Overkill Ventures

Investor type

VC

Founded

2018

AUM

-

Location

Riga, Riga, Latvia

Investment Ticket

$1-5 m

Investment Stage

Pre-seed Seed

Region of investment

North America Europe
Investor profile last updated: 21 August, 2026

Profile

Overkill Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Riga, Latvia, founded in 2018. The firm is led by General Partners David Ventzel, Peter Marculans, and Dmitry Saikovsky, who bring extensive experience from startup accelerators and family office investments. Overkill Ventures focuses on early-stage investments, particularly in the pre-seed and seed stages, across the Baltics, Nordics, CEE, and CIS regions. The team is known for its hands-on approach, helping startups achieve product-market fit and scale.

The firm primarily invests in B2B software startups, with a focus on sectors such as SaaS, AI, enterprise software, and health. Typical investment sizes range from $40,000 to $250,000. Overkill Ventures has invested in 38 pre-seed startups and has had multiple successful exits. Although the firm is not currently making new investments, it operates other funds like Accelerace and New Nordic Ventures, which continue to support startups in the region.

Notable investments by Overkill Ventures include Hyperscan - human capital services, GuavaHR - business productivity software, Focused - business productivity software, Kedeon - business productivity software, and Therapify - clinics/outpatient services. These investments highlight the firm's commitment to fostering innovation in the software and technology sectors.

Industry

Transportation Sports/SportsTech Robotics Real Estate Marketing and Advertising Healthcare Services Foodtech Food and Beverage Financial Services Edtech Education Telecommunications Software Gaming Fintech Electronics Business Services (B2B) SaaS AI HealthTech

Contacts

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Dmitry Saikovsky Partner, co-founder
Partner, co-founder
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David Ventzel General Partner
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FAQs about Overkill Ventures

Overkill Ventures is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Pre-seed and Seed, writing tickets of $1-5 m.
Overkill Ventures is located in Riga, Riga, Latvia.
Overkill Ventures was founded in 2018.
Overkill Ventures invests in companies and startups in Transportation, Sports/SportsTech, Robotics, Real Estate, Marketing and Advertising, Healthcare Services, Foodtech, Food and Beverage, Financial Services, Edtech, Education, Telecommunications, Software, Gaming, Fintech, Electronics, Business Services (B2B), SaaS, AI, HealthTech.
Overkill Ventures invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
Overkill Ventures invests in companies and startups at Pre-seed, Seed.
Overkill Ventures usually invests $1-5 m on average.
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