PJ Tech Catalyst

PJ Tech Catalyst is a venture capital fund established in 2012 and based in Athens, Greece. The fund focuses on investing in seed-stage start-up companies, primarily within the information and communications technology sector. By supporting these emerging businesses, PJ Tech Catalyst aims to foster entrepreneurship and innovation in Greece, contributing to the growth of the local economy.

Nikos Antoniou

Co-CEO and President

Elena Gyftea

Investment Manager

25 past transactions

Novoville

Seed Round in 2018
Novoville develops a citizen relationship management system aimed at enhancing interactions between citizens and local authorities. The company offers a free mobile application that allows citizens to report issues, receive real-time updates, and access important local news directly on their smartphones. Complementing this is a cloud-based dashboard for local governments, which facilitates efficient communication and engagement with citizens. This system enables authorities to monitor service requests and performance metrics, ultimately supporting data-driven decision-making. By capturing and processing large-scale data, Novoville helps local councils quantify the quality of their interactions with residents. The company has been recognized for its innovative approach, participating in the GovStart Growth Program to further its impact in the public sector.

Douleutaras

Venture Round in 2017
Douleutaras.Com Limited operates an online platform that connects employers with freelancers, facilitating the provision of a diverse range of professional services. Founded in 2013 and based in London, the company has established itself as a market leader in Greece and Cyprus, addressing significant barriers to industry growth with a high-quality product. The platform enables users to find suitable professionals for various home services, including repairs, renovations, and technical work, as well as legal, accounting, photography, and translation services. Freelancers can create profiles and receive bids for jobs, fostering a competitive environment that benefits both service providers and customers. With plans for international expansion, Douleutaras aims to tap into the extensive European market, valued at €250 billion.

Accusonus

Seed Round in 2016
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.

Centaur Analytics

Seed Round in 2016
Centaur Analytics, Inc. is a company based in Ventura, California, that specializes in providing wireless sensors and an industrial data platform for the food industry. Founded in 2016, the company utilizes data science and artificial intelligence to monitor and enhance the quality and safety of stored agricultural products, particularly grains such as malting barley and wheat. Its technology allows for real-time tracking and adjustment of storage conditions, aiming to maximize post-harvest quality. By offering insights into stored crop conditions, Centaur Analytics helps farmers, grain traders, and food processing companies reduce compliance costs related to food safety standards and phytosanitary export regulations, while ensuring product quality from farm to shelf.

Novoville

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Novoville develops a citizen relationship management system aimed at enhancing interactions between citizens and local authorities. The company offers a free mobile application that allows citizens to report issues, receive real-time updates, and access important local news directly on their smartphones. Complementing this is a cloud-based dashboard for local governments, which facilitates efficient communication and engagement with citizens. This system enables authorities to monitor service requests and performance metrics, ultimately supporting data-driven decision-making. By capturing and processing large-scale data, Novoville helps local councils quantify the quality of their interactions with residents. The company has been recognized for its innovative approach, participating in the GovStart Growth Program to further its impact in the public sector.

ORamaVR

Pre Seed Round in 2016
The vision of ORamaVR is to transform medical education (knowledge) and training (skills) of surgeons, through innovative virtual reality simulation and skill transfer from the virtual to the real operating room, reducing errors and improving patient outcomes. We uniquely democratize such training and education with low-cost, massively-produced VR h/w. To realize this, we have created our deep, unmatched proprietary, psychomotor, gamified and multiuser VR software platform that allows rapid prototyping of any medical procedure via massive design and code reuse. Our team is based on solid VR, Medical and educational background coupled with advanced business know-how. ORamaVR SA was founded in Greece where it received the initial seed funding from PJ Tech Catalyst and subsequently incorporated in USA as ORamaVR Inc.

Mist.io

Seed Round in 2016
Mist.io, Inc. is a cloud management and monitoring service provider founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, California. The company offers an open-source multi-cloud management platform designed to simplify the management of various infrastructure technologies, including public and private clouds, hypervisors, containers, and bare metal servers. Mist.io enables users to control and monitor system and application metrics through a unified interface, facilitating tasks such as provisioning, orchestration, automation, and cost analysis. The platform allows users to manage virtual machines, receive actionable alerts, and set automated responses, all accessible from mobile devices. Mist.io serves a range of customers, including notable organizations like the European Parliament and the National Bank of Greece, reporting significant improvements in server costs and management efficiency. The company offers three editions of its service: Mist Enterprise Edition for large teams, Mist Hosted Service as an easy-to-use SaaS solution, and Mist Community Edition as an open-source option for teams preferring a DIY approach.

Fieldscale

Seed Round in 2016
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.

reEmbed

Seed Round in 2016
reEmbed is a cloud-hosted platform founded in 2014 and headquartered in Athens, Greece, that specializes in providing custom video player solutions. The platform supports video embeds from popular sources such as YouTube, Vimeo, and Dailymotion, as well as HTML5 videos. Users can create personalized video players through an intuitive wizard, allowing them to select styles, incorporate logos, and customize colors to align with their brand identity. In addition to video management, reEmbed offers real-time analytics to track performance metrics such as impressions, plays, and completions. The platform also enhances user engagement and site traffic through content recommendation widgets and features that notify users about broken videos, ensuring a seamless viewing experience across mobile and tablet devices.

