Mario Grigorov

Strategic Venture Investments | EIC | FO & VC | Msc

📍 United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 25 investments📅 6 years investing🗓 Last invested Jun 2026
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Investor and Board Observer
Jun 2026
𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 | 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 Every fast-growing eCommerce brand hits the same problem. Growth outpaces cashflow. Inventory is paid for before campaigns go live. Freight and supplier invoices land before payouts. Stock sells faster than it can be replaced. Modern eCommerce runs on live inventory, orders moving through fulfilment, and revenue updating in real time. Funding should live there too. 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. We release fast, flexible capital for eCommerce brands using live operational data from inventory, sales, and fulfilment partners. Capital that reflects how a business is performing today, not how it looked on paper months ago. For eCommerce brands, CapRelease funds growth where pressure actually shows up: • Reordering inventory ahead of demand • Keeping marketing live while cash is tied up • Paying suppliers and freight on time • Scaling without stalling momentum Decisions take as little as 𝟮𝟰 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀. Repayments flex with revenue. No equity. No personal guarantees. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹. When clients are funded, inventory increases, throughput rises, and retention strengthens. Fulfilment becomes a growth engine, not just a cost centre. 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸. 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸. 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿. 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲. 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 👉 eCommerce brand preparing for growth 👉 Fulfilment partner supporting scaling retailers caprelease.com
Investor
Apr 2026
Pulse It is an innovative token launch platform that lets anyone launch a token on Solana, BNB, or ETH in seconds for free. Create, customize, and go live without coding, developers, or complicated setup.
Investor
Feb 2026
Parrot is a next-generation RIA that uses an intelligent recommendation engine to automate personalized investing, helping users discover and allocate into institutional-grade strategies aligned with their goals, risk profile, and interests, with seamless ongoing rebalancing and without the cost or friction of a traditional financial advisor. In simple terms - Parrot helps you invest like you have a financial advisor, without needing one.
Investor
Feb 2026
Refine is an AI-powered corporate training platform that helps companies build measurable skills in their workforce — in just six minutes a day. Traditional training is slow, generic, and impossible to track. Refine replaces outdated courses with personalized micro-learning that adapts to each employee’s role, seniority, culture, and language. Our platform creates a complete, data-driven training ecosystem: • HR Dashboard & Analytics Track skill proficiency, improvement, strengths, weaknesses, and roadmap progress across teams. Export reports instantly and integrate Refine directly into any LMS. • Smart Self-Assessments & Proficiency Levels Employees receive a clear skill baseline and a defined proficiency target (25–100%), covering communication, decision logic, cultural fit, and execution ability. • Personalized Monthly Roadmaps Refine automatically generates 25-lesson training plans that align with company goals, performance needs, and employee development paths. • AI Cultural & Communication Adaptation Lessons adjust to cultural background, workplace norms, communication style, and job requirements — ensuring relevance and engagement. • Built-In EU AI Act & Compliance Learning Thousands of micro-courses teach safe AI use, regulation awareness, and responsible practices across all departments. Refine helps organizations train faster, cheaper, and more effectively — with real-time data HR can trust and employees actually enjoy using. We partner with global enterprises across IT, FinTech, MedTech, manufacturing, aviation, and education to elevate skills at scale. Refine turns corporate learning into measurable performance. Welcome to the new standard of workforce development.
early stageEducation
Investor
Oct 2025
At Playtomic, we’re redefining the way people experience racket sports, making it easier, more social, and more connected than ever. 🌍 With millions of players and 6,000+ clubs across 60+ countries, we bring together a global community of sports players, helping them find courts, connect with others, and enjoy the game. More than just a booking app, Playtomic is a technology-driven platform that empowers both players and clubs. For players, we make it effortless to book courts, join matches, and grow their community. For clubs, we provide advanced SaaS solutions that help them optimize operations, increase occupancy, and enhance player experience. We believe sports should be inclusive, accessible, and built around community. Whether you’re a beginner or a pro, there’s always a match waiting for you! Join us and be part of the future of racket sports! 🎾
Investor
Jul 2025
Engineered for rest. Designed for sleep. Get $50 off Ozlo Sleepbuds® - available now at OzloSleep.com 💤
Investor
Mar 2025
Sana is a digital health company driven by 25 years of research. The innovative audiovisual technology allows you to accelerate your physical recovery and improve your mental well-being, offering a more restful state of mind. The Sana device is not currently approved by the FDA for any medical condition and should be used for the purposes of rest and recovery only, until such time as appropriate clinical evidence is approved through FDA processes.
