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VentureFriends
Venture capitalAthens · Pre-Seed–Seed · 11 people tracked
Also known as Venture Friends
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Investment thesis
VentureFriends grew out of the entrepreneurial and angel investing activity of its founders, who were involved in companies such as e-shop, e-food, Doctoranytime, and Beat. After several successful exits, the team formalized its investing through a series of funds, starting with the €20M VF1, followed by the €50M VF2, the €100M VF3, and VF4. The firm focuses on pre-seed and early-stage investments and aims to be a prominent pan-European investor, backing ambitious teams building international market leaders.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 11 people
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What they invest in
from 34 of 44 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×13SaaS ×11Fintech ×10Enterprise Software ×8Marketplaces ×6PropTech ×6Logistics & Supply Chain ×5B2B Marketplaces ×4
HQs:United States×4United Kingdom×3Greece×3Brazil×2Finland×2Mexico×2
Who they back
founder profiles across 7 portfolio companiesWhere their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with education data
University of Eastern Finland ×3Esade ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with field-of-study data
Finance & Accounting ×3Business & Management ×2Computer Science ×2Economics ×2Engineering ×2Physics ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 11 founders with career history
Puolustusvoimat - Försvarsmakten - Finnish Defence Forces ×2
Investments · 44 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 32025 · 42024 · 32023 · 12022 · 52021 · 52020 · 22019 · 32018 · 42017 · 12016 · 132 dated
Adevinta operates a portfolio of online classifieds and digital marketplaces spanning consumer goods, mobility, real estate, holiday rentals, and jobs.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
Antoine Jouteau(CEO)in
Co-investorsGeneral AtlanticTCV13books CapitalAnkaa VenturesCollective SparkEQT+5 more
Almacena is a trade and finance platform for the coffee industry, offering pre-shipment financing (invoice factoring, PO finance, inventory finance), documentation management, logistics and warehousing coordination, FX protection, and counterparty verification.
AgTechFintechLogistics & Supply ChainAntwerpen, BE
Karl Robijns(Founder)
New York, US
Rodney Manzo(Chief Executive Officer, Secretary)Sonny Tosco(Chief Operating Officer)
BoardRyan Sarver(Director)in
Co-investorsRedpoint VenturesAlley Robotics VenturesAlleyCorpB CapitalB Capital GroupCisco Investments+5 more
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Barte provides modular payment processing solutions for large enterprises, fintechs, and marketplaces.
B2B MarketplacesFintechSaaSSao Paulo, BR
Caetano Lacerda(Founder)inRaphael Dyxklay(Founder)inCaetano Lacerda & Raphael Dyxklay(Founder)Rafael Milare(Founder)
Co-investors6 Degrees CapitalAlleyCorpCapria VenturesNXTPAlley Robotics VenturesForce Over Mass Capital+1 more
Belvo provides an open finance platform that enables financial companies in Latin America to connect with customer financial data, understand behavior, and initiate account-to-account payments.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechSaaSSão Paulo, BR
Oriol Tintoré(Founder)inPablo Viguera(Founder)inPablo Viguera Altolaguirre(Executive Officer, Director)Oriol Tintore Gazulla(Executive Officer, Director)Uri Tintoré(Founder & CEO)inPablo Viguera Oriol Tintore(Founder)
Co-investorsConexo VenturesD4 VenturesExpansion CapitalFJ LabsFlucas VenturesKaszek Ventures+28 more
BibeCoffee provides real-time data, automation, and predictive analytics for coffee operations, connecting coffee machines to help businesses monitor and manage them at scale.
FoodTechIoTSaaSMaroúsi, GR
Panos Vrettos(Founder)inVasilis Apostolopoulos(Founder)in
Co-investorsEleven VenturesUni.Fund
Blueground operates a marketplace of fully furnished apartments available for short-term and flexible leases in major cities worldwide.
