Ukraine in 2019
MarTech. Made in Ukraine 2021
One of the key priorities for BRISE is the development of the IT-ecosystem in Ukraine. For this reason we initiated the launch and now support work of 360 Tech Ecosystem Overview - an online platform that contains business information about IT companies, people, investors, as well as the latest news and trends in the industry.
360 Tech Ecosystem Overview
BRISE team is always open and ready to share own experience and regularly takes part in local and international projects and events
E-Export School Webinar
BRISE is an active member of the UIA Internet Advertising Committee as an initiator and participant of a number of projects to develop local digital market
UIA website
We pay a great attention to the development of Ukrainian MarTech community and cooperation of the local marketing and advertising players
MarTech Discussion Club
BRISE regularly runs and invests in industry researches to provide market stakeholders with qualitative and transparent data about Ukrainian digital marketing ecosystem
Internet ad market report 2020
Partners and friends
dentsu Ukraine
