# Signal Ventures

> Signal Ventures is a VC fund in London backing Software and Shipping. See 23 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 23
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 4%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thesignalgroup/
- Website: https://www.thesignalgroup.com/signal-ventures

Signal Ventures is a VC fund in London focused on Software and Shipping. Innovation at scale in shipping and logistics can only be achieved through expansive collaborations and by leveraging synergies in data and technology. At Signal Ventures we are building an ecosystem of entrepreneurs and startups that have data, technology, skills and experience complementary to ours. Together, we build transformative new productsand enhance existing ones.Our focus is SaaS, advanced analytics, optimisation and artificial intelligence. Every partnership is unique and how we work with companies is flexible: Our goal is to accelerate startups at every stage of their development. We work on:-> Incubation of new startups at our venture studio, with our Entrepreneur-in-Residence program-> Strategic equity investments to early stage startups with a clear fit in our ecosystem-> Data and technology partnerships to expand our ecosystem’s product offeringsThe Signal Group is an ecosystem of high-growth start-ups that share one common goal – enhancing the competitive performance of companies operating within the shipping and energy sectors through technological innovation. At the helm of these companies is Greek entrepreneur Ioannis Martinos, formerly co-CEO of Thenamaris, one of the world’s most successful shipping companies.Established in 2014, and headquartered in London, with offices in Athens, Greece, the companies within The Signal Group employ more than 100 individuals. The leadership group has a combined experience of more than 75 years in shipping and energy markets and is supported by a world-class team of strategists, market analysts, data scientists, and developers.Signal launched The Signal Ocean Platform to the public in 2018 which has established market adoption in the crude spot vessels market. Signal also launched its first Aframax pool in September 2018

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 22% |
| Shipping | 4 | 17% |
| Analytics | 4 | 17% |
| Logistics | 4 | 17% |
| SaaS | 3 | 13% |

42 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 12 | 52% |
| Series A | 4 | 17% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 9% |
| Series B | 1 | 4% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 6 | 26% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 17% |
| Germany | 2 | 9% |
| Singapore | 2 | 9% |
| India | 1 | 4% |

9 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lucas Kattis | CTO | 0 | — |
| Roussos Paschopoulos | CSO | 0 | — |
| Ioannis Martinos | CEO | 0 | — |
| Kostas Vilos | CFO | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Secro | Secro is an early-stage startup developing a supply chain platform to eliminate fraud, inefficiencies, and exploitation from global trade. Its cloud-based platform offers organizations the ability to securely collaborate and efficiently perform all functions needed to negotiate, sign, finance, execute, and audit complex cross-border supply chaintransactions. It also utilizes advanced technology to vet customers, protect data, prevent fraud, detect suspicious behavior, and ensure confidentiality.Secro was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware. | $13.9M | Series A | May 23, 2025 |  |
| Moddule | Moddule is a supply chain software platform designed to simplify and automate supply chain operations for manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors. | $1.5M | Pre-Seed | May 20, 2025 |  |
| Ceto | CetoAI offers sophisticated predictive analytics to the marine industry by combining high-frequency data, engineering experience, and artificial intelligence, It reduce machine malfunctions, reduce carbon emissions, and manage operational risk. | $4.8M | Seed | Apr 30, 2025 |  |
| Portcast | Portcast is a provider of real-time transportation visibility and predictive analytics to improve productivity, operational cost, and carbon emissions. It is a route-based SaaS platform that provides customers with a web interface and an API for easy integration. | $6.5M | Series A | Nov 18, 2024 |  |
| Plus Gold | Plus is a digital platform for gold investments that facilitates and rewards gold purchases. | $1.2M | Seed | Jun 25, 2024 |  |
| FlowFox | FlowFox is a logistics automation company that works with shipping businesses. Their services include container release, container drop-off change, container reuse, and container pickup change. |  | Seed | Jul 27, 2023 |  |
| Flyway | Owning a pied-à-terre in a city you regularly visit is unnecessarily difficult. You end up wasting money on rentals and hotels, since buying a whole property is simply not affordable. We created Flyway to change that.You can now co-own a second home, in your favorite city, at a fraction of the price.A share of 1/12 gives you up to 30 daysof stay annually in your city home. Want more? You can buy more shares! You own the asset, not a block of time. Flyway deals with all the hassle of ownership, so that you simply land and enjoy your city getaway.HOW WE DO IT BEHIND THE SCENESWe identify top-notch properties, in top locations that we can supercharge with smart features. We then set up an LTD (Limited Liability Company) that acquires the property. That LTD is split into 12 equal shares, and each share costs 1/12 of the total house price. A buyer can buy up to half of the property (6 shares). WHAT YOU GETYou get ownership of a second home suited to your budget and needs. Whether you use it for leisure, work or you simply believe in the property’s potential as an investment, you have the rights to the asset. You can use and resell your share when you want. Meanwhile, you get to enjoy upscale, smart living in very prime properties, downtown, without any of the headaches of maintenance, cleaning and bill handling. Flyway acts as the Property Manager, taking all the hassle of ownership away from you, so that you simply land and enjoy your home. | $10M | Seed | Aug 25, 2022 |  |
| Hoopo | Hoopo enables geolocation for low-power, wide-area networks, and solutions. It helps businesses easily manage and track their logistics operations cost-effectively by providing real-time data and analytics. | $10M | Series A | Aug 11, 2022 |  |
| Closelink | Closelink is a technology platform for the shipping industry, focused on substantially improving the process for procurement of ship consumables. It is a cloud-based purchasing platform for marine lubricants that allows buyer and seller to work on the same page. |  | Seed | Jul 31, 2022 |  |
| Good Games Guild | Good Games Guild is a gaming hub for play-to-earn games based on NFTs and collectible tokens. | $1.7M | Seed | Oct 29, 2021 |  |

10 of 23 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does Signal Ventures invest in?

Signal Ventures invests primarily in Software, Shipping and Analytics startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 23 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Signal Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Signal Ventures?

The team at Signal Ventures includes Lucas Kattis (CTO), Roussos Paschopoulos (CSO) and Ioannis Martinos (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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