MarketplacesPropTech
Alex Chatzieleftheriou(Founder)Alexandros Chatzieleftheriou(Founder)Alexis Maragkos(Founder)Andreas Nezeritis(Founder)Penny Papakonstantinou(Founder)
Co-investorsAlleyCorpAternusEndeavor CatalystJabbar Internet GroupKhosla VenturesKreos Capital+6 more
Capalo AI develops AI-powered software to optimize energy storage systems, lower price volatility, and reduce carbon emissions.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergyHelsinki, FI
Henri Taskinen(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inRiku Kukkonen(Co-Founder & Chief Sales Officer)inEerik Jauhiainen(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)inTeemu Lappalainen(Co-Founder & Development Director)in
Co-investorsHeartcore CapitalInnovestor VenturesInventureInnovestorInventureTesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)
Carmoola is a car finance company that provides instant digital lending decisions through a mobile app for vehicle purchases in the UK.
ConsumerFintechMobility & TransportationUK, GB
AidanAidan Rushby(Founder)Roman Sumnikov(Founder)
Co-investorsAlleyCorpQED InvestorsClocktower VenturesInMotion VenturesTrueSight VenturesAlley Robotics Ventures+1 more
Cube provides an AI toolkit for freight automation that extracts data from unstructured sources like emails and documents to automatically create orders in transportation management systems.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsTranspose Platform ManagementDig Ventures Management LimitedK5 Global
Embat provides a cloud-based treasury and financial management platform that helps corporate finance teams automate manual tasks and improve visibility and control over their processes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSMadrid, ES
Antonio Berga(Founder)inCarlos Serrano García-Lisón(Founder)inTomás Gil(Founder)inCarlos Serrano(Founder)
Co-investors4Founders CapitalCathay InnovationSamaipataCreandumLanai
Consumer brand aggregator acquiring and scaling e-commerce brands.
Co-investorsDN CapitalGreat Stuff VenturesDMG VenturesVictory Park Capital
FlexCar provides flexible car leasing services with the ability to purchase, return, or change vehicles at any time, including full maintenance, insurance, and roadside assistance coverage.
B2B MarketplacesMobility & Transportation
George Desyllas(Founder)Konstantinos Davaris(Founder)
Co-investorsData Point CapitalFrontline VenturesSeaya
HarborLab is an AI-powered platform that manages disbursement account costs for maritime port calls, providing visibility and control to DA teams, vessel operators, and commercial traders.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Antonis Malaxianakis(Founder)in
Co-investorsAtomicoNotion CapitalTecPiertheDOCKTMVEndeavor Catalyst+1 more
Utah-based real estate technology company offering flat-fee home brokerage plus mortgage, title and insurance services.
Salt Lake City, US
John Hanna(Executive Officer, Director)Matthew James Thorne(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardMike Levinthal(Director)Jeff Burningham(Director)
Co-investorsAlbum VCKima VenturesAntlerPeak VenturesThe Family
Homie is a B2B sales tool that maps a user's extended professional network to find warm paths to target buyers, scoring each path and generating one-click intro and referral requests.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsAntlerSuperhero CapitalPeak VenturesThe Family
Homie operates a real estate platform that simplifies home buying and selling through transparent, flat-fee pricing and integrated technology.
B2B MarketplacesMarketplacesPropTech
Co-investorsEPIC VENTURESWasatch Equity PartnersAlbum VCAntlerPeak VenturesSuperhero Capital+1 more
Homie is an online platform for renting houses and apartments in Mexico, letting tenants browse listings, schedule visits, submit documents, reserve a property, and sign a lease digitally.
MarketplacesPropTech
Francisco Andragnesin
Co-investorsBAMCAPCapria VenturesAntlerPeak VenturesSuperhero CapitalThe Family
Humance develops AI products designed to augment human capability and decision-making rather than replace human workers.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechEnterprise SoftwarePropTech
Soy Hwang(Founder)inSunny Kim(Founder)inYon Soo Park(Founder)inSJ ChoiJa Young Choi
Co-investorsY CombinatorCoyote VenturesElysium Venture CapitalGolden WokPomifer CapitalSide Door Ventures+2 more
Huspy is a real estate technology platform that digitizes the home-buying process, providing access to mortgage products, properties, and related services like furniture and property management.
B2B MarketplacesFintechPropTechDubai, AE
Jad Antoun(Founder)inKhalid Ashmawy(Founder)inJad Antoun Khalid Ashmawy(Founder)
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalFifth WallFounders FundSequoia CapitalBreyer CapitalBY Venture Partners+6 more
Influ2 provides account-based marketing software that operates at the contact level rather than the account level, helping marketers influence revenue by understanding individual buyer behaviors and priorities throughout their purchase journey.
