Venturefriends

VentureFriends is a venture capital fund based in Athens, Greece, that specializes in seed-stage investments in tech-enabled startups. The fund focuses on sectors such as PropTech, FinTech, Marketplaces, TravelTech, and SaaS, aiming to identify companies that can establish a sustainable competitive advantage. VentureFriends typically invests between €0.3 million and €2.5 million per startup, with the ability to follow on with total investments ranging from €5 million to €10 million. The fund is managed by a team of former entrepreneurs and angel investors, which informs its founder-friendly investment approach. While the fund predominantly targets startups in Europe, it also has a strong focus on the Greek market.

Apostolos Apostolakis

Co-Founder & Partner

Michal Bas

Principal

George Dimopoulos

Co-Founder & Partner

George Karabelas

Associate

Alistair Owen

Principal

Pavlos Pavlakis

Principal

Fivos Tsoukatos

Associate

83 past transactions

FinanEx

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Our mission is to grow the export volume of small and medium size agribusinesses in Latin America, generating a sustainable impact in their rural communities while increasing export volume to countries with food deficit

Huspy

Series A in 2022
Huspy is a technology company based in Dubai, UAE, that specializes in simplifying the mortgage process for home buyers. Founded in 2020, Huspy offers an online platform designed to streamline the home buying and selling experience, making it more accessible and cost-effective. By removing the need for paperwork, the platform allows families to secure home loans easily through its web and mobile applications. Huspy aims to reimagine the home buying journey, prioritizing the needs of buyers and celebrating the achievement of obtaining a mortgage.

Proportunity

Series A in 2022
Proportunity Limited is a technology-driven mortgage lender based in London, United Kingdom, specializing in providing innovative financing solutions for first-time home buyers. Founded in 2016 by Vadim Toader and Stefan Boronea, the company leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze real estate data, accurately forecasting house prices and identifying high-growth areas. By offering equity and mortgage loans, Proportunity aims to assist buyers in overcoming the challenges of deposit requirements, allowing them to purchase homes in promising locations while potentially paying less than their current rent. Through its data-driven insights, Proportunity empowers customers to make informed decisions in the real estate market.

Spotawheel

Series B in 2022
Spotawheel is a technology-driven dealership specializing in used cars, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Nea Ionia, Greece. The company operates primarily in Greece and Poland, focusing on providing customers with a trustworthy platform for purchasing certified pre-owned vehicles. Spotawheel aims to enhance customer confidence by ensuring that only high-quality cars are available for sale. By leveraging technology, the company seeks to streamline the buying process and improve the overall experience for consumers in the used car market.

Embat

Seed Round in 2022
Embat creates a cloud-based financial platform that democratizes access to vital financial data. The company's software consolidates all financial information to make treasury projections, automates financial reporting, and makes financial information instantly available, allowing financial teams, managers, entrepreneurs, and shareholders of small and medium-sized businesses to gain greater control over their treasury and financial planning.

Strike

Seed Round in 2022
We are driven by a strong desire to make top quality cybersecurity available and accessible to every enterprise, being it big or just starting up. Hacking doesn’t occur only twice per year so why do we only pentest in Q2 and Q4? At Strike, we secure worldwide enterprises by connecting them with cybersecurity professionals through Continuous Pentesting, integrating ourselves with their management and communication systems to help in triaging and fixing the discovered vulnerabilities fast.

Carmoola

Seed Round in 2022
Carmoola is transforming the way consumers experience car finance, enabling more people to get access to safe, fair, personal transport.

MoneyHash

Pre Seed Round in 2022
MoneyHash provides access to payment and fintech services across the Middle East & Africa with one simple integration.

Mediately

Series A in 2022
mediately is a drug information mobile app and web application, which makes drug information easily available to doctors. We design, develop and implement future-proof solutions on the web and mobile platforms. We develop native applications on the iOS (iPhone and iPad) and Android mobile platforms with optional server backends, web applications using open technologies like Ruby and PostgreSQL, and offer long-term support for all of our projects. Our design and development philosophy is centered around your needs. We provide consulting services designed to help you plan an optimal web and mobile strategy for your company or institution. Give us a call, and we will start learning about your company, your project and how we can best help you.

HUNTY

Seed Round in 2021
HUNTY is a platform that help people find jobs by connecting them with world class mentors who prepare them for the job search process. And people only pay when they get hired.

Alvar Pet

Seed Round in 2021
Alvar Pet Oy produces dog food. The company allows the customer to create suitable recommendation for dog food according their dog’s needs. The company’s products include dog food for an adult dog, small dog, puppy, biting dog, seniors, vegetarian dog, active do, and big dog. The company also provides transportation of raw materials to the consumer’s door, and the recycling of packaging material service. The company provides home delivery service. Alvar Pet Oy was incorporated in 2019 and is based in Helsinki, Finland.

