DR-Ventures
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Private office / UK / Europe

We secure our place inside a company long before capital enters the conversation — working close to founders through the reality of building something that lasts.

About

About DR-Ventures

Family offices hold real capital and real conviction in public markets, real estate and fixed income — but rarely a disciplined process for venture. Promising founders are often too early, too small a cheque, or too underprepared to be fundable by that same capital. DR-Ventures sits in that gap, running one system with two doors in.

DR-Ventures is a UK-based venture-capital private office. We secure our place inside a company long before capital enters the conversation, working close to founders through the slow, unglamorous reality of building.

Founded in 2021 as a research initiative, DR-Ventures evolved into an active investment office as we embedded with founding teams and deployed capital into companies we helped build.

Based in the UK with a presence in Tel Aviv and Barcelona, we operate globally across deep-tech, real estate, bio/med-tech, infrastructure and governance systems.

Leadership

The people behind the work.

Barak Peled

Founder & CEO

Serial entrepreneur and investor operating across hospitality, real estate, and B2B-tech since 2016. Advises founders and private investors, combining deep operational experience with data-led and financial expertise.

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Ania Amar, PhD

Technical DD & Investor Relations

Biomedical engineer with PhD and 15 years in R&D, QA, and positions across biopharma and medical device industries. Has carried out precision due diligence covering over a dozen deals across multiple jurisdictions.

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Stefan Avivson

Portfolio Growth & Mentoring

Helping CEOs strip the fluff, speak the truth, and sell. Coaching CEOs for over 20 years, enabling growth, unlocking potential, and opening over $1.6B+ in pipeline.

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Our wheelhouse

Who we work with.

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Founders

Embedded operating support where it matters: growth, finance and commercial execution, from idea to scale. We bring the governance and decision discipline that follow-on capital expects, and open that door when the company's ready. We reinvest 50%-100% of all our fees in your future round.

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Family Offices

In-house venture advisory: we build the discipline most family offices lack in smaller transactions; thesis, origination, deal triage, terms and validation. Venture investing needs this level of care and attention, and in return can build and preserve wealth, beyond traditional asset classes.

Thesis & focus

Risk underwritten through work, not narrative.

We back companies from pre-seed through Series A where durable products, infrastructure and trusted teams intersect with our operational ability to move the asset forward.

B2B SaaSB2Gov / Reg, Legal, FinHospitality & LeisureLife SciencesDual Use & DefenceUK & Europe

Stage

Pre-seed

Seed

Series A

Round size

£0.25m – £1m

Seed+: up to £10m

Geography

UK

Europe

Operating evidence

A selective office participating in a handful of off-market rounds each year, where specific operational expertise makes the difference between stalling and scaling.

1,000+

Founders interviewed since 2022

£2.5bn+

Deal value assessed

8

Portfolio positions: 1 closed, 2 exited, 5 live

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