VentureFriends
VentureFriends is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Athens, Greece, founded in 2016. The firm focuses on supporting ambitious European founders in building category-defining companies. With approximately €170 million managed across three funds, VentureFriends has invested in over 89 companies, including two unicorns, Blueground and Jeeves, and notable exits like InstaShop. The firm operates as a pan-European VC with additional offices in London, Warsaw, and Barcelona. VentureFriends provides initial investments ranging from €500,000 to €3 million at the Pre-Seed and Seed stages, pr
Investing activity
VentureFriends appears in 3 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $20M, and led 2 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $7M and the largest at $20M. The most recent are NeuralTrust (Seed, $19.9M (EUR 17.2M), Jun 2026), Kodesage (Seed, $6.6M, Jun 2026) and Sybilion (Seed, $4.2M, Mar 2026).
VentureFriends most often invests alongside Alstin Capital, EA Ventures, Plug and Play and Seaya Ventures, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about VentureFriends
What AI companies has VentureFriends invested in?
VentureFriends's AI investments include NeuralTrust, Kodesage and Sybilion. The 3 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is VentureFriends based?
VentureFriends is based in Netherlands.
What stage does VentureFriends invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, VentureFriends has invested at Seed, with a median round of $7M. VentureFriends led 2 of those rounds.
Who does VentureFriends co-invest with?
VentureFriends's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Alstin Capital (1 deal), EA Ventures (1 deal), Plug and Play (1 deal), Seaya Ventures (1 deal) and Banco Sabadell (1 deal).
How can founders reach VentureFriends?
Founders on AI Lounge can see VentureFriends's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add VentureFriends to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.