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Costa Yiannoulis

Investor

Managing Partner at Synthesis Capital · Advisor at CPT Capital · Board director at Gathered Foods

London

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

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725 people in our graph share verified history with Costa — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

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Costa: together at Coller Capital

About

Costa Yiannoulis leverages deep technical expertise in fermentation, cultivated meat and biomanufacturing—built a global alt‑protein portfolio—to back foundational science and platform companies tackling scale‑up and capacity bottlenecks.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

Invests in

AgTechBiotechClimate TechDeep TechDirect to ConsumerFoodTechHardware

Board director at Gathered Foods

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Gathered Foods's investors · 9

Big Idea VenturesNew York · $125K – $2.5M checksBlue Horizon CorporationZurichCPT CapitalLondonNew Crop CapitalNew YorkRocana VenturesNew York · $1M – $30M checksSiddhi CapitalMeridianStarlight VenturesMiami · $100K – $3M checksStray Dog CapitalLeawood · $100K – $1M checksUnovis Asset ManagementSan Francisco

Co-founders at Gathered Foods

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William Chris KerrExecutive Officer, Director
CSChad Sarno
Chad SarnoDirector

Experience

  1. Synthesis CapitalCo-founder and Managing Partnercurrent2021 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  2. CPT CapitalAdvisorcurrent2021 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  3. CPT CapitalInvestment Director2016 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
  4. Coller CapitalOffice of the Chairman & Chief Investment Officer at Coller Capital2016 — 2019London Area, United Kingdom
  5. Bain & CompanyManagement Consultant2014 — 2016London Area, United Kingdom
  6. Cazinga LtdCo-Founder/Director2011 — 2012London Area, United Kingdom
  7. Deutsche BankEmerging Markets - Africa Origination, Vice President2005 — 2010London Area, United Kingdom

Skills & more

Venture CapitalPrivate EquityInvestmentsDue DiligenceRisk ManagementFinancial ModelingCapital MarketsInvestment BankingBusiness StrategyDerivativesFinancial Analysis

Languages Afrikaans · English · Greek

From Costa's professional profile.

Investments

Investor

EquinomGeltorSavor

Per curated public sources.

Colleagues at Synthesis Capital

Amanda Schaible
Senior Associate at Synthesis Capital
Andreas Hadjiyannis
Director of Finance and Operations at Synthesis Capital
Cara McErlane
Director at Synthesis Capital
Constantinos Yiannoulis
Executive Officer at Synthesis Capital
David Welch
Investor at Synthesis Capital
Dr. David Welch
Chief Scientific Officer and Co-Founder at Synthesis Capital
Elizabeth Burne
Director at Synthesis Capital
Georgina Sánchez Moles
Analyst at Synthesis Capital

Frequently asked questions

Who is Costa Yiannoulis?
Costa Yiannoulis leverages deep technical expertise in fermentation, cultivated meat and biomanufacturing—built a global alt‑protein portfolio—to back foundational science and platform companies tackling scale‑up and capacity bottlenecks.
Where does Costa Yiannoulis work?
Costa Yiannoulis is Managing Partner at Synthesis Capital and Board director at Gathered Foods.
What does Costa Yiannoulis invest in?
Costa Yiannoulis invests in AgTech, Biotech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Direct to Consumer, FoodTech, Hardware.
What check size does Costa Yiannoulis write?
Costa Yiannoulis typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies has Costa Yiannoulis invested in?
Investments tracked here include Equinom, Geltor, Savor.
Where did Costa Yiannoulis go to school?
Costa Yiannoulis studied at INSEAD (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); University of Cambridge (BA(Hons), MA).

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