Kitchenful

Seed Round in 2021
Kitchenful is a mobile application that offers personalized recipe recommendations and facilitates grocery shopping. The app provides users with meal planning assistance by suggesting popular recipes tailored to individual preferences. Once a user selects a recipe, Kitchenful arranges for the delivery of the necessary ingredients from local supermarkets, often within the same day. This streamlined process allows users to complete their weekly grocery shopping efficiently, all through a single click, while ensuring competitive pricing that aligns with supermarket rates.

HUNTY

Seed Round in 2021
HUNTY is a platform that help people find jobs by connecting them with world class mentors who prepare them for the job search process. And people only pay when they get hired.

Proportunity

Private Equity Round in 2021
Proportunity Limited is a technology-driven mortgage lender based in London, United Kingdom, specializing in providing innovative financing solutions for first-time home buyers. Founded in 2016 by Vadim Toader and Stefan Boronea, the company leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze real estate data, accurately forecasting house prices and identifying high-growth areas. By offering equity and mortgage loans, Proportunity aims to assist buyers in overcoming the challenges of deposit requirements, allowing them to purchase homes in promising locations while potentially paying less than their current rent. Through its data-driven insights, Proportunity empowers customers to make informed decisions in the real estate market.

Plum Fintech

Series A in 2021
Plum Fintech is a developer of personal savings assistant solutions for customers. It offers Plum that monitors the daily spending and automatically sets money aside that the user won't need; analyzes the account to learn about the income, expenses, and spending patterns, monitors the current account and every few days transfers some money from it to the user’s Plum savings, and notifies the users about their balance. Alex Michael and Victor Trokoudes founded Plum Fintech on February 1, 2016. It has its headquarters in London in the United Kingdom.

Proportunity

Series A in 2021
Proportunity Limited is a technology-driven mortgage lender based in London, United Kingdom, specializing in providing innovative financing solutions for first-time home buyers. Founded in 2016 by Vadim Toader and Stefan Boronea, the company leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze real estate data, accurately forecasting house prices and identifying high-growth areas. By offering equity and mortgage loans, Proportunity aims to assist buyers in overcoming the challenges of deposit requirements, allowing them to purchase homes in promising locations while potentially paying less than their current rent. Through its data-driven insights, Proportunity empowers customers to make informed decisions in the real estate market.

Blueground

Series C in 2021
Blueground is a corporate hospitality company that specializes in leasing and managing residential properties across various locations, including Greece, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Kifisia, Greece, the company provides fully furnished and equipped apartments designed for corporate travelers, expatriates, and leisure visitors. Blueground aims to create a seamless living experience, allowing guests to move in effortlessly for short or long-term stays. With a growing portfolio of over 3,500 apartments in twelve cities, including New York, Los Angeles, and Paris, the company is focused on expanding its reach to 50 cities worldwide, ultimately increasing its offerings to more than 50,000 apartments.

Orchata

Seed Round in 2021
Orchata is a company that specializes in providing a Software-as-a-Service platform tailored for grocery stores and various food suppliers. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Monterrey, Mexico, Orchata's platform streamlines operations by enabling suppliers to manage online order processing, payment acceptance, delivery route optimization, and promotional activities. Additionally, it offers valuable analytics on revenue, orders, and customer behavior, facilitating a comprehensive digital transformation for businesses in the grocery, meat, produce, and seafood sectors.

Carmoola

Seed Round in 2021
Carmoola is transforming the way consumers experience car finance, enabling more people to get access to safe, fair, personal transport.

Agro.Club

Series A in 2021
Agro.Club is the farmer facing ecosystem with best-in-class UX, backed by the enterprise platform that empowers Input Manufacturers, Retailers, and Grain companies to run business at maximum efficiency.

byrd

Series B in 2021
byrd technologies GmbH is a third-party logistics and fulfillment company based in Vienna, Austria, founded in 2016. The company specializes in digital fulfillment services tailored for e-commerce businesses, offering solutions such as warehousing, pick and pack, shipping, quality control, and batch fulfillment. By operating an extensive fulfillment network, byrd connects online merchants with an international warehouse system, enabling retailers to provide advanced shipping options without the need to establish their own logistics infrastructure. The platform integrates seamlessly with popular e-commerce systems like Shopify and collaborates with logistics partners across multiple countries. In addition to its core markets in Germany and Austria, byrd has expanded its operations to include fulfillment locations in the UK and plans to launch new sites in the Netherlands and France. With the capacity to ship 10,000 orders daily from over ten warehouses, the company manages a storage space exceeding 500,000 square meters while also offering services like shipment tracking and product return management.

