Actio Capital Ventures (ACV)

Actio Capital Ventures (ACV) is a boutique pre-seed investment firm dedicated to fueling the growth of early-stage startups in retail, health, and consumer goods sectors. Founded by entrepreneurs Eric and Zulfukar, the firm invests at the pre-seed stage with ticket sizes ranging from 2,000 to 20,000 euros, positioning it as a micro-fund providing foundational capital to companies at the earliest stages of business formation. ACV operates across North America and Europe, with a portfolio comprising over 30 investments across health technology, e-commerce, retail, and consumer goods. The firm applies a personalized approach to each investment, carefully selecting startups based on growth potential and alignment of values and long-term vision. ACV builds ongoing relationships with portfolio companies rather than providing one-time capital injections, offering mentorship, guidance, and connections to industry experts through the formative phases of company development. ACV's micro-check model serves a genuine gap in the early-stage ecosystem: the space between friends-and-family capital and traditional seed rounds, where many promising entrepreneurs lack the network to access institutional venture support. By targeting retail, health, and consumer goods — industries where disruptive innovation tends to follow consumer behavior shifts rather than pure technology breakthroughs — ACV backs founders with domain expertise and market insight rather than exclusively technical backgrounds. The firm's operator-led approach reflects the founding team's own experience building companies from the ground up.