MB

Michal Bas

Principal @ VentureFriends | Marketplace, Fintech, SaaS Investor

Warsaw, Mazowieckie

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $330,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $2,800,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,000,000.00

Education

  • Master of Science (MSc)

    (2015 - 2017)

  • Bachelor of Arts (BA)

    (2012 - 2015)

Work Experience

  • Investment Principal

    2021

    We invest in tech-enabled preseed and seed startups with a sweet spot for Marketplaces, Fintech & B2B SaaS. VF typically invests €0.5-2.5M and can follow-on up to a total of €10M Board Observer at (alphabetical order): > Measurlabs 🇫🇮 - B2B marketplace providing testing services and certifications for materials, products & chemicals (https://measurlabs.com) > Mediately 🇸🇮 - diagnostic support tools platform for MDs, also helping pharma companies reach 140k monthly active doctors (https://mediately.co)

  • Angel

    2021

  • Investment Associate

    2020 - 2021

  • Investment Analyst

    2018 - 2019

2017 - 2018

  • Investment Analyst

    2017 - 2018

    CEE's largest fund-of-funds, operating in VC space (€650M AUM)

2017 - 2017

  • Business Development

    2017 - 2017

    Swiss Data Management Platform (DMP) Startup Acquired by TripleLift $150M in 2022

  • Visiting Associate

    2016 - 2016

    Strategy Consulting: Financial Services & Retail

  • Summer Analyst (Giza Polish Ventures)

    2015 - 2015

    Venture Capital fund focused on Internet, Media and IT industries

2014 - 2014

  • Summer Intern

    2014 - 2014

    Management Consulting - Operational Transformation - Corporates

  • President

    2013 - 2014

    - Leading core activities of the society: chairing speaker events, promotion of Polish culture and coordination of language classes and cooperation with other institutions - Established collaboration with the Kings Foundation, a nonprofit guiding prospective students on their academic choices at foreign universities - Involved in organisation of ‘British Polish Investment Alliance’ events in London; aimed at students of leading Polish universities interested in careers in the City - Increased the number of members by 50%

2013 - 2013

  • Summer Intern

    2013 - 2013

    Advisory Core Banking