FlexCar

Venture Round in 2021
FlexCar is a car-as-a-service company that offers ready-made cars in excellent condition from Greek dealerships. The company was founded in 2018 and based in Athens, Attiki, Greece.

Fluorine

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Relationships are fundamental for any business, so we're here to empower them. Fluorine is a global collaboration hub that simplifies collaboration and makes people’s working lives simpler, more pleasant, and more productive. We help teams create workflow apps in minutes to run their processes, projects, and everyday work. Let's simplify work and promote collaboration-- together.

Belvo

Series A in 2021
Belvo Technologies, Inc. is a financial technology company that has developed an open banking application programming interface (API) platform designed to facilitate access to banking and fiscal information. Founded in 2020 and based in Dover, Delaware, Belvo's platform enables businesses to retrieve various financial data, including bank account statements, historical transactions, account ownership details, and tax information. This developer-first API is aimed at enhancing the creation of more efficient and inclusive financial products in Latin America, streamlining the entire process from client registration to data retrieval.

factory14

Seed Round in 2021
factory14 finances, acquire, and grow the world’s best digital brands.

Huspy

Seed Round in 2021
Huspy is a technology company based in Dubai, UAE, that specializes in simplifying the mortgage process for home buyers. Founded in 2020, Huspy offers an online platform designed to streamline the home buying and selling experience, making it more accessible and cost-effective. By removing the need for paperwork, the platform allows families to secure home loans easily through its web and mobile applications. Huspy aims to reimagine the home buying journey, prioritizing the needs of buyers and celebrating the achievement of obtaining a mortgage.

Tabas

Seed Round in 2021
Tabas is a Provider of fully furnished apartments with exclusive design and all necessary amenities for a comfortable stay. The company's services include fully furnished apartments with exclusive design and professional cleaning service and equipped with Wi-Fi, Smart-TV, air conditioning, and all necessary amenities, enabling people to rent these apartments and stay there for as long as they want.

Tymit

Seed Round in 2020
Provider of credit cards intended to make credit more flexible and transparent. The company's cards are made by leveraging technology that offers financial flexibility to change payment plans and manage the monthly budget, enabling customers to make payments of their purchases in installments and gain full control of their repayments.

BibeCoffee

Seed Round in 2020
BibeCoffee develops a hardware device that monitors coffee machines and transforms them into smart connected terminals. The company offers IoT real-time monitoring solutions for every coffee machine that ensures zero revenue loss and streamlines activities. It serves roasters and distributors; coffee machine makers and maintenance companies; coffee chains; and coffee shop owners. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Athens, Greece.

Influ2

Seed Round in 2020
Influ2, Inc. operates a person-based marketing platform specifically designed for B2B companies. Established in 2017 and based in Sunnyvale, California, the platform enables marketers to target relevant decision-makers by utilizing data from their internal CRM systems. By employing proprietary machine learning technology, Influ2 provides a unique approach to digital advertising, enhancing ad performance significantly compared to traditional methods. The platform allows users to track individual engagement and interest levels, aiming to preserve the advertising ecosystem by delivering tailored advertisements to the right audience.

Influ2

Seed Round in 2020
Influ2, Inc. operates a person-based marketing platform specifically designed for B2B companies. Established in 2017 and based in Sunnyvale, California, the platform enables marketers to target relevant decision-makers by utilizing data from their internal CRM systems. By employing proprietary machine learning technology, Influ2 provides a unique approach to digital advertising, enhancing ad performance significantly compared to traditional methods. The platform allows users to track individual engagement and interest levels, aiming to preserve the advertising ecosystem by delivering tailored advertisements to the right audience.

Spotawheel

Venture Round in 2020
Spotawheel is a technology-driven dealership specializing in used cars, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Nea Ionia, Greece. The company operates primarily in Greece and Poland, focusing on providing customers with a trustworthy platform for purchasing certified pre-owned vehicles. Spotawheel aims to enhance customer confidence by ensuring that only high-quality cars are available for sale. By leveraging technology, the company seeks to streamline the buying process and improve the overall experience for consumers in the used car market.

byrd

Series A in 2020
byrd technologies GmbH is a third-party logistics and fulfillment company based in Vienna, Austria, founded in 2016. The company specializes in digital fulfillment services tailored for e-commerce businesses, offering solutions such as warehousing, pick and pack, shipping, quality control, and batch fulfillment. By operating an extensive fulfillment network, byrd connects online merchants with an international warehouse system, enabling retailers to provide advanced shipping options without the need to establish their own logistics infrastructure. The platform integrates seamlessly with popular e-commerce systems like Shopify and collaborates with logistics partners across multiple countries. In addition to its core markets in Germany and Austria, byrd has expanded its operations to include fulfillment locations in the UK and plans to launch new sites in the Netherlands and France. With the capacity to ship 10,000 orders daily from over ten warehouses, the company manages a storage space exceeding 500,000 square meters while also offering services like shipment tracking and product return management.

