# Anthemos Georgiades

> Anthemos Georgiades is the co-founder and chairman of Zumper, the rental marketplace he helped start in 2012 after repeated frustrations renting apartments. A British entrepreneur educated at Oxford, Cambridge and Harvard, he previously worked at Boston Consulting Group and advised on the 2010 British election. He served as Zumper’s CEO until the March 2026 leadership transition and continues to guide its long-term strategy.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & Chairman at Zumper
- **Organizations:** Zumper, Boston Consulting Group, Atomico, The Graduate Syndicate
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** BA in Classics, First Class, University of Oxford, Somerville College, MPhil in Management, University of Cambridge, MBA with Distinction, Harvard Business School
- **Known for:** Co-founded Zumper in 2012 and led it as CEO until 2026., Helped build a rental marketplace serving the United States and Canada., Led Zumper through its acquisition of PadMapper in 2016.

## Career timeline

- **2001** — Entered Somerville College, Oxford, to study Classics.
- **Before 2010** — Worked at Boston Consulting Group in London and New York.
- **2010** — Served as an economic adviser during the British election; also worked as a summer investment manager at Atomico.
- **2011** — Tested a mobile rental application concept in San Francisco while at business school.
- **2012** — Co-founded Zumper with Russell Middleton, Taylor Glass-Moore and Leah Jones; became CEO and launched at TechCrunch Disrupt.
- **2014** — Zumper introduced Zapp, its in-app rental application product.
- **2016** — Zumper acquired PadMapper.
- **2017** — Wrote about managing Zumper’s growth to a 75-person team.
- **2026** — Moved from CEO to chairman when Shawn Mullahy became CEO; Zumper launched its ChatGPT app that February.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Zumper in 2012 and led it as CEO until 2026.
- Helped build a rental marketplace serving the United States and Canada.
- Led Zumper through its acquisition of PadMapper in 2016.
- Zumper has raised more than $178 million in venture funding, according to its February 2026 announcement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Zumper’s announcement dated March 10 names Shawn Mullahy CEO and moves Georgiades to chairman. The blog page displays a June 22 publication timestamp.
- **2026-02** — Zumper announced its ChatGPT rental search app on February 4, enabling conversational listing discovery and access to local market trends.

## Links

- Website: https://www.anthemos.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthemos-georgiades-67933722/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/anthemos

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