About Atoia.
Atoia Ventures is a founder-friendly venture fund with a focus on impact investments and diverse founders. Headquartered in Dubai, we invest in EdTech, HRTech, Cybersecurity, CloudServices, AI, IoT, and other startups from seed to round A.
We are a fast, transparent, solid, and smart investor. Our experienced team of entrepreneurs has a wealth of experience in finding promising startups and leading them to industry leaders and unicorn levels. We become the founders’ partner in growth by providing infrastructure to fully support startups both operationally and with “smart money” from early seed stages to round A and growth.
We are a fast, transparent, solid, and smart investor. Our experienced team of entrepreneurs has a wealth of experience in finding promising startups and leading them to industry leaders and unicorn levels. We become the founders’ partner in growth by providing infrastructure to fully support startups both operationally and with “smart money” from early seed stages to round A and growth.
9 сompanies
2 offices
25M invested
Fund Focus.
Impact Startups
Invaluable Talents
Diversity
Decent work and economic growth
Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
Quality education
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Gender equality
Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Reduced inequalities
Reduce inequality within and among countries
Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Industry, innovation and infrastructure
Edtech
HRTech
Cybersecurity
Big Data
Cloud Services
Internet of Things
Artificial Intelligence
Erik Ashkenov
General Partner
A serial tech entrepreneur & investor, Erik began his career in the retail sector of several international banks, including ABN AMRO, Royal Bank of Scotland, and HSBC. In 2010, he joined the team of Intercomp, a leading outsourcing company, where he successfully grew the business by a factor of 30+ and established new offices in Azerbaijan and Georgia over the next 10 years. In 2018, Erik took a part in the sale of the Intercomp business he had grown to one of the largest banks in the CIS region.
In 2021, he founded an outsourcing company Alphion focusing on automation of financial and HR functions, which has achieved a revenue of USD 2 million in 2022. Erik is an active member of the UMAY Angels Investment Club and serves as a member and advisor in the VQ Business Club. He is also an early investor in ProsperPay, a start-up that offers an Early Wage Access service.
In 2021, he founded an outsourcing company Alphion focusing on automation of financial and HR functions, which has achieved a revenue of USD 2 million in 2022. Erik is an active member of the UMAY Angels Investment Club and serves as a member and advisor in the VQ Business Club. He is also an early investor in ProsperPay, a start-up that offers an Early Wage Access service.
Investment process.
Partners.
Partners Atoia Ventures closely collaborates with the global startup ecosystem, including other venture capital funds, business angels’ communities around the globe, banks, institutions, and IT vendors. We bring valuable insights, expertise, and resources to portfolio companies, helping them to accelerate their growth and achieve their goals.
Atoia Ventures offers its portfolio companies access to a wide network of potential partners and customers. Building relationships with these key players can help startups gain traction and establish themselves in their respective markets.
Atoia Ventures offers its portfolio companies access to a wide network of potential partners and customers. Building relationships with these key players can help startups gain traction and establish themselves in their respective markets.