Nation 1

Nation 1 VC is a Prague and Brno based venture capital firm focused on investing in seed-stage startups operating in the Czech Republic.

3.3
(13)
Recommend to another founder 61%

Independent rating of Nation 1 VC fund

Overall rating:
3.3
(13)
Recommend to another founder: 61%
Team quality
3.5
Professionalism
Personal qualities
Integrity
Respect and decency
Experience
Relevant expertise
Investment process
3.9
Approachability
Clarity of the process
Speed of the process
Responsiveness
Ease of the process
Due diligence
Value add
3.8
Supportiveness
Value add beyond financing
Board activity
Terms
Founder friendly
Help with follow-up rounds

About Nation 1 VC fund

Founded:
2019
Number of funds:
1
Number of investments:
19
Headquarters:
Organization type:
Venture Capital

How Nation 1 VC fund invests

Portfolio - latest investments by Nation 1 VC fund

Founders' reviews of Nation 1 VC fund

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Recommend to another founder 40%
Within a year by non-portfolio founder
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Pros
Easy to access .
Cons
Many binary options and forex trading brokers are not trustworthy. There are only a few platforms you can trust . I once hired a cybersecurity defense expert on twi t t er, mattjakob78, who helped me recover my lost funds from fake brokers . I almost lost my life fortune . This is why I’ll always tell people to consult cybersecurity experts, blockchain devs and crypto financial advisors before looking into trading platforms.
Advice for management
You guys should do better
Team quality
1.0
Professionalism
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Experience
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Investment process
2.0
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Value add
1.5
Terms
Founder friendly
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Martin B. - Extremely low emotional intelligence and no vision
Pros
He is an intelligent person
Cons
Absolute ******* ***. Best to avoid. Greedy and manipulative
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Team quality
4.4
Professionalism
Integrity
Respect and decency
Experience
Relevant expertise
Investment process
3.8
Approachability
Clarity of the process
Speed of the process
Responsiveness
Ease of the process
Due diligence
Value add
3.8
Supportiveness
Value add beyond financing
Board activity
Terms
Founder friendly
Help with follow-up rounds
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The right balance of guidance and freedom
Pros
- investment guidance - a lot of stuff is agreed on a gentlemen's agreement basis first. Nation 1 always followed through - willing to always spend time when/if asked - no unnecessary hassle - not a lot of ego - dealing with Nation1 seems fair
Cons
- investment committee - the process resembling Dragon's den felt unnecessary. On the other hand, we connected with more interesting people than we would have otherwise...
Advice for management
I like where you are heading, keep on improving.
Team quality
5.0
Professionalism
Integrity
Respect and decency
Experience
Relevant expertise
Investment process
4.7
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Value add
4.8
Supportiveness
Value add beyond financing
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Founder friendly
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Nation 1 creates an environment of mutual partnership with their startups and is constantly trying to help them to prosper.
Pros
Nation 1 is great in terms of the transparency of their communication and the overall style of leading the collaboration. Their feedback points are cogent and they try to help the startups as much as possible. They don't burden their startups with unnecessary administration during the due diligence process and they're generally a great partner to work with.
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Team quality
5.0
Professionalism
Integrity
Respect and decency
Experience
Relevant expertise
Investment process
5.0
Approachability
Clarity of the process
Speed of the process
Responsiveness
Ease of the process
Due diligence
Value add
5.0
Supportiveness
Value add beyond financing
Board activity
Terms
Founder friendly
Help with follow-up rounds
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Help in solving atypical situations
Pros
Professionalism, speed, friendly atmosphere
Team quality
4.6
Professionalism
Integrity
Respect and decency
Experience
Relevant expertise
Investment process
4.4
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Clarity of the process
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Value add
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Pros
they are hardworking and dealing with them has always been professional
Cons
nothing to complain about
Advice for management
honest and hard working investors
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Team quality
1.2
Professionalism
Personal qualities
Respect and decency
Experience
Relevant expertise
Investment process
4.0
Approachability
Clarity of the process
Speed of the process
Responsiveness
Ease of the process
Due diligence
Value add
2.0
Supportiveness
Value add beyond financing
Board activity
Terms
Founder friendly
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Fund without interest in its portfolio company, noob
Pros
Speed of closing the investment
Cons
Absolute lack of interest in a deeper understanding of the team or project
Advice for management
don't just collect investments, invest time in your companies.
Team quality
4.2
Professionalism
Personal qualities
Integrity
Respect and decency
Experience
Relevant expertise
Investment process
4.2
Approachability
Clarity of the process
Speed of the process
Responsiveness
Ease of the process
Value add
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Recommend to another founder 70%
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Slow and conservative fund. But honest and professional
Pros
They seemed forthcoming and honest with their feedback
Cons
I was in touch for a really long time with the founder of the fund because it took him several years to raise his first fund. When they were finally ready to invest they seemed to me very conservative and if I am not mistaken they only did a couple of deals during the first year of their fund. Also got only a generic feedback from them about "crowded market" as I think they lacked a domain expert on our case.
Advice for management
Do more deals
Team quality
3.2
Professionalism
Personal qualities
Integrity
Respect and decency
Experience
Relevant expertise
Investment process
3.6
Approachability
Clarity of the process
Speed of the process
Responsiveness
Ease of the process
Value add
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Recommend to another founder 50%
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There is no clarity about the investment fund strategy
Pros
Speed of process
Cons
Huge investment committee
Advice for management
Focus
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