Iliad Partners Tech Ventures Fund I

United Arab Emirates
Seed
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About Iliad Partners Tech Ventures Fund I

Early-stage B2B SaaS: fintech, logistics, proptech, with cross-border ambitions. Second close. Focus: Saudi Arabia, UAE, also EU via Greece. Pre-Series A, Series A.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited Arab Emirates
Funding StageSeed
Industry Focus
Ai Ml
Fintech
Mobility Transport
Prop Tech
Saas
Supply Chain

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Greek founders scaling internationally, especially into MENA/GCC

Greece tech ecosystem
GCC/MENA expansion
cross-border VC
Greece-UAE corridor
business community bridge

Bullish Signals

Active Greece-GCC investment corridor builderexternal
Iliad Fund bridging Greece & GCC capitalexternal
GP speaker at Delphi Economic Forum 2024external
EIF co-panelist — institutional validation signallinkedin
Big Pi Ventures co-panel — peer VC networklinkedin
8,347 LinkedIn followers — growing visibilitylinkedin
DEFXI panel: scaling Greece tech ecosystemlinkedin
MENA expansion named key GP thesis themelinkedin
Elected HBC Chairman Dubai — institutional leadership rolelinkedin
HBC Board re-election — cementing UAE-Greece bridgelinkedin
Core objective: strengthening Greek-UAE business tieslinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Niche geography: Greece + GCC onlyexternal
Small ecosystem, limited deal flowexternal
Corridor still forming, not yet establishedlinkedin

Founder Do's

Target international markets from day one
Show MENA/GCC expansion ambition
Be Greece-based or Greece-connected
Demonstrate extroversion beyond domestic borders
Engage with KSA/UAE markets actively

Founder Don'ts

Build only for domestic Greek market
Ignore GCC as expansion region
Lack global market ambition

Key GPs & Partners

CM
Christos Mastoras
Founder & Managing Partner
ecosystem builderGreece-GCC bridgeinstitutional connector

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$50M
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Key People

Christos Mastoras

Christos MastorasFounder & Managing Partner

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