Plum Fintech

Venture Round in 2020
Plum Fintech is a developer of personal savings assistant solutions for customers. It offers Plum that monitors the daily spending and automatically sets money aside that the user won't need; analyzes the account to learn about the income, expenses, and spending patterns, monitors the current account and every few days transfers some money from it to the user’s Plum savings, and notifies the users about their balance. Alex Michael and Victor Trokoudes founded Plum Fintech on February 1, 2016. It has its headquarters in London in the United Kingdom.

Belvo

Series A in 2020
Belvo Technologies, Inc. is a financial technology company that has developed an open banking application programming interface (API) platform designed to facilitate access to banking and fiscal information. Founded in 2020 and based in Dover, Delaware, Belvo's platform enables businesses to retrieve various financial data, including bank account statements, historical transactions, account ownership details, and tax information. This developer-first API is aimed at enhancing the creation of more efficient and inclusive financial products in Latin America, streamlining the entire process from client registration to data retrieval.

Spotawheel

Series A in 2020
Spotawheel is a technology-driven dealership specializing in used cars, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Nea Ionia, Greece. The company operates primarily in Greece and Poland, focusing on providing customers with a trustworthy platform for purchasing certified pre-owned vehicles. Spotawheel aims to enhance customer confidence by ensuring that only high-quality cars are available for sale. By leveraging technology, the company seeks to streamline the buying process and improve the overall experience for consumers in the used car market.

Stasher

Venture Round in 2020
Stasher, Inc. operates a luggage storage network that connects travelers with local hotels and shops for secure luggage storage. Founded in September 2015, the company provides a solution for short-term visitors seeking to safely store their belongings while exploring a city. Users can book storage online, with options available for both advance reservations and same-day bookings. Stasher is headquartered in Emeryville, California, and has become a key player in the travel sector by addressing the need for convenient and reliable luggage storage solutions. As of December 2019, it operates as a subsidiary of S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.

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.

Belvo

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Belvo Technologies, Inc. is a financial technology company that has developed an open banking application programming interface (API) platform designed to facilitate access to banking and fiscal information. Founded in 2020 and based in Dover, Delaware, Belvo's platform enables businesses to retrieve various financial data, including bank account statements, historical transactions, account ownership details, and tax information. This developer-first API is aimed at enhancing the creation of more efficient and inclusive financial products in Latin America, streamlining the entire process from client registration to data retrieval.

Spotawheel

Seed Round in 2019
Spotawheel is a technology-driven dealership specializing in used cars, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Nea Ionia, Greece. The company operates primarily in Greece and Poland, focusing on providing customers with a trustworthy platform for purchasing certified pre-owned vehicles. Spotawheel aims to enhance customer confidence by ensuring that only high-quality cars are available for sale. By leveraging technology, the company seeks to streamline the buying process and improve the overall experience for consumers in the used car market.

FlexCar

Seed Round in 2019
FlexCar is a car-as-a-service company that offers ready-made cars in excellent condition from Greek dealerships. The company was founded in 2018 and based in Athens, Attiki, Greece.

Plum Fintech

Series A in 2019
Plum Fintech is a developer of personal savings assistant solutions for customers. It offers Plum that monitors the daily spending and automatically sets money aside that the user won't need; analyzes the account to learn about the income, expenses, and spending patterns, monitors the current account and every few days transfers some money from it to the user’s Plum savings, and notifies the users about their balance. Alex Michael and Victor Trokoudes founded Plum Fintech on February 1, 2016. It has its headquarters in London in the United Kingdom.

Weengs

Series A in 2019
Weengs Ltd. is a London-based company that operates a mobile courier, packaging, and shipping app designed for e-commerce sellers, particularly those on platforms like eBay. Founded in 2015, Weengs offers a smart logistics service that streamlines the process of getting orders from sellers to their customers. The app provides comprehensive fulfilment solutions for small and medium-sized businesses, allowing them to pay only for shipping services as needed. Weengs collects unpacked orders, manages packing using professional materials, and then ships them through major carriers, leveraging aggregated volumes to secure better rates. This integrated fulfilment service aims to enhance the customer experience while saving businesses time and resources, enabling them to concentrate on growth and sales.

