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).

Alex Koumpas

Founder

CEO at Lucent

San Francisco Bay Area

FoundedLucent

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Alex: together at Imperial College London

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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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Entrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checks

Co-founders at Lucent

Dimitrios PanagiotopoulosCTO

Experience

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

Skills & more

Artificial Intelligence (AI)5Machine Learning5Deep Learning4Leadership30Python (Programming Language)3Financial Modeling22Start-ups16Mathematics17Multilingual23Economics11FX Trading9Event Management9

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Public 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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University of Oxford mafia615

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Columbia University mafia441

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Imperial College London mafia378

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Nessan BerminghamDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Korro Bio +2 David SchilanskyMScFounded One Biosciences +2 Alice BentinckComputer Science Department Industrial Liaison BoardFounded Entrepreneurs First +1 David MyttonMaster of Science - MSFounded Server Density +1 Slava SolonitsynMBAFounded No Cap +1 Barnaby MaletTeaching AssistantFounded machine0 +1

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Blockchain mafia13

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Same school

Also attended Columbia University1,107

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Also attended University of Oxford1,545

Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at Greylock Michael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia Heritage Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter Capital Gabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of Harvey Dominic JacquessonInvestor at Index Ventures Erin Price-WrightInvestor at Index Ventures

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Also attended Hellenic American Educational Foundation Athens College - Psychico College20

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Shared employers

Also worked at Lucent1

Dimitrios PanagiotopoulosCTO at Lucent

Also worked at Entrepreneurs First714

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Also worked at Eisler Capital1

RyanOperations Team at A5 Capital

Also worked at J.P. Morgan1,276

Cat WuInvestor at Index Ventures Rishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire Ventures Naseem MoumeneVice President at Northzone, investing across complex and fragmented industries undergoing fundamental shifts Franklin BiGeneral Partner at Pantera Capital Megan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow Ventures

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