Gekko Capital Partners
Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany
Overview
Gekko Capital Partners is the Gekko Group's innovative venture arm, focusing on early-stage lifestyle entrepreneurs in Europe.
- Total investments
- 2
- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
- 2
- Active investors
- 0
Investment portfolio
- SOUS
Participated · Seed · Mar 2026
Sous offers an AI-driven growth platform that enables independent F&B creators to improve online visibility, convert digital traffic into direct sales, and automate customer engagement via continuous AI agents. The platform integrates with existing restaurant technology stacks and combines digital marketing and operational tools for restaurants. Sous was co-founded by Devon Scoulelis, Thomas Scholte and William Hurst (CTO). The company raised a €4M seed round led by Seed + Speed Ventures with participation from PeakBridge, āltitude, Gekko Capital and angel investors. Funds will be used to scale product and engineering teams, advance the platform’s AI automation capabilities, and support international expansion across Europe beginning in Germany. No revenue, user metrics or valuation were disclosed in the article.
- Sous
Participated · Seed · Mar 2026
SOUS develops an AI-powered growth platform for independent restaurants and food & beverage businesses, building continuous AI agents that run in the background to improve discoverability, convert online traffic into direct sales, and automate marketing, brand presence, and customer communication. The platform positions itself as an end-to-end growth engine covering customer discovery through transaction and retention, and it integrates with existing restaurant tools such as Zenchef. SOUS aims to unlock additional revenue streams for operators, including takeaway, retail products, experiences, and subscriptions. The company was founded by Devon Scoulelis and Thomas Scholte, with William Hurst as co-founder and CTO, and is based in Amsterdam. With the recent €4M seed raise, SOUS plans to expand its product and engineering teams, further develop its AI capabilities, and begin international expansion in Europe starting with Germany.
Team
No current team members are available.