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Malmö, Skåne County, Sweden

Malmö, Skane County, Sweden

Pale Blue Dot is an €87 million climate-tech VC fund, investing in Europe and the US. We are investing in (mostly) software-based companies in the pre-seed and seed stage that reduce and reverse the climate crisis and help us prepare for a new world.For the next three months, as project-based employment, I’ll be building and maintaining Pale Blue Dot’s internal database of climate tech startups. As the owner of this project, my goal is to effectively categorize startups from multiple sources and create a clean and organized tool that gives great insights into the climate-tech startup scene and improves efficiency within the team.

Malmö, Skane County, Sweden

A community-building organization that aims to make the Scanian startup ecosystem visible to international markets. We have connected more than 40 local and international investors with entrepreneurs and organized events for more than 400 participants. At Skåne Startups, I:-Prepare deal flows and connect international investors to relevant startups and other key players, including local and international VCs, CVCs, corporations, and public organizations.-Researched, scouted, and categorized more than 400 active Scanian startups to create a thorough database, valuable to all the ecosystem players. -Develop and maintain relationships with founders and investors, for which I arranged meetings and interviewed them to understand their funding needs and pain points.

Elliniko, Greece

Golden Home is one of the leading real estate companies in Greece, with a network of 500 agents and 35.000 house listings. At Golden Home, I:-Expanded Golden Home’s housing portfolio through cold calling and primary research. -Brought in new qualifying leads, through my personal and professional network.-Managed client relationships using a customer-oriented approach to understand their needs and connect them to the right property. -Coordinated and scheduled house viewings with multiple participants.-Examined the characteristics of multiple houses.

Paros, Greece

A popular food store with traditional products in one of Greece's most touristic islands. At Arsenis Delicatessen, I: -Received more than 600 guests per day during high season. -Created a friendly and pleasant shopping environment for the customers by being attentive to their needs and having in-depth knowledge of the products. -Managed to lower the number of unsold expired products by always ensuring that inventory and product display followed the FiFo principle (First in – first out) by all employees. -Created an analytical database that contained all the supplier’s information to improve efficiency and inventory management, and automated repetitive processes. -Increased the in-store food safety, by ensuring good sanitary and labeling practices by employees, management, and suppliers.

Athens, Attiki, Greece

Holy Ginger is a food company producing a cold-pressed refreshing beverage made out of ginger, lemon and honey, and sold all over Greece. Joining the founder in his early steps, I:- offered Food Safety and Business consulting- ensured safety rules and regulations of the production site- assisted in the production of the beverage and- assisted in direct sales during festivals

Freising (Germany)

Research on the 'Impact of Thermal Treatment on Berry Juice Processing and Antioxidant Potential'. The tasks of this topic involved:-experimental design in agreement with the supervisor-production of berry juices in laboratory of semi-industrial scale-quantification of process losses and testing of different pasteurization conditions-selected analysis (measurement of pH, Brix, ascorbic acid, turbidity, particle size,viscosity)-test evaluation and documentation

Athens (Greece)

Assessed and adjusted the quality products sold to consumers by▪ conducting sensory analysis of food products and beverages▪ running baking tests▪ accurately recording data▪ ensuring that safety rules and regulations were followed▪ following up with management to perpetuate the selling of safe, nutritional and high quality food products to consumers.

Master'S Degree, Entrepreneurship & Innovation - New Venture Creatio

Multi-disciplinary and multi-national individuals collaborate in this MSc program to experience the business development process..

Bachelor’S Degree, Food Technology And Processing