Where does Margarita Skarkou work?

Margarita Skarkou is Investor at 2150.

What check size does Margarita Skarkou write?

Margarita Skarkou typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Where did Margarita Skarkou go to school?

Margarita Skarkou studied at London Business School (Newton Venture Fellowship Program); The University of Edinburgh (Master of Engineering (MEng), Civil Engineering); École des Ingénieurs de la Ville de Paris (Urban Planning & Engineering).

Margarita Skarkou

Investor

Investor at 2150

London

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

About

Margarita Skarkou is a Senior Principal at DWS Group leading infrastructure private equity investments, with experience investing across seed-stage through buyout in companies spanning technology, sustainability, and infrastructure sectors. She serves as a Board Director advising scale-ups and government entities, and holds Non-executive positions with UKRI and Innovate UK's Credit Supervisory Committee. Skarkou holds an MEng in Civil Engineering and CIMA certification in Business Accounting.

Experience

DWS GroupSenior Principal - Infrastructure Growth & Private Equity Investmentscurrent2025 — presentLondres et périphérie, Royaume-Uni
WAATBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
Innovate UKNon Executive Member - Credit Supervisory Boardcurrent2021 — present
Various CompaniesAngel Investorcurrent2019 — present
UK Research and InnovationAdvisory Board Member2023 — 2026
2150Principal2021 — 2025London, England, United Kingdom
Nodes & LinksBoard Observer2022 — 2025
NatureMetricsBoard Member2022 — 2025
BarclaysVice President - Principal Investments, Barclays Climate Ventures2021London, England, United Kingdom
BarclaysGreen Banking Council Member2016 — 2021
BarclaysVice President / Founder Member - Barclays Ventures2018 — 2021London, United Kingdom
BarclaysAssociate, Leveraged Finance Credit - Barclays Investment Bank2017 — 2018London, Royaume-Uni
BarclaysAnalyst - Barclays Investment Bank2015 — 2016London, Royaume-Uni
BarclaysFuture Leaders Development Programme (FLDP) - Internship & Graduate Programme2014 — 2015London, Royaume-Uni
Bonhill Group plcAdvisory Board Member - Women in Finance2020 — 2021London, England, United Kingdom
Greek Economic ForumHead of Strategy2016 — 2018
VINCIAssistant Project Manager2013Région de Paris , France
Engineers Without Borders UKTeaching & Development Summer Placement2012Ghana

Skills & more

Public Speaking23Strategy18Leadership22Responsible leadership2Banking4Credit4Financial Risk4Project Management15Research8Credit Risk6Data Analysis4Project Planning4

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MarketingThought LeadershipStakeholder ManagementIntercultural CommunicationTeachingFrenchLeveraged FinanceGreen FinanceGreen EconomyLanguagesInnovation

Languages English · French · Greek · Spanish

Level 2 Basketball Coach — Basketball England
Fellow — Forward Institute
PADI Rescue Diver — PADI
French DELF B2 Diploma — Institut français
PADI Advanced Open Water Diver — PADI

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Christian Joelck

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Margarita Skarkou?: Margarita Skarkou is a Senior Principal at DWS Group leading infrastructure private equity investments, with experience investing across seed-stage through buyout in companies spanning technology, sustainability, and infrastructure sectors. She serves as a Board Director advising scale-ups and government entities, and holds Non-executive positions with UKRI and Innovate UK's Credit Supervisory Committee. Skarkou holds an MEng in Civil Engineering and CIMA certification in Business Accounting.
Where does Margarita Skarkou work?: Margarita Skarkou is Investor at 2150.
What check size does Margarita Skarkou write?: Margarita Skarkou typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
Where did Margarita Skarkou go to school?: Margarita Skarkou studied at London Business School (Newton Venture Fellowship Program); The University of Edinburgh (Master of Engineering (MEng), Civil Engineering); École des Ingénieurs de la Ville de Paris (Urban Planning & Engineering).

Founder mafias

London Business School mafia59

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Val AgostinoMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Monarch +2 Key ComptonMBAFounded Mimeo +1 Gustavo GorensteinMBA ElectivesFounded bxblue +1 Nodar DaneliyaFounded Shuttle +1 Beenu AroraMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Cyble +1 Dhruv TandonMaster of Business Administration - MBAFounded Decisional AI +1

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The University of Edinburgh mafia41

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Jeffrey ChangGraduate StudiesFounded Doblet +1 Nicolas HourcardMsc Finance & InvestmentFounded QuestDB +1 Jess LynchFounded WishRoute John CampbellDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)Founded Resolution Therapeutics Martin SchrimpffMechanical Engineering with Management TechniquesFounded Kocomo David MlčochMaster's degree with DistinctionFounded Asteroid

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Universidad Politécnica de Madrid mafia26

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The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants mafia4

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Nodes & Links mafia2

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Also attended London Business School541

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Also attended The University of Edinburgh208

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Also attended The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants28

Shelley MargetsonManaging Partner at V-Bio Ventures Bryan TurnerPartner at Spear Capital Luke CurranSenior Analyst at Naples Technology Ventures Hannah WilliamsonSenior Investment Manager at Edge VC Tania HayesCOO, Strategic Equity at Gresham House Ventures Nitya AgarwalVice President at 3one4 Capital

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Also attended Universidad Politécnica de Madrid86

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Shared employers

Also worked at DWS Group17

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Christian HernandezPartner and Co-Founder at 2150 Rahul ParekhPartner at 2150 Christian JoelckPartner and Co-Founder at 2150 Jacob BroPartner and Co-Founder at 2150 Max BlanshardVice President at 2150 Gemma ShepherdAssociate at 2150

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Also worked at Nodes & Links7

Rob GenieserManaging Partner at ETF Partners Lucy RandsPartner at ETF Partners Christian HernandezPartner and Co-Founder at 2150 Alice ChanInvestment Analyst at ETF Partners Christian Hernandez GallardoPartner at 2150 Julien CristianiGeneral Partner at SE Ventures

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Also worked at NatureMetrics2

George DarrahGeneral Partner at Systemiq Capital Christian JoelckPartner and Co-Founder at 2150