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Alex Koumpas

Founder

CEO at Lucent

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedLucent

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Julien ThévenardunlockedAlex: together at Imperial College Finance Society (2015–2016)
×5Alex: together at Blockchain
×2Alex: together at Hellenic American Educational Foundation Athens College - Psychico College
×3Alex: together at Imperial College London

About

Alex is a three-time technology founder whose fintech company exited for an eight-figure sum. A former professional athlete and hedge fund quant, he went on to lead technology at a marketing agency, where he encountered the difficulty of scaling ad creative production.

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CEO at Lucent

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Lucent's investors · 4

Browder CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2025Entrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checksHorizonMiami Beach · since 2025Long Journey VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Lucent

DPDimitrios Panagiotopoulos
Dimitrios PanagiotopoulosCTO

Experience

  1. falProduct Engineercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. LucentCo-Founder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, CA
  3. Entrepreneurs FirstEntrepreneur in Residence2024 — 2025London
  4. Orderit AICo-Founder2023 — 2025London
  5. Eisler CapitalQuant Trading Lead2022 — 2023Greater London
  6. Blockchain.comQuantitative Trader2021 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
  7. Blockchain.comEngineering Team Lead2020 — 2021London, England, United Kingdom
  8. Crypton HFTCo-Founder & Chief Technology Officer (acquired)2017 — 2022Greater London
  9. J.P. MorganAnalyst2017London
  10. Credit SuisseAlgo Trading Developer2016London, United Kingdom
  11. Imperial College Finance SocietyVice President2015 — 2016
  12. Imperial College LondonAcademic Year Representative2015 — 2016
  13. SingularLogicSoftware Engineer Intern2014Athens, Greece

Skills & more

Artificial Intelligence (AI)5Machine Learning5Deep Learning4Leadership30Python (Programming Language)3Financial Modeling22Start-ups16Mathematics17Multilingual23Economics11FX Trading9Event Management9
+12 morePublic RelationsResearchMarketing CommunicationsRisk ManagementMarket ResearchMarketingC++MatlabMicrosoft OfficeGitJavaScriptC#

Languages English · French · Greek

  • Mensa Member — Mensa International
  • Artificial Intelligence Course — CS50
  • Trading Education Certificate — Imperial College Finance Society

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Alex Koumpas?
Alex is a three-time technology founder whose fintech company exited for an eight-figure sum. A former professional athlete and hedge fund quant, he went on to lead technology at a marketing agency, where he encountered the difficulty of scaling ad creative production.
Where does Alex Koumpas work?
Alex Koumpas is CEO of Lucent.
What companies did Alex Koumpas found?
Alex Koumpas founded Lucent.
Where did Alex Koumpas go to school?
Alex Koumpas studied at Columbia University (Master's Degree, Engineering & Management Science); Imperial College London (Masters of Engineering (MEng), Electrical and Electronic Engineering); University of Oxford (Summer Program, Natural Sciences and Mathematics).

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