History

Bulba Ventures was founded in march 2018 by Yury Melnichek (founder of MAPS.ME & AIMATTER) and Andrei Avsievich.

Our mission

We aspire to improve the quality of human lives by funding machine learning startups.

Startups

VOCHI

A mobile video editor with an object segmentation technology. With the help of computer-vision-based video segmentation algorithms and a custom rendering engine for video effects, the app helps to apply high-quality effects on single objects in 1080p videos in real-time on mobile devices.

Acquired by Pinterest

AIMATTER

An AI startup known for fabby — a mobile application allowing you to change the background on photos and videos. aimatter was the first in building a technology which allows the changing of the background on a streaming video.

Acquired by G o o g l e

MAPS.ME

A free navigation app first launched in 2011. MAPS.ME helps users to not only get information about their current location but also allows offline search, building itineraries, putting marks on a map, importing and exporting marks and itineraries.

Acquired by Mail.Ru

FriendlyData

An Enterprise data company that is working to fundamentally change the way people interact with data. We provide a Natural Language Search Interface for Enterprise data, which enables non-technical team members to access data quickly and easily, using their own language, without the need for expensive developers or database professionals.

Acquired by ServiceNow

OneSoil

A free-for-all precision farming platform that allows farmers to monitor field conditions online. All products within OneSoil platform use high precision data from satellite images. Platform users can calculate the right amount of fertilizers, monitor climate change and make field notes.

Zenia

A motion tracking yoga assistant. Zenia team recreates the experience of yoga practice with the instructor, putting emphasis on keeping the practice safe and providing real-time feedback to users. The core technology is based on algorithms of computer vision and neural networks.

Acquired by Palta

GERO

Data-driven longevity startup Gero develops novel therapeutics to extend healthspan and offers risk assessment tools for insurance and healthcare. Gero presented a physics-based explanation of aging fundamentals turned into cutting-edge platform for targets and biomarkers identification. Recent results: life-extending compounds, wearable-based biomarkers, healthspan genetics and healthspan prediction app.

Belarus tech report

Belarus startup ecosystem report 2021

Analysis of Belarusian startup ecosystem during COVID-19 and political crisis including list of top-10 most promising young startups from Belarus

Belarus tech
report 2020

Complex overview of the state of Belarusian tech including IT industry dynamics & TOP-100 startups database

Belarus tech report 2019

Complex overview of the state of Belarusian tech including IT industry dynamics & TOP-100 startups database

Why

startups need bulba ventures

  • Direct access to technical and business expertise to drive projects further

  • Early-stage investments

  • Support from key partners and strongest mentors

Press

Team

  • Yury Melnichek

    Yury Melnichek

    partner
  • Andrei Avsievich

    Andrei Avsievich

    partner

Partnerships