Sofia, Bulgaria  ·  Venture Building Studio

We don't just write checks.
We write the future.

BalkanBit is a Venture Building Studio. We combine early-stage capital with high-velocity engineering to transform raw ideas into market-leading mobile products.

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How We Operate

The Venture Building Model

Apple wants to see a real company with a real model. Investors want to see how we mitigate risk. This is how.

01
Ideation

Identifying market gaps in the AI & Mobile space.

Market Research
02
Engineering

Rapid prototyping and MVP development.

Full-stack Dev
03
Capital

Injecting seed funding to fuel initial growth.

Venture Capital
04
Scale

Optimizing for the App Store & user acquisition.

Growth Hacking
Portfolio

Flagship Project

Live — In-Studio Scaling

ZeroShots.app

AI-Powered Professional Photography

The Problem

Professional headshots are expensive and time-consuming.

The Solution

iOS-first experience using stable diffusion and custom LoRA training to generate studio-quality portraits in minutes.

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PlatformiOS-first (iPhone & iPad)
AI StackStable Diffusion + Custom LoRA
CategoryPhotography / AI Tools
Studio RoleDesign · Engineering · Capital

Building next: We're actively developing the next product in our portfolio. Interested in co-building or investing? Get in touch.

For Investors

The Engineering Edge

Why a Studio model beats a traditional VC model — for founders and LPs alike.

Reduced Failure Rate

We control the tech stack, ensuring code quality and rapid pivoting when markets shift.

Shared Infrastructure

All BalkanBit apps share a proprietary "Core" for auth, payments, and analytics — cutting dev time by 60%.

Talent Density

Leveraging the top-tier engineering talent of Sofia, Bulgaria — the "Silicon Valley of Europe".

Interested in Co-Investing?

We partner with angels and micro-VCs who want operating leverage alongside their capital.

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The Founder

Built by Someone Who's Done It

Manol Trendafilov

Manol Trendafilov

Founder & General Partner, BalkanBit

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Angel-Backed FounderSaaS BuilderFundraisingAI Automation
1

trak.ink — Angel-Backed SaaS

Co-founded trak.ink, a dropshipping arbitrage platform, and secured angel investment to scale. Hands-on experience navigating the full fundraising lifecycle — from pitch deck to term sheet.

2

Multi-Discipline Builder

After trak.ink: deep engineering, NLP coaching, real estate investment, and ultimately founding BalkanBit as a vehicle to build and fund the next generation of mobile-first SaaS products.

3

Now: AI Automation + Contracting

Currently operating as a Software Engineer Contractor while scaling an AI Automation business targeting significant monthly recurring revenue — applying SaaS and fundraising know-how to every product BalkanBit ships.