# Top 50 Enterprise Startup Investors in Greece in October 2023 ## VentureFriends - Type: VC Fund - Location: Athens, Attiki, Greece - Relevant deals: 15 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Software, E-Commerce We are an early stage investor investing in Seed and Series A startups. ## Metavallon VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Athens, Attiki, Greece - Relevant deals: 11 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Health Care Metavallon VC focuses on early stage (Pre-Seed and Seed) investments across sectors in Greece and Europe. With an affinity for B2B models, deep technology, and strong ties with Greece, we back pioneering teams and work alongside ambitious entrepreneurs operating at the forefront of business and technology innovation. ## Uni.Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Athens, Attiki, Greece - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Analytics, Big Data, SaaS MAKE IT HAPPEN ## Velocity.Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Athens, Attiki, Greece - Relevant deals: 9 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, Automotive Our mission is to fuel Greek entrepreneurs around the globe build world-class technology companies ## Openfund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Athens, Attiki, Greece - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Travel, E-Commerce Openfund is a new seed capital venture, focusing on start-ups around software, mobile and the web. Based in Athens, Greece, the Openfund brings together an exceptional team of executives, an extensive list of advisors and a number of passionate investors to provide everything a team of entrepreneurs needs to turn ideas into products and success. ## LAUNCHub Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sofia, Grad Sofiya, Bulgaria - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Enterprise Software LAUNCHUB is a leading early-stage venture capital fund focused on investing in startups in South-Eastern (SEE) and Central-Eastern (CEE) Europe. ## Marathon Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Athens, Attiki, Greece - Relevant deals: 5 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Machine Learning Marathon Venture Capital is an early-stage venture capital fund on a mission to help the most ambitious Greek founders build world-class technology companies. Marathon caters to those who are willing to go after the seemingly impossible. Those who persevere in the face of adversity. The ones who will ultimately get to redefine entire industries.Marathon's team has built communities and companies from the ground up, and loves to collaborate with like-minded people taking on big challenges. Marathon partners’ track record includes Bugsense, Taxibeat, Workable and Resin.io, among others.Marathon is leading seed rounds (typically with €1m - €1.5m for 15-20% of equity) and judges its performance on the basis of top investors joining to follow up.Marathon stands for limitless ambition, uncompromising integrity, radical openness and giving back to the community. Marathon is a long-term venture that is just getting started. ## Genesis Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Athens, Attiki, Greece - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Software, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence Making early-stage founders successful globally. A coaching and angel investment platform for early-stage startups. ## ETF Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series B, Series A - Focus: Software, Renewable Energy, Information Technology ETF Partners supports talented entrepreneurs and management teams with investment capital and experience. Its funds come from institutional investors, global corporations, and family offices. The firm creates value by investing in and supporting great European companies that deliver Sustainability Through Innovation. ## Mathias Kamprad - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Marketplace Mathias Kamprad ## FJ Labs - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services FJ Labs is a stage-agnostic investment firm that focuses on marketplaces and consumer facing startups. ## HCVC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Paris, Ile-de-France, France - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing HCVC is an early-stage Venture Capital firm backing hardtech companies worldwide. Beyond its fund, HCVC supports hardtech founders through Hardware Club, a selective global community of 500+ startups with dedicated resources, partnerships and events. ## Jason Manolopoulos - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Rental, Internet, Automotive Jason has over 24 years of investing experience with a focus on emerging markets, both in investment banks and fund managers. Jason co-founded the fund management company Dromeus Capital in April 2008 and served as Chief Investment Officer and member of its Executive and Investment Committees. He is an active mentor of the start-up community,advising many Greek start-ups. His start-up investment activity began in 2010. ## Global Founders Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, Software, FinTech Over the past two decades, GFC have backed over five hundred entrepreneurs worldwide, e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Slack, and Away Travel. ## Sophia Bendz - Type: Angel - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Health Care, Software, Apps Sophia Bendz - Partner @ Cherry Ventures ## TECS Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Thessaloníki, Thessaloniki, Greece - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: Software, Analytics, Energy A Venture Capital Fund investing in early stage in companies with industry 4.0 technologies ## 468 Capital - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology 468 Capital is a Berlin and San Francisco based technology investment firm. We support leading software, AI and internet growth companies across multiple investment stages. ## Eleven Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sofia, Grad Sofiya, Bulgaria - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology We empower local heroes to build global success. Eleven is an early-stage VC investing in technology companies in Southeast Europe. ## Metaplanet Holdings - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Machine Learning an early-stage investment firm making long-term bets on contrarians and leveraging the knowledge and network