# 5G Ventures

> 5G Ventures is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 12 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Amaroúsion, Greece
- Total investments: 12
- Last investment: Oct 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/5gventures
- Website: https://x.com/5GVenturesSA

5G Ventures is a VC fund in Amaroúsion focused on Software and Information Technology. 5G Ventures Société Anonyme (“5G Ventures SA”) has been established pursuant to Article 93 of Law n. 4727/2020 (Government Gazette A’ 184) and is a direct subsidiary of the Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations (HCAP SA).The purpose of 5G Ventures SA is the establishment and management of Phaistos Investment Fund, pursuant tothe provisions of Article 7 of Law n. 2992/2002 (Government Gazette A’ 54), according to prevailing market conditions and with guarantees for full transparency and accountability, and complying with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).Phaistos Investment Fund has been established pursuant to Article 94 of Law n. 4727/2020 (Government Gazette A’ 184). Its exclusive objective is the investment in businesses that are actively involved in 5G-related research and/or development of products and/or services in Greece, in sectors such as transport and logistics, manufacturing, public goods and utilities, health, tourism, information and media.Private and professional investors may participate in Phaistos Investment Fund. Phaistos Investment Fund operates according to Article 7 of Law n. 2992/2002 (Government Gazette A’ 54).

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $7M–$13M |
| Series B | $15M–$75M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $3.3M–$40M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 33% |
| Information Technology | 4 | 33% |
| Wireless | 3 | 25% |
| FinTech | 2 | 17% |
| Internet | 2 | 17% |

