Athens runs Greece's fintech scene. Viva Wallet became its first unicorn. Greek startups raised over 732 million in 2025. A tight group of funds backs them. Here are 12 investors funding Athens fintech in 2026.
Athens now sits right at the heart of Greek fintech. Viva Wallet proved the local model really can scale.
Greek startups raised record money throughout 2025. Fintech took a large share of that whole record total.
The funds that back local fintech are easy to list. A few core Athens VCs lead most of these fintech deals.
You will pitch several of these funds in one cycle. Ellty keeps your whole deck behind one tracked link.
| Type | Check size | Sector focus | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VentureFriends | VC (Athens) | EUR 0.3M-2.5M | Fintech, proptech, SaaS | venturefriends.vc |
| Marathon Venture Capital | VC (Athens) | EUR 1M-1.5M | Seed tech, fintech | marathon.vc |
| Big Pi Ventures | VC (Athens) | Multi-stage | Deep tech, AI, fintech | bigpi.vc |
| Metavallon VC | VC (Athens) | EUR 0.5M-1.5M | B2B, deep tech, fintech | metavallon.vc |
| Velocity.Partners | VC (Athens) | Pre-seed, seed | Fintech, SaaS | velocity.partners |
| Uni.Fund | VC (Athens) | EUR 100K-1.5M | Tech, fintech | uni.fund |
| Genesis Ventures | Angel co-fund (Athens) | EUR 100K-400K | Fintech, SaaS | genesis-ventures.vc |
| Elikonos Capital | PE / growth (Athens) | Growth equity | SMEs, tech | elikonos.com |
| Endeavor Greece | Scale-up network | Network, intros | Fintech, scale-ups | endeavor.org.gr |
| HDBI | Fund-of-funds (Athens) | LP commitments | VC and PE funds | hdbi.gr |
| EBRD | Development bank | Fund + direct | VC funds, growth | ebrd.com |
| EIF | Fund-of-funds (EU) | LP commitments | VC funds | eif.org |
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Start free 14-day trialWhat an Athens fintech VC backs
They back a real edge in payments or lending here. A clean licence and compliance path matters early.
They want real traction here, not just a neat demo. Show real active users and genuinely steady revenue.
Most enter at the seed stage and follow to Series A. A few will back you right from the pre-seed stage.
See our Kyiv fintech investors list for a compare. Ellty shows exactly which fund opened your full deck.
This is the capital needed to drive our international expansion and capture the full opportunity of Europe's embedded finance revolution.
12 Athens fintech investors
1. VentureFriends
Athens' most fintech-focused venture capital fund.
Recent Activity: Backs Plum, Finloup and fintech unicorn Jeeves
LinkedIn: VentureFriends on LinkedIn
Sector Focus: Fintech, proptech, SaaS
Stage Focus: Seed, Series A
Check Size: EUR 0.3M-2.5M
Location: Athens, Greece
Website: venturefriends.vc
2. Marathon Venture Capital
An Athens seed fund and a day-one founder partner.
Recent Activity: Closed a $84M third fund in 2025
LinkedIn: Marathon Venture Capital on LinkedIn
Sector Focus: Seed tech, fintech
Stage Focus: Seed
Check Size: EUR 1M-1.5M
Location: Athens, Greece
Website: marathon.vc
3. Big Pi Ventures
The region's largest multi-stage Athens tech fund.
Recent Activity: A multi-stage fund with ~EUR 250M AUM
LinkedIn: Big Pi Ventures on LinkedIn
Sector Focus: Deep tech, AI, fintech
Stage Focus: Seed to growth
Check Size: Multi-stage
Location: Athens, Greece
Website: bigpi.vc
4. Metavallon VC
An Athens seed fund with a B2B and deep-tech tilt.
Recent Activity: Seed fund investing out of Fund II
LinkedIn: Metavallon VC on LinkedIn
Sector Focus: B2B, deep tech, fintech
Stage Focus: Seed, seed+
Check Size: EUR 0.5M-1.5M
Location: Athens, Greece
Website: metavallon.vc
5. Velocity.Partners
An Athens pre-seed and seed-stage fintech VC backer.
Recent Activity: Led Finloup's pre-seed round
LinkedIn: Velocity.Partners on LinkedIn
Sector Focus: Fintech, SaaS
Stage Focus: Pre-seed, seed
Check Size: Pre-seed, seed
Location: Athens, Greece
Website: velocity.partners
6. Uni.Fund
An Athens fund for research-driven pre-seed teams.