Investor
Mar 2025
FidoCure is the first and only service to offer cancer care with a dual-focus approach that benefits both dogs and humans. Leveraging the genetic similarities between human and canine cancers, FidoCure offers targeted therapies that allow for more effective treatments extending dog lives by up to 3x. Through our Next Generation DNA Sequencing Test, the first of its kind to introduce human-grade targeted treatments to our canine companions, we have assembled the worlds largest canine cancer genomics database which uses genomic testing to provide veterinarians with critical data, enabling them to tailor the most effective targeted therapies for each individual dog patient. You can view our peer reviewed research in Nature Precision Oncology Journal and Nature Scientific Reports. FidoCure is proud to be leading precision medical research in canine oncology, and our team is committed to revolutionizing the way cancer care is delivered to dogs and humans alike. Our technology provides advanced diagnostics and facilitates access to precision medicines at the touch of a button. FidoCure by the One Health Company is backed by premier biotech investors including Polaris Ventures, A16Z, and YCombinator. Our vision along with our stakeholders, is a world free of cancer achieved by cost-effective, personalized precision medicine for both humans and their canine companions. Learn more at www.fidocure.com.
late stageBiotechnology
Investor
Feb 2025
Audiomob is a completely new way to monetise mobile games. We offer non-intrusive audio ads that can be listened to in game and can greatly increase player retention, generate better reviews, all while providing developers with monetisation. Built from the ground up by developers, for developers, we strive to offer a simple, elegant alternative to standard ads.
Investor
Feb 2025
Indigov is a communication platform designed to help elected officials and government departments respond and reach out to constituents in a timely and personal manner.
Investor
Dec 2024
Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and over 60% of the Fortune 500 — rely on Databricks to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified Data Intelligence Platform that includes Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, Lakebase and Unity Catalog. --- Databricks applicants Please apply through our official Careers page at databricks.com/company/careers. All official communication from Databricks will come from email addresses ending with @databricks.com or @goodtime.io (our meeting tool).
Investor
Nov 2024
albo es una institución de fondos de pago electrónico (IFPE) autorizada, regulada y supervisada en México por la Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (CNBV).
EIC Investment Committee and Board Member
Aug 2024
European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) managing all the activities of the European Innovation Council and programmes related to small and medium-sized enterprises. Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EU_EISMEA Data protection: http://europa.eu/!fc89kC
Investor
Aug 2024
Batteries have a big role to play in tackling the climate crisis, and it’s essential to make sure that they’re safe and reliable to operate. At Zitara, we build cutting-edge software solutions that empower companies to deeply understand their batteries, both in design and deployment. It’s all part of our work to enable a renewable energy revolution, powered by safer batteries, at a lower cost, with less waste.
Investor
Jun 2024
Earli mission is to make cancer a benign experience. Rather than rely on biomarkers that cancer may - or often may not - naturally provide, Earlis technology *forces* cancer cells to make a synthetic, non-human biomarker using gene therapy approaches. Its called a Synthetic Biopsy. It can then localize the cancer in a PET scanner. Earli has been funded by Andreessen Horowitzs Bio Fund, Khosla, Perceptive Advisors, Casdin Capital, Sands Capital, Marc Benioff, Menlo Ventures, ZhenFund. Earli is based in the West Coast’s prime biotech hub in South San Francisco.
