Greece startup funding
European tech funding profile
115 startups in Greece have closed 158 funding rounds and raised €1.1B in equity funding (excluding debt and grants) and recorded 29 exits. Debt rounds added €71M. Software is the most active sector, and VentureFriends is the most active investor. Data as of 4 Nov 2026.
#28 in Europe by equity raised — 0.2% of all European startup equity funding.
Equity funding
€1.1B
excl. debt & grants · +€71M debt
Funding rounds
158
Companies
115
Named investors
165
Exits
29
Funding over time
2010–2026 · 2026 YTD — equity € raised vs roundsGreece — funding over time — interactive chart.
Data table
| Equity | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | €3.6M | 6 |
| 2012 | €1.4M | 6 |
| 2013 | €8.3M | 18 |
| 2014 | €3.4M | 13 |
| 2015 | €15M | 15 |
| 2016 | €6.5M | 11 |
| 2017 | €8.9M | 3 |
| 2018 | €24M | 8 |
| 2019 | €14M | 5 |
| 2020 | €18M | 5 |
| 2021 | €308M | 15 |
| 2022 | €121M | 13 |
| 2023 | €52M | 15 |
| 2024 | €96M | 9 |
| 2025 | €384M | 13 |
| 2026 | €6.7M | 2 |
Top sectors
by deal countGreece — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Greece — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | 45 |
| Transportation | 24 |
| Travel | 20 |
| Marketing | 19 |
| Proptech | 13 |
| E-commerce | 12 |
| Fintech | 10 |
| Foodtech | 6 |
| Cybersecurity | 6 |
| Consumer | 4 |
Stage mix
by € raisedGreece — stage mix — interactive chart.
Data table
| Greece — stage mix | |
|---|---|
| Other | €793M |
| Series B | €91M |
| Series A | €88M |
| Debt | €71M |
| Seed | €50M |
| Series D+ | €42M |
| Early VC | €3.7M |
| Pre-Seed | €3.5M |
| Grant | €1.2M |
| Growth/Late | €1.0M |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spotawheel | Other | Nov 2025 | €300M |
| blueground | Other | Sep 2021 | €120M |
| Spotawheel | Other | Apr 2022 | €100M |
| Viva Wallet | Other | Apr 2021 | €66M |
| Instacar | Debt | Feb 2023 | €55M |
| FlexCar | Other | Jul 2021 | €50M |
| blueground | Series D+ | Mar 2024 | €42M |
| Natech | Series B | Jun 2025 | €39M |
| TileDB | Series B | Oct 2023 | €32M |
| Hellas Direct | Other | Jun 2021 | €32M |
Top investors
named, by deal count| VentureFriends | 17 |
| Openfund | 17 |
| PJ Tech Catalyst Fund | 10 |
| Metavallon VC | 9 |
| Velocity Capital | 7 |
| Marathon Venture Capital | 7 |
| Apostolos Apostolakis | 6 |
| Endeavor Catalyst | 5 |
| Genesis Partners | 5 |
| Uni.Fund | 3 |
Top cities
by € raised| Athens | €688M | 89 | |
| Kifisia | €179M | 7 | |
| Marousi | €70M | 5 | |
| Ioannina | €49M | 2 | |
| Patras | €12M | 4 | |
| Kifissia | €7.0M | 1 | |
| Volos | €3.4M | 4 | |
| Thessaloníki | €3.1M | 8 |