MyJobNow

Seed Round in 2019
myjobnow Inc develops an application that enables the workers to find jobs. The application provides features that include make resume, make business profile, find jobs, and chat with employers. It additionally enables employers to review, assess, and book interviews with their applicants. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Athens, Greece.

Welcome Pickups

Series A in 2019
Welcome Travel Technologies Holdings Limited operates a platform that connects travelers with local experts, enhancing the travel experience from planning to return. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Athens, Greece, the company offers a mobile application that allows users to receive tips and suggestions about new cities and hire locals for transportation services. Welcome focuses on providing personalized travel assistance, including airport transfers and essential products and services, ensuring travelers receive informative and friendly support throughout their journey.

RTsafe

Convertible Note in 2019
Founded in 2014, RTsafe is introducing Individualized Care to Radiation Oncology. It designs and manufactures the first FDA-cleared, patient-specific, anatomically-exact models of human head and brain tissue. These are offered to Radiotherapy clinics for simulating radiation therapy for each patient ahead of actual treatment in a totally risk-free environment, thus maximizing cancer patient safety and treatment effectiveness during radiation therapy. This solution is also sold to RT equipment manufacturers for machine-testing purposes. After winning a R&D 100 Award, RTsafe’s PseudoPatientTM is recognized as one of the 100 most significant high-tech products worldwide for 2019. The company’s vision is a world where every radiotherapy intervention is tested on a PseudoPatient® before the real patient.

norbloc

Convertible Note in 2019
norbloc AB is a technology company based in Stockholm, Sweden, with a development hub in Athens, Greece, founded in 2016. The company specializes in know-your-customer (KYC) solutions for the banking and consulting industries through its blockchain-based platform, Fides. This platform addresses significant challenges in KYC compliance, such as digitization and duplication of efforts among institutions. norbloc's Sancus digital onboarding platform allows organizations to consolidate data sources and service providers, enabling a fully digital process for collecting and validating customer data. The Atlas and Fides platforms utilize digital ledger technology to facilitate secure sharing and validation of KYC data between institutions, allowing them to collaborate while also monetizing their validation efforts. Financial institutions using norbloc's solutions can potentially reduce their KYC compliance costs by over 50%. All platforms comply with GDPR regulations, ensuring secure document storage and sharing, particularly for governmental and health sectors.

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.

Home Made

Seed Round in 2018
Home Made is a hybrid lettings agency that combines the comprehensive service of traditional estate agents with the convenience of online operations, targeting mid to high value rental properties in London. The agency charges a fixed success-based fee of £948 plus VAT, which is among the lowest in the market. Home Made's approach emphasizes simplicity, fairness, and transparency, supported by in-house developed technology and significant investment in data analytics. This innovative strategy enables the agency to achieve rental yields that are typically 8% to 10% higher for clients compared to other estate agencies.

Blueground

Venture Round in 2018
Blueground is a corporate hospitality company that specializes in leasing and managing residential properties across various locations, including Greece, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Kifisia, Greece, the company provides fully furnished and equipped apartments designed for corporate travelers, expatriates, and leisure visitors. Blueground aims to create a seamless living experience, allowing guests to move in effortlessly for short or long-term stays. With a growing portfolio of over 3,500 apartments in twelve cities, including New York, Los Angeles, and Paris, the company is focused on expanding its reach to 50 cities worldwide, ultimately increasing its offerings to more than 50,000 apartments.

Blendo

Seed Round in 2018
Blendo is a self-serve data integration platform that allows you to collect and sync your data with any data warehouse. Blendo allows companies to remix data from multiple sources - from simple csv files to data coming from your internal databases, your favorite CRM, email campaigns, analytics and more - into business value. Now you can control your data. They are on a mission to help companies become truly data-driven. While most companies today are data-informed, they provide them with the means to move beyond the multitude of sources to a unified, structured data stack, helping to focus on analysis. Data is becoming more and more scattered, it constantly changes shape and it doesn’t flow freely between different company units. At Blendo, their goal is to help companies turn their data into actions, so they built the ultimate data management platform that connects, reshapes and delivers actionable data. They focus on simple integration procedures, and automate data collection, to help clear the fog surrounding data, while developing innovative and scalable technology to bring companies closer to their actionable data. Blendo was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Dover, Deleware.

homie.rent

Seed Round in 2018
A prop-tech London based startup making renting hassle-free for renters and agents alike. Founded in 2016 and backed by Connect Ventures, Seedcamp, and The Family, they've been the biggest seed round of 2017 in proptech, bringing their total investment to £3.2million. Their personal home finders help renters understand renting and use custom-made tech to search the entire market in real time and take care of all logistics for them. They also work alongside agents to drive them qualified and move-ready tenants, increasing their deal flow and transactions. They're a tight-knit team that values honesty and integrity, that wants to move fast together & always puts the renter first. homie.rent was founded on July 4, 2016 and is headquartered in London, England.

