About VAS Ventures

VAS Ventures is Martin Varsavsky's early stage investment fund. They are looking for companies whose innovative founders think big and are courageous enough to shape the future. Martin is a serial entrepreneur, mentor, professor of entrepreneurship at Columbia Business School and investor. As a founder, he has built 5 successful companies, Viatel, Jazztel, Ya.com, Fon and Prelude. Viatel, Jazztel, and Ya.com all sold for over $700m. As an investor, he backed fascinating companies such as 23andMe, Eolia, Smarthings, Tumblr and Aura Biosciences. VAS Ventures’ key for success is offering hands-on mentoring from Martin.

Investment Details

Investment Range
Not specified
Investment Stage
Various stages
Industry Focus
Finance, Education, Mobile (+1 more)
Investor Type
Venture Capital

Investment Focus

Focus Areas
Education Finance Mobile VR/AR Finance +1 more
Investment Stages
Early Stage, Early Stage Venture, Seed