| Date | Title | Description |
| 18.10.2024 | Edgee: The Dawn of Open Source Edge Computing | In the digital age, data is the lifeblood of innovation. Yet, traditional data collection methods often falter. Enter Edgee, a Paris-based open source edge computing platform that has just secured €2.66 million (approximately $2.9 million) ... |
| 17.10.2024 | Open source platform Edgee secures Pre-Seed funding for data transformation | Open source edge computing platform Edgee has raised $2.9 million in pre-seed funding from Serena and VentureFriends to accelerate its mission of transforming data collection and application performance through edge computing.
Founded by Sa... |
| 23.09.2024 | London-based Simpler raises €9 million to transform the checkout experience | Simpler, a platform transforming the way merchants handle checkout by providing a unified, one-click buying experience across all channels, has raised €9 million from new and existing investors, including VentureFriends, MMC Ventures, Lamda... |
| 25.07.2024 | Plum's Bold Leap: €19M Series B Funding Fuels FinTech Ambitions**
** | ** In the bustling world of FinTech, Plum is making waves. The smart money app, founded in 2017 by Victor Trokoudes, has just secured €19 million in Series B funding. This round includes €15.8 million from institutional investors and €3.2 m... |
| 23.07.2024 | Plum smart money app raised £13.4M | UK fintech Plum has raised £13.4 million in funding from institutional investors, bringing the compani'es funding to over £73 million.
Founded in 2016 by Victor Trokoudes (ex-Wise), Plum’s smart money app automates parts of personal finance... |
| 23.07.2024 | Plum Lands €19M Series B to Supercharge AI-Powered Savings | Greece, United Kingdom ~
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In a Nutshell Greek-founded Plum, a smart money app, has secured €15.8M in funding from institutional investors and 3.2M via crowdfunding in Crowdcube, with more than 5,500 investors To date, the FinTech ap... |
| 23.07.2024 | London-based smart money app Plum raises €19 million Series B, on track for profitability in 2025 | Smart money app Plum has raised €15.8 million in funding from institutional investors, including a second tranche of investment from strategic partner Eurobank. New anchor investor iGrow Venture Capital has joined the round, alongside previ... |
| 14.05.2024 | Get ready for the Roundtable at the Tech.eu Summit London 2024! | The Tech.eu Summit London 2024 is just days away! We have shared with you how our three-day conference will be with the detailed guide.
At our conference, we'll dive deep into the pulse of the tech world at the Startup Stage and Roundtable ... |
| 22.04.2024 | The Tech.eu Summit London 2024 announces new speakers! | With less than 3 weeks until the Tech.eu Summit 2024 kicks off in London, the time is nearing to polish up presentations, figure out which sessions are a non-negotiable and pinpoint who you need on your cap table.
On 16-17 May you'll hear f... |
| 04.03.2024 | Weekly Economic Index: Nigeria probes Binance, MTN Nigeria’s ₦137 billion loss, and Uber’s $100 million on Moove | Here are three big stories from Africa’s business and policy landscape you (probably) didn’t miss but should keep in mind this week:
MTN Nigeria suffers ₦137 billion loss, as naira plunges
MTN Nigeria, the country’s largest telecoms operato... |
| 23.08.2023 | Danish weight loss app Embla raises €10M. Polish Inovo VC is among the investors | Danish weight loss app Embla raises €10M. Polish Inovo VC is among the investors
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Copenhagen-based Embla, an ... |
| 05.07.2023 | AWS, NVIDIA, and Vestbee Announce Fintech Acceleration Program | AWS, NVIDIA, and Vestbee team up to support and enable early-stage Fintech startups All eligible startups are welcome to apply for the AWS Global Fintech Accelerator until August 14th AWS and other partners supply valuable prizes for cohort... |
| 26.06.2023 | Spanish fintech Embat raises €5 million to launch new features and accelerate its expansion | Embat is uncomplicating financial planning and treasury management for businesses. Founded by Antonio Berga and Carlos Serrano, who are ex J.P. Morgan executives, the platform is built with the digitising of the entire accounting and financ... |
| 26.06.2023 | Embat cierra una ronda de €5M liderada por Samaipata. Participan 4Founders ,VentureFriends y business angels | 26/06/2023
