We help great people
build great businesses.
We invest, build and co-found with ambitious entrepreneurs, bringing patient capital, practical experience and a long-term perspective.
We invest, build and co-found with ambitious entrepreneurs, bringing patient capital, practical experience and a long-term perspective.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
We believe the best companies are built by exceptional entrepreneurs.
Capital should help them build - not get in the way.
our experience
our experience
We're investors and operators ourselves. We know the difference between being involved and being useful.
We're investors and operators ourselves. We know the difference between being involved and being useful.
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We support founders to make their mark
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WHO ARE WE?
WHO ARE WE?
Brickwood is an entrepreneurial investment company. We invest in exceptional people and businesses, build new ventures from the ground up, and stay actively involved where we can genuinely help.
Brickwood is an entrepreneurial investment company. We invest in exceptional people and businesses, build new ventures from the ground up, and stay actively involved where we can genuinely help.
managing partner
managing partner
Kamen Bankovski
Kamen Bankovski
Kamen Bankovski
Investor and operator with experience across venture investing, company building and real estate.
Investor and operator with experience across venture investing, company building and real estate.
Investor and operator with experience across venture investing, company building and real estate.
how we're built
how we're built
Private capital. Evergreen by design.
Private capital. Evergreen by design.
Private capital. Evergreen by design.
Brickwood is backed entirely by private capital and has no fixed fund term. That gives us the freedom to invest selectively, hold for the long term and make independent decisions without public mandates or artificial timelines.
Brickwood is backed entirely by private capital and has no fixed fund term. That gives us the freedom to invest selectively, hold for the long term and make independent decisions without public mandates or artificial timelines.
Brickwood is backed entirely by private capital and has no fixed fund term. That gives us the freedom to invest selectively, hold for the long term and make independent decisions without public mandates or artificial timelines.
WHAT WE do
WHAT WE do
Invest. Build. Partner.
Invest. Build. Partner.
We back businesses. We build new ones. We co-found with exceptional people.
We back businesses. We build new ones. We co-found with exceptional people.
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Invest
We back exceptional entrepreneurs and businesses with patient capital and a long-term perspective.
Early-stage
Pre-seed
Seed
1
Invest
We back exceptional entrepreneurs and businesses with patient capital and a long-term perspective.
Early-stage
Pre-seed
Seed
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Build
We create businesses from the ground up, bringing together ideas, capital and exceptional operators.
Venture Creation
Venture Studio
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Build
We create businesses from the ground up, bringing together ideas, capital and exceptional operators.
Venture Creation
Venture Studio
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Co-found
When the right opportunity and people come together, we step in as co-founders - sharing the work, risk and upside from day one.
Co-founding
Joint ventures
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Co-found
When the right opportunity and people come together, we step in as co-founders - sharing the work, risk and upside from day one.
Co-founding
Joint ventures
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Real estate
We invest in and develop real assets with a focus on thoughtful execution and long-term value creation.
Residential
Development
Commercial
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Real estate
We invest in and develop real assets with a focus on thoughtful execution and long-term value creation.
Residential
Development
Commercial
what we look for
what we look for
We don't invest by checklist
We don't invest by checklist
Stage, sector and structure matter. People and fundamentals matter more.
Stage, sector and structure matter. People and fundamentals matter more.
STAGE
Pre-seed, Seed
We like getting involved early, when there is still a lot left to build.
geography
Bulgaria first. Selectivey beyond.
Our home market is Bulgaria, but we'll follow exceptional opportunities where we believe we can be useful.
Sectors
Good business over buzzwords
We're sector-agnostic. We care more about exceptional people and strong business fundamentals.
PEOPLE
Exceptional founders and operators
Ambitious, high-agency people we genuinely want to build with.
PARTNERSHIP
Flexible by design
We invest, build and co-found, adapting our role to where we can create the most value.
STAGE
Pre-seed, Seed
We like getting involved early, when there is still a lot left to build.
geography
Bulgaria first. Selectivey beyond.
Our home market is Bulgaria, but we'll follow exceptional opportunities where we believe we can be useful.
Sectors
Good business over buzzwords
We're sector-agnostic. We care more about exceptional people and strong business fundamentals.
PEOPLE
Exceptional founders and operators
Ambitious, high-agency people we genuinely want to build with.
PARTNERSHIP
Flexible by design
We invest, build and co-found, adapting our role to where we can create the most value.
STAGE
Pre-seed, Seed
We like getting involved early, when there is still a lot left to build.
geography
Bulgaria first. Selectivey beyond.
Our home market is Bulgaria, but we'll follow exceptional opportunities where we believe we can be useful.
Sectors
Good business over buzzwords
We're sector-agnostic. We care more about exceptional people and strong business fundamentals.
PEOPLE
Exceptional founders and operators
Ambitious, high-agency people we genuinely want to build with.
PARTNERSHIP
Flexible by design
We invest, build and co-found, adapting our role to where we can create the most value.