BlackPeak Capital

🌍 We are happy to share that BlackPeak Capital has been featured in the U.S. edition of Forbes as part of the Editor’s Picks, World of Forbes. We are glad to be able to make a contribution in promoting the Southeast European VCPE ecosystem. 👏 We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Katherine Love and the entire team at Forbes, as well as Iordan Mateev, Vesselin Dimitrov, Hristo Petrov, Rumen Sokolov, EMBA, and the rest of the Forbes Bulgaria's team who featured us on their cover in November. 🚀 We firmly believe that celebrating innovation and entrepreneurship is vital, as they are the true engines of economic growth and social progress. 📢 Thank you for amplifying these voices and stories! 🙏 Rossen Ivanov, Ivailo Gospodinov, Kiril Ivanov, Angel Stefanov, Niklas Pichler, Virgil Chitu, Valentina Kostova, FCCA, Petya Revalska, Marko Dabic, CFA, Sylvia Gansser-Potts, Zornitsa Levi, Simona Stiliyanova, Nikoleta Angelova, and Nikoleta Popkostadinova #BlackPeakCapital #ForbesBulgaria #ThankYou #Teamwork #ForbesFeature #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #Growth #Investment #EconomicDevelopment

📈 One of the latest additions to our portfolio, Leanpay, Slovenia’s leading Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) and point-of-sale lending platform, has posted 45% growth in revenues in 2024 and aims to even increase this growth in 2025. 🏪 Since its founding in 2017, Leanpay has been on a mission to make responsible, seamless BNPL lending accessible across all sales channels—both in-store and online. With over 120,000 users in Slovenia, Romania, and Hungary, the company has already approved more than €250 million in consumer loans. 🤝 Last year, Leanpay surpassed 100,000 active users, with 150,000 individuals becoming familiar with the platform. The company expanded its merchant network, adding 250 new partners and now collaborating with 1,000+ merchants, including over 800 actively engaged partners. Supporting merchants’ success remains a top priority, and this growing network is a testament to Leanpay’s impact. 🤖 To enhance customer experience, Leanpay introduced Lea, an AI-driven support assistant, significantly improving efficiency. With Lea’s help, the team reduced average response time from 6 hours to just 2 minutes, successfully managed 100K+ support tickets, and achieved an impressive 90% one-touch resolution rate. Slovenia remains Leanpay’s home and innovation hub. In addition to Point-of-Sale loans, the company is launching a multipurpose loan, available anytime in the My Leanpay app, to help customers cover a wider range of financial needs. In Romania, Leanpay continues to strengthen merchant partnerships, expand its management and sales teams, and broaden its offerings. Business is accelerating, and efforts to grow its merchant network and industry reach are well underway. 🔭 Looking ahead, Leanpay is actively exploring new market opportunities. While expansion is on the horizon, the next market entry is planned for 2026, with ongoing evaluations to identify the best opportunities. 💡 With innovation at its core, Leanpay is redefining consumer financing in Central and Eastern Europe—and we’re excited to support their journey! 📢 More exciting updates coming soon! #BlackPeakCapital #PortfolioGrowth #MergersAndAcquisitions #CentralAndEasternEurope #Fintech #BNPL #Growth #Innovation #Leanpay

2024 was a milestone year for another one of our portfolio companies. euShipments.com marked a record-breaking performance, strategic acquisitions, and infrastructure expansion, reinforcing its position as a leading eCommerce logistics provider in Europe. 📦Over the peak season, the company processed an impressive 100,000 shipments in a single day. November set another milestone, with 1 million shipments processed in just one month. 📈 To support this growth, euShipments continues to scale both its team and infrastructure. Since its founding in 2012, the company has grown from a 3-person team to a 300-strong, including the teams from its acquisitions. Operational space has expanded from just 50m² to over 30,000m², enabling even greater efficiency. 🏭The past year also saw the opening of a new fulfillment and logistics center in Ruse, Bulgaria, enhancing service capacity for clients across the region. 🌍 At the same time, euShipments strengthened its European network through three key acquisitions—Pick & Pack (Croatia), Helpship (Romania), and Swiss Point Data (Slovakia)—further extending its logistics capabilities. 🎉Recognizing this remarkable momentum, Financial Times ranked euShipments #456 out of 1,000 in the FT1000: Europe’s Fastest-Growing Companies. Even more impressively, in the newly launched Europe’s Long-Term Growth Champions ranking, euShipments secured the #26 spot out of 300, earning the #1 position among logistics companies in Europe! 🚛 As euShipments continues to scale, the focus remains on delivering seamless logistics solutions, expanding networks, and driving innovation in eCommerce fulfillment. At BlackPeak Capital, this is what we do—supporting ambitious companies in scaling, investing in the right infrastructure, and driving long-term success. We’re proud to support their journey and excited for what’s next! 🔜 Stay tuned for more exciting updates. #BlackPeakCapital #PortfolioGrowth #MergersAndAcquisitions #CentralAndEasternEurope #Logistics #Fulfillment #eCommerce #Growth #Innovation