EMBAT CIERRA UNA RONDA DE €5M LIDERADA POR SAMAIPATA. PARTICIPAN 4FOUNDERS ,VENTUREFRIENDS Y BUSINESS ANGELS
La fintech española Embat ha cerrado una ronda de €5 millones liderada por la entidad de capital riesgo (venture capit... |
| 25.07.2022 | Romanian Engineers to Facilitate Home Ownership in the UK | Thanks to a crowdfunding campaign on SeedBlink, Proportunity’s Series A round reached EUR 2.5M The startups offers mortgages with a 5% deposit and suggest relatively cheap real estate that should grow in price in the future, according to th... |
| 11.05.2022 | Byrd raises $56M to become the default fulfillment partner for e-commerce in Europe | Austria ~
Austria-based e-commerce startup Byrd announced that it raised $56M in a Series C funding round. It was led by Florida-based Cambridge Capital, Austrian Speedinvest and Elevator Ventures, London-based Mouro Capital and others, inc... |
| 27.04.2022 | VentureFriends y 4Founders Capital lideran una ronda de financiación de €1,5M en Embat | 27/04/2022
Nota de prensa
VENTUREFRIENDS Y 4FOUNDERS CAPITAL LIDERAN UNA RONDA DE FINANCIACIÓN DE €1,5 MILLONES EN EMBAT.
Antonio Berga y Carlos Serrano, dos ejecutivos de J.P. Morgan con más 10 años de experiencia en el banco de inversi... |
| 10.02.2022 | After simplifying, organising, and localising complex medical content, Mediately prescribed €7.2 million | Ljubljana-based Mediately has raised €7.2 million in a Series A round. The medtech startup aids doctors in making better, more informed decisions by breaking down complex medical content into more digestible literature, and then organises a... |
| 20.01.2022 | Backed up by VentureFriends, e-commerce startup Simpler aims to simplify online shopping with headless checkout | Athens, Greece ~
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For most of the time, online shopping can be lots of fun. However, sometimes the shopping experience can also get overwhelming, especially when customers need to enter their personal information multiple times in t... |
| 23.12.2021 | 13 European VC funds launched in 2021 tо channel regional innovation | Company:
Reports and analysis show that in 2021 the venture capital money flow to Europe reached $28B which is a steep increase compared to the $20B in 2020. The continent has also increased its proportion of global funding to 19% in 2021, ... |
| 14.12.2021 | VentureFriends makes first closing of its new fund at €90M to expand its focus to Latin America and the Middle East | Athens, Greece ~
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VentureFriends, the early-stage venture capital firm with Greek roots, makes the first closing of its third fund at €90M, aiming to reach its final target of €100M. Investors in the new fund are family offices, and... |
| 13.12.2021 | VentureFriends raises $112M fund aimed at Southern Europe, Middle East and LatAm | Southern Europe has sometimes been seen as a little bit of a backwater in terms of venture capital funding. However, that has gradually started to change in recent years. Earlier this year Marathon Venture Capital in Athens raised a $47 mil... |
| 20.10.2021 | Proportunity cierra una ronda mixta de deuda y capital de $150M a la que acuden VentureFriends, Kibo, Anthemis, Entrepreneur First y Amro Partners | 20/10/2021
PROPORTUNITY CIERRA UNA RONDA MIXTA DE DEUDA Y CAPITAL DE $150M A LA QUE ACUDEN VENTUREFRIENDS, KIBO VENTURES, ANTHEMIS, ENTREPRENEUR FIRST Y AMRO PARTNERS.
El neobanco londinense Proportunity ha cerrado una ronda mixta de deud... |
| 13.07.2021 | VentureFriends invests in Agro.Club to help it connect agribusinesses across the value chain | Athens, Greece ~
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Agro.Club, the digital agribusinesses platform that connects farmers, retailers, wholesalers, and manufacturers across the agriculture value chain closed a $5M Series A round, co-led by the agri-focused VC Rabo Fro... |
| 07.07.2021 | Agro.Club raises $5m Series A funding to expand overseas, grow fintech offering | Agribusiness platform Agro.Club today announced the close of a $5 million Series A round co-led by Rabo Frontier Ventures and VentureFriends. Existing investors Speedinvest and Elevator Ventures, plus a number of agriculture industry execut... |
| 07.07.2021 | Mouro Capital lidera una ronda de €16M en byrd. Acuden Verve Ventures, Speedinvest, Rider Global y Venture Friends | 06/07/2021
Nota de prensa
MOURO CAPITAL LIDERA UNA RONDA DE €16M EN BYRD. ACUDEN VERVE VENTURES, SPEEDINVEST, RIDER GLOBAL Y VENTURE FRIENDS.