AdTechMarketing TechSaaSSales TechSunnyvale, US
Dmytro Lysytskyy(Executive Officer, Director)Dmitri Lisitski(CEO and Co-Founder)inVolodymyr Mikhalko(CTO and Co-Founder)inVolodymyr Mykhalko(Executive Officer)
BoardCharles Beeler(Director)
Co-investorsAVentures CapitalOne Way VenturesRally Ventures Management, Llc
Jeeves provides flexible payment and expense management solutions for businesses, including prepaid cards, payment processing, and cross-border transaction services across multiple jurisdictions.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSMiami, US
Dileep Thazhmon(Founder)inVictor Garrido(Strategy Lead)inAmy Cooperstock(Head of People)Ted Michaels(Head of Finance \u0026 Strategy)inKati Reaugh(CPO)Matthieu Hafemeister(Head of Growth)in
Co-investors17SigmaAltaIR CapitalAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzClocktower VenturesCrew Capital+35 more
Justified is a creative consultancy that designs purposeful brands, digital products, and campaigns for forward-thinking organizations.
Creator EconomyMarketing Tech
Co-investorsBrighteye Ventures
Measurlabs provides accredited laboratory testing services for R&D, quality control, and regulatory compliance across polymers, packaging, food, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, and construction materials.
Data & InfrastructureDeep TechMedical DevicesNew MaterialsHelsinki, FI
Teemu Myllymäki(Founder)in
Co-investorsLifeline Ventures
Mediately provides an AI assistant, Elly, that gives healthcare professionals fast access to drug information, including drug interactions and restrictions of use.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsLAUNCHub VenturesSilicon GardensPiton Capital LLP
MoneyHash provides a payment orchestration platform that aggregates payment APIs, providers, and technical capabilities through a provider-agnostic cloud, letting businesses build and manage payment infrastructure.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Nader Abdelrazik(Founder)inAnisha Sekar(Founder)Mustafa Eid(Founder)
Co-investorsFirstCheck AfricaLoftyInc CapitalNuwa CapitalPreston-Werner VenturesTofino CapitalVentures Platform+8 more
NeuralTrust builds security and reliability tooling for enterprises deploying AI agents and generative AI, including runtime security and offensive/defensive testing.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Alejandro Domingo(Founder)Joan Vendrell(Founder)Joan Vendrell Farreny(Founder)Victor Garcia(Founder)
Co-investorsBStartupKibo VenturesAlstin CapitalSeaya
Orchata operates a rapid grocery delivery platform in Latin America that brings food, household items, and pharmacy products to customers within 20 minutes through a network of neighborhood fulfillment centers.
ConsumerFoodTechMonterrey, MX
Luis Mario Garcia(CEO)inJavier Gonzalez(Founder)inMariandrea Sivoli(Hiring Manager)
Co-investorsFJ LabsFlucas VenturesKube VCY CombinatorAlexander TorrenegraBridge Latam+5 more
PayCaddy provides a platform that allows Latin American companies to launch financial products including digital wallets, payment automation, and card issuance through API integration rather than building from scratch or using traditional banks.
FintechPanama City, PA
Juan Diego Galvez(Founder)inFederico Benavides(Founder)in
Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Cathexis VenturesFlucas VenturesKube VCRegion CuatroSoma Capital+4 more
Proportunity offers home financing products that combine finance and technology to help buyers—particularly younger first-time buyers—afford homes sooner, aiming to make home ownership more accessible.
