From pre-seed to seed with mentors

We’re a angel syndicate VC investing in F Stage pre-seed startups.
We prefer founders from Nordics and Baltics, but not only.
Our
unique validation, investment, and mentoring process
lets us unlock the potential of both the startups and our investors.

We invest early, based on what founders deliver, not what they promise.
Ethics, morale and ESG impact are non-negotiable.

What is F Stage?

Is it Founding stage when you know nothing yet?
Is it Fake it till you make it stage?
Is it F*cked up stage when you give it up?
Is it Floating stage when it’s not enough to make it a startup?
Is it F*ck it stage when you make it happen better than others have?
Or is it Flying high stage when things are right, finally.

Usually it is taking pre-seed startups to seed stage.

We know For sure before investing

We’ve got a process enabling us to work with outperformers.

 

What stage is F Stage startup?

Idea stage

  • Huge market pull
  • Great founders

     

  • Friends, Family, Fools

Pre-seed stage

  • MVP done
  • Core team
  • Maybe revenue
  • Angels/VCs

F stage 

  • Pre-seed to Seed
  • Challenge discovery
  • Revenue discovery
  • Mentors/Investors

    Seed stage

    • Product market fit
    • Team+
    • Growing revenue
    • Angels/VCs   

    A round

    • Scaling
    • Team+
    • Rapid growth
    • VCs

    Startup.   Mentor, Investor, Micro LP.   Partner. 

    Startup

    Get frank and honest feedback from investors to identify your challenges that would take you from pre-seed to seed stage

    Report weekly to 2 assigned mentors during a 2 months FREE program to show progress and convince investors.

    Outperformers get investment 50k-100k and paid mentorship for 18 months, minimum 2h per month. 

    Application criteria:

    • MVP done or almost ready.
    • Core team onboarded.
    • Revenue is better than nothing
    • Challenges that hold you back
    • 4 months or more runway.

    We are sector agnostic, but we prefer B2B Saas.
    We avoid investing in slow growing capital intensive startups, in sectors like like medical, pharma, non-profit.

    Mentor, Investor, Micro LP

    Most hourly-rate mentors, professionals, and consultants create immense value for the startups but don’t get a fair share of the latter success.

    Lots of small ticket active/passive investors have huge networks they are unable to monetize themselves alone.

    We’re here to change that.

    Mentor role is for you if: 

    • You’re an experienced professional in your field (be it marketing, legal or environmental protection) 
    • We prefer you are a generalist who has done it her/himself and knows the pain first hand. 
    • Are an expert and are looking to enhamce your understandings about investing safe within a syndicate.
    • Want to help companies succeed.
    • Want to get your fair share of the rewards.
    • Have limited funds to invest.

    Sounds good? Join us now!

    Investor role is for you if: 

    • Have limited time, yet willingness to contribute and study or learn with us.
    • Are willing to help defining the syndicate decision.
    • Have limited funds to invest.

    Micro LP role is for those who

    • Have limited time, no willingness to contribute and study or learn.
    • Are willing to tag along with syndicate decision.
    • Have limited funds to invest.

    Co-investing

    • We cooperate locally and cross-border with accelrators, incubators, angels, syndicates, VCs.

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    Validated startups

    Team

    Mikk Orglaan

    Mikk Orglaan

    Founding Partner

    Value Proposition Design

    Jaano Inno

    Jaano Inno

    Partner

    Growth Discipline Framework

    Piret Kübbar

    CFO

    Financial compliance & planning

    Kristiina Parve

    Kristiina Parve

    Assistant

    Event organizer, project manager, support

    Ethics committee

    Indrek Peenmaa

    Investor/Mentor

    Alo Lilles

    Investor/Mentor

    Aldar Reinberk

    Investor/Mentor

    Lead-Mentors/Investors

    Oleg Pun

    Investor/Mentor

    Tech entrepreneur with a focus on web3 and decentralized technology. Helping visionary entrepreneurs build businesses on blockchain. Focusing on
    extracting value from the technology.

    Federico Pirola

    Investor/Mentor

    Wealth Management, Business Management, Tech enthusiast, Project Management (PMP cert.), Proud E-resident of Estonia, Alternative Investments

    Aldar Reinberk

    Investor/Mentor

    Create value by helping companies to understand how to use digital technologies to achieve their growth objectives.

    Heiki Kübbar

    Investor/Mentor

    Manager by experience and engineer by heart. Founded and managed the growth of Icefire – one of the most remarkable IT companies in Estonia.

    Maiko Kalvet

    Investor/Mentor

    Experienced Managing Director in the insurance industry. Strong business development professional skilled in Business Planning, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Planning, Business Development, and Sales Management.

    Lauri Läheb

    Investor/Mentor

    Demonstrated senior-level experience in digital products and business development in international companies and startups. Projects, teams and organisations building. Angel investor. In diverse industries – telecoms, e-ID, fintech, retail, logistics, travel, …

    Alo Lilles

    Investor/Mentor

    15 years of experience in business development, IT and EU project management, public funding application writing and management, consulting, and mentoring technology-intensive startups.