Mouro Capital, el fondo de capital emprendedor enfocado en empresas fintech y negocios adyacent... |
| 06.07.2021 | Fulfillment and logistics startup byrd raises €16 million, targets five new markets | Vienna’s e-commerce fulfillment and logistics firm byrd has raised €16 million and is looking to expand into five new markets in Europe. The startup has 15 warehouses across Europe and handles the entire order fulfillment process from stora... |
| 02.06.2021 | Belvo cierra una ronda de $43M a la que acuden Future Positive, Kibo, FJLabs, Kaszek, MAYA Capital, Venture Friends y conocidos Business angels | 01/06/2021
Nota de prensa
BELVO CIERRA UNA RONDA DE $43 MILLONES A LA QUE ACUDEN FUTURE POSITIVE, KIBO, FJLABS, KASZEK, MAYA CAPITAL, VENTURE FRIENDS Y CONOCIDOS BUSINESS ANGELS.
La ronda de financiación de serie A trae el apoyo de nuevo... |
| 02.06.2021 | Greek Venture Friends expands its investments to Latin America | Athens, Greece ~
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Founded in 2016 by the serial entrepreneurs and angel investors Apostolos Apostolakis and George Dimopoulos, the Greek Venture Friends has recently expanded its investment focus well beyond Europe. Their latest inv... |
| 11.05.2021 | In search of the right VC and accelerator: a guide for SEE founders | Company:
Take a detailed look behind the numbers, approaches, and terms of some of the venture capital funds and accelerators in Romania, Serbia, Greece, and Bulgaria, which together make available more than €450M for investment in innovati... |
| 29.04.2021 | Inside the Greek startup and VC ecosystem with Apostolos Apostolakis, co-founder and partner at VentureFriends | Athens, Greece ~
Company:
VentureFriends (VF) had the first 100% private venture capital fund in Greece. Launched in 2016 by Apostolos Apostolakis and George Dimopoulos, both serial entrepreneurs with vast experience as angel investors. In ... |
| 05.02.2021 | As location becomes irrelevant, Greek VCs eye local talent and spread their wings | According to a recent report on Greece’s startup ecosystem by management consultants Found.ation, venture capital and venture debt have continued to grow in the country, although its angel scene remains low-key.
Oddly enough, 2020 was a ban... |
| 03.02.2021 | Startup Cities in SEE: Who Is Who In The Emerging Athens Ecosystem | Athens, Greece ~
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The Greek startup ecosystem is one of the most active in the Southeast Europe (SEE) region, with Athens winning an award for European Capital of Innovation in 2018. Next to emerging local tech ventures, an increasi... |
| 31.08.2020 | Dubai-based Jabbar and Greece’s VentureFriends win big with InstaShop’s exit | Dubai-based grocery delivery marketplace InstaShop’s USD 360 million sale to Delivery Hero is one of the biggest exits in the Middle East and North Africa. If we exclude Turkey, where Delivery Hero acquired Yemeksepeti for USD 589 million i... |
| 22.01.2020 | London-based luggage storage app Stasher raises €2.2M, set sights on expanding to 10,000 cities | Launched in 2015, Stasher is the world’s first sharing economy solution to luggage storage. This platform works as an online marketplace connecting travelers, event-attendees, and vacation rental guests with local shops and hotels who can s... |
| 04.11.2019 | Accusonus: Тhe Greek Startup That Has Just Raised $3.3m To Help Every Amateur Create Videos With Good Sound | This press release came into our newsroom mailbox as we were internally discussing with the team that producing video content with high quality of sound might go beyond our capabilities right now. Even as people upload more and more videos ... |
| 29.08.2019 | Apostolos Apostolakis: Five Years Ago In Greece There Was More Funding Than Eligible Entrepreneurs To Claim It. There’s Balance Today. | Trending Topics has started a series of interviews with venture capital, private equity, and angel investors from Bulgaria and Eastern Europe, to better understand their mindset, strategies, and put together a well-rounded picture of the in... |
| 05.03.2019 | Blueground raises $20 million for flexible apartment rentals | Blueground, the startup providing turnkey flexible rental apartments, has raised $20 million in a round led by Athens-based VentureFriends, with participation from Endeavor Catalyst, Dubai’s Jabbar Internet Group and serial entrepreneur Kev... |
| 19.03.2018 | VentureFriends, the Athens-based VC, outs new €45M fund | VentureFriends, the Athens-based VC that has backed the likes of Homie and Weengs, is announcing its new fund, with a first closing of €45 million.
