Big Pi

Big Pi Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Athens, Greece, founded in 2017. The firm specializes in seed-stage investments in innovative technology companies that have the potential to lead in international markets. Big Pi focuses on teams developing proprietary technology across various high-potential fields, including software, artificial intelligence, automation, and life sciences. By leveraging deep connections with the local talent pool and access to prominent businesses, Big Pi supports emerging companies aiming to make significant advancements in their respective industries.

Bruno Bolsens

Partner

Aristos Doxiadis

Partner

Alex Eleftheriadis

Partner

Demetris Iacovides

Principal

Cassandra Kosmidou

Investment Associate

Melina Mai

Investment Associate

Marco Veremis

Partner

17 past transactions

Dyania Health

Seed Round in 2022
Dyania Health develops a research platform for pharma companies and hospital systems. Its health platform identifies match patients, then the pharma and CROs send a referral request to the patient’s physician or clinic, and if the patient is the right fit for the clinical trials they can join the trials. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Bryq

Seed Round in 2022
Bryq is a talent assessment platform founded in 2014 and headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus, with additional offices in London and Athens. The company focuses on providing bias-free hiring solutions through pre-employment assessments and promoting internal mobility. Research indicates that traditional resume evaluations often result in biased hiring decisions with minimal correlation to job performance. Bryq addresses this issue by offering an objective pre-hire assessment that combines cognitive and psychometric evaluations to create comprehensive candidate profiles. These profiles are then matched with the specific requirements of job positions and the company’s culture. Bryq also allows organizations to survey their existing teams to develop tailored profiles that accurately reflect their unique organizational DNA, ensuring the selection of the best talent for each role.

OrthoSon

Series A in 2022
OrthoSon Limited develops and commercializes a novel minimally-invasive incision-free motion-preserving alternative to spinal fusion for the treatment of chronic low back pain. Its system is used to restore spine function and alleviate symptoms for patients living with persistent discogenic low back pain. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Oxford, United Kingdom.

Cylinder

Series A in 2022
Vivante Health, Inc. is a digital health company focused on addressing digestive health and chronic conditions. Founded in 2016, it has developed GIThrive, a technology platform designed to provide actionable insights for managing digestive issues. GIThrive offers a comprehensive digital gut health program that includes expert guidance, 24/7 support, and personalized care plans. The company also provides GIMate, an innovative portable breathalyzer that identifies trigger foods, and GutCheck, which analyzes gut bacteria to recommend tailored diets. Vivante Health emphasizes individualized care, utilizing a scalable platform that integrates real-time data from biometric devices and partners. This approach not only aims to reduce healthcare costs and improve employee health for large employers and health plans but also enhances user empowerment through advanced science and technology. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, with an additional office in Athens, Greece, Vivante Health continues to prioritize innovative solutions in the realm of digestive health.

Navenio

Venture Round in 2021
Navenio is a software technology company that provides location-based services for indoor environments via mobile applications. Its solution provides an improvement on other indoor localization technologies, having the ability to locate people without the need for implementing, managing, or surveying any new building hardware such as beacons or wi-fi. Navenio’s intelligent workforce solution unlocks significant improvements in the efficiency and workflow of staff and teams through automation that is carefully driven from real-world best practice. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Oxford, England.

Intelligencia

Series A in 2021
Intelligencia is an enterprise SaaS company that applies Machine Learning to assess and mitigate the risk in clinical development strategy/design.

Anodyne Nanotech

Seed Round in 2021
Anodyne Nanotech is a preclinical-stage biotechnology firm focused on advancing transdermal delivery systems for high-value drugs. Established in 2019 by Jake Lombardo, Konstantinos Tzortzakis, and Hojatollah Rezaei Nejad, the company has developed the Hero Patch, a cost-effective platform that utilizes porous microneedle technology. This innovative approach allows for the transdermal delivery of clinically significant doses of macromolecules, including monoclonal antibodies and small molecules like ibuprofen. By simplifying the administration of medications, Anodyne Nanotech aims to enhance chronic disease management and provide healthcare professionals with effective alternatives to traditional injection methods.

Bryq

Seed Round in 2020
Bryq is a talent assessment platform founded in 2014 and headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus, with additional offices in London and Athens. The company focuses on providing bias-free hiring solutions through pre-employment assessments and promoting internal mobility. Research indicates that traditional resume evaluations often result in biased hiring decisions with minimal correlation to job performance. Bryq addresses this issue by offering an objective pre-hire assessment that combines cognitive and psychometric evaluations to create comprehensive candidate profiles. These profiles are then matched with the specific requirements of job positions and the company’s culture. Bryq also allows organizations to survey their existing teams to develop tailored profiles that accurately reflect their unique organizational DNA, ensuring the selection of the best talent for each role.