Stasher

Seed Round in 2018
Stasher, Inc. operates a luggage storage network that connects travelers with local hotels and shops for secure luggage storage. Founded in September 2015, the company provides a solution for short-term visitors seeking to safely store their belongings while exploring a city. Users can book storage online, with options available for both advance reservations and same-day bookings. Stasher is headquartered in Emeryville, California, and has become a key player in the travel sector by addressing the need for convenient and reliable luggage storage solutions. As of December 2019, it operates as a subsidiary of S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc.

Justmop

Series A in 2017
Justmop.com DMCC operates an online platform that enables users to book a variety of cleaning services conveniently. Founded in 2014 and based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Justmop offers services including maid services, deep cleaning, housekeeping, and specialized cleaning such as carpet, mattress, and sofa cleaning. The platform allows customers to book, pay for, and rate services seamlessly, connecting them with cleaning companies and ensuring high-quality service delivery. Justmop aims to facilitate efficient booking for customers while helping its partner cleaning companies maximize their business opportunities.

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.

Welcome Pickups

Venture Round in 2017
Welcome Travel Technologies Holdings Limited operates a platform that connects travelers with local experts, enhancing the travel experience from planning to return. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Athens, Greece, the company offers a mobile application that allows users to receive tips and suggestions about new cities and hire locals for transportation services. Welcome focuses on providing personalized travel assistance, including airport transfers and essential products and services, ensuring travelers receive informative and friendly support throughout their journey.

Project Agora

Series B in 2017
Project Agora is a spin-off company of TDG, one of the Digital Marketing agencies in Central / Eastern Europe and the Middle East. During its 18 months of operation, Project Agora has managed to work with 330 leading media, manage more than one billion ad impressions and cooperate with hundreds of advertisers. It also helps local publishers simplify and take the maximum out of their ad-inventory monetization. Project Agora was founded on December 1, 2014, and is headquartered in Athens, Attiki.

Spotawheel

Seed Round in 2017
Spotawheel is a technology-driven dealership specializing in used cars, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Nea Ionia, Greece. The company operates primarily in Greece and Poland, focusing on providing customers with a trustworthy platform for purchasing certified pre-owned vehicles. Spotawheel aims to enhance customer confidence by ensuring that only high-quality cars are available for sale. By leveraging technology, the company seeks to streamline the buying process and improve the overall experience for consumers in the used car market.

e-table.gr

Seed Round in 2017
e-table.gr is an innovative online platform that enables users to discover restaurants and make reservations effortlessly, available 24/7. The service is free of charge and does not require a credit card, offering users exclusive privileges and discounts. Recognizing a gap between customer expectations and the technological capabilities of many restaurants, e-table serves as a bridge by providing a sophisticated platform that enhances the dining experience for customers while allowing restaurants to embrace digital marketing with minimal effort and cost. Founded on September 1, 2014, by George Arfaras and Kostas Saridakis, e-table is headquartered in Moschato, Greece. The platform caters particularly to a younger demographic that values the convenience of planning dining experiences through digital devices.

ContactPigeon

Venture Round in 2017
ContactPigeon is a SaaS (Software as a Service) platform that gives a solution to every retailer’s problem: How to send the right message, at the right time, with the right content to each visitor. It enables one-person-shops and enterprise retailers alike to benefit from the use of a Big Data platform, in order to easily create data-driven Automations and Personalized Campaigns that react to customer/visitor behaviors and catalog changes in seconds. Thus, the recipient is guided to place an order (or complete another goal), while at the same time is shielded from unwanted messages. ContactPigeon won the 2016 Lighthouse Evolution Award. ContactPigeon was founded on September 1, 2014.

Home Run

Seed Round in 2017
Home Run is a real-time online grocery fulfillment service helping retailers reach more customers faster and cheaper. Customers can login to Home Run's website or mobile app, fill up their basket from their favorite supermarket and have their order delivered to their door in as little as 60 minutes. Home Run was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in London, England.

Blueground

Series A in 2017
Blueground is a corporate hospitality company that specializes in leasing and managing residential properties across various locations, including Greece, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Kifisia, Greece, the company provides fully furnished and equipped apartments designed for corporate travelers, expatriates, and leisure visitors. Blueground aims to create a seamless living experience, allowing guests to move in effortlessly for short or long-term stays. With a growing portfolio of over 3,500 apartments in twelve cities, including New York, Los Angeles, and Paris, the company is focused on expanding its reach to 50 cities worldwide, ultimately increasing its offerings to more than 50,000 apartments.

