Athens / AI / Robotics / Automation
Intelligence for the physical economy.
ARC Ventures backs founders applying AI, robotics, and automation to real estate, energy and retail, the systems the world runs on.
We are not looking for another SaaS dashboard. We invest where technology changes what happens in the real world.
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Core domains
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SaaS-only thesis
EU
Greece to global
ARC
Assets, resources, cognition
Investment focus
We back systems, not surfaces.
ARC invests in companies where AI, automation, and robotics improve assets, resources, operations, or measurable human outcomes.
Resilient energy systems
Energy
AI-native systems, robotics, and automation for grids, distributed assets, building efficiency, storage, inspection, and resource-aware operations.
Buildings as intelligent assets
Real Estate
Automation for the built environment: construction productivity, building operations, climate resilience, property intelligence, and physical asset optimization.
Intelligent retail systems
Retail
Inventory, supply chains, store operations, demand forecasting, customer experience, autonomous fulfillment, and last-mile delivery.
How we invest
Capital plus operating conviction.
We are built for technical founders who need sharp thesis alignment, co-investor access, industrial context, and early commercial discipline.
Pre-seed
EUR 150K-400K
First institutional capital for technical founders validating a physical-world wedge and a clear commercial buyer.
Seed
EUR 500K-1.5M
Lead or co-lead rounds for teams turning prototypes, pilots, or early revenue into repeatable deployments.
Follow-on
Selective reserves
Support into Seed+ and Series A when the company proves operational traction and capital-efficient scaling.
Portfolio preview
A portfolio shaped around real-world constraints.
A first group of portfolio companies is preparing to launch across real assets, retail operations, health data, and rental infrastructure.
Tokenised real-world assets
Fractual
Launching Q3 2026
An investment platform for tokenised real-world assets, built to make asset-backed opportunities easier to access and manage.
Visit websiteReal estate intelligence
Investimate
Launching Q3 2026
A business intelligence tool for real estate assets, helping owners understand performance, risk, and investment decisions.
Visit websiteAutonomous retail operations
Laundrosmart
Launching Q4 2026
Autonomous laundromats with last-mile delivery, designed for faster neighborhood laundry operations and better customer convenience.
Preventive health intelligence
Aeon Labs
Launching Q4 2026
A holistic blood testing service that tracks more than 90 biomarkers and delivers fast results directly to your phone.
For founders
Building with atoms, care, energy, or buildings?
Send us the problem, the system you are changing, and the first proof that customers need it now.
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