# Alexis Pantazis

> Alexis Pantazis is a seed investor at Hellas Direct backing Insurance, iOS and SaaS. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Hellas Direct](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hellas-direct)
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexispantazis

Alexis Pantazis is a seed investor at Hellas Direct focused on Insurance and iOS. Alexis Pantazis is Executive Director at Hellas Direct.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $196k–$531k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Insurance | 2 | 33% |
| iOS | 1 | 17% |
| SaaS | 1 | 17% |
| Mobile | 1 | 17% |
| Android | 1 | 17% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 50% |
| Angel | 1 | 17% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cyprus | 1 | 17% |
| Greece | 1 | 17% |
| Germany | 1 | 17% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Baobab | Baobab is a cyber insurance company protecting organizations against cyber threats using technology, knowledge, and insurance. | $4M | Pre-Seed | Jan 18, 2022 |  |
| Hellas Direct | Hellas Direct is a digital-first, full-stack insurance company, empowered by cutting-edge technology and artificial intelligence. The Cyprus-based company is backed by a roster of leading investors, including Portag3, IFC (a member of the World Bank), Endeavor Catalyst, former Goldman Sachs economist Lord O’Neill and private equity veteran JonMoulton. Modelling itself on Amazon, Hellas Direct aims to disrupt the insurance value chain by adopting an extreme focus on operational excellence. | $5.5M | Series A | Feb 17, 2015 |  |
| Hellas Direct | Hellas Direct is a digital-first, full-stack insurance company, empowered by cutting-edge technology and artificial intelligence. The Cyprus-based company is backed by a roster of leading investors, including Portag3, IFC (a member of the World Bank), Endeavor Catalyst, former Goldman Sachs economist Lord O’Neill and private equity veteran JonMoulton. Modelling itself on Amazon, Hellas Direct aims to disrupt the insurance value chain by adopting an extreme focus on operational excellence. | $3.6M | Angel | Jan 07, 2014 |  |
| ParkAround | ParkAround in an online marketplace that enables drivers to find, book & pay parking spaces online in places like airports, ports & the city center.It's available in Greece (Athens & 4 more cities) and Spain (Barcelona & Malaga).Furthermore, ParkAround recently launched the 1st purely online, SaaS software for car parksnamed ParkAround CRM. | $196K | Seed | Oct 07, 2013 |  |
| Workable | Workable is the world’s leading hiring platform. We provide in-house recruiters and hiring teams with more ways to find more qualified candidates, and help them work together to identify and hire the best. Companies who use our software get from requisition to offer letter faster, with automated and AI-powered tools that source and suggestcandidates, simplify decision making and streamline the hiring process.Workable was founded in 2012, and has since helped more than 20,000 companies hire one million candidates. We employ over 250 people across Greece, Australia, the US and the UK, and work with a diverse group of organizations, including HireVue, JOEY Restaurants, Bevi, Soho House, RyanAir, Sephora and many more. | $531K | Seed | Jan 08, 2013 |  |
| iovox | Our mission at iovox is to make data from all phone calls as useful, valuable, and actionable. Trusted by leading brands and global customers in more than 30 countries, iovox delivers on its mission via call analytics, productivity and collaboration solutions. | $510K | Seed | Jan 01, 2009 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Discovery Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/discovery-ventures-7af5) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Endeavor Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endeavor-catalyst) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [La Famiglia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/la-famiglia) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Openfund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/openfund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Project A Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/project-a-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Third Point Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/third-point-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Hellas Direct

VC Fund · Nicosia, Cyprus

Hellas Direct is a digital-first, full-stack insurance company, empowered by cutting-edge technology and artificial intelligence. The Cyprus-based company is backed by a roster of leading investors, including Portag3, IFC (a member of the World Bank), Endeavor Catalyst, former Goldman Sachs economist Lord O’Neill and private equity veteran JonMoulton. Modelling itself on Amazon, Hellas Direct aims to disrupt the insurance value chain by adopting an extreme focus on operational excellence.

5 contacts available at Hellas Direct.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alexis Pantazis | Co-Founder and Executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexis-pantazis |
| Emilios Markou | Co-Founder and Executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emilios-markou |
| Antonis Geroulis | Claims Support | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antonis-geroulis |
| Elias Karaindros | Claims Support | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elias-karaindros |
| Marilaura Cambanis | Marketing | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/marilora-kambani |

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## FAQ

### What does Alexis Pantazis invest in?

Alexis Pantazis invests primarily in Insurance, iOS and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Cyprus. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Alexis Pantazis's check size?

Alexis Pantazis typically joins rounds of $196k–$531k at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Alexis Pantazis participates in.

### When did Alexis Pantazis last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alexis Pantazis closed in Jan 2022. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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