‘VentureFriends II’ sees the VC firm pick up where its original €20 million fund left off, w... |
| 09.01.2018 | We Got Funded: UAE Startup Justmop Closes Series A Funding And Gets Set For Expansion | January 9, 2018 6 min read
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UAE-based on-demand home services marketplace Justmop has a... |
| 08.11.2017 | What does it take for a VC to invest in a startup – The story behind Greek VentureFriends and UK Homie | Photo credit: Homie Facebook page
Homie is a technology platform that connects applicants with real-estate agents. It was born with the mission to change the way people rent, supplying renters with the easiest and fastest way to find a plac... |
| 17.10.2017 | Greek travel tech startup Welcome Pickups raises 1.6 million euros to expand globally | Photo credit: Welcome Pickups website
The Greek tourism startup Welcome Pickups, a company that reshapes and modernizes the travel industry, has just announced their latest investment of 1.65 million euros, emeastartups reported. Reportedly... |
| 21.06.2017 | Restaurants reservation Marketplace e-Table raises €1 million from Venture Friends and others | Featured photo credit: eirinika.gr
E-table, the Marketplace for free online reservations in restaurants in Greece and Cyprus raises 1 million Eur in a new Seed B financing. As reported, the investment fund was made by Venture Friends but al... |
| 24.05.2017 | Meet George Dimopoulos, co-founder of VentureFriends | VentureFriends mainly focuses on investing in Greek talent, both in Greece and abroad
Venture capital used to be a cottage industry, with very few investing in tomorrow's products and services. Oh how times have changed. While there are mor... |
| 08.05.2017 | VentureFriends plans to invest €20 million in Greek startups – interview with Apostolos Apostolakis | Thanks to VentureFriends, a new fund that was launched in 2016 and had its final closing a few weeks ago, Greek startups now have access to €20 million of additional funding. The VentureFriends team consists of ex entrepreneurs who have bee... |
| 03.05.2017 | VentureFriends closes €20M fund to invest in Greek software startups | A tiny bit more VC money sloshing around Europe. This time it’s the turn of Greece-based VC fund VentureFriends, which is announcing the final closing of a €20 million fund to invest in Greek software and “high tech” startups at the seed st... |
| 07.04.2017 | Greek startup Blueground raises 5,5 million Euros | Greek startup Blueground raises 5,5 million Euros, local media reported. The investment was led by VentureFriends, Endeavor Catalyst and few other private investors in an A funding round.
Reportedly, in just four years, this startup has man... |
| 06.01.2017 | Greece is setting up a new €260 million fund-of-funds. Here’s how it will work | Since 2013, tech startups coming from Greece have managed to build world–class products, score multi-million dollar rounds from world–class investors and exit to world–class corporations.
All this more or less jump-started with the local VC... |
| - | After simplifying, organising, and localising complex medical content, Mediately prescribed €7.2 million | Ljubljana-based Mediately has raised €7.2 million in a Series A round. The medtech startup aids doctors in making better, more informed decisions by breaking down complex medical content into more digestible literature, and then organises a... |
| - | Fulfillment and logistics startup byrd raises €16 million, targets five new markets | Vienna’s e-commerce fulfillment and logistics firm byrd has raised €16 million and is looking to expand into five new markets in Europe. The startup has 15 warehouses across Europe and handles the entire order fulfillment process from stora... |