# Kris Manios

> Kris Manios is a startup investor at Optiver (Amsterdam). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Optiver](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/optiver)
- Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kris-manios-8629a92

Kris Manios is a startup investor at Optiver in Amsterdam. Kris Manios is team lead of one of the DevOps teams at trading firm Optiver in Amsterdam.Software engineer at heart, Kris has been programming for fun from an early age and has been following innovations in the technology space ever since. Joining Optiver as a Software Engineer in 2006, he has witnessed and participated in the transformation ofa small start-up into a mid-sized company. Becoming a team lead along the way, Kris has helped maintain the 'start-up' feel by applying learnings from industry developments around Agile and other rapid innovation practices. As the pace of the industry is constantly increasing, Kris is looking for new ways to increase innovation speed, software quality and engineer effectiveness.

## About Optiver

VC Fund · Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Since our 1986 founding, Optiver has remained steadfast in our commitment to improving global financial markets. From thought leadership and policy advocacy, to partnering with exchanges and investment firms, we have a dedicated history of using our expertise to make markets healthier and more transparent for all parties involved.As a naturalevolution of this mission to improve capital markets, Optiver is incubating and empowering the most impactful projects in the industry. More than ever before, Optiver is actively partnering with entrepreneurs and founders shaping financial markets of the future.

5 contacts available at Optiver.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alena Nasedkina | Financial Controller | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alena-nasedkina |
| Jean Cayla | Head of Execution and Direct Trading | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jean-cayla |
| Kjelle Blom | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kjelle-blom |
| Kris Manios | Technology Lead | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kris-manios |
| Pat Cooney | Chief Technology Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pat-cooney-4bf4 |

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