across sectors. We back mission-driven founders working on positively disruptive deep technologies. ## theDOCK - Type: VC Fund - Location: Haifa, Hefa, Israel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Supply Chain Management, Shipping, Software theDOCK is a Maritime-Tech venture capital firm investing in startups developing technologies for Ports, Shipping and Logistics sectors. ## Motion Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Big Data, Internet Motion Ventures, a strategic global venture investment fund designed for industry adoption to scale innovation, backed by Wilhelmsen, HHLA, and SEEDS Capital, the investment arm of Enterprise Singapore. Motion Ventures will offer portfolio companies the chance to scale through Rainmaking’s Venture Studio and Open Innovation Platform, whichfacilitates commercial partnerships between startups and Fortune 500 companies. ## Innoport - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Logistics We invest in innovative and high-potential startups.We focus on the global maritime and logistics sectors.We are striving to find disruptive technologies and business models. ## SeedBlink - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bucharest, Bucuresti, Romania - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS SeedBlink is a platform for startup investments. Invest in startups by having the benefits of crowdfunding, the flexibility of angel investors, and the VC structure. ## TA Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Internet TA Ventures is globally-minded and network-driven VC firm investing in early-stage tech startups in Europe and North America shaping the industries of tomorrow. Our ticket size starts from $100k up to $1M. We offer speed of execution, proactive support, and access to a broad international network. Drawing upon our network, we support our portfoliocompanies by proactively soliciting large, growth-minded co-investors in subsequent rounds. We utilize our industry knowledge and network to give portfolio companies and partner VCs access to the highly skilled and cost-effective R&D outsourcing teams in Central and Eastern Europe. ## Christos Makiyama - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Semiconductor, Computer Vision, Internet of Things Christos is the President of Silicon Planet, a venture development firm he founded in February 2001. Silicon Planet's scope is to work with technology innovators and support to identify and evaluate market opportunities and develop a sustainable and high-value business model around their technologies.During the last 20 years, Christos hasengaged and supported the venture development initiatives of various corporations such as NTT, Oki Electric, Paltek, ImageOne as well many technology startups with innovative technologies in the areas of networking and communication, semiconductors, video communications, computer vision, IoT and AI.In 2004, he joined Helic, a startup company that had developed innovative electromagnetic analysis solutions and IP for wireless and high-speed communication ICs design. Christos led the company's Japanese market development activities and, until February 2019, had closed many high-value business deals with companies in semiconductors design such as SONY, Fujitsu, Toshiba, Panasonic, SHARP, AKM, Samsung, Denso, and many others. In 2008, Christos also helped to secure a strategic investment from Fujitsu and Magma Design. Ansys, the world market leader in engineering simulation solutions, acquired Helic in February 2019. Christos had been an angel investor and Director of the Board of Think Silicon, based in Patra, Greece. Christos's journey with the company started in late 2014. He actively involved in various aspects of the strategy and business development for its innovative ultra-low power GPU and Display controller technology. Applied Materials, the world leader in the semiconductor and display engineering solutions, acquired Think Silicon in April 2020.Christos is an investor in Fieldscale and since May 2020 act as the Chief Innovation Officer, leading its business strategy and product development.Christos is a co-founder of Loctio, an IoT related technology company, and is on the advisory board of InAccel. He is a mentor with Reload Greece, a UK based non-profit organization, which aims to educate and support young entrepreneurs. ## Placeholder - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Information Technology Placeholder is a venture capital firm that invests in decentralized networks and web services. ## Laurel Bowden - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series C, Series B, Series D - Focus: Software, SaaS, E-Commerce Laurel is a General Partner at 83North (formerly Greylock IL), which she joined in 2008. Her areas of focus include: software, internet and fintech. Laurel has led investments in many leading European companies, including Just Eat (LSE: JE), Qliktech (NASDAQ: QLIK) and Hybris (acquired by SAP).Her current company boards and investmentsinclude Workable, Mirakl, NotontheHighStreet, Wonga, Wandera, iZettle, BlueVine, Ebury and Investec PLC & Ltd.Laurel was previously at GE and JVP. She holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cape Town and an MBA from INSEAD. ## Eric Quidenus-Wahlforss - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Mobile, Internet, Software Eric Wahlforss is the Co-Founder and CEO of Dance. He co-Founded SoundCloud Limited in 2007 and serves as its Chief Technology Officer. Eric Wahlforss has been working with the web since 1995 and served as the Interaction Designer for Gate5 (acquired by Nokia in 2007). Under the artist name Forss, he has released electronic music on Berlin basedlabel Sonar Kollektiv and toured across the world. He holds an M.Sc. degree in Industrial Economics from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm and has studied three years at the Stockholm School of Economics. ## Signal Ocean - Type: VC Fund - Location: Glyfáda, Attiki, Greece - Relevant deals: 1 Our shipping and maritime data help Charterers, Brokers, Shipowners & Traders leverage our advanced analytics and alternative data insights of our platform. ## Protocol Labs - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Blockchain, Software, Cryptocurrency Protocol Labs is building the next generation of the internet. ## Sente Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Series B - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Information Technology Sente is a Chicago-based startup investment