Protio, the pioneering Greek PropTech platform, has successfully completed a new €1M funding round.
👯 Founders: Antonios Fiorakis
📅 Founding year: 2021
🏭 Industry: PropTech, ClimateTech
💥 Problem: Greece’s real estate sector remains fragmented and under‑digitized, with manual processes and limited tooling hindering efficient project delivery, partner collaboration, and the adoption of green renovation solutions.
📣 Solution: A cloud‑native real estate platform that streamlines project workflows, connects developers with certified partners and investors, and integrates climate‑focused renovation and energy‑upgrade tools. New features—like the Protio Partner App—empower collaborators to manage opportunities, proposals and impact metrics in real time.
👥 Customers: Real estate developers, construction firms, renovation specialists and institutional investors seeking digitized, environmentally driven renovation and upgrade projects.
🌱 Stage: Growth
💰 Investment amount: €1M
💲 Total funding: €1.8M
🚀 Funded by: Lars Rasmussen (co‑founder of Google Maps), Loggerhead Ventures, the Zein family office, Argyris Kaninis (co‑founder of Softomotive), the Khoury family office , Investing For Purpose, Genesis Ventures
👁️🗨️ Investor’s perspective: “Protio is a prime example of how even traditional industries like real estate can be radically transformed through innovative practices and advanced technological solutions. Its environmentally friendly approach and clear focus on green and climate technologies for renovation and energy upgrades align perfectly with Loggerhead Ventures’ investment principles. We believe Protio is on a strong growth trajectory not only because of its business model and technology but also thanks to its experienced and committed team.” — Evangelos Kosmidis, CEO & General Partner of Loggerhead Ventures
💡 It will be spent on: enhancing the platform’s technology, expanding into new regions, and empowering Protio’s partner ecosystem with tools like the Protio Partner App.
💬 In their own words: “Greece holds a significant untapped potential in the real estate sector, and we are building the simplest solutions to unlock it. The trust shown by internationally renowned investors in our vision is crucial for making it a reality.” — Antonios Fiorakis, CEO of Protio
🔑 Business model: B2B SaaS marketplace