Recent Activity: Backs research-based pre-seed teams
LinkedIn: Uni.Fund on LinkedIn
Sector Focus: Tech, fintech
Stage Focus: Pre-seed, seed
Check Size: EUR 100K-1.5M
Location: Athens, Greece
Website: uni.fund
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Start free 14-day trial7. Genesis Ventures
An Athens angel co-investment fund backing fintech.
Recent Activity: An angel co-investment fund for fintech
LinkedIn: Genesis Ventures on LinkedIn
Sector Focus: Fintech, SaaS
Stage Focus: Pre-seed, seed
Check Size: EUR 100K-400K
Location: Athens, Greece
Website: genesis-ventures.vc
8. Elikonos Capital
An EBRD-backed Greek growth-equity investment fund.
Recent Activity: An EBRD-backed Greek growth fund
LinkedIn: Elikonos Capital on LinkedIn
Sector Focus: SMEs, tech
Stage Focus: Growth
Check Size: Growth equity
Location: Athens, Greece
Website: elikonos.com
9. Endeavor Greece
The network behind many of Greece's top scale-ups.
Recent Activity: Backs scale-ups like Hellas Direct
LinkedIn: Endeavor Greece on LinkedIn
Sector Focus: Fintech, scale-ups
Stage Focus: Scale-up
Check Size: Network, intros
Location: Athens, Greece
Website: endeavor.org.gr
10. HDBI
Greece's sovereign fund-of-funds for venture capital.
Recent Activity: Greece's sovereign fund-of-funds
LinkedIn: HDBI on LinkedIn
Sector Focus: VC and PE funds
Stage Focus: Fund-of-funds
Check Size: LP commitments
Location: Athens, Greece
Website: hdbi.gr
11. EBRD
A development bank that anchors many Greek VC funds.
Recent Activity: Anchors many Greek venture funds
LinkedIn: EBRD on LinkedIn
Sector Focus: VC funds, growth
Stage Focus: Fund + direct
Check Size: Fund + direct
Location: London and Athens
Website: ebrd.com
12. EIF
The EU fund that seeded the Greek EquiFund platform.
Recent Activity: Runs the EquiFund fund-of-funds
LinkedIn: EIF on LinkedIn
Sector Focus: VC funds
Stage Focus: Fund-of-funds
Check Size: LP commitments
Location: Luxembourg and EU
Website: eif.org
Viva Wallet set the bar high
Viva Wallet scaled from Athens across all of Europe. J.P. Morgan later bought a large stake in the firm.
That deal proved Greek fintech can really go global. Investors now actively hunt for the next big winner.
Track each reader with a solid pitch deck tool here. Ellty logs each open and every full read of your deck.
Run a clean due diligence process well ahead of time. Clean, complete data wins much faster term sheets.
EU money fuels the funds
EU programmes back most of the Greek venture funds. EquiFund and HDBI anchor the whole local VC market.
The EIF and EBRD put real money into these VC funds. That public cash pulls in more private capital too.
Keep sensitive data safe with password protection. Ellty keeps every fintech file in one secure place.
Track real investor intent with document analytics. Ellty shows you exactly who reads your whole deck.
From Athens to all of Europe
Greek fintechs sell across the whole of the EU early. The home Greek market on its own is far too small.
VCs here back teams that go pan-European very fast. Local-only plans here rarely win a real funding round.
Keep your investor relations warm right across borders. Ellty keeps every single fund on one tracked link.
Answer every cross-border diligence questions fast. Ready teams build real investor trust much faster.
How to pitch a fintech investor
Lead with your fintech edge.
- 1.Lead with your fintech edge.Show what you solve and why.
- 2.Prove traction with real numbers.Share volume, revenue and growth.
- 3.Map your licence and compliance.That is the risk VCs fear most.
- 4.Send one Ellty link to your deck.See which fund reads to the end.
How Ellty helps you land a fintech investor in Athens
Your Athens investor list is ready. Set up a data room before the first call.
- 1.Upload your deck, metrics and cap table.Keep every fintech file in one room.
- 2.Send each fund a unique tracked link.Set view and download rights per fund.
- 3.Watch opens and follow up on time.Chase the funds that read to the end.
Athens fintech fundraising questions
- Local VCs and EU-backed funds. Some angels too.
- Often EUR 0.3M to EUR 2.5M. Growth funds write more.
- Yes, it hit EUR 1.7B. J.P. Morgan backs it.
- Yes, the EIF and EBRD do. They anchor the funds.
- Traction and a clear licence. Then a pan-EU plan.
- Before your first VC call. Track who reads your deck.