    Rosen Dimov

    Investor/Mentor

    Maiking innovation happen, supporting the entrepreneurial ecosystem as a venture partner. Vast experience in EU organisations and academic circles.

    Indrek Peenmaa

    Investor/Mentor

    Founder and Business Development at Nordic Experience. Special interests in marketplaces and businesses built on low-code. Always trying to learn new
    things.

    Investors/Mentors

    Mikk Orglaan

    Mikk Orglaan

    Investor/Mentor

    Exited founder, seasoned business owner, advisor, angel investor, generalist, Saas, B2B, B2B2c.

    Jaano Inno

    Jaano Inno

    Investor/Mentor

    Business advisor, mentor, execution process designer, growth expert.

    Katrin Vilimaa-Otsing

    Investor/Mentor

    Marketing strategy, tracking & measurement, PPC ads, funnels, training, consulting.

    Piret Kübbar

    Investor/Mentor

    M&A, fundraising, financial compliance, telco & banking background. 

    Jon Ender

    Investor/Mentor

    Help humble and charismatic leaders build emotionally healthy teams, where people thrive, feel supported and create amazing value.

    Hari Sagaran

    Hari Sagaran

    Investor/Mentor

    Experience in Operations Mgmt., Buss. Setup, Buss. Dev., E-Commerce.

    Kristjan Rotenberg

    Investor/Mentor

    Skilled in Quality Management, Supply Chain Management, Change Management, Building Effective Teams and Strategic Planning.

    Kevin Press

    Investor/Mentor

    Founder and CEO at Nordicom. Partner at United Talents. Experienced in B2B sales, corporate publishing, media marketing, printing and advertising.

    Tiit Liivik

    Investor/Mentor

    An expert in the Information Technology and Services industry.

    Siim Salme

    Investor/Mentor

    Sales expert, b2b marketing, b2b sales, export.

    Jonas Alexander Söderlund

    Investor/Mentor

    More than 30 years of experience in the Electronics Manufacturing and Regulatory business.

    Vitali Korniltsev

    Investor/Mentor

    Experienced Leader with a demonstrated history of working in the information technology and services industry.

    Ian Wagner

    Investor/Mentor

    Gets excited of problem identifying, and solving. Technical background, iOS apps and mission-critical systems development, remote team management and international accounting.

    Mateja Sela

    Investor/Mentor

    Experienced entrepreneur in web 3, digital art marketplace, b2b solutions, building the second generation of NFTs.

    Mihkel Uus

    Investor/Mentor

    Specialties: contract law, company law, financial law, EU substantial law and civil process, strategic thinking, analyzing, motivating people, and internal quality management. Solutions provider

    Annette Sagri

    Investor/Mentor

    Passionate about emerging technologies and ICT4D. Experienced in Project Management, Financial Inclusion, and Digital solutions.

    Chris Raastad

    Investor/Mentor

    Experience with backend systems, big data, web services, and cloud services. Fan of Clean Code, Agile, TDD, BDD, CI, and using the latest and greatest open source libraries when possible.

    Margus Tammeraja

    Investor/Mentor

    Shaping the future of accountancy as Chairman of the Board at Association of Estonian Accountants

    Lasse Järvinen

    Investor/Mentor

    Growth companies, transactional businesses, marketplaces, and more. Working according to GTD methodology helps to work efficiently and without stress meanwhile making sure that goals are met within set schedules.

    Ivan Mihhejev, CFA

    Investor/Mentor

    Seasoned Investment Professional with over 15 years of experience and education in investment management.

    Madis Avi

    Investor/Mentor

    Moving the firm forward in growth and profitability

    Helen Maidre

    Investor/Mentor

    Years of experience in diverse industries: startups, finance, telecom, tourism, and arts. Skilled in Problem Solving, Team Leadership, and Customer Experience.

    Margus Tamm

    Investor/Mentor

    Experienced CEO with a demonstrated history of working in the international trade and development industry. Skilled in Marketing Management, Negotiation, Business Planning, and E-commerce. Strong business development professional.

    Heikki Laidma

    Investor/Mentor

    Environmental entrepreneur, environmentalist. He believes that not governments but grass root level solutions will improve our collective environmental footprint!

    Valentin Bratkov

    Investor/Mentor

    15 years of organisation management. Technical degree, business process architecture, material assets, sales, HR management in both large and small teams. Quality management system, occupational safety, health and environmental protection systems.

    Jekaterina Tint

    Investor/Mentor

    Financial literacy and investment educator and investor, experienced in management accounting, financial planning and project management.

    Mark Kaljulaid

    Investor/Mentor

    Exited multipleneur, tech background, business development, processes.

    Eva-Maria Egipt-Peenmaa

    Investor/Mentor

    An experienced expert in tourism.

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