ParkAround

Seed Round in 2016
ParkAround B.V. operates a cloud-based platform that facilitates the booking and payment of parking spaces in urban areas, airports, and ports across the Netherlands, Greece, and Spain. Founded in 2011 and based in Amsterdam, the company allows users to compare available parking options offered by third-party operators through its mobile application. This service aims to alleviate parking difficulties by providing comprehensive information and efficient reservation capabilities. Additionally, ParkAround has developed a software solution, ParkAround CRM, designed specifically for car park management, further enhancing its offerings in the parking industry. The company, which was previously known as Parking Defenders, rebranded in 2013 to reflect its expanded services and market approach.

Douleutaras

Seed Round in 2016
Douleutaras.Com Limited operates an online platform that connects employers with freelancers, facilitating the provision of a diverse range of professional services. Founded in 2013 and based in London, the company has established itself as a market leader in Greece and Cyprus, addressing significant barriers to industry growth with a high-quality product. The platform enables users to find suitable professionals for various home services, including repairs, renovations, and technical work, as well as legal, accounting, photography, and translation services. Freelancers can create profiles and receive bids for jobs, fostering a competitive environment that benefits both service providers and customers. With plans for international expansion, Douleutaras aims to tap into the extensive European market, valued at €250 billion.

e-NIOS

Seed Round in 2016
e-NIOS specializes in the development of a platform that automates the analysis and interpretation of genomic data, particularly focusing on multi-omics. This technology is designed to enhance biomarker discovery in the fields of biotechnology, drug discovery, and personalized medicine. By utilizing unsupervised analysis, the platform can process complex genomic datasets, facilitating the identification of critical biomarkers. Additionally, it integrates biological knowledge into the data mining process, which enables researchers to uncover novel molecular markers and targets for diagnostics and therapeutic applications. Through its innovative approach, e-NIOS aims to accelerate advancements in precision medicine.

Pollfish

Series A in 2015
Pollfish operates a real-time survey platform that aims to transform traditional market research by leveraging a vast mobile consumer network. The platform facilitates the creation of surveys within partner applications, allowing businesses to gather valuable consumer insights efficiently. Pollfish employs a unique sampling methodology known as "organic sampling," which uses randomized and spontaneous invitations to engage respondents while they are actively using one of over 10,000 partner apps. This approach, combined with advanced machine learning techniques, ensures the identification and elimination of low-quality respondents at the question level. Pollfish's services enable clients to conduct various types of research, including product concept testing, pricing analysis, brand awareness measurement, and evaluation of marketing campaign effectiveness, ultimately addressing the challenges associated with declining respondent quality in market research.

ParkAround

Seed Round in 2015
ParkAround B.V. operates a cloud-based platform that facilitates the booking and payment of parking spaces in urban areas, airports, and ports across the Netherlands, Greece, and Spain. Founded in 2011 and based in Amsterdam, the company allows users to compare available parking options offered by third-party operators through its mobile application. This service aims to alleviate parking difficulties by providing comprehensive information and efficient reservation capabilities. Additionally, ParkAround has developed a software solution, ParkAround CRM, designed specifically for car park management, further enhancing its offerings in the parking industry. The company, which was previously known as Parking Defenders, rebranded in 2013 to reflect its expanded services and market approach.

Pinnatta

Venture Round in 2014
Pinnatta is an innovative interactive multimedia messaging platform that enhances personal communication by allowing users to create, share, and experience unique multimedia messages quickly. It surpasses traditional messaging services by integrating sound, animation, and personalized interactive elements, transforming each message into an engaging experience that resonates emotionally with recipients. Users can choose from a variety of ready-to-use designs tailored for different occasions and personalize them by adding their own videos, photos, voice recordings, or text. Pinnatta encourages playful interaction, enabling recipients to engage with messages through gestures such as tapping, dragging, or shaking their devices. The platform is accessible through popular messaging applications, dating apps, and keyboards, making it a versatile tool for connecting with friends and family in a more dynamic and entertaining manner.

e-NIOS

Seed Round in 2014
e-NIOS specializes in the development of a platform that automates the analysis and interpretation of genomic data, particularly focusing on multi-omics. This technology is designed to enhance biomarker discovery in the fields of biotechnology, drug discovery, and personalized medicine. By utilizing unsupervised analysis, the platform can process complex genomic datasets, facilitating the identification of critical biomarkers. Additionally, it integrates biological knowledge into the data mining process, which enables researchers to uncover novel molecular markers and targets for diagnostics and therapeutic applications. Through its innovative approach, e-NIOS aims to accelerate advancements in precision medicine.

