Villi Iltchev is a founding partner at Category with two decades of venture and operating experience. He previously held roles at Two Sigma Ventures, August Capital, Box, Lifelock, Salesforce, Hewlett-Packard, and Merrill Lynch.
What Villi can write
Category Ventures writes $500K to $10M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.
Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: Category Ventures.Career
- August Capital · General Partner
- Two Sigma Ventures · Managing Director
- Category · Founding PartnerNow
- Merrill Lynch
- Hewlett-Packard
- Lifelock
- Box
- Category Ventures · Founding PartnerNow
Companies founded
Investments named in public bios
Focus
Education
Also at Category Ventures
Partners like Villi
At firms with a similar stage, sector and check size.
Alert me when Category Ventures is active
One email when Villi's firm raises a fund, adds a partner or shows new activity.
Send Mode VC your deck
Raising a pre-seed or seed round? We write $1M to $5M first checks and help founders with distribution. A partner reads every deck.
Send your deckQuestions
Who is Villi Iltchev?
Villi Iltchev is a founding partner at Category with two decades of venture and operating experience. He previously held roles at Two Sigma Ventures, August Capital, Box, Lifelock, Salesforce, Hewlett-Packard, and Merrill Lynch.
How much does Villi Iltchev invest?
Villi Iltchev invests through Category Ventures, which writes checks of $500K to $10M at pre-seed, seed.
How do I pitch Villi Iltchev?
A warm intro from a founder Category Ventures backed works best.
What did Villi Iltchev do before Category Ventures?
General Partner at August Capital; Managing Director at Two Sigma Ventures; Merrill Lynch; Hewlett-Packard; Lifelock; Box.
Last updated 2026-10-15. Is this you? Ask for a correction.