🚀 Helping ambitious companies scale, professionalize, and establish themselves as leaders in their niches is at the core of what we do. Good corporate governance is fundamental to both driving growth and managing risks. We are pleased to welcome three new independent board members at Wiser Technology, who bring a wealth of experience and perspectives. Torsten Wegener, co-founded and scaled multiple IT consulting firms, including DD Synergy and C:1 Solutions, which was sold to Cognizant. Ivanka Visnjicć is professor at the Esade Business School in Barcelona, Head of Operations, Innovation and Data Sciences department. Ivaylo Slavov founded DIGITALL and guided the company to become one of the largest and fastest-growing technology companies in CEE. 🪴 Torsten, Ivanka, and Ivaylo will bring experience in growth operations, expanding into new markets, and building global enterprise partnerships—all essential for Wiser’s ongoing European growth. With deep industry expertise and vast networks spanning Fortune 500 consulting, enterprise innovation, and high-growth technology businesses, the new board members will be instrumental in Wiser’s next phase of expansion. 📈 Wiser has been making bold moves to solidify its position as a European leader in IT solutions. The company has already tripled its revenue in both 2023 and 2024, fueled by a combination of strategic M&A and organic expansion. With a growing portfolio of top-tier clients—including Airbus, Leonardo, IBM, UniCredit, Bosch, and Nokia—and a strong presence in the DACH and Nordics markets, Wiser is poised to accelerate its momentum even further. We welcome the new Board of Directors members and forward to the next steps in Wiser’s journey! ✨ More exciting updates coming soon. #BlackPeakCapital #PortfolioGrowth #MergersAndAcquisitions #CentralAndEasternEurope #Technology #Innovation #Growth #Investment

🚀 In 2024, we were proud to see our portfolio company GenePlanet accelerate its growth through organic expansion, acquisitions, and further investments in R&D. 🌍  GenePlanet is a leading European provider of innovative healthcare solutions based in Slovenia and operating in 35+ countries worldwide. Last year alone, GenePlanet successfully entered 15 new markets. 📈  Gene Planet also announced the acquisition of Premium Genetics, strengthening their position in non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) in Serbia and Bosnia & Herzegovina. 🧬  GenePlanet is not slowing down—in 2025, the company aims to expand to 14 more markets while driving innovation through groundbreaking R&D and pursing further acquisitions across the globe.   ✨ Stay tuned for more exciting updates! #BlackPeakCapital #PortfolioGrowth #MergersAndAcquisitions #CentralAndEasternEurope #GenePlanet #PremiumGenetics #NonInvasivePrenatalTesting #HealthcareInnovation #Biotech

🌟 We are delighted to welcome Andreas Popa to the BlackPeak Capital team as our newest Investment Analyst! 📌 Based in Romania, Andreas will bring his expertise and passion for corporate finance to support our mission of empowering visionary entrepreneurs and driving impactful investments across the region.   🔍 Before joining BlackPeak, Andreas honed his investment banking skills at BT Capital Partners, the Investment Banking division of Banca Transilvania, where he contributed to sell-side M&A mandates, valuation, due diligence, and financial analysis. His experience also extends to Dinamo Bucharest, one of Romania’s leading football clubs, where he worked on budgeting, reporting, and financial modeling. 🎓 Andreas holds a master’s degree in Corporate Finance from EDHEC Business School and has completed the Football Business master’s program at Johan Cruyff Institute in partnership with FC Barcelona, combining his financial acumen with a unique perspective on business strategy and operations. 🚀 Andreas, we are excited to have you on board and look forward to your contributions in fueling growth and innovation. Welcome to the team! 

✨Thank you, Forbes Bulgaria, for the feature! We feel privileged and even more inspired to continue supporting outstanding entrepreneurs in their ambitious growth journeys. 🤝This recognition wouldn’t be possible without our team’s dedication and the support of our investors, partners, stakeholders, and the inspiring companies we have been working with every day. 💡We’d also like to express our sincere gratitude to Iordan Mateev, Vesselin Dimitrov, Hristo Petrov, Rumen Sokolov, EMBA, and the entire team at Forbes Bulgaria for championing the stories of Bulgarian and regional entrepreneurs. We share the belief that entrepreneurial success deserves to be celebrated – innovation and entrepreneurship are the true engines of economic growth and social progress. 📣Thank you for amplifying these voices and stories. 🙏 Rossen Ivanov, Ivailo Gospodinov, Kiril Ivanov, Angel Stefanov, Niklas Pichler, Virgil Chitu, Valentina Kostova, FCCA, Petya Revalska, Marko Dabic, CFA, Sylvia Gansser-Potts, Zornitsa Levi, Simona Stiliyanova, Nikoleta Angelova, Nikoleta Popkostadinova #BlackPeakCapital #ForbesBulgaria #ThankYou #Teamwork

✨ We are proud to share that our ESG Director, Simona Stiliyanova, has been awarded the "Inspiration for Sustainable Development" award at the PwC Bulgaria ESG Awards. This recognition highlights her impactful work in addressing climate change, waste reduction, conscious consumption, and more. ♻️ At BlackPeak Capital, we firmly believe that sustainable business practices are essential to building a prosperous future on a habitable planet. 🌱 We’re honored to support her efforts and to demonstrate the crucial role investors play in advancing positive change. 🎉 Huge congratulations on the well-deserved acknowledgment, and here’s to a more sustainable future for us all! 🌿

🎉 Ooops, euShipments did it again 🙂! We’re thrilled to congratulate euShipments.com on its outstanding achievement of ranking 1️⃣ among logistics companies and 🏅 26th overall in Financial Times’ prestigious "Europe’s Long-Term Growth Champions" list! As the only Bulgarian company in this ranking, euShipments.com is a true testament to what visionary growth, strategic investments, and strong partnerships can accomplish. With over a decade of dedicated service in e-commerce logistics, they’ve built an impressive network across Europe, connecting markets with efficiency and innovation. 🚚💼 At BlackPeak Capital, we are proud to support this incredible journey and to see their success recognized on a global stage. 🥂Here’s to more milestones ahead! 🙏Svetlozar Dimitrov, Lora Dimitrova, Vichren Bisset, Ashkhen Minasyan-Garabedova, Matej Javorek, Stefan Popa, Ondřej Holík, Michal Helcman, Angel Stefanov