# Emilios Markou

> Emilios Markou is a seed investor at Hellas Direct (Nicosia) backing Insurance and iOS. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Hellas Direct](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hellas-direct)
- Location: Nicosia, Cyprus
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emiliosmarkou

Emilios Markou is a seed investor at Hellas Direct in Nicosia focused on Insurance and iOS. Emilios Markou isCo-Founder and Executive Directorat Hellas Direct.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Insurance | 2 | 40% |
| iOS | 1 | 20% |
| Mobile | 1 | 20% |
| Android | 1 | 20% |
| FinTech | 1 | 20% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Angel | 1 | 20% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cyprus | 1 | 20% |
| Greece | 1 | 20% |
| Germany | 1 | 20% |

## 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 |  | Jan 07, 2014 |  |
| 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 |  |

5 of 5 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
- [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 Emilios Markou invest in?

Emilios Markou invests primarily in Insurance, iOS and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Cyprus. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Emilios Markou last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Emilios Markou closed in Jan 2022. Shizune tracks 5 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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