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    Onic Palandjian

    Onic Palandjian

    Venture Capitalist / Entrepreneur

    Athens, Greece

    Onic is a seasoned Venture Capitalist and entrepreneur with 19 years of experience in Europe and the USA. He co-founded Capital Connect fund in '03 and has been spearheading...Read moreOnic is a seasoned Venture Capitalist and entrepreneur with 19 years of experience in Europe and the USA.

    He co-founded Capital Connect fund in '03 and has been spearheading the fund's clean-tech investments as a founding investor and CEO of Herco SA & Mavin SA.

    Previously, Onic headed the international expansion of the leading mobile marketing company Velti Plc. Prior to that, he founded two sister technology companies, ihavemoved Ltd in London and ichziehum GmbH in Hamburg. The companies were acquired by Royal Mail Plc and Deutsche Post AG. In the early '90s, he financed and operated new projects at Dorian & Eagle Financial Partners.

    As an advocate for entrepreneurs and socially-responsible growth, Onic is a frequent speaker at conferences and Universities and recently at TEDx.

    He studied in Boston and earned a BSc in Management from Bentley and a CSS in Business Administration from Harvard.
    | Entrepreneurship | Clean-tech | Waste to energy | Recycling |

    Area Covered: GREECE
    Industry: Venture Capital & Private Equity


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    Job Title: Director
    Company: Capital Connect Ventures
    Description: Capital Connect is the first AKES and the first TANEO fund. Taneo.gr is a €150 million fund-of-funds for investments in Greece.

    Capital Connect has invested in:
    - Micrel (micrelmed.com), an innovative, FDA approved, medical devices company that exports infusion pumps to 52 countries – Invested along with Alpha Ventures, exited in 2008

    - Krokos Kozanis (krocuskozanis.com) – creates and sells unique products based on the Greek Krokos (Saffron) - Invested along with Korres Natural products, exited in 2008

    - Tyres Herco (herco.gr), a clean-tech factory that exports steel and rubber for FIFA-approved football turfs to 31 countries – Managing Director and founding investor.

    - Mavin (mavin.gr), a state-of-the-art clean-tech plant that recycles industrial by-products and manufactures animal feed additives and energy - Managing Director and founding investor
    From:01/May/2003

    Job Title: Director, Business Development
    Company: Velti
    Description: Velti is a leading provider of mobile marketing solutions that enable companies implement campaigns engaging consumers via their mobile devices. It operates in 35 countries and it is listed on NASDAQ and AIM.

    - Initiated and cultivated alliances with best-of-breed partners like Oracle, Ericsson, ATG and SUN and participated in acquiring key clients. During his tenure Velti tripled its revenues and clients.
    From:01/Sep/2001 To:01/May/2003

    Job Title: Founder
    Company: ihavemoved Ltd
    Description: ihavemoved is an innovative company frequently featured on CNN and BBC. In 2003 it was acquired by investors including Royal Mail Plc and by Deutsche Post AG, its former rivals.

    - as a founder - provided seed capital and assisted in raising €10 million from investors including Rothschild"s (UK), Hyundai Corp (Korea), multinational RWE AG (Germany) and N. Negroponte founder of the MIT Media Lab.

    - as a business development director - secured partnerships with the 250 largest organizations in the UK and the UK Government.

    - as head of International expansion - created ich-zieh-um GmbH in Germany and then helped establish services in cooperation with Postal Organizations in a number of countries.
    From:01/Aug/1999 To:01/Aug/2002

    Job Title: Venture Capital Executive
    Company: Dorian Eagle Financial Partners LLC (New York)
    Description: Dorian is a prominent ship-owning group that spans across three continents. It is predominantly focused on international shipping and private equity and draws on a history dating to 1790.

    - Alongside J.Hadjipateras, President of the group, evaluated and managed investments in energy, shipping, IT and consumer goods companies via Eagle Financial Partners LLC.
    From:01/Jan/1995 To:01/Jan/1999

    Job Title: Business Development executive
    Company: John Hancock (Boston)
    Description: John Hancock/Manulife is the largest insurance company in the US and the 3rd largest in the world based on market capitalization.

    - Promoted an extensive range of securities products to high net worth individuals. Established an internship program for college seniors.
    From:01/Jan/1992 To:01/Jan/1995



    Education
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    Degree: CSS
    Field of Study: Business Administration & Management
    University / College: Harvard University
    From:01/Jan/1994 To:01/Jan/1995

    Degree: BSc
    Field of Study: Management
    University / College: Bentley University
    From:01/Jan/1989 To:01/Jan/1992

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