Pre-Seed · Acceleration · Vertical AI

Unglamorous.
Unignorable.
Ours.

We back founders who share our conviction for deep and thoughtful AI application,
in complex, regulated industries. We go in early and we build alongside them.

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Why Vertical AI

One industry. Every layer.
Impossible to remove.

The model is table stakes. What matters now is where you apply it and how deep you go.

We back founders who build for one industry and make themselves impossible to remove. The ones parsing contracts, automating compliance, reading medical records, optimizing vessel routes. Not general-purpose. Not adjacent. Inside the workflow.

That's where the moat is. Not in the model. In the depth.

Complex Operations

Logistics

Routing, capacity planning, demand forecasting, supply chain resilience

Complex Operations

Industrial & Maritime

Maintenance, emissions tracking, vessel routing, operational optimization

Complex Operations

Real Estate

Property search, valuation, negotiation, portfolio management

Complex Operations

AgriTech

Crop monitoring, yield forecasting, autonomous farm management

Complex Operations

Procurement

Vendor intelligence, dynamic pricing, sourcing optimization

Regulated & Health

LegalTech

Contract analysis, autonomous legal research, compliance monitoring

Regulated & Health

FinTech

Fraud detection, underwriting, compliance automation

Regulated & Health

Accounts Receivable

Credit scoring, repayment nudging, risk analysis at scale

Regulated & Health

Healthcare Operations

Patient intake, medical documentation, billing workflows

Regulated & Health

HealthTech & Longevity

Personalized health regimens, biomarker-driven interventions

Complex Operations

Logistics

Routing, capacity planning, demand forecasting, supply chain resilience

Complex Operations

Industrial & Maritime

Maintenance, emissions tracking, vessel routing, operational optimization

Complex Operations

Real Estate

Property search, valuation, negotiation, portfolio management

Complex Operations

AgriTech

Crop monitoring, yield forecasting, autonomous farm management

Complex Operations

Procurement

Vendor intelligence, dynamic pricing, sourcing optimization

Regulated & Health

LegalTech

Contract analysis, autonomous legal research, compliance monitoring

Regulated & Health

FinTech

Fraud detection, underwriting, compliance automation

Regulated & Health

Accounts Receivable

Credit scoring, repayment nudging, risk analysis at scale

Regulated & Health

Healthcare Operations

Patient intake, medical documentation, billing workflows

Regulated & Health

HealthTech & Longevity

Personalized health regimens, biomarker-driven interventions

The Gap

The best vertical AI founders are unfundable at the moment they need it most.

Too Early

No revenue. No traction. No comparable exit. The spreadsheet says no before the conversation starts.

Too Niche

The domain is unfamiliar. The moat is invisible to outsiders. The risk looks bigger than it is.

Too Technical

The product doesn't exist yet. Conviction required. Data unavailable.

We go in before the traction, into industries that have existed for decades but are now poised to be disrupted by AI.
That's where the best investments will be made and where founders need the most support, early.
How We Work

First check. Full stack.

We invest early, often alongside other investors in syndicated rounds, but capital is only one part of what we do. We identify high-potential teams with promising demos but in need of specialized support to scale. We step in not only with capital but also with an approach (architecture) that leverages venture partners' sweat equity.

  • Pre-seed cheque
  • First institutional investor
  • Founder-friendly terms, decisions in days
  • 1–4 week diagnostic sprint: cap table, GTM, product architecture
  • 12-month strategic guardianship
  • 2–3% equity, no capital from the fund
  • Shared 50/50 between fund and assigned Venture Partner
Mbriyo Architectural Partnership
  • Combined investment + hands-on operational support
  • Maximum alignment, maximum support
  • For highest-conviction plays
Investment Criteria

What we look for.

Workflow depth

AI-native products embedded in core workflows, not sitting alongside them

Data defensibility

Access to proprietary, domain-specific data that compounds over time

Revenue signal

Acute pain points, early buyer intent, or initial customer validation

Founder quality

Intelligence, grit, honesty, and the ability to learn from the market

The Team

Partners who've built,
scaled, and operated.

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Most pre-seed funds have one or two generalist partners. We have six venture partners with deep operating experience across supply chain, AI, healthcare, semiconductors, and global expansion. That's not typical. It's what makes the Architectural Partnership work. Every founder gets matched with a partner who's operated in their industry.

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Dr. Thanos Papadimitriou

Partner

Co-founded Charge Ventures — 60+ investments, 3 unicorns including Clay ($5B). Chair at Moveo AI. President at PHAROS, one of 7 EU AI Factories.

Expertise: AI, Venture Building, HealthTech, Blockchain
FP

Fivos Pantazis

Lead Venture Partner

Two-time entrepreneur, former SpeedInvest VP. U.S. CPA. Leads deal origination and fund operations.

Expertise: Fund Operations, Deal Origination, FinTech, PropTech
UD

Uwe Doerken

Venture Partner

Former DHL Worldwide Chairman & CEO. 100+ acquisitions, global expansion across 220 countries.

Expertise: Supply Chain, Logistics, Global Expansion, M&A
CM

Christos Makiyama

Venture Partner

President of Silicon Planet. Two decades in venture development. Exits: Think Silicon, Helic, Vidyo.

Expertise: Deep Tech, Semiconductors, IoT, Venture Development
GS

Gustav Stenbeck

Venture Partner

Former CEO of Mestro AB (IPO 2021). Chairs Measure & Change Europe AB.

Expertise: Sustainable Tech, Digital Platforms, Impact, Public Markets
VB

Vas Bakopoulos

Venture Partner

Leads AI research with the top 100 CMOs at MMA Global. Created Possible, one of the largest marketing conferences globally. Former Digitas/Publicis strategist.

Expertise: AI, Positioning, GTM Strategy, Marketing Effectiveness, Consumer Insight
ET

Eleftheria Topaloglou

Analyst

Behavioral Neuroscience + Business (Brandeis). Founded ProjectFee fashion-tech initiative.

Expertise: Behavioral Science, Consumer, CleanTech

We've written the first check,
sat on the board, and stayed through the exit.
100+ times.

Get in Touch

Got something worth going deep on?

We're looking for founders who go deep into complex industries and build AI-native products that become the workflow. If that's you, we want to hear from you.

info@mbriyo.ventures

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