Why we Invested in SolidWatts — the Startup Electrifying One of Industry’s Hardest-to-Decarbonize Sectors With a breakthrough solid-state RF architecture, SolidWatts delivers clean, controllable heat that can replace fossil fuels across global manufacturing.Industrial heat is one of the quiet forces behind modern life. It is the invisible engine behind the food we eat, the clothes […]
The CEO and General Partner of Loggerhead Ventures, Evangelos Kosmidis, Reveals the Key to Startup Success Loggerhead Ventures is a mission-driven venture capital fund based in Thessaloniki. Founded in 2023, it manages a €10 million investment vehicle and focuses on early-stage companies, typically investing between €300,000 and €1 million in technology startups. The fund places […]
Thessaloniki’s Startup Ecosystem: From Funding to Real Growth In Thessaloniki’s startup ecosystem—one that has shown clear upward momentum in recent years, with growing activity around teams and innovative ideas—a less visible but critical gap is becoming increasingly evident: the gap between funding and real growth. The challenge is not a lack of capital, but the […]
Reclaiming Climate Tech: Profit, Impact, and Sovereignty Amid headlines declaring “RIP Climate Tech” and debates over what new label might replace it, speculation has grown: Is climate tech dead? Should it be rebranded? Should VCs distance themselves from the word “climate”? Such narratives risk distracting from what truly matters. Climate tech does not need a […]
Why we Invested in EdenCore — the AI Startup Teaching Farmers to See the Invisible Using machine learning and real-time imaging, EdenCore is redefining agriculture with data-driven tools that make farming cleaner, smarter, and more resilient Mounted on a tractor, Viewer, EdenCore’s flagship technology, scans every tree in real time, capturing data at superhuman speed […]
EDENCORE Technologies Secures €0.9M Seed Funding from Uni.Fund, Loggerhead Ventures, AGROMA & Theti Club angel investors to Drive Global Expansion and Enhance Flagship Product Viewer ATHENS, GREECE – November 26, 2025 – EDENCORE Technologies, an Athens-based agricultural technology company focused on specialty crops, today announced it has closed a €0.9 million seed funding round. The […]
Caroo expands to Thessaloniki and Crete, paving the way for international expansion The Greek car-sharing start-up has secured a second funding round backed by Loggerhead Ventures, Anthology Ventures, Starttech Ventures and HeBAN, further strengthening its growth trajectory. Thessaloniki, 3 December 2025 Caroo, the first free-floating car-sharing company in Greece, has secured a second funding round […]
Regional Development with a Cross-Border Outlook: Thessaloniki as an Innovation Hub This article is an opinion piece by Dr. Evangelo Kosmidis, CEO of Loggerhead Ventures. It was originally published in Greek in the Startupper Magazine, circulated with the weekend edition of Parapolitika on August 23rd, 2025. We are entering a new era where innovation, technological […]
Startup Reads: Lessons in Failure, Creativity, and the Future of AI August often brings what many call the summer slowdown. With emails easing, offices half-empty, and a little more room to breathe, it’s also the perfect moment to pause — and maybe open a book. At Loggerhead Ventures, we spend much of the year sprinting […]
Why We Invested in Mobito The answer lies in the name itself: Mobito—a bold shorthand for the Mobility of Tomorrow. But what does the future of mobility really look like? It’s green. It’s connected. It’s efficient, safe—and above all, sustainable. A future where cities are smarter, transportation is cleaner, and every kilometer moved is a […]