FintechPropTechLondon, GB
Vadim(Co-founder & CEO)inStefan(Co-founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsAnthemis VentureKibo VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementApolloAxel Springer Digital VenturesBerggruen Holdings
Retab provides end-to-end document automation that turns files such as PDFs, scans, spreadsheets, and emails into typed data using APIs that understand layout, tables, and schemas.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSParis, FR
Louis Benoist(Cofounder & CEO)inVictor Plaisance(Cofounder)inSacha Ichbiah(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstKima VenturesEric SchmidtK5 Global
Spotawheel operates an online marketplace for buying and selling used cars in Greece, offering services including car leasing, vehicle financing, and quality assurance for used vehicles.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesMobility & TransportationAthens, GR
Co-investorsRockaway VenturesPollen Street CapitalVelocity.Partners
Sybilion builds an AI-based forecasting system that surfaces predictive signals from large datasets to help businesses make forward-looking decisions.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply Chain
Bjol Frenkenberger(CEO)inNuno Barros(CTO)inJonas Falkner(CDO)inFriedrich Weninger(CCO)in
Co-investorsPrediction CapitalSemapa NextVanagonEWORGoHub Ventures
Unosecur provides identity and access management tools that enable developers and business users to configure secure multi-cloud access policies without deep IAM expertise, while continuously monitoring and auto-remediating risky access patterns.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Santhosh Jayaprakash(Founder)in
Co-investorsDFF VenturesHeartfelt CapitalLeo Capital VenturesLeo Capital
A UK-focused resource that provides answers to common questions about delivery, package tracking, and online shopping.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply Chain
Co-investorsSamos InvestmentsCherry VenturesLocalGlobe
Welcome Pickups provides personal driver and airport transfer services connecting travelers with local drivers who offer rides along with local recommendations and guidance.
MarketplacesMobility & TransportationTravel & Hospitality
Alexandros Trimis(Founder)Savvas Georgiou(Founder)
Co-investorsGalata Business Angels OfficialJabbar Internet GroupMarket One Capital
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Blueground HoldingsInstashopMerxMerx Solutions LimitedPlumpod networkValeria
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesNeuralTrust · finsmes.com · Jun 17, 2026
Unosecur · unosecur.com · Jun 16, 2026
Embat · finsmes.com · May 12, 2026
Sybilion · finsmes.com · Mar 11, 2026
Retab · thesaasnews.com · Jul 31, 2025
Huspy · finsmes.com · Jul 8, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has VentureFriends made?
- VentureFriends has 44 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited, including 7 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does VentureFriends invest at?
- VentureFriends invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What is VentureFriends's typical check size?
- VentureFriends typically writes checks of $500K – $2.5M.
- What sectors does VentureFriends focus on?
- VentureFriends focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is VentureFriends located?
- VentureFriends is headquartered in Athens, GR.
- Does VentureFriends lead rounds?
- VentureFriends typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does VentureFriends co-invest with?
- VentureFriends most often shares deals with AlleyCorp, Atomico, Balderton Capital, among 41 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 21
FJ Labs is an early-stage investment firm specializing in marketplaces and network-effect businesses, taking an angel-style co-investment approach alongside institutional venture funds worldwide.
Seaya Ventures is a venture capital firm with offices in Madrid and Mexico City that invests in technology companies in Europe and Latin America. The firm focuses on early-stage entrepreneurs building companies with global expansion potential.
Atomico is an international venture capital firm that invests in growth-stage technology companies across multiple geographies. The firm focuses on scaling disruptive technology businesses globally.
Plug and Play is an innovation platform that connects corporations, governments, startups, investors, and universities, running accelerator programs and venture investing across more than 25 vertical industries.
QED Investors is a venture capital firm focused on financial services, founded by former Capital One executives to back founders bringing transparency and fairness to fintech.
CoinFund is a crypto-focused investment firm that backs and partners with companies building open, decentralized technology across finance, infrastructure, and AI.
One Way Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs exceptional immigrant founders building high-impact global companies.
LAUNCHub Ventures is an early-stage venture firm backing founders from Central and Eastern Europe and the CEE diaspora, investing from pre-seed onward.
Piton Capital is a venture capital and growth equity firm that invests in online businesses with network effects.
Market One Capital (MOC) is a European venture capital firm that backs marketplace and platform startups.
InMotion Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Jaguar Land Rover, backing early-stage startups across climate, industrial and enterprise verticals.
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Great Oaks Venture CapitalBling CapitalAmplify PartnersPractical Venture CapitalFf Venture CapitalStructure CapitalBECO CapitalAllen Institute for Artificial Intelligence Incubator (AI2)Marathon Venture Capital
Firms observed investing alongside VentureFriends, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with VentureFriends's recorded portfolio.
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