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September 24, 2025

Investing in Greece’s ‘brain gain’: Big Pi Ventures raises €130m for growth stage fund

Greece is experiencing “brain gain” — and Big Pi Ventures aims to back more mature Greek companies and diaspora founders

Anne Sraders

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Athens-based investor Big Pi Ventures has raised €130m in a first close for its first growth fund focused on backing Greek founders and diaspora. 

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Anne Sraders

Anne Sraders is a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covers the venture capital industry and deeptech startups, including robotics, spacetech and defence tech. She also writes Sifted's weekly VC newsletter Up Round. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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