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Ivailo Jordanov

Investor at Paper Ventures

Greater London, England

Overview 

Ivailo Jordanov is a software developer turned investor at Paper Ventures in Greater London, England, known for helping build Altitude.fi and being a founding member of Daedalus.gg and Spaceship DAO. He has invested in various companies at different stages, particularly focusing on DeepTech, Digital Health, and Web3/Crypto sectors, making significant contributions to the tech and investment ecosystem. Highlights of Ivailo's career include founding 23 Snaps Ltd and being a Partner at Paper Ventures, where he has invested in companies like Arcadia Finance, Vosbor, and Condense, showcasing his expertise in early-stage investments and strategic guidance to emerging startups.

Work Experience 

  • Partner

    2023 - Current

    Early stage investment fund, focusing on emerging technologies.

  • Occasional Venture Fund LP

    2021

    LP in VC Funds: Maven 11 Bankless Ventures DBA Zero Knowledge Ventures Lionheart Ventures Amphibian Capital DAO participant/investor: Spaceship DAO Zero DAO Punk DAO Dark Horse DAO

  • Early stage angel investor

    2021

    Some of my angel investments (usually pre-seed/seed): Gensyn, Wintermute, Risc0, Lagrange, Mountain Protocol, Transak, Merit Circle, Pods Finance, Silent Protocol, Morpho, Steakwallet, Brahma, POAP, Li Finance, Envio, 1Inch, zkSync/Matter Labs, RealT, NFTPerp, Shrapnel, Rho Protocol, EX10 And many more (https://www.daedalus.gg)

  • Founding Contributor

    2021

    Atitude is a Decentralized Finance (DeFi) protocol offering a first-of-its-kind actively managed collateralized loans

  • Angel Investor

    2019

    Wintermute Trading is a leading global algorithmic market maker in digital assets.

  • Venture Partner

    2021

  • Partner

    2018 - 2021

    7percent invests in early stage tech across the UK, Europe and US. We invest in technology which is transformative and solves a painful problem for a big market. Previous investments include Oculus VR (sold to Facebook), SourceDNA (sold to Apple) and Magic Pony Technology (sold to Twitter); 7percent were first cheque into all three.

  • Investor, Technology Advisor

    2011

    Novus Analytics is a leading Accounts Payable analytics technology and auditing firm.

  • Founder, Director

    2012

    23Snaps (www.23snaps.com) is the largest private social network for families, connecting families all over the world.

  • Investor, Advisor

    2018

    Gattaca is a cryptographic asset algorithmic trading organisation, based on statistical modelling, pattern recognition and machine learning techniques.

  • Investor, Board Observer

    2019 - 2023

    Archax is a London-based institutional digital securities exchange. Planning to launch later this year, the company is focused on institutions and professional investors, as well as all types of digital securities globally. Its application to operate a multilateral trading facility (MTF) in London is in the final stages of being considered by the FCA.

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