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Elena Pantazi

Partner, Talent & Portfolio at Northzone

Greater London, England

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $1,000,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $30,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $15,000,000.00

Education

Work Experience

2019

  • Partner, Talent and Portfolio Development

    2021

    I focus on helping Northzone’s portfolio companies build strong teams and advise founders on their growth journey. I also work closely with our investment team on pre-deal talent needs across deal origination and due diligence. Northzone (northzone.com) is an early-stage venture capital fund built on experience spanning multiple economic and disruptive technology cycles and has over $1.5 billion under management. Founded in 1996, Northzone has to date raised nine funds and invested in more than 150 companies, including category-defining businesses like Spotify, iZettle, Avito, Kahoot!, Klarna, Hopin, Personio and Trustpilot among others.

  • Head Of Operations and People

    2019 - 2021

    Portfolio platform team build-up (talent, marketing, network) Chief of Staff to General Partners, focussing on strategic priorities across the fund Oversight of operations team

  • Community Founder

    2024

    We are a non-profit organisation dedicated to igniting the dreams and aspirations of school students across Cyprus. Through our mentor network, students gain the opportunity to bring different professional paths to life and get insights on the skills needed to succeed in each profession. https://www.dayinthelifecyprus.org

2012 - 2019

  • Director

    2016 - 2019

    Talent, Marketing and Operations

  • Manager

    2012 - 2016

    Origination & deal sourcing manager

  • Investment Manager

    2011 - 2012

    Social Impact Investing

  • Vice President

    2007 - 2010

    Early Stage Start-up phase Primary Research - Expert Network

2004 - 2006

  • Analyst, Emerging Markets

    2004 - 2006

    Corporate Finance - M&A