TileDB

Series A in 2020
TileDB, Inc. develops and maintains a system for managing multi-dimensional array data, primarily for scientific applications. Its key offerings include TileDB Embedded, a storage engine, and TileDB Cloud, which facilitates the management of array data. The company's universal data engine enables users to access, analyze, and share complex data with various tools, emphasizing universal storage and data management rather than the compute layer. Founded in 2017, TileDB is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with an additional location in Athens, Greece.

Navenio

Series A in 2020
Navenio is a software technology company that provides location-based services for indoor environments via mobile applications. Its solution provides an improvement on other indoor localization technologies, having the ability to locate people without the need for implementing, managing, or surveying any new building hardware such as beacons or wi-fi. Navenio’s intelligent workforce solution unlocks significant improvements in the efficiency and workflow of staff and teams through automation that is carefully driven from real-world best practice. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Oxford, England.

Cylinder

Series A in 2020
Vivante Health, Inc. is a digital health company focused on addressing digestive health and chronic conditions. Founded in 2016, it has developed GIThrive, a technology platform designed to provide actionable insights for managing digestive issues. GIThrive offers a comprehensive digital gut health program that includes expert guidance, 24/7 support, and personalized care plans. The company also provides GIMate, an innovative portable breathalyzer that identifies trigger foods, and GutCheck, which analyzes gut bacteria to recommend tailored diets. Vivante Health emphasizes individualized care, utilizing a scalable platform that integrates real-time data from biometric devices and partners. This approach not only aims to reduce healthcare costs and improve employee health for large employers and health plans but also enhances user empowerment through advanced science and technology. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, with an additional office in Athens, Greece, Vivante Health continues to prioritize innovative solutions in the realm of digestive health.

Accusonus

Series A in 2019
Accusonus, Inc. is a software development company focused on the professional music sector and consumer electronics. Founded in 2012, the company aims to leverage advanced audio technologies to enhance digital audio and speech processing. Its product lineup includes drumatom, a tool for reducing drum bleed; drumatom player, which suppresses audio leakage; ERA-D, designed for sound processing; and Regroover, an AI-driven beat machine for music sampling. Accusonus also develops embedded software for speech enhancement. The company operates from its headquarters in Lexington, Massachusetts, with additional locations in Patras and Athens, Greece, and features a professional recording studio in Patras for acoustic experimentation. With a team of skilled engineers and scientists, Accusonus strives to simplify audio restoration and improve music quality for professionals.

TileDB

Seed Round in 2019
TileDB, Inc. develops and maintains a system for managing multi-dimensional array data, primarily for scientific applications. Its key offerings include TileDB Embedded, a storage engine, and TileDB Cloud, which facilitates the management of array data. The company's universal data engine enables users to access, analyze, and share complex data with various tools, emphasizing universal storage and data management rather than the compute layer. Founded in 2017, TileDB is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with an additional location in Athens, Greece.

Intelligencia

Seed Round in 2018
Intelligencia is an enterprise SaaS company that applies Machine Learning to assess and mitigate the risk in clinical development strategy/design.

Fieldscale

Series A in 2018
Fieldscale P.C., founded in 2015 and based in Thessaloniki, Greece, specializes in simulation software for the electric design and analysis sectors, particularly in the touch sensor industry. The company's flagship product, SENSE, offers advanced capacitive touch sensor cloud simulation, enabling engineers to conduct complex electric field analyses efficiently. Fieldscale's software is designed to handle extensive scenarios, allowing for rapid analysis and results delivery, which significantly aids in optimizing sensor design while reducing power consumption. With a focus on user experience, the software features an intuitive interface that facilitates the design of high-quality touchscreen products. The company's innovative technology positions it to meet the evolving demands of the semiconductor and electronic design automation markets.

Balena

Funding Round in 2018
Balena is a complete set of tools for building, deploying, and managing fleets of connected IoT devices. It provides infrastructure and tools for fleet owners so they can focus on developing their applications and growing their fleets with as little friction as possible. Balena enables devices and their running services to be managed, monitored, and updated through the web dashboard or through its API, via the CLI and SDK. Balena was established in 2013.