Advantis Medical Imaging

Seed Round in 2017
Advantis Medical Imaging provides a secure cloud-based medical image post-processing platform that includes organ centered modules for medical diagnosis and follow up of patients by physicians. Initially, Advantis provides an all-inclusive neuroimaging software platform Brainance MD, which assists (neuro)radiologists and brain MRI specialists to achieve a more reliable and timely diagnosis of severe brain human pathologies. The company conducts R&D activities towards expansion to further human organs by incorporating Cloud and AI technologies.

Weengs

Seed Round in 2016
Weengs Ltd. is a London-based company that operates a mobile courier, packaging, and shipping app designed for e-commerce sellers, particularly those on platforms like eBay. Founded in 2015, Weengs offers a smart logistics service that streamlines the process of getting orders from sellers to their customers. The app provides comprehensive fulfilment solutions for small and medium-sized businesses, allowing them to pay only for shipping services as needed. Weengs collects unpacked orders, manages packing using professional materials, and then ships them through major carriers, leveraging aggregated volumes to secure better rates. This integrated fulfilment service aims to enhance the customer experience while saving businesses time and resources, enabling them to concentrate on growth and sales.

Nannuka

Seed Round in 2016
NANNUKA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED COMPANY owns and operates an online platform that helps parents find, book and review babysitters, teachers, and other carers for their children. The company is based in Milan, Italy.

Project Agora

Series A in 2016
Project Agora is a spin-off company of TDG, one of the Digital Marketing agencies in Central / Eastern Europe and the Middle East. During its 18 months of operation, Project Agora has managed to work with 330 leading media, manage more than one billion ad impressions and cooperate with hundreds of advertisers. It also helps local publishers simplify and take the maximum out of their ad-inventory monetization. Project Agora was founded on December 1, 2014, and is headquartered in Athens, Attiki.

Blendo

Seed Round in 2016
Blendo is a self-serve data integration platform that allows you to collect and sync your data with any data warehouse. Blendo allows companies to remix data from multiple sources - from simple csv files to data coming from your internal databases, your favorite CRM, email campaigns, analytics and more - into business value. Now you can control your data. They are on a mission to help companies become truly data-driven. While most companies today are data-informed, they provide them with the means to move beyond the multitude of sources to a unified, structured data stack, helping to focus on analysis. Data is becoming more and more scattered, it constantly changes shape and it doesn’t flow freely between different company units. At Blendo, their goal is to help companies turn their data into actions, so they built the ultimate data management platform that connects, reshapes and delivers actionable data. They focus on simple integration procedures, and automate data collection, to help clear the fog surrounding data, while developing innovative and scalable technology to bring companies closer to their actionable data. Blendo was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Dover, Deleware.

homie.rent

Seed Round in 2016
A prop-tech London based startup making renting hassle-free for renters and agents alike. Founded in 2016 and backed by Connect Ventures, Seedcamp, and The Family, they've been the biggest seed round of 2017 in proptech, bringing their total investment to £3.2million. Their personal home finders help renters understand renting and use custom-made tech to search the entire market in real time and take care of all logistics for them. They also work alongside agents to drive them qualified and move-ready tenants, increasing their deal flow and transactions. They're a tight-knit team that values honesty and integrity, that wants to move fast together & always puts the renter first. homie.rent was founded on July 4, 2016 and is headquartered in London, England.

Welcome Pickups

Seed Round in 2016
Welcome Travel Technologies Holdings Limited operates a platform that connects travelers with local experts, enhancing the travel experience from planning to return. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Athens, Greece, the company offers a mobile application that allows users to receive tips and suggestions about new cities and hire locals for transportation services. Welcome focuses on providing personalized travel assistance, including airport transfers and essential products and services, ensuring travelers receive informative and friendly support throughout their journey.

Spotawheel

Seed Round in 2016
Spotawheel is a technology-driven dealership specializing in used cars, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Nea Ionia, Greece. The company operates primarily in Greece and Poland, focusing on providing customers with a trustworthy platform for purchasing certified pre-owned vehicles. Spotawheel aims to enhance customer confidence by ensuring that only high-quality cars are available for sale. By leveraging technology, the company seeks to streamline the buying process and improve the overall experience for consumers in the used car market.

