What Next Road Ventures does

Next Road Ventures is a privately held venture capital fund that invests up to 1 million euros per company in pre-seed, seed, and Series A rounds of European early-stage SaaS startups and marketplace platforms, with a stated emphasis on Central and Eastern Europe. The fund targets companies that already have at least an MVP or beta in market and early revenues, and explicitly avoids pre-idea stages. Its stated value proposition combines capital with VC network access, operational expertise, and resources intended to help portfolio companies expand into new markets; ticket sizes are capped at 1M EUR, indicating a check-size discipline suited to leading or co-leading small rounds rather than competing for growth-stage rounds.

The fund is operated by a core two-person team led by General Partner Ewa Chronowska, who also founded Vestbee (the online application platform used as the firm's primary deal-flow intake) and the CEE VC Summit, both of which serve as structural ecosystem assets rather than mere marketing channels. Co-founder and Business Developer Marcin Laczynski brings experience in SME internationalization across Europe and Asia and acts as an advisor and mentor. The portfolio comprises more than 15 named companies across SaaS and marketplaces — including Trustmate, Alohacamp, Epinote, Smabbler, Amberlo, SmartHotel, Amano, Saleson, HiPets, Heroify, SunRoof, and Ubrania do oddania — many co-invested alongside leading regional VC funds and founders originating from DocPlanner, Snowflake, Netguru, Uncapped, Packhelp, and Nesperta.

The underlying technology stack of the fund itself is minimal: a website (nextroad.vc), a Vestbee-hosted application form, and an email intake ([email protected]) form the entire deal-flow infrastructure. The fund is backed by global business angels, and revenue mechanics follow a standard VC structure — management fees on committed capital and carried interest on exits — with no separately priced products, modules, or portfolio services disclosed. No fund size, AUM, vintage, LP composition, or exit history is publicly disclosed, and incorporation jurisdiction is not stated, though operational focus is unambiguously European and particularly Central & Eastern European.

Name

Next Road Ventures

Legal name

Next Road Ventures

Website

https://nextroad.vc

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Next Road Ventures is a privately held Central & Eastern Europe-focused venture capital fund that invests up to 1M EUR in pre-seed, seed, and Series A rounds of European early-stage SaaS startups and marketplaces, sourcing deals via its GP-founded Vestbee platform and CEE VC Summit.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early-Stage Venture Capital

NAICS

Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Early-Stage Venture Capital (Series A/B) (FSANAAAB)

Keywords

• Venture capital fund
• Early-stage investing
• SaaS startup funding
• Marketplace startup investment
• Seed and series A

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. VC Investment Returns: As a venture capital firm, Next Road Ventures generates returns through equity investments in early-stage startups. Returns are realized through portfolio company exits including IPOs, acquisitions, or secondary sales. Revenue consists of carried interest and management fees typical of VC structures.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Next Road Ventures is a venture capital fund that invests up to 1M EUR in European early-stage SaaS startups and marketplaces at the pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages. As an early-stage partner, the fund provides smart capital alongside VC network access, expertise, and resources to help portfolio companies grow and expand into new markets, targeting businesses that already have at least an MVP/beta and early revenues.

Product overview

Next Road Ventures is a single unified venture capital fund (not a platform with modules) that provides investment funding and operational support to early-stage European SaaS startups and marketplaces. The fund focuses on pre-seed through series A investments with ticket sizes up to 1M EUR, offering portfolio companies access to VC network, expertise, and resources alongside capital. There are no distinct product modules or sub-products—the investment fund itself is the sole offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Next Road Ventures Investment Fund Venture capital fund that invests up to 1M EUR in European early-stage SaaS startups and marketplaces at pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages, providing smart capital alongside VC network access, expertise, and resources to support growth and expansion into new markets. Targeted at founders of committed, scalable businesses with at least an MVP/beta and early revenues.

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

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App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• VestbeecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVestbee is an online platform for startup funding applications. Next Road Ventures uses Vestbee as their primary application portal. General Partner Ewa Chronowska is the founder of Vestbee, creating a direct alignment and strategic relationship.
• CEE VC SummitcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCentral & Eastern Europe VC Summit is a regional venture capital industry event. General Partner Ewa Chronowska is the founder of CEE VC Summit, providing networking and deal sourcing opportunities for the firm.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Market One Capital: Market One Capital is a CEE-focused early-stage VC fund backing founders from the region across SaaS, marketplaces, and digital services. It competes with Next Road for the same founder pool, deal sizes, and regional LP base.
• SMOK Ventures: SMOK Ventures is a Poland-based early-stage VC fund focused on Central & Eastern European startups at pre-seed and seed stages. It is highly comparable to Next Road Ventures given the shared CEE geographic focus, similar ticket sizes, and overlap in SaaS and marketplace investing theses.
• Inovo Venture Partners: Inovo Venture Partners is a CEE-focused early-stage VC fund investing in Polish and Central European tech startups at seed and Series A. It directly competes with Next Road for the same founder pool, deal sizes, and CEE-focused thesis.
• Kogito Ventures: Kogito Ventures is a Warsaw-based early-stage fund investing in Polish and CEE technology startups at pre-seed and seed. It is comparable to Next Road given the shared CEE geographic focus, ticket size range, and orientation toward SaaS and digital business models.

Broad incumbents

• Index Ventures: Index Ventures is a leading global venture capital firm with a strong European early-stage practice across SaaS, marketplaces, and frontier tech. It is a broad incumbent peer because it invests in overlapping European sectors at similar stages, though at significantly larger fund sizes and ticket amounts.
• Speedinvest: Speedinvest is a Vienna-based early-stage European VC with multiple sector-focused funds including SaaS. It is a relevant peer because it operates in overlapping geographies and stages (seed/Series A) targeting SaaS startups across Europe.
• Point Nine Capital: Point Nine Capital is a Berlin-based seed-stage VC focused on B2B SaaS and marketplaces across Europe. It is comparable to Next Road given the shared vertical focus on SaaS and marketplaces at the pre-seed/seed stage in the European market.
• Notion Capital: Notion Capital is a London-based VC specialising in B2B SaaS at Series A and beyond across Europe. It is a relevant peer because it invests in the same SaaS vertical and European geography, though typically at slightly later stages and larger tickets than Next Road.
• Earlybird Venture Capital: Earlybird is a long-established European early-stage venture capital firm with deep CEE exposure through its Berlin-based operations. It is comparable as a peer because it invests at similar stages in European tech but operates at a much larger fund size and broader mandate than Next Road.

Others

• Vestbee (as platform): Vestbee is the startup funding application platform founded by Next Road's own General Partner. While not a direct competitor, it is relevant as an ecosystem peer enabling comparable CEE funds to source deal flow and is effectively part of Next Road's distribution infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments21 records

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