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𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 | 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 Every fast-growing eCommerce brand hits the same problem. Growth outpaces cashflow. Inventory is paid for before campaigns go live. Freight and supplier invoices land before payouts. Stock sells faster than it can be replaced. Modern eCommerce runs on live inventory, orders moving through fulfilment, and revenue updating in real time. Funding should live there too. 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. We release fast, flexible capital for eCommerce brands using live operational data from inventory, sales, and fulfilment partners. Capital that reflects how a business is performing today, not how it looked on paper months ago. For eCommerce brands, CapRelease funds growth where pressure actually shows up: • Reordering inventory ahead of demand • Keeping marketing live while cash is tied up • Paying suppliers and freight on time • Scaling without stalling momentum Decisions take as little as 𝟮𝟰 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀. Repayments flex with revenue. No equity. No personal guarantees. 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹. When clients are funded, inventory increases, throughput rises, and retention strengthens. Fulfilment becomes a growth engine, not just a cost centre. 𝗣𝗶𝗰𝗸. 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗸. 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿. 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲. 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 👉 eCommerce brand preparing for growth 👉 Fulfilment partner supporting scaling retailers caprelease.com
Investor
May 2026
Kraken helps people own the power of their money. Founded in 2011, were one of the worlds longest-standing crypto platforms, now offering crypto, stocks, futures, staking, payments and more. Trusted by millions of institutions, professional traders, and consumers across 190+ countries. Built on the belief that everyone should own the power of their money, Kraken has been a category leader in crypto since 2011. Weve grown into a global financial platform offering crypto, stocks, futures, staking, payments and institutional infrastructure — all on a single foundation built for the future of finance. Our product lineup: — Kraken: the worlds leading hybrid investment platform, built for the future of finance from the ground up — Kraken Pro: the all-in command center that unleashes your trading potential — Krak: the next-generation money platform that turns every type of asset into usable money Proof of Reserves since 2014. Assets held 1:1. Trusted by 13M+ people, thousands of institutions, and a growing community of developers building on Kraken rails. Our mission: accelerate the global adoption of crypto so everyone can achieve financial freedom and inclusion. Risk Disclosure: https://www.kraken.com/en-ca/social-media-disclosure
Investor
Apr 2026
Pulse It is an innovative token launch platform that lets anyone launch a token on Solana, BNB, or ETH in seconds for free. Create, customize, and go live without coding, developers, or complicated setup.
Investor
Feb 2026
Parrot is a next-generation RIA that uses an intelligent recommendation engine to automate personalized investing, helping users discover and allocate into institutional-grade strategies aligned with their goals, risk profile, and interests, with seamless ongoing rebalancing and without the cost or friction of a traditional financial advisor. In simple terms - Parrot helps you invest like you have a financial advisor, without needing one.
Investor
Feb 2026
Refine is an AI-powered corporate training platform that helps companies build measurable skills in their workforce — in just six minutes a day. Traditional training is slow, generic, and impossible to track. Refine replaces outdated courses with personalized micro-learning that adapts to each employee’s role, seniority, culture, and language. Our platform creates a complete, data-driven training ecosystem: • HR Dashboard & Analytics Track skill proficiency, improvement, strengths, weaknesses, and roadmap progress across teams. Export reports instantly and integrate Refine directly into any LMS. • Smart Self-Assessments & Proficiency Levels Employees receive a clear skill baseline and a defined proficiency target (25–100%), covering communication, decision logic, cultural fit, and execution ability. • Personalized Monthly Roadmaps Refine automatically generates 25-lesson training plans that align with company goals, performance needs, and employee development paths. • AI Cultural & Communication Adaptation Lessons adjust to cultural background, workplace norms, communication style, and job requirements — ensuring relevance and engagement. • Built-In EU AI Act & Compliance Learning Thousands of micro-courses teach safe AI use, regulation awareness, and responsible practices across all departments. Refine helps organizations train faster, cheaper, and more effectively — with real-time data HR can trust and employees actually enjoy using. We partner with global enterprises across IT, FinTech, MedTech, manufacturing, aviation, and education to elevate skills at scale. Refine turns corporate learning into measurable performance. Welcome to the new standard of workforce development.
early stageEducation
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