AdEspresso

Series A in 2016
AdEspresso, Inc. provides a Facebook advertising tool that helps small and medium businesses to manage, understand, and optimize their Facebook ads campaigns. The company offers AdEspresso Campaign editor that enables users to create and test ads. Its solutions guide the users in various steps of Facebook advertising management, such as campaign analytics, conversion tracking, and campaign optimization. In addition, the company provides Report Builder that creates PDF reports for Facebook ads. Furthermore, it offers a data synchronization tool, which connects email marketing tool (CRM) with Ad account of user on Facebook. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in San Francisco, California with an additional office in Milan, Italy. As of February 7, 2017, AdEspresso, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of HootSuite Media Inc.

Viral Loops

Seed Round in 2016
Viral Loops Ltd is a company that specializes in viral and referral marketing software, founded in 2016 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom. The platform provides a template-based solution that enables marketers to create and manage referral programs, viral giveaways, and pre-launch campaigns efficiently. Designed for both startups and established businesses, Viral Loops allows users to integrate these marketing strategies into their websites or mobile applications quickly. The platform is utilized by notable companies to enhance customer acquisition through word-of-mouth sales, making it an effective and cost-efficient marketing tool.

reEmbed

Seed Round in 2016
ReEmbed is a custom video player that supports embeds from YouTube, Vimeo, and Dailymotion as well as HTML5 videos. It allows its users to create their own video player using the ReEmbed wizard. Its users have the ability to choose a style, add their logo, and pick their colors. Then it enables its users to match their site’s look and feel, and spread their brand when their videos are shared. ReEmbed suite allows its users to monitor performance by tracking impressions, plays, and completions. It is also capable of increasing its users’ site’s page views and user engagement with ReEmbed’s content recommendation widgets. ReEmbed was launched in 2014 and is based in Athens.

InstaShop

Seed Round in 2016
InstaShop is an online grocery shopping marketplace with a focus on making groceries easier for the everyday life of a consumer. It provides retailers access to an untapped revenue channel, while consumers gain access to convenient delivery from local grocery stores. The company enables users to shop at local supermarkets directly from mobile or computer and receive orders at home within minutes or at a scheduled time. The company's goal is to provide people the opportunity to get groceries without the hassle and bring the supermarket right at home. InstaShop was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Dubai.

Home Run

Pre Seed Round in 2016
Home Run is a real-time online grocery fulfillment service helping retailers reach more customers faster and cheaper. Customers can login to Home Run's website or mobile app, fill up their basket from their favorite supermarket and have their order delivered to their door in as little as 60 minutes. Home Run was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in London, England.

Funkmartini

Seed Round in 2016
Funkmartini is an online booking platform for beauty services that provides an opportunity for its users to make their beauty appointments online via their computers, tablets, or mobiles. It currently collaborates with more than 1000 beauty salons and professionals. Funkmartini is based in Athens, Attiki.

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.

Flashchat

Angel Round in 2016
Flashchat develops a messenger chatbot to automate customer support and sales through Facebook. It performs core customer support functions automatically; replies on frequently asked questions; enables audience to navigate products and services; automates product ordering, newsletters, promotions, and personalized communications. Flashchat was formerly known as wagwan. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Athens, Greece.

Blueground

Seed Round in 2016
Blueground is a corporate hospitality company that specializes in leasing and managing residential properties across various locations, including Greece, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Kifisia, Greece, the company provides fully furnished and equipped apartments designed for corporate travelers, expatriates, and leisure visitors. Blueground aims to create a seamless living experience, allowing guests to move in effortlessly for short or long-term stays. With a growing portfolio of over 3,500 apartments in twelve cities, including New York, Los Angeles, and Paris, the company is focused on expanding its reach to 50 cities worldwide, ultimately increasing its offerings to more than 50,000 apartments.

Pockee

Seed Round in 2016
Pockee is a mobile coupon platform based in Athens, Greece, specializing in fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG). The company designs and develops applications that allow consumers to access digital coupons for a variety of products, including food items such as juices and snacks, as well as personal and home care goods, and products for pets and infants. Pockee connects FMCG brands with national retailers, enabling consumers to enjoy genuine discounts on their grocery shopping without the need for paper coupons. Launched in August 2014 after receiving initial seed funding, Pockee aims to enhance the shopping experience by providing brands and retailers with tools to engage consumers at critical decision-making moments.

Welcome Pickups

Seed Round in 2015
Welcome Travel Technologies Holdings Limited operates a platform that connects travelers with local experts, enhancing the travel experience from planning to return. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Athens, Greece, the company offers a mobile application that allows users to receive tips and suggestions about new cities and hire locals for transportation services. Welcome focuses on providing personalized travel assistance, including airport transfers and essential products and services, ensuring travelers receive informative and friendly support throughout their journey.

Nannuka

Seed Round in 2015
NANNUKA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED COMPANY owns and operates an online platform that helps parents find, book and review babysitters, teachers, and other carers for their children. The company is based in Milan, Italy.