Smart Capital. Real Builders.
We invest in strong founders building meaningful solutions. Not just money — engineering, architecture and product intelligence.
Seed rounds with conviction and hands-on support.
Early capital to get from concept to MVP.
Technical depth, execution guidance and scaling support.
Institutional, not corporate
A smart fund built by engineers.
DEP Fund partners with founders who care about systems, product, and execution quality. We help you design architecture, validate markets, and get investor-ready — while you stay in control of your company.
- Focus
- Technical and product-first founders
- Stage
- Pre-seed to Seed, MVP-ready
About DEP Fund
Led by a product-first founder who has actually shipped hard things.
DEP Fund is led by Daniil Pavenko — a product-minded entrepreneur who grew up on the engineering side and now operates primarily as a Head of Product and venture builder. He has shipped and invested in real products across verticals: a fintech SaaS that helps online exchanges optimize and control spend; ComeBack Mobility in medtech, where he backs a hardware+software rehabilitation protocol as an investor and product/engineering adviser; and ONMonitory, a B2B Web3 banking protocol for cross-border transfers, where he is both an investor and Web3 architecture adviser.
Daniil's background spans Ethereum and Solana, DAO architecture and token mechanics, alongside classic B2B SaaS and infrastructure. He thinks like a disciplined angel and a pragmatic Head of Product: starting from user problems, unit economics and distribution, then backing into architecture. He evaluates opportunities through speed to MVP, clear monetization from day one, technical defensibility, automation-first operations, and the ability to scale into meaningful recurring revenue — usually in the $10k–$100k MRR range.
DEP Fund exists to give strong, technical teams a partner who can challenge positioning, pricing, roadmaps, and architecture with the same rigor — acting somewhere between an angel investor, a Head of Product, and a venture studio lead. The tone is institutional but founder-friendly: no hype, no vague promises, just structured thinking, sharp trade-offs, and real execution support.
What DEP Fund brings to the table
- Strong engineering background across backend, blockchain, and distributed systems.
- Product architecture and launch experience from MVP to scalable production systems.
- Technical due diligence to sanity-check roadmaps, stacks, and execution plans.
- Founder-friendly, institutional tone — serious about capital, respectful of your vision.
Investment Thesis
We back real problems, scalable solutions, and founders with integrity.
DEP Fund invests where technical depth and market reality meet. We care about clarity of the problem, sound architecture, and a believable path to revenue.
- We invest in real problems with measurable impact.
- Solutions that can scale technically and commercially.
- Founders with strong technical foundations and ownership.
- A clear, honest monetization and go-to-market path.
Check size & stage
- Investment sizes
- Pre-seed: $10,000
Seed: average ticket $100,000 - What we look for
MVP-ready or live product, not just an idea.
Evidence of market validation and real users.
Technical founders preferred, or strong technical partners.
Founder integrity and willingness to do the hard work.
Structured Pitch Submission
A clear, focused way to present your fundraise.
We read every submission carefully. The more concrete, honest, and structured your answers, the easier it is for us to understand if DEP Fund is the right partner for you.
Please ensure your Google Drive links have appropriate access and any founder video is set to unlisted before submitting.
Why DEP Fund?
Smart capital for founders who care about the craft.
Strong founders do not just need cash. They need partners who can challenge architecture decisions, refine product scope, and help translate technical reality into investor-grade narratives.
What "smart capital" means at DEP Fund
- Engineering expertise: help with system design, codebase architecture, and trade-off decisions before they become expensive.
- Architecture advisory: reviews, threat modelling, scalability plans, and production readiness checklists.
- Go-to-market structure: turning technical strengths into clear value propositions, pricing, and sales stories that resonate.
- Product validation: support on defining MVP scope, measuring traction, and shipping in tight feedback loops.
- Investor readiness: help translating your roadmap, metrics, and architecture into materials institutional investors can evaluate.