Alexandra Choli

Alexandra Choli is an ecosystem pioneer and early stage tech startup investor, currently active in the impact investing space through her latest venture, Epagon VC. She has 16 years of experience in the fields of operations, business development, and entrepreneurship, and is passionate about growing innovation-driven high-impact startups. In 2011, she founded Metavallon, a model social enterprise that introduced the first startup incubator in Greece and spearheaded the formation of the startup ecosystem in the country. Four years later she launched Metavallon Ventures Limited, a micro-fund that introduced the first startup acceleration program in the country. In 2018, she co-founded and became a Partner at Metavallon VC, a €32mm venture capital firm investing in very early stage technology companies in Greece and Europe, with the European Investment Fund as an anchor investor in its inaugural fund. Prior to all ventures Metavallon, she worked in operations, management, and business development at several early-stage & small- to medium-sized businesses, both for-profit and non-profit, in Greece, UK, United States, Nicaragua and India. Alexandra holds a Masters degree in Mechanical Engineering from University College London and a Master of Business Administration from New York University Stern School of Business, where she specialized in entrepreneurship, social innovation, and strategy.