Peter Marculans is a Riga-based venture capital investor at Overkill Ventures who specializes in pre-seed and seed B2B technology startups, positioning himself as a gateway between Baltic/Nordic founders and broader European capital while investing at unusually small check sizes of $40K-$250K before companies show traction. He brings deep pattern recognition from hands-on work with over 1,000 founders through building Startup Next into a 40-program-per-year pre-accelerator and helping architect Techstars Anywhere, combined with his development of structured investment frameworks like the Beta and Alpha model for assessing startup growth potential.

• Strong emphasis on the Central and Eastern European startup landscape, frequently highlighting regional wins like the ecosystem overtaking London or new funds launching to support Baltic founders.
• Deep interest in the intersection of accelerators and alternative funding models, specifically following the evolution of Startup Wise Guys and their use of platforms like Funderbeam to make accelerator investing tradeable and public.
• Focus on the internal mechanics and operational efficiency of venture capital firms, sharing insights on how funds act as products, the use of AI and machine learning for deal sourcing, and the rise of quantitative investing strategies.
• Attention to the specific metrics and criteria investors use to evaluate opportunities, often pointing founders toward resources that explain why an idea might not be big enough for VC or the math behind generating a 10x return.