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We bring deep technical expertise, founder empathy, and operational experience to enterprise software startups.
Villi Iltchev
Founder & Managing Partner
Founder & Managing Partner
Villi is the founder of Category with two decades of experience as an operator and investor, backing leading software companies across SaaS, infrastructure, and developer tools.
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"We aspire to be more than investors — to offer the knowledge, partnership, and commitment founders need to build enduring businesses.
Villi Iltchev
Founder & Managing Partner
"We aspire to be more than investors — to offer the knowledge, partnership, and commitment founders need to build enduring businesses.
Villi Iltchev
Founder & Managing Partner
"We aspire to be more than investors — to offer the knowledge, partnership, and commitment founders need to build enduring businesses.
Villi Iltchev
Founder & Managing Partner
Çağla Kaymaz
Partner
Partner
Cagla is a partner at Category, bringing deep technical and investing experience to support founders building transformative enterprise software companies.
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Patty Smith
Operating Partner
Operating Partner
Patty drives operations at Category, combining analytics expertise with a passion for helping founders succeed.
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Ruta Savickaite
Executive Assistant & Office Manager
Executive Assistant & Office Manager
Ruta brings a high-performance mindset and operational precision to Category, keeping the team running smoothly with calm focus and seamless execution.
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Let's build something together.
build@categoryvc.com
Let's build something together.
build@categoryvc.com
Let's build something together.
build@categoryvc.com
© 2024 Category Ventures.
Team
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© 2024 Category Ventures.
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© 2024 Category Ventures.
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