qooob
B2B / AI
AI-native studios that generate pipeline, produce content, and compound revenue.
Boutique venture studio and venture capital firm backing Pre-Seed, Seed & Series A founders across the US, Southeast Europe, and Asia Pacific.
Forty.5 Ventures is built for founders who see around corners: those with a sharp insight, the ambition to build something important, and the discipline to turn that insight into an enduring company.
Early conviction, operator support, and patient capital applied across the US–South Eastern Europe–Asia Pacific corridor and the sectors reshaping the global economy.
From Zero to One
F5V Build exists for founders at true inception - before product, before revenue, often before the world understands the opportunity. It’s where we turn raw insight into a fundable, testable, and scalable business.
Our goal in F5V Build is simple: compress the time from “I think I see something” to “I have a company that the market and investors can recognize.”
Conviction-Driven Early Stage VC
F5V Capital is our early-stage venture capital arm, designed to lead or co-lead rounds once a venture is ready for its next chapter.
F5V Capital is where the most promising F5V Build companies and select external founders get the capital and support to move from proof-of-concept to market leadership.
For Founders
What makes Forty.5 Ventures different is the tight integration between F5V Build and F5V Capital. Founders don’t just receive capital or advice in isolation; they plug into a platform that can:
Exceptional founders, small cohorts, completely free at the venture builder stage—and a conviction-led capital partner ready to stay with you for the long haul. That is the Forty.5 Ventures strategy: turning ideas into enduring companies, and backing the disruptors who will define the next generation of global markets.
B2B / AI
AI-native studios that generate pipeline, produce content, and compound revenue.
Infrastructure / Payments
Global-first payments infrastructure and AI operating platform.
Consumer / AI
The first global app for women to scale through access to funding, intelligent matchmaking, and secure networking.
B2B / AI
The AI operating system for SMEs.
Infrastructure / AI
Reimagining fractional ownership for the modern Mediterranean lifestyle.
Infrastructure / Technology
New Standard for Urban Recreation Infrastructure with cutting-edge interactive playground technology.
Sports / Marketplace
Modern sports agency operating at the intersection of athlete representation, NIL technology, and strategic investments.
Sports / Entertainment
Platform that helps athletes and organizations leverage digital tools for growth, fan engagement, and performance visibility.
Consumer / Hard-Tech
Basketball shoes designed to prevent ankle injuries and improve athletic performance.
Fintech / Community
The #1 platform and community for investors and traders in South East Asia.
Consumer / Fashion
Mobile fashion startup that features personalized clothing recommendations, community-curated trends, and shoppable styles from fashion bloggers.
Fintech / Crypto
Vilnius-based crypto and digital asset platform helping financial advisors manage clients' crypto investments.
PropTech / SaaS
Serbian-American SaaS turning unstructured construction data into structured insights.
AgTech / Marketplace
Belgrade startup connecting local farmers directly with city buyers for fresh, same-day vegetable delivery.
AI / Marketing
Belgrade-founded AI marketing intelligence tool that consolidates campaign data for smarter, more profitable decisions.
Forty.5 Ventures announces the close of its first $30 million fund, investing at Pre-Seed and Seed across Southeastern Europe and selectively in the United States and Asia Pacific.
Forty.5 Ventures and Renovarum Capital team up to create a seamless growth and financing pathway for entrepreneurs across Europe and global markets.
AI, agentic workflows, and embedded payments are turning messaging from a communications channel into a commercial operating environment. The opportunity is no longer chat to pay — it's conversation to outcome.
Forty.5 Ventures leads a $500K seed investment in Belgrade-based qooob.co, an AI-native Leverage Studio building intelligent growth engines for global go-to-market execution.
FinTech Magazine's global list of the people shaping financial technology named Zoran Vasiljev among its Top 100 Leaders.
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