{"id":25165,"date":"2023-07-29T13:35:51","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T13:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/espa.io\/theti-club-the-first-angel-investors-club-in-greece\/"},"modified":"2023-07-29T13:35:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-29T13:35:51","slug":"theti-club-the-first-angel-investors-club-in-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/theti-club-the-first-angel-investors-club-in-greece\/","title":{"rendered":"Theti Club: the first Angel Investors Club in Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/theti-club-i-proti-lesxi-angel-investors-stin-ellada-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p>The <strong>Hellenic Tech Investor Club (Theti Club)<\/strong> is the  the <strong>first Business Angel Club<\/strong> in Greece, which  <strong>focuses<\/strong> exclusively on <strong>high-tech<a href=\"https:\/\/espa.io\/en\/business_type\/new-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">startups<\/a><\/strong>. The Club is <strong>based<\/strong> in <strong>the center of Athens<\/strong> and its purpose is <strong>to develop the activity of the Business Angels<\/strong>, making them an institution of entrepreneurship.<\/p>\n\n<p>In Europe&#8217;s developed technology ecosystems, <strong>start-up companies<\/strong> seeking early stage growth capital <strong>secure 60% of their funding from private investors<\/strong> (<strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investopedia.com\/terms\/a\/angelinvestor.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">angel investors<\/a>\n<\/strong>) and <strong>less than 35% from venture capital firms<\/strong> (<strong>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/1998\/11\/how-venture-capital-works\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Venture Capital Firms<\/a>\n<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>In Greece<\/strong>, as stated in the announcement, the  <strong>immaturity of the ecosystem to understand the importance of private investors<\/strong>  in the financing of high-risk technology companies has led to a lack of early-stage funding, resulting in  <strong>less than 10% of the capital invested annually is contributed by private individuals<\/strong>  with most of this coming from other sources.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>With an investment goal of funding 10-15 new companies per year<\/strong>, <strong>Theti Club<\/strong> aims to change the way Greek startup companies secure funding and help them conquer international markets. In practice, as stated, through the Club, <strong>Business Angels<\/strong> are given the <strong>opportunity<\/strong> to <strong>invest in startup companies<\/strong> that are revolutionizing through their technologies or innovative business models in old and new markets.  <strong>Through the Club, smart money is provided<\/strong>, with experienced investors providing expertise, recommendations and natural growth capital.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-&#x3B5;&#x3C0;&#x3B5;&#x3BD;&#x3B4;&#x3C5;&#x3C4;&#x3B9;&#x3BA;&#x3AE;-&#x3C3;&#x3C4;&#x3C1;&#x3B1;&#x3C4;&#x3B7;&#x3B3;&#x3B9;&#x3BA;&#x3AE;\"><strong>Investment strategy<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>Indicatively, the investment strategy developed by the Theti Club team includes:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Targeting pre-seed\/seed funding rounds to companies with minimum and maximum capital needs from 50,000 euros to 1 million euros. euros respectively.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The business model should be based on innovative technological solutions and through them create a decisive competitive advantage over the competition.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Candidate companies must be based in Greece and have a significant economic footprint in the country.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finally, a prerequisite for securing investment is that the startup must be able to &#8220;open&#8221; international markets after funding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-&#x3B5;&#x3BD;&#x3B4;&#x3B5;&#x3B9;&#x3BA;&#x3C4;&#x3B9;&#x3BA;&#x3BF;&#x3AF;-&#x3C4;&#x3BF;&#x3BC;&#x3B5;&#x3AF;&#x3C2;-&#x3C3;&#x3C4;&#x3CC;&#x3C7;&#x3B5;&#x3C5;&#x3C3;&#x3B7;&#x3C2;-&#x3C4;&#x3BF;&#x3C5;-theti-club\"><strong>Indicative target areas of Theti Club<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p><strong>The Hellenic Tech Investor Club is a closed club, with a maximum of 75 investors<\/strong>. Indicatively, the Club has managed to attract some of the best and most active investors from Greece, Northern Europe and the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong>A prerequisite for a new investor to join the club as a member is to have experience either as an entrepreneur, senior company executive, board member, or founder of a technology start-up.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>The existence of <strong>THETI CLUB<\/strong> aspires to be <strong>a catalyst for<\/strong> the <strong>further development of<\/strong> an already <strong>rapidly<\/strong> <strong>growing technological ecosystem<\/strong> in Greece.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hellenic Tech Investor Club (Theti Club) is the the first Business Angel Club in Greece, which focuses exclusively on high-techstartups. The Club is based in the center of Athens and its purpose is to develop the activity of the Business Angels, making them an institution of entrepreneurship. 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