Overview
About Us
The team has already access to hundreds of early-stage companies on the highlighted technologies and sectors, through our involvement in the pan-European innovation ecosystem (long term experience in acceleration programs, innovation grants and cascade funding schemes for startups).
An existing pipeline of promising startups with robust products, business models and scale-up potential have been evaluated and confirm the existence of a critical mass of potential investments.
The network of the management team and domain experts bring an unprecedented deal flow and knowledge to achieve Loggerhead Ventures goals.
About Us
The team has already access to hundreds of early-stage companies on the highlighted technologies and sectors, through our involvement in the pan-European innovation ecosystem (long term experience in acceleration programs, innovation grants and cascade funding schemes for startups).
An existing pipeline of promising startups with robust products, business models and scale-up potential have been evaluated and confirm the existence of a critical mass of potential investments.
The network of the management team and domain experts bring an unprecedented deal flow and knowledge to achieve Loggerhead Ventures goals.
The Core Team
Grigoris Chatzikostas
Grigoris Chatzikostas is an expert in financing innovation for digital transformation and sustainability.
He showcases successful business activities and entrepreneurial initiatives in Greece and abroad and has unique insight into the fast-evolving Balkan ecosystem.
He manages multi-national and cross-sectoral consortia, develops proposals for EU funding, and coordinates large-scale projects that promote tech-enabled entrepreneurship in ICT, agrifood, and the environment.
In the past 18 years, he has managed innovation projects that exceeded the total value of 120 mEUR.
He has delivered programs supporting over 150 startups and SMEs with pre-seed funding and business support services related to innovation and technology transfer in multiple groundbreaking and critical sectors.
Grigoris holds an MSc in Finance from the University of Essex, UK.
Evangelos Kosmidis
Dr. Evangelos Kosmidis is an active entrepreneur and a High-Level Expert Consultant in Environmental ICT and Decision Support Systems in networking environments.
He has participated in developing and managing numerous strategic environmental projects in the public and private sectors for ministries, research organizations, and private companies, including the Ministry of the Environment and the European Commission.
As a serial entrepreneur, he has successfully exited 3 different technology and consulting startups in the last 5 years.
He has a 25-year track record of mentoring and supporting scientific teams, helping them integrate their academic knowledge and research findings into the market using pioneering approaches in the fields of disruptive technologies and environmental innovation.
He holds a Bachelor of Physics from AUTH, an MSc in Atmospheric Sciences from UCLA, a PhD in Atmospheric Physics, and a Business Excellence Certificate from the University of Berkeley, CA.
He is also an internationally certified Future Strategist.
Vasilis Andreou
As a Project Manager for Global Private Equity in London, which acquired a 3x return after 3 investing years, he has handled the entire management cycle of private equity investments.
Being skilled in investor relations, fundraising, financing, and reporting, he has now turned his path to innovation financing.
Vasilis holds an MSc in Finance and Banking from the University of Sheffield, UK.
Associates
Panayiotis Hassapis
He is an alumni of American College of Thessaloniki Anatolia. He studied Economics and Business Administration in France (Rouen & Paris) and holds post graduate degrees in Accounting & Management and Money, Banking & Finance (Southampton University & Birmingham University).
He worked as CFO at MEVGAL SA, CFO & Legal Representative at ZANAE SA and as Treasurer at PYRAMIS METALLURGY SA following his short occupation in the banking sector.
He has been teaching Financial Management & Banking at CITY COLLEGE (Sheffield University affiliated) in Thessaloniki.
Eva Sirgkani
She has also planned, coordinated, and implemented multiple and diverse events.
Eva holds a bachelor's degree in Digital Media and Communication from the University of Western Macedonia and a master's degree in Journalism from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
She is currently enrolled in the MBA program at the University of Nicosia.
Odysseas Spyroglou
Successfully implemented over 70 projects of +100m € value. Specialises in Digital Transformation, Innovation Management, Risk Finance, Project Management & Quality, Intellectual Property and reengineering business processes.
Long term Mentor & Coach in over 30 companies.
Experience as Non-Executive Director in public (Listed) companies.
Engineering Degree (AUTH, GR), ICT (Leicester U, UK) and financial (LSE, UK) background.
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