and innovation platform. Sente searches the world for the most high-potential startups and helps them scale through unprecedented guidance, support, and connections. ## Nabtesco - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B - Focus: Energy, Battery, Shipping Nabtesco specializes in gearboxes, rotors, motors and robotics. ## AddVenture - Type: VC Fund - Location: Moscow, Moscow City, Russian Federation - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Software AddVenture is a region & stage agnostic venture capital fund with a Russian origin. Our investment range is $1-10M. ## Alexandros Chatzieleftheriou - Type: Angel - Location: Athens, Attiki, Greece - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Real Estate, Property Management Alex Chatzieleftheriou is the Co-Founder and CEO at Blueground. ## LIQUiDITY Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Debt Financing, Private Equity - Focus: Software, FinTech, Education Liquidity provides growth funding from $3m to $100m - 24 hours to Term Sheet - No Covenants. A global fintech and fund management company, that provides rapid, scaled debt facilities to finance growth across all stages and verticals of the global tech market. ## Captain Vassilis and Carmen Constantakopoulos Foundation - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Marketplace Foundation ## Alan Rutledge - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software Alan Rutledge ## Alexandre Vilgrain - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Marketplace Alexandre Vilgrain ## Insta Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Limassol, Limassol, Cyprus - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Food and Beverage, Grocery Insta Ventures is a venture capital firm that has been investing in different IT technology sectors since 2019. Currently, we are looking for tech startups that are in the early stages of development of their products. Our investment team consists of experienced professionals with solid backgrounds in the IT sphere. Our goal is to help ambitiousteams create innovative products, spread them globally, and maintain fast-growing companies.Typically, we invest $100K-500K during a growing stage of a company's lifecycle (seed / late seed / pre-round A), and then help to develop its marketing and sales, as well as prepare the company for the next investment phase.We appreciate co-investments. Let's invest together! ## PJ Tech Catalyst - Type: VC Fund - Location: Athens, Attiki, Greece - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Video, GovTech, Software PJ tech catalyst fund is a venture capital fund that invests in seed stage start-up companies in Greece and supports the development of entrepreneurship in Greece. ## Pymwymic - Type: VC Fund - Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Agriculture, AgTech, Farming Founded in 1994, Pymwymic is the “Put Your Money Where Your Meaning Is Community”, a co-owned organisation of European wealth holders who take a frontrunner role in the transition towards investing with care for people and planet. A community that consists of over 150 individuals, families, entrepreneurs and angel investors of differentbackgrounds, ages and nationalities. We currently invest through the Pymwymic Healthy Ecosystems Impact Fund, a venture capital fund for companies that seek to conserve and restore our ecosystems, with a specific focus on sustainable food systems. By combining our knowledge, passion and money, we bring credibility to the impact investing industry and continuously push for higher standards until investing with care for people and planet is is the new norm. ## CNH Industrial - Type: VC Fund - Location: Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Corporate Round, Seed - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Farming, Agriculture CNH Industrial is a capital goods company that provides a wide range of industrial products. ## Panos Papadopoulos - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet of Things Panos is a technology and product focused entrepreneur who loves to build things solve real problems. He is also an active investor & advisor in startups in USA, UK and Greece in the fields of Mobile, IoT, Identity and FinTech. ## John Tsioris - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Travel, Internet, Blockchain John Tsioris is the CEO at InstaShop. ## Edvard Engesæth - Type: Angel - Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: SaaS, B2B, E-Commerce Founder at Nurx ## TecPier - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Apps, Mobile Apps TecPier is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on maritime, logistics and supply chain startups ## Speedinvest - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Speedinvest is one of Europe’s most active early-stage investors, with more than €1bn AUM, 40 investors, and offices in Berlin, London, Munich, Paris, Vienna and San Francisco. Your success is our priority, so we don’t just send some money and "check in" at board meetings. Our mission is to empower you with game-changing support throughevery stage of your journey. Our focused investment teams know your industry inside and out. Their Deep Tech, Fintech, Industrial Tech, Network Effects, Digital Health and Subscriptions experience, know-how and deep networks are yours from day one. You also have full access to our in-house Platform+ team of operational experts who can provide tailored growth marketing, people (HR), US business development, and networking support throughout every stage of your journey. ## Charge Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet Our mission is to partner with exceptional founders at the very inception of their entrepreneurial journey. When others wait, we Charge. ## Angel Investment Network - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology Angel Investment Network is a London-based investment company founded in 2004 whose aim is to connect entrepreneurs and investors. Today they have 35+ angel networks worldwide covering over 80 countries. They have over 150,000 investor members and over 600,000 entrepreneurs have signed up to use their services. ## Mavericks Founders - Type: VC Fund - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Retail, Fitness Mavericks Founders is an Angel syndicate from Berlin, made up of experienced founders. We support entrepreneurs; their great minds and visions. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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