Dmitrijs Stals is the founder and managing partner of CARROT Venture Capital, a venture firm investing at the intersection of fintech, infrastructure banking, and applied AI. With over 15 years of experience deploying capital through a family office, he has led investments in both high-growth technology ventures and the global hospitality sector — including hotel ownership and development across multiple countries. Dmitrijs is also the founder of an API-first, fully licensed banking platform operating in the US, UK, and EU, focused on enabling embedded finance at scale. He resides between Marbella, Spain and Lucerne, Switzerland, and regularly spends time in Palo Alto, London, and Brisbane, maintaining a global footprint aligned with his investment activity.