Leonidas
Leonidas is in a16z speedrun SR007. Based in London, United Kingdom. Team of 1, founded in 2026.
Facts
- London, United Kingdom
- 1
- 2026
About Leonidas
Summary
Leonidas builds a dedicated bank for Europe's frontier technology companies, serving businesses in defence, dual-use, space, robotics, energy, compute, and biotechnology. Traditional banks are not structured to handle the compliance complexity and operational profile of these sectors, leaving fast-growing deep-tech and defence-adjacent companies underserved. Leonidas replaces that gap with financial infrastructure built specifically for the scale and sensitivity these industries require.
Go-to-market
Customers are high-growth, technically advanced companies operating in Europe's defence and frontier technology sectors, a segment traditionally turned away or poorly served by incumbent financial institutions.
Founders (1)
- Markos Fragkiadakis
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