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.

Grid intelligenceAsset inspectionEnergy automation

Buildings as intelligent assets

Real Estate

Automation for the built environment: construction productivity, building operations, climate resilience, property intelligence, and physical asset optimization.

Smart buildingsConstruction roboticsAsset intelligence

Intelligent retail systems

Retail

Inventory, supply chains, store operations, demand forecasting, customer experience, autonomous fulfillment, and last-mile delivery.

Inventory intelligenceAutonomous operationsCustomer experience

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.

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Real estate intelligence

Investimate

Launching Q3 2026

A business intelligence tool for real estate assets, helping owners understand performance, risk, and investment decisions.

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Autonomous 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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