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Buko Ventures

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About Buko Ventures

Investor type

VC firm

First check

$10k to $1M

Lead

Sometimes

Themes

historically ignored founder
BIPOC
fin-tech
financial services
immigrant founders
sustainable
African American
finance
women-led
woman-lead
African-American
paytech
sustainability
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woman led
diversity
disabled
regtech
banking
impact
payment
spacetech
woman lead
Sustainable Development Goals
US Military Veteran
female founder
black
latina
space-tech
overlooked teams
bank
lending
insuretech
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diverse
women's
woman-led
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under-represented
fintechs
gay
female founded
insurtech
first generation
Immigrant (1st or 2nd generation)
female founders
female entrepreneur
inclusion
woman
LGBT social impact
space
finserv
latinx
social good
GPS
SDG
newspace
immigrants
geospatial
latino
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lesbian
insurance
space tech
D&I
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social
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femtech
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insurtechs
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women
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underestimated founders
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Who we are

We are an impact focused venture capital firm actively deploying out of Fund I. Our founders have started airlines and insurance carriers, built companies that went on to have valuations over $1B and go public, and we've also run a top 99.6% fund globally (public equities, frontier markets). Seasoned operators and seasoned fund managers we've just entered VC as an asset class, and are excited to deploy capital backing strong founders in rapidly digitizing economies. Each of our investments has to show positive benefit to society and the people they are serving.

Funding Requirements

We invest in financial inclusion (fintech), such as credit, credit worthiness systems, banking, insurance, etc. We think this is a rapidly growing space in our target geographies, and a place where our invested dollars can perform well while having a massive impact in the local economies. Think of it as Web 1.0 investments.

Value add

As seasoned founders, operators, and executives we bring a wealth of experience to our portfolio companies. We've got unique experience in heavily regulated space, working with government regulators at very high levels, and in handling the press. When we invest we really roll up our sleeves and look to go to work for our founders.

Locations

139 Hunters Grove Ln, Lehi UT 84043 HQ

Buko Ventures Team

Wade Eyerly

Partner

"I invest in Emerging/Frontier markets startups at early stages."

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