Elena Pantazi
Partner, Talent and Portfolio Development at Northzone
Greater London, England
Overview
Work Experience
Partner, Talent and Portfolio Development
2021 - Current
I focus on helping Northzone’s portfolio companies build strong teams and advise founders on their growth journey. I also work closely with our investment team on pre-deal talent needs across deal origination and due diligence. Northzone (northzone.com) is an early-stage venture capital fund built on experience spanning multiple economic and disruptive technology cycles and has over $1.5 billion under management. Founded in 1996, Northzone has to date raised nine funds and invested in more than 150 companies, including category-defining businesses like Spotify, iZettle, Avito, Kahoot!, Klarna, Hopin, Personio and Trustpilot among others.
Head Of Operations and People
2019 - 2021
Portfolio platform team build-up (talent, marketing, network) Chief of Staff to General Partners, focussing on strategic priorities across the fund Oversight of operations team
Director
2016 - 2019
Talent, Marketing and Operations
Manager
2012 - 2016
Origination & deal sourcing manager
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Investment Manager
2011 - 2012
Social Impact Investing
Vice President
2007 - 2010
Early Stage Start-up phase Primary Research - Expert Network
Analyst, Emerging Markets
2004 - 2006
Corporate Finance - M&A
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