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THANASIS DELISTATHIS

Investor

Co-Founder, Managing Partner at PROOF

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

FoundedWonder PROOF C2

About

A venture investor with two decades of experience known for spotting trends early, having backed companies in text messaging, online video, mobile radio, and engineering outsourcing. He conceived the first early-stage opportunity fund in 2004, previously worked in corporate restructuring for subsidiaries now part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, and began his career at McKinsey & Co.

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Experience

  1. PROOFManaging Partner & Co-Foundercurrent2016 — presentReston, VA
  2. NAVManaging Partner & Co-Foundercurrent2007 — presentReston, VA
  3. Draper Atlantic, affiliate of DFJPartner2000 — 2006Reston, VA
  4. Thermo ElectronManager, Investment Banking1997 — 2000
  5. McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst1993 — 1995

Education

  1. Harvard Business SchoolM.B.A., Business Administration1995 — 1997
  2. Princeton UniversityB.S., Electrical Engineering1989 — 1993
  3. Princeton UniversityB.Cert., Public Policy1989 — 1993
  4. Hellenic American Educational Foundation Athens College - Psychico CollegeHS Diploma1979 — 1989

Skills & more

Strategy13Online Services3Venture Capital73Corporate Development37MobileMobile Applications1Digital Media5Mobile Devices20Entrepreneurship31Strategic Partnerships16Start-ups60Venture Financing20
+12 moreInvestment BankingE-commercePrivate EquityProduct ManagementInvestmentsStart-up VenturesBusiness ModelingDeal SourcingGrowth CapitalBusiness StrategyCapitalCapital Raising

Languages Greek, basic French

From THANASIS's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Harvard Business School1,873

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins

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Also attended Princeton University488

Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ LabsAndrewAdvisor at Clear VenturesChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesDavid CoatsManaging Director & Co-Founder at Correlation VenturesDan MoreheadFounder & CEO at Pantera CapitalGeoff YangCo-Founder at Redpoint Ventures

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Also attended Hellenic American Educational Foundation Athens College - Psychico College12

Fivos TsoukatosPrincipal at VentureFriendsPavlos PavlakisPrincipal at VentureFriendsAlexander EvansPartner at Bain Capital CryptoThanasis DelistathisCo-Founder and Managing Partner at NAV.VCGeorge LeivadasInvestment Analyst at Btomorrow VenturesNick PapapolitisSenior Advisor at Fifth Down Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at PROOF7

JOHN BURKECo-Founder, Managing Partner at PROOFBRYAN CIAMBELLAGeneral Partner at PROOFEKTA TOLANIVenture Partner at PROOFThanasis DelistathisCo-Founder and Managing Partner at NAV.VCMohamed SolimanCo-Founding & Managing Partner at Ventioneers CapitalBryan CiambellaGeneral Partner at Proof Group

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Also worked at NAV3

Stephen MarcusCo-Founder and General Partner at Riot VenturesThanasis DelistathisCo-Founder and Managing Partner at NAV.VCHemant BhardwajInvestor at Taurus Ventures

Also worked at Thermo Electron23

Lu WangInvestor at Foothill VenturesJohannes ClaussSerial Entrepreneur, Investor and Mentor at tokentus investment AGRolando BrawerExecutives in Residence at GENERAL INCEPTIONDaisy XuManaging Director at Vivo CapitalThanasis DelistathisCo-Founder and Managing Partner at NAV.VCMoritz BeissenhirtzInvestment Director Life Sciences at Brandenburg Kapital

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Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,245

Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs

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Colleagues at PROOF

BRYAN CIAMBELLA
General Partner at PROOF
EKTA TOLANI
Venture Partner at PROOF
HA DAO
Associate at PROOF
JENNIFER SCHRETTER
General Partner - Secondaries at PROOF
John Backus
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at PROOF
JOHN BURKE
Co-Founder, Managing Partner at PROOF
LISA SUENNEN
Venture Partner at PROOF
MAGGIE VARONA
Chief Financial Officer at PROOF