Panos Papadopoulos
InvestorPartner at Marathon Venture Capital
Greece
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Panos Papadopoulos is a founder-to-founder investor with deep technical expertise—he started coding at 10, built and sold a startup, personally reviews code and UX, and champions the Greek tech ecosystem.
Contact· published on Panos's own website
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareRobotics
Experience
- Marathon Venture CapitalPartnercurrent2017 — present
- NOFire AIBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- StraionBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
- Progressive RoboticsBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentThessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece
- SMPnetBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Delian Alliance IndustriesBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentAthens, Attiki, Greece
- Netdata (netdata.cloud)Board Membercurrent2018 — presentRedwood City, California
- InAccel - Accelerators for the cloudBoard Member2018 — 2024
- balenaAdvisor2014 — 2023Greater Seattle Area
- norblocBoard Member2017 — 2021
- LearnWorldsBoard Member2019 — 2021
- Lenses.ioBoard Member2017 — 2021
- SplunkDirector of Product Management2013 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- BugsenseCEO & Founder2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- GameyolaVP Engineering2008 — 2009Palo Alto, CA
- StayInAthensCo-Founder and CTO2007 — 2009Athens, Greece
- NCSR "Demokritos"Software Engineer2006 — 2007Athens, Greece
- Athens University of Economics and BusinessJunior Software Engineer2005 — 2006Athens, Greece
Skills & more
Python40Visionary7Product Development9Entrepreneurship93Google App Engine20JavaScript61Product Management51Networking9Community Building4Web Development38Mobile Applications99Big Data9
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Software DevelopmentStart-upsUser Interface DesignWeb ApplicationsAndroidMobile DevicesSoftware EngineeringSplunkDatabasesAnalyticsLanguages English · French · Greek · Spanish
- Data Visualization and Communication with Tableau — Coursera Course Certificates
- Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)
- Computational Investing, Part I — Coursera Course Certificates
From Panos's professional profile.
Colleagues at Marathon Venture Capital
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Alex Alexakis
Partner at Marathon Venture Capital
Chris Gasteratos
Associate at Marathon Venture Capital
Daniel Kan
Angel
Dimitris Maris
Investor at Marathon Venture Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Panos Papadopoulos?
- Panos Papadopoulos is a founder-to-founder investor with deep technical expertise—he started coding at 10, built and sold a startup, personally reviews code and UX, and champions the Greek tech ecosystem.
- Where does Panos Papadopoulos work?
- Panos Papadopoulos is Partner at Marathon Venture Capital.
- What does Panos Papadopoulos invest in?
- Panos Papadopoulos invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Robotics.
- What check size does Panos Papadopoulos write?
- Panos Papadopoulos typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Panos Papadopoulos go to school?
- Panos Papadopoulos studied at Athens University of Economics and Business (Bachelor, Computer Science); University of Nicosia (Master of Science (MSc), Digital Currencies); Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (Erasmus, Computer Science).
Same school
Also attended Athens University of Economics and Business20
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Also attended University of Nicosia11
Oleg MikhalskyPartner at Fulgur VenturesAstrid WoollardAssociate Partner at Venionaire CapitalMoritz MüllerSenior Investment Analyst at SMAPE CapitalVishal TulsianAdvisor at BLinC InvestZeeshan UsmaniVenture Partner - North America, Asia-Pacific, & Middle East at VU Venture PartnersDionysis PartsinevelosAnalyst at 33East
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Also attended Universidad Rey Juan Carlos11
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