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Skybound VC Fund I

Geography
Greece
Stage
Pre-Seed
Fund size
$38M
Focus
AI/ML, Biotech, Deep Tech and Infrastructure Tech
Signals
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N°01 / About

About Skybound VC Fund I

Skybound VC Fund I is a $38M oversubscribed Athens-based deeptech fund anchored by the European Investment Fund. Co-founded by Thaleia Misailidou (ex-Marathon Venture Capital) and George Varvarelis (co-founder of Augmenta, acquired by CNH Industrial). Writes $500K-$2M initial checks into pre-seed and seed deeptech across infrastructure, advanced computing, bioengineering, and frontier technologies. First investment: Neurosoft Bioelectronics (brain-computer interface).

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionGreece
Funding StagePre-Seed
Industry Focus
AI/ML
Biotech
Deep Tech
Infrastructure Tech

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

European pre-seed deeptech founder in computing, bio, or infrastructure

deeptech
infrastructure
bioengineering
frontier-tech
European

Bullish Signals

EIF anchor, $38M oversubscribed first closeblog
First investment: Neurosoft BCI startupblog
Operator-VC pairing, ex-founder GPblog

Contrarian Signals

$38M small for capital-intensive deeptechblog
Athens base, unproven VC geographyblog

Founder Do's

Build deeptech in computing, bio, or infra
Target pre-seed or seed with $500K-2M need
Show hard-science or engineering IP
Operate in European deeptech ecosystem
Demonstrate frontier-tech risk appetite

Founder Don'ts

Pitch pure software without deeptech angle
Expect checks above $2M initially
Ignore the EIF anchor LP credibility signal

15 signals on Skybound VC Fund I

3 bullish · 2 contrarian · 5 pitch do's · 3 don'ts · 2 GP profiles, each with its source. From €9/month, cancel anytime.

Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$38M
Saves0
People

Key People

Thaleia Misailidou, George Varvarelis

Thaleia MisailidouCo-Founder & General Partner
George VarvarelisCo-Founder & General Partner
Backers

Known LPs

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