About
Fivos Tsoukatos is an early-stage lead investor writing checks of $330K–$2.8M, with a broad European seed portfolio, often taking governance roles as board observer and teaching founders through masterclasses.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityE-commerceEnergyEnterprise SoftwareFintechMarketplacesPropTechSaaS
Experience
- VentureFriendsPrincipalcurrent2023 — present
- VentureFriendsSenior Associate2022 — 2023
- VentureFriendsAssociate2021 — 2022Athens, Greece
- Capalo AIInvestor & Board Observercurrent2025 — present
- merxInvestor & Board Observercurrent2024 — present
- NeuralTrustInvestor & Board Observercurrent2024 — present
- Harbor LabInvestor & Board Observercurrent2022 — present
- BarteInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- EmblaInvestor & Board Observercurrent2022 — present
- Simpler.Investorcurrent2021 — present
- MeasurlabsInvestor & Board Observercurrent2025 — present
- StrikeInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- Stealth StartupAngel Investor - Multiple Companiescurrent2021 — presentGlobal
- Credit SuisseInvestment Banking Analyst – Energy, Transport & Infrastructure2018 — 2021London Area, United Kingdom
- Credit SuisseAutumn Intern, Investment Banking – Energy, Transport & Infrastructure2017London Area, United Kingdom
- MSEA CAPITALAnalyst2017Tel Aviv District, Israel
- Arrow Shipbroking GroupAnalyst – Market Research Internship2016London Area, United Kingdom
- ELEFSIS SHIPYARDSPetty Officer, 3rd Class - Hellenic Navy2014 — 2015Elefsina Greece
- Medlink Management S.A.Junior Superintendent Engineer, Technical Department2013 — 2014Athens, Greece
Education
- Cass Business SchoolMaster of Science (MSc), Shipping2015 — 2016
- National Technical University of AthensMaster of Engineering (M.Eng.), Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering2007 — 2013
- Hellenic American Educational Foundation Athens College - Psychico CollegeHigh School2001 — 2007
Skills & more
ValuationFinancial ModelingCorporate FinanceVenture CapitalPrivate EquityStart-upsMergers & AcquisitionsDue DiligenceInvestment BankingBusiness StrategyInvestmentsFinance
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EnergyTransportationInfrastructureAnalytical SkillsShippingProblem SolvingTeamworkLanguages English · German · Greek
- ISM internal auditor — DNV
From Fivos's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended Cass Business School5
Also attended National Technical University of Athens13
Niko BonatsosInvestment Team at General CatalystMelina MaiPrincipal at Big Pi VenturesAlex EleftheriadisPartner at Big Pi VenturesGeorge TziralisPartner at Marathon Venture CapitalAlex AndrianopoulosChief R&D Officer at Kairos Venture Investments, LlcJorge-A. Sanchez-P.Partner at Corallia Ventures
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Also attended Hellenic American Educational Foundation Athens College - Psychico College11
Pavlos PavlakisPrincipal at VentureFriendsAlexander EvansPartner at Bain Capital CryptoThanasis DelistathisCo-Founder and Managing Partner at NAV.VCGeorge LeivadasInvestment Analyst at Btomorrow VenturesNick PapapolitisSenior Advisor at Fifth Down CapitalMarina LirintziInvestor, Venture Capital team at EBRD Venture Capital Investment Programme
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Shared employers
Also worked at merx1
Also worked at Measurlabs1
Also worked at Stealth Startup184
Andrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHemamAdvisor at Clear VenturesHamish GarnettAssociate at Manta Ray VenturesFranz KoflerInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalGüimar Vaca SitticVenture Partner at FJ Labs
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Also worked at Credit Suisse492
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesAryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersNic LowdenInvestor at Moonfire VenturesLeone PattofattoOperating Advisor at P101 Ventures
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Colleagues at VentureFriends
Alistair Owen
Principal at VentureFriends
Anna Lauring
Associate at VentureFriends
Apostolos Apostolakis
Founding Partner at VentureFriends
George
Investor at VentureFriends
George Dimopoulos
Founding Partner at VentureFriends
George Karabelas
Principal at VentureFriends
Lily Joo
Venture Partner at VentureFriends
Maria Piotrowska
Senior Associate at VentureFriends
Network6
Alistair Owen
Principal at VentureFriends
Apostolos Apostolakis
Founding Partner at VentureFriends
George Dimopoulos
Founding Partner at VentureFriends
George Karabelas
Principal at VentureFriends
Michal Bas
Principal at VentureFriends
Pavlos Pavlakis
Principal at VentureFriends
Investors connected to Fivos in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.






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