Our Story
Omidyar Technology Ventures (“OTV”) is an early stage venture capital firm created and solely funded by Pierre Omidyar. A pioneer of the Internet, Pierre was one of the first to see its potential to offer people unparalleled access to information, opportunity, and tools to pursue their goals — this ultimately led to the creation of eBay, the world’s first online marketplace. Ever the entrepreneur, Pierre is driven by what could be, and passionate about investing in technology innovators.
At OTV, we cherish the opportunity to partner with entrepreneurs looking to solve big, meaningful problems. We look for founders with unique insights that give them clarity of purpose, courage and conviction enabling them to pursue their vision with a sense of inevitability.
We are committed to the success of the entrepreneurs we partner with — the ultimate measure of our success is their success. Our team brings a critical set of skills honed over decades of working with early and growth stage companies, and a unique network that spans industries, sectors and geographies.
Principles
Todor Tashev
Todor invests across a broad range of industries drawing on his extensive experience as an operator, investor and advisor to technology companies. He loves working with entrepreneurs tackling hard, meaningful problems.
Before launching Omidyar Technology Ventures, Todor was a Partner at Omidyar Network where he was responsible for the firm’s global Technology, Internet and Mobile Investments. Prior to that, Todor led Tellme Networks’ mobile applications strategy establishing Tellme as the leader in the space. Todor began his investment career at JP Morgan where he made venture capital and private equity investments in technology, consumer products, and financial services companies.
Todor has an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MA in International Economics from Carleton University, Canada, and a Master of Laws degree (LLM) from Moscow Institute of International Relations (MGIMO).
Companies:
Companies
We’re not interested in coloring within the lines; we look for those drawing their own lines. In permanent ink. Meet a few of those teams.
Transforming healthcare with therapeutically active digital medicine.
Deception-based threat detection.
Conversational marketing for brands.
Local and regional trucking on demand.
Overcome cash flow gaps. Get paid instantly.
Teaching computers actual ideas.
Acquired Next generation platform for machine learning.
Talent relationship marketing platform.
Global supply chain APIs.
Writing practice with purpose.
Ideas
We’re always thinking, listening, experimenting and learning. We’re inspired by big ideas and new perspectives. Here are some of the ideas that have our attention.