Looking through a living systems lens

At Hippo Seeds, we raise capital with conviction — not just for returns, but for impact. We’re raising a €5M pre-seed fund working from Greece, backing founders who integrate mission with momentum, in a region still underinvested but brimming with potential.

Our belief: business can be done the right way — without cutting corners or compromising sustainability. We invest not just in “impact” per se, but in founders committed to evolving how growth itself is done.

With roots in building accelerators, raising over €80M, and helping dozens of startups reach their first customers, we bring network, experience, and intention. Join us if you believe in building a better business future — starting here.

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About the Firm

The situation we are in is clear. We have to do business differently.

We back founders who have the courage to solve difficult problems .

Most “impact investing” still chases alpha returns, promising to do good and outperform the market. But real responsibility means acknowledging trade-offs.

A living systems lens asks us to keep a transparent eye on how a business is actually run — its supply chains, its people, its footprint — and to intervene when harm appears. If improving a process for the planet affects profit, we face that honestly.

True impact means being ready to change course, even to walk away from an asset, when it stops serving the whole. That’s what it means to invest as part of a living system.