35 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 4 | 33% |
| Series A | 3 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 25% |
| Series C | 2 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Greece | 4 | 33% |
| United States | 3 | 25% |
| Italy | 1 | 8% |
| Cyprus | 1 | 8% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 8% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Antonis Tzortzakakis | Chief Executive Officer | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antonis-tzortzakakis |
| Akis Markatos | Executive Member of the Board of Directors | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akis-markatos |
| Nikos Karapanagou | Executive Member of the Board of Directors | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nikos-karapanagou-4429 |
| Salvator Levis | Executive Member of the Board of Directors | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/salvator-levis |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Movandi | Movandi is the fastest growing 5G mmWave solutions company with a mission to revolutionize 5G Everywhere. The company was founded by two siblings, Maryam and Reza Rofougaran, today’s top leaders in the wireless industry, whose innovations have shaped and transformed wireless in the last few decades. Having pioneered wireless systems. Movandi issolving real-world 5G mmWave deployments with unmatched differentiation and high performance core technology in 5G integrated circuits, antennas, systems, and algorithms design disciplines, to enable 5G to its full potential. Movandi’s flexible solutions solve 5G mmWave deployment cost and schedule challenges and provide future-proof solutions utilizing mesh and routing to further improve 5G coverage and capacity. Movandi’s strong and diverse system portfolio of IP and patents plays a critical role across the complete 5G ecosystem, from infrastructure to mobile, while allowing for maximum 5G coverage. | $40M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 14, 2025 |  |
| Natech Banking Solutions | Banking systems for financial institutions and large organizations, combining over 30 years of first-generation management experience with the fresh ideas of business and development teams.Among the top 35 banking platform vendors globally, offer customer-centric financial solutions products based on simplicity, flexibility and technologicalinnovation. Recently started utilizing SaaS (Software as a Service) & BaaS (Banking as a Service) models for certain products with promising results significantly reducing the servicing costs and standard delivery services, resulting in time and cost efficient solutions. | $26M | Series B | Jun 30, 2025 |  |
| D-Orbit | D-Orbit is an Italian New Space company providing solutions for satellite design, development, launch, commissioning and decommissioning. Founded in 2011, D-Orbit currently employs approximately 35 people. The firm is based in Milan, Italy with subsidiaries in Washington, DC, and Lisbon, Portugal. D-Orbit's business model revolves aroundproducts and services that are profitable, create value for the customer, and have a proven social benefit and a positive impact on the environment. To do so, we look for ways to streamline every phase of a satellite mission with components and services that simplify spacecraft design, increase reliability, improve the use of mission resources, reduce operational costs, and extend the revenue-generating phase of a space mission. | $55.9M | Series C | Sep 27, 2024 |  |
| Sphynx | Sphynx provides cyber intelligence, analytics, incident response, assurance, and certification solutions and consulting services. | $3.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 01, 2023 |  |
| Wings ICT Solutions Information and communication Technologies S.A. | IoT, wireless infrastructures |  | Series A | Sep 01, 2023 |  |
| Movandi | Movandi is the fastest growing 5G mmWave solutions company with a mission to revolutionize 5G Everywhere. The company was founded by two siblings, Maryam and Reza Rofougaran, today’s top leaders in the wireless industry, whose innovations have shaped and transformed wireless in the last few decades. Having pioneered wireless systems. Movandi issolving real-world 5G mmWave deployments with unmatched differentiation and high performance core technology in 5G integrated circuits, antennas, systems, and algorithms design disciplines, to enable 5G to its full potential. Movandi’s flexible solutions solve 5G mmWave deployment cost and schedule challenges and provide future-proof solutions utilizing mesh and routing to further improve 5G coverage and capacity. Movandi’s strong and diverse system portfolio of IP and patents plays a critical role across the complete 5G ecosystem, from infrastructure to mobile, while allowing for maximum 5G coverage. |  | Series C | May 11, 2023 |  |
| EdgeQ | EdgeQ is an information technology company that specializes in the fields of 5G chip systems. The company is pioneering converged connectivity and AI that is fully software-customizable and programmable. It was founded in 2018 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California. | $75M | Series B | Apr 19, 2023 |  |
| Safesize | At SafeSize® we revolutionize the way people buy shoes anytime, anywhere.With our proprietary 3D foot scanning, 3D shoe analysis, and machine learning technologies, we can offer a unique personalized shoe and insole recommendation in-store or online. With more than 2000 retail customers around the world, we are the market leader in thefast-growing Personalized Fit market, helping more than 16 million consumers so far find and customize the right shoe at the right size for their unique Perfect Fit! | $15.2M | Series B | Mar 28, 2023 |  |
| Pandas | We are Pandas, and our mission is to give consumers the most value out of their smartphones with zero hassle by empowering them to sell/trade them in the fastest, safest, and easiest way possible. 1Bn (with a B!) smartphones stop being used yearly after you upgrade to the latest and greatest. But there is a solution as simple as trading themin and getting paid while participating in the circular economy. So, why aren’t people selling their old phones, we wondered? This is where Pandas comes in. Inspired by humans and powered by tech, we ensure that the frustrating experience of trading in your smartphone becomes fast, simple, and fun. Our patented A.I. technology in the Panda Flex allows us to identify any smartphone and evaluate its condition, from the smallest nick to serious technical issues, with unprecedented accuracy. | $7M | Series A | Mar 03, 2023 |  |
| OQ TECHNOLOGY | OQ TECHNOLOGY aims to disrupt the satellite telecommunication industry and provides the world’s first universal plug & play "Internet-of-Things" solution that can provide connectivity anywhere. We are building a global satellite constellation dedicated for "Internet-of-Things" and "machine-to-machine"communication. We serve the Oil & Gas, Maritime, Industry 4.0, consumer IoT, and Transport segments particularly for the management and tracking of assets in remote areas. Whether this is digital oilfield applications, offshore monitoring, SCADA applications, asset tracking, fleet management, smart metering or predictive maintenance: We provide you innovative low cost connectivity solution and high value data analytics. Our wireless technology (developed in collaboration with Luxembourg government and the European Space Agency) is compatible with existing wireless technologies. The modules are plug & play, easy to install, have long battery life, and connect you directly to our or your data cloud. | $13M | Series A | Sep 01, 2022 |  |

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- [4G Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/4g-capital-24b4) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does 5G Ventures invest in?

5G Ventures invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Wireless startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Greece. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is 5G Ventures's check size?

5G Ventures typically joins rounds of $7M–$13M at Series A, $15M–$75M at Series B and $3.3M–$40M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds 5G Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact 5G Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at 5G Ventures?

The team at 5G Ventures includes Antonis Tzortzakakis (Chief Executive Officer), Akis Markatos (Executive Member of the Board of Directors) and Nikos Karapanagou (Executive Member of the Board of Directors). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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