Cloud Nine.

We don't promise to help so we can invest.

We invest so we can help.

Philosophy

We are five partners with complementary expertise spanning the entire spectrum of problems that founding teams face.

We look for driven yet humble founders tackling real pain points for both businesses and society with focus, determination and pragmatism.

We are generalists, looking at diverse tech-types and sectors.

We invest in pre-seed, seed and series A.

Active Partnership

We view ourselves as minority operating partners. To live up to this commitment, we make a maximum of 5 investments per year.
Broad Expertise

Operating excellence in the areas key to early success: Product, Operations, Growth, Business Development, Strategy and Finance.
Real-time Help

Not the usual monthly call or “let me know if I can help”. We support our founders real-time, when needed, as often as needed.

Team

Alex Arapoglou

Founder & Managing Director of Kinrock

Leading Kinrock, a group of companies that provide digital business services. Passionate about customer pain points, optimizing business models and financial strategy. Former Managing Director at The Blackstone Group.

Dimitris Tryfon

Partner at T-Life Capital

Vice-President of ELPEN, the leading pharmaceutical group in Southern Europe. Partner at T-Life Capital, a family office with decades of investing history in scale-ups, public companies and late-stage VC.

Manolis Manassakis

CEO of Qogita

Passion in scaling established businesses in new markets (Uber, Google) and leading scale-ups from zero to one (Qogita, Lawspot). Active angel investor, startup mentor & board member across Europe.

Thanassis Sofianos

Founder of Relevance

Founder of Relevance, among Europe's top digital & growth agencies. Global growth expert and record holder for most Google Innovation Awards in Europe, Middle East & Africa.

Vassili Samolis

Senior Director of Product at DoorDash

Scaled and led products in hyper growth environments (Pinterest, Instagram, Doordash). Seasoned angel investor and product & growth advisor in the US & emerging markets.