About
Pavlos Kalaitzoglou joined Astanor Ventures as an Advisor in 2023, with a background in plant physiology, precision agriculture, and agricultural automation. He previously served as VP of Science at Infarm, where he worked across photobiology, genetics, integrated pest management, and nutritional biochemistry in controlled-environment agriculture. He is an alumnus of Wageningen University with a specialization in Greenhouse Technology and has conducted research on LED lighting strategies in agriculture.
Invests in
AgTechFoodTech
Experience
- AstanorDirector of Researchcurrent2025 — presentBerlin, Germany
- AstanorScientist in Residence2023 — 2025Berlin, Germany
- Creative Destruction LabMentorcurrent2026 — present
- European Research Executive Agency (REA)EIC STEP Scale Up Jury Membercurrent2025 — present
- GonnaOrderAdvisor & Investorcurrent2021 — present
- INFARMChief Scientific Officer2016 — 2023Berlin, Germany
- Wageningen UniversityPHD Candidate2011 — 2015The Netherlands
- Wageningen UniversityAssistant Researcher2010 — 2011
Skills & more
Languages English · Greek
From Pavlos's professional profile.
Colleagues at Astanor Ventures
Antoine Cuny
Director of Operations at Astanor Ventures
Arne Hautekiet
Investments at Astanor Ventures
Benoit Boisseuil
Partner at Astanor Ventures
Camille Grisard
Head of Investor Relations at Astanor Ventures
Christina Ulardic
Partner at Astanor Ventures
Dan Cohen
Venture Partner at Astanor Ventures
David Barber
Partner at Astanor Ventures
Emmanuel Faber
Partner at Astanor Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Pavlos Kalaitzoglou?
- Pavlos Kalaitzoglou joined Astanor Ventures as an Advisor in 2023, with a background in plant physiology, precision agriculture, and agricultural automation. He previously served as VP of Science at Infarm, where he worked across photobiology, genetics, integrated pest management, and nutritional biochemistry in controlled-environment agriculture. He is an alumnus of Wageningen University with a specialization in Greenhouse Technology and has conducted research on LED lighting strategies in agriculture.
- Where does Pavlos Kalaitzoglou work?
- Pavlos Kalaitzoglou is Director of Research at Astanor Ventures.
- What does Pavlos Kalaitzoglou invest in?
- Pavlos Kalaitzoglou invests in AgTech, FoodTech.
- Where did Pavlos Kalaitzoglou go to school?
- Pavlos Kalaitzoglou studied at Wageningen University & Research (MSc, Plant Sciences); Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) (BSc, Agriculture).
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