Dimitris Kalavros-Gousiou
Co-Founder & Partner @ Velocity Partners
Athens, Greece
Dimitris Kalavros-Gousiou is a pre-seed investor at Velocity Partners in Athens focused on Drones and Security. Dimitris "DKG" Kalavros-Gousiou is a 31-year-old technology entrepreneur and investor. He serves as Co-Founder and General Partner at Velocity.Partners, a pre-seed and seed Venture Capital Fund active in Greece and SEE.He is best known as the Founder and Curator of TEDxAthens, the most impactful platform for ideas, dialogue and talks inGreece. Prior to his role at Velocity.Partners, Dimitris co-founded Found.ation (a leading startup acceleration and innovation hub in the Balkans), TechTalent School (a coding school) and TechTalent Pool (a recruiting SaaS for developers).From 2011 to 2013, Dimitris served as a Referrer for pre-seed investment firm HackFwd, leading its pipeline in Greece and Southeast Europe.DKG holds a Law degree from the University of Kent at Canterbury and an LLM (Master of Laws) in Computer and Communications Law from the Queen Mary University of London.He is a 2X alumnus of U.S. Department of State "International Visitor Leadership Program", classes of 2013 and 2017, the latter under the prestigious "Gold Stars" program, and a member of the Global Shapers Community of the World Economic Forum.Dimitris regularly speaks on the topics of entrepreneurship, technology, design thinking, digital storytelling and leadership. Email dimitris at thefoundation dot gr
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 60%
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Industries Dimitris Kalavros-Gousiou invests in
Stages Dimitris Kalavros-Gousiou invests in
Countries Dimitris Kalavros-Gousiou invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Drones 1 (20%)
- Security 1 (20%)
- Software 1 (20%)
- Consulting 1 (20%)
- Digital Media 1 (20%)
Stage
- Pre-Seed 3 (60%)
- Seed 2 (40%)
Country
- United Kingdom 2 (40%)
- France 1 (20%)
- Greece 1 (20%)
- Germany 1 (20%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Alta Ares
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Alta Ares is a data integration surveillance service provider that utilizes drone imaging. | $2.2M / Pre-Seed / May 12, 2025 | |
Superlist
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Superlist is a collaboration tool reimagining workplace productivity through technology. It enables different teams to work on a project at the same time. Superlist can be easily integrated with other tools, enabling teams to boost their productivity while retaining their preferred ways of working. The tool aims to increase the efficiency ofproject teams by providing a solution that combines task management and project management under one roof. | $561.1K / Seed / May 08, 2025 | |
PlugSecure
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Cybersecurity & reliability intelligent solutions for electric vehicle supply equipment. | $784.8K / Pre-Seed / Apr 02, 2025 | |
Circuland
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Circuland is a start-up that enables circular economy practices within the construction industry through Digital Material Passports. | $816.3K / Pre-Seed / Oct 15, 2024 | |
SERG Technologies
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SERG Technologies is re-defining the way we interact with technology by creating reliable and functional wearables that can be used for activity tracking, monitoring health and fitness, and gesture recognition for smart devices.Our unique sensors detect tiny, subconscious movements that indicate a wearer’s intent, we turn these into controlsignals for everything from TV’s to smart prosthetics, resulting in almost instant response times. We are also developing new tools to allow Parkinson's patients to track their symptoms, providing vital new information to their doctors, leading to long term improvements to the efficacy their treatment.SERG was founded to make the gesture control of technology accessible for everyone and easier to use than ever before. | $1.9M / Seed / Jul 12, 2022 |
Co-Investors
About Velocity Partners
Velocity.Partners is a pre-seed and seed venture capital fund on a mission to support the next generation of Greek founders build category-defining technology companies at scale. Velocity.Partners bring in a diverse team of founders, operators and investors with hands-on experience and skills in areas such as Maritime-tech, Med-tech, FinancialTechnologies and Travel-tech, where Greece has a unique competitive edge. V.P bring value through immediate access to smart capital and talent together with life-long operational support and a global network of like-minded people.
Velocity Partners Contacts
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Dimitris Kalavros-Gousiou
Co-Founder & Partner
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George Papastergiou
Principal
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Konstantinos Mavros
Co-Founder & Partner
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What does Dimitris Kalavros-Gousiou invest in?
Dimitris Kalavros-Gousiou invests primarily in Drones, Security and Software startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Dimitris Kalavros-Gousiou last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Dimitris Kalavros-Gousiou closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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