Interactive Venture Partners

Interactive Venture Partners is a venture capital company providing capital to innovators, entrepreneurs, and founders of startups in Central Eastern Europe, with a focus on cutting-edge technology products and services.

Interactive Venture Partners is an affiliate of the Interactive Brokers Group of Companies, and its managed fund is supported by the Thomas Peterffy family office. The Hungarian-born billionaire amassed his fortune through the foundation of Interactive Brokers in 1993, a company he operated until 2019 and now maintains a position on the board. As of October 2022, Peterffy has an estimated net worth of $25.3bn according to Forbes which puts him as the 52nd richest person in the world.

The firm invests in early-stage Central Eastern European entrepreneurs at the Pre-seed, Seed, and Series A stages. It is seeking to build a diverse portfolio across industries, selecting investments based on the quality of the entrepreneurs, the startup’s growth potential, the prospective market impact, the speed of execution, and the ability to defend their market positions.