Ikove Capital Partners

Company

Investment-firm

Last deal

$635K

Amount

Seed

Stage

13.11.2020

Date

1

all rounds

$635K

Total amount

Financing round

General

About Company
Ikove Capital Partners is a technology investor specializing in early-stage investments.

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founded date

01.08.2014

Number of employees

Last funding type

Seed

IPO status

Private

Description

Based in Ohio, Ikove Capital Partners is a venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage investments in technology and deep tech companies. Founded in 2014 by Rodolfo Bellesi and Flavio Lobato, the company aims to unlock the potential of technology commercialization. Through their Startup Nursery and partnerships with research institutions, Ikove identifies and validates high-impact technologies, providing capital and resources to bridge the gap between R&D and VC funded rounds. With a hands-on approach, they work closely with entrepreneurs, leveraging their expertise, experience, and relationships to drive growth. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Ikove has a global presence with partners, advisors, and directors in various cities around the world.
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Ikove Advisory Partners

Ikove Advisory Partners

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Sector

Closed End Investments

Subsector

Closed End Investments

Keywords

Venture Capital, Financial Services, Biotechnology

Location

Columbus, OH, USA
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Financials

Funding Rounds
1
1

Number of Funding Rounds

$635K

Money Raised

Their latest funding was raised on 13.11.2020. Their latest round Seed

Date 
Funding Round 
Investors 
Money Raised 
Lead 
13.11.2020
$635K
Investments
13
Date 
name 
Lead 
type 
Raised 
16.08.2022
No
$50K
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No
$2M
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Rodolfo Bellesi
Rodolfo Bellesi

Rodolfo Bellesi

Rodolfo Bellesi is Principal and Founder of Ikove Capital. Prior to Ikove, Rodolfo was Senior VP of Technology at MB Capital Group, a Private Equity and Real Estate Group focused on proprietary deals in Northern Brazil. He was also Founder and President of BR Trading Consultoria LTDA, and acted as General Country Manager for the mining conglomerate Energold Brasil. Additionally, he worked at Teradyne in Boston, MA as an Application Engineer and Project Manager. Rodolfo earned his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Ohio State University, and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Para.

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Ikove Capital Partners
Ikove Capital Partners

Rodolfo Bellesi

Flavio Lobato
Flavio Lobato

Flavio Lobato

Flavio Lobato is Founder and Managing Partner of Ikove Capital Holdings where he builds disruptive technology companies in partnership with leading research institutions via Ikove Startup Nursery – from which Cognovi Labs is a 2016 graduate. In addition to Cognovi, Flavio is Chairman of Nikola Labs, Circular Wave Drive and ParaGen Technologies. With more than 20 years in financial markets and alternative investments, Flavio is a financial and business development expert who has managed assets for high net worth families and successfully raised several billions in assets for leading global institutions. Through the Lobato Advisory Group, Flavio guides growth companies’ CEOs in developing robust businesses with high-performance financial and funding strategies. He is a student Advisor to the Harvard Innovation Lab (I-Lab) and FinTech Sector Lead for the Harvard Business School Angels of NYC. Flavio also serves on the Board of Directors for Mission Elephant, a non-profit trying to save the African elephant. Flavio received his MBA from Harvard Business School and his BA, International Finance and Marketing from the University of Miami.

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ParaGen Technologies
ParaGen Technologies

Flavio Lobato

John D'Orazio
John D'Orazio

John D'Orazio

John is the Founder and CEO of Capture Collective.

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Ikove Advisory Partners
Ikove Advisory Partners

count Of Investments

9

count Of Exists

2

John D'Orazio

Employee Profiles
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Abraham Joseph

Entrepreneur In Residence

Amanda Prall

Creative manager and director

Dana Lord

Legal advisor

John D'Orazio

John D'Orazio

Founder / Managing Partner

Rodolfo Bellesi

Rodolfo Bellesi

Founder & Managing Partner

Robert Lee

Managing partner and chief technology officer

Amy Jackson

Director of human resources

Flavio Lobato

Flavio Lobato

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

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