Eleftheria Karyoti

Eleftheria Karioti is a seasoned professional specializing in helping technology companies and corporate organizations launch new products and navigate the market successfully.

With expertise in business model design, customer development, proposition testing, and experimentation, Eleftheria collaborates with entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs as a team member or an external coach, mentor, or advisor.

She excels in guiding teams to gain clarity and confidence in their propositions through market evidence collection and experimentation, leveraging insights to shape product and go-to-market strategies.

Eleftheria is passionate about fostering disruptive propositions and business models in dynamic teams and organizations. Her focus lies in early-stage startups, particularly those that enhance accessibility and empower individuals, driven by her entrepreneur's mindset and customer-centric approach.

Having owned her own company and been part of core teams in multiple organizations, Eleftheria possesses a holistic understanding of business operations, facilitating a comprehensive perspective when kickstarting new ventures and collaborating effectively across teams and departments.

Apart from her professional commitments, Eleftheria actively engages in coaching at entrepreneurial events such as LeanCamp, Lean Startup Conference Europe, Startup Weekend, and RailsGirls.

Her educational background includes a Master's degree in Cultural Economics-Cultural Entrepreneurship from Erasmus University Rotterdam, Bachelor's degrees in Foreign Languages, Translation & Interpreting from Ionian Panepistimion, Translation and Intercultural Studies from Dublin City University, and a Certificate in French language from Université Paul Valéry (Montpellier III).

Throughout her career, Eleftheria has held various roles including Innovation Coach & Value Proposition Designer at Innovation Factory at Rabobank, Startup Mentor at Farming The Future at IdeaHackers.nl, Customer & Experiment Lead Digital Assets at ING, Interim Customer Lead Crypto at ING Labs at ING, and many more across a spectrum of innovation, startup support, community building, and communication management.

Eleftheria Karioti's multifaceted professional journey reflects her commitment to fostering innovation, guiding startups, and empowering individuals and organizations to bring pioneering ideas to market successfully.