About

At Ovolos, our vision is to create the world’s largest and most impactful ecosystem of financially savvy individuals by transforming financial education into an engaging, accessible, and empowering experience for everyone. We envision a future where financial literacy is not a privilege, but a fundamental life skill, accessible to all through the power of technology and gamification. Our mission is to revolutionize how people learn about money by combining interactive gameplay with real-world financial knowledge. Through our Play-Learn-Earn model, we aim to educate and empower individuals to make informed financial decisions, improve their economic well-being, and foster sustainable financial habits. Ovolos bridges the gap between education and entertainment, making financial literacy fun, rewarding, and transformative for users around the world.

Solution & Product

At Ovolos, our solution addresses the global challenge of financial illiteracy by transforming complex financial concepts into an engaging, interactive, and rewarding experience. Traditional financial education is often inaccessible, unengaging, and difficult to apply in real life. Ovolos solves this by leveraging gamification, behavioral science, and personalized learning to make financial literacy fun, intuitive, and impactful. Our product is an innovative mobile game that guides users through a virtual world of 7 financial kingdoms, each teaching core money management principles like budgeting, saving, investing, and responsible borrowing. Through quests, mini-games, and challenges, users make real-world financial decisions in a risk-free environment while earning virtual and real-world rewards. Integrated features like a Neobank simulation, side hustles, and community competitions enhance the learning experience. Ovolos empowers users to build financial confidence and skills that translate into real-life success.

Innovation & Scalability

Ovolos is an innovative gamified financial literacy platform that merges edtech, fintech, and game mechanics to create an engaging learning experience. Its Play-Learn-Earn model transforms traditional financial education into interactive gameplay, using storytelling, quests, and real-world simulations to make complex financial concepts intuitive, accessible, and enjoyable. Ovolos is designed as a mobile app, making it accessible to a global audience, particularly Gen Z and Millennials who are digital natives. As a fully digital platform, Ovolos requires minimal infrastructure investment and offers high scalability without significant increases in operational costs. Its sustainable digital delivery aligns with ESG principles, appealing to impact-driven investors and institutions.

Traction & achievements

1. Established Online Presence: - We have successfully launched an intriguing landing page and established our presence across all major social media platforms, laying the groundwork for brand recognition and user engagement. 2. Google Ads Campaign Success: - A 38-day Google Ads campaign resulted in: - 21,313 impressions and an impressive 8.73% CTR, which is well above industry standards and double the average for our niche. - 1,860 clicks** to the landing page, with 16 newsletter sign-ups, which we consider conversions given the product is not yet finalized. 3. VC Partnership: - We have secured a partnership with a mainstream VC platform that is committed to co-invest in our project once initial funding is secured. These milestones reflect the early momentum we have built in preparation for product launch and scaling.

Team & Why Us

Ovolos is a multidisciplinary team of experts. Our collective expertise spans finance, fintech, game design and IT, ensuring a holistic approach to developing an impactful and scalable solution. - Michael Paraschos (Founder): A financial expert with a sharp analytical mindset, a clear vision and strategic planning to Ovolos. - Dimitris Litsikakis: A seasoned fintech expert and former Country Manager of Revolut, Dimitris brings invaluable experience in digital banking, financial innovation and scaling fintech solutions across markets. - Michail Ballis: An accomplished IT expert, with background in large projects and scaling startups fintech. - Asimina Mitrothanasi: A dedicated UI/UX expert, ensuring an engaging, fun and high quality result to the end user. - John Psaltis: a well-versed entrepreneur, bringing invaluable insight in online markets. Our team combines years of experience in fintech, entrepreneurship, education, and game development, with a track record of successful product launches and scaling businesses. With deep knowledge of financial ecosystems and a global mindset, we are poised to scale Ovolos rapidly and sustainably. Leveraging strong industry connections and partnerships, we ensure accelerated growth, market access, and business validation.

Funding Needs

We are seeking €250,000 in funding to develop, launch, and promote the Ovolos mobile game. This investment will cover the full development cycle, go-to-market strategy, and operational needs, ensuring a successful product launch and initial user traction. This funding will allow us to deliver an innovative, scalable product to the market, grow an engaged user base, and position Ovolos as a leader in gamified financial literacy. It will also lay the foundation for future growth, additional funding rounds, and expansion into international markets.