Pollfish

Seed Round in 2014
Pollfish operates a real-time survey platform that aims to transform traditional market research by leveraging a vast mobile consumer network. The platform facilitates the creation of surveys within partner applications, allowing businesses to gather valuable consumer insights efficiently. Pollfish employs a unique sampling methodology known as "organic sampling," which uses randomized and spontaneous invitations to engage respondents while they are actively using one of over 10,000 partner apps. This approach, combined with advanced machine learning techniques, ensures the identification and elimination of low-quality respondents at the question level. Pollfish's services enable clients to conduct various types of research, including product concept testing, pricing analysis, brand awareness measurement, and evaluation of marketing campaign effectiveness, ultimately addressing the challenges associated with declining respondent quality in market research.

Mist.io

Seed Round in 2014
Mist.io, Inc. is a cloud management and monitoring service provider founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, California. The company offers an open-source multi-cloud management platform designed to simplify the management of various infrastructure technologies, including public and private clouds, hypervisors, containers, and bare metal servers. Mist.io enables users to control and monitor system and application metrics through a unified interface, facilitating tasks such as provisioning, orchestration, automation, and cost analysis. The platform allows users to manage virtual machines, receive actionable alerts, and set automated responses, all accessible from mobile devices. Mist.io serves a range of customers, including notable organizations like the European Parliament and the National Bank of Greece, reporting significant improvements in server costs and management efficiency. The company offers three editions of its service: Mist Enterprise Edition for large teams, Mist Hosted Service as an easy-to-use SaaS solution, and Mist Community Edition as an open-source option for teams preferring a DIY approach.

Captainwise

Seed Round in 2013
CaptainWise is an experienced captain whose purpose is to take you to places using as a compass your budget and your desires. The countless internet results are narrowed down, and only the ones suitable for each user's needs will be presented to them as packages, giving you the power to modify the details easily. We believe in creating an ideal travel experience which is fun, where the search is not endless or confusing but efficient and helpful. After all, the joy of a trip is not only the travel itself but also the thrill of searching for your next adventure. We just make it easy!

ParkAround

Seed Round in 2013
ParkAround B.V. operates a cloud-based platform that facilitates the booking and payment of parking spaces in urban areas, airports, and ports across the Netherlands, Greece, and Spain. Founded in 2011 and based in Amsterdam, the company allows users to compare available parking options offered by third-party operators through its mobile application. This service aims to alleviate parking difficulties by providing comprehensive information and efficient reservation capabilities. Additionally, ParkAround has developed a software solution, ParkAround CRM, designed specifically for car park management, further enhancing its offerings in the parking industry. The company, which was previously known as Parking Defenders, rebranded in 2013 to reflect its expanded services and market approach.

Pinnatta

Series A in 2013
Pinnatta is an innovative interactive multimedia messaging platform that enhances personal communication by allowing users to create, share, and experience unique multimedia messages quickly. It surpasses traditional messaging services by integrating sound, animation, and personalized interactive elements, transforming each message into an engaging experience that resonates emotionally with recipients. Users can choose from a variety of ready-to-use designs tailored for different occasions and personalize them by adding their own videos, photos, voice recordings, or text. Pinnatta encourages playful interaction, enabling recipients to engage with messages through gestures such as tapping, dragging, or shaking their devices. The platform is accessible through popular messaging applications, dating apps, and keyboards, making it a versatile tool for connecting with friends and family in a more dynamic and entertaining manner.

Pollfish

Seed Round in 2013
Pollfish operates a real-time survey platform that aims to transform traditional market research by leveraging a vast mobile consumer network. The platform facilitates the creation of surveys within partner applications, allowing businesses to gather valuable consumer insights efficiently. Pollfish employs a unique sampling methodology known as "organic sampling," which uses randomized and spontaneous invitations to engage respondents while they are actively using one of over 10,000 partner apps. This approach, combined with advanced machine learning techniques, ensures the identification and elimination of low-quality respondents at the question level. Pollfish's services enable clients to conduct various types of research, including product concept testing, pricing analysis, brand awareness measurement, and evaluation of marketing campaign effectiveness, ultimately addressing the challenges associated with declining respondent quality in market research.

Offerial

Seed Round in 2013
Offerial converts hotel website visitors through personalized marketing. Hotels and hospitality companies today hold a great amount of unused data on their hands. Web and business analytics are our key focus as they hide all the valuable information regarding a hotel’s sales and marketing. By applying our state-of-the-art algorithmic approaches, we unveil the hidden potential behind each property by making the online booking process data-driven, intelligent, real-time and constantly self-learning for optimizing performance.

Intale

Seed Round in 2013
Intale S.A., founded in 2010 and based in Athens, Greece, develops a cloud-based application designed to enhance communication and interaction between brands, retail stores, and end consumers. The platform aims to create a transparent network within the retail market, facilitating seamless communication, promotion, sales, and ordering processes. By bridging the gap between consumer packaged goods (CPG) corporations and the fragmented retail channel, including grocery and convenience stores, Intale seeks to streamline operations in the retail industry.

Radiojar

Seed Round in 2013
Radiojar Information Technology S.A. operates an Internet radio broadcasting and monetization platform that empowers DJs and radio owners to increase their listener base in Greece and internationally. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Athens, Greece. As of February 26, 2019, Radiojar Information Technology S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Radio Computing Services, Inc.
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