# Dimitris Tsingos

> Dimitris Tsingos is a Greek technology entrepreneur and early-stage investor based in Athens. A co-founder of Epignosis, he returned as its CEO in June 2025 and became president of Starttech Ventures. His career began with student-founded Virtual Trip in Crete in 2000 and spans B2B software, venture building, entrepreneurship organisations and European federalist initiatives.

- **Role:** Co-founder, President and CEO at Epignosis
- **Organizations:** Epignosis, Starttech Ventures, Yodeck, Virtual Trip, Together for Europe, Vassilios Tsingos Foundation for Education, Research and Cooperativism, HeBAN, Scale-up Greece, YES for Europe (former president), Hellenic Start-up Association (founding president), EBAN (former board member)
- **From:** Aspropyrgos, Greece
- **Nationality:** Greek
- **Education:** Computer Science diploma, University of Crete, MBA International, Athens University of Economics and Business, Erasmus exchange; undergraduate guest researcher, Computational Vision and Active Perception Laboratory, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
- **Known for:** Co-founded the student venture Virtual Trip in 2000, an early Greek student startup., Co-built Epignosis and Starttech Ventures., European Young Leaders 2012-2013 alumnus.

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Co-founded Virtual Trip with four fellow undergraduates at the Science and Technology Park of Crete.
- **2007-2010** — President of the Hellenic Informatics Union.
- **2009** — Began angel investing and joined EBAN.
- **2010-2016** — President of YES for Europe; led its EU delegation to the G20 Young Entrepreneurs’ Alliance.
- **2011-2014** — Founding president of the Hellenic Start-up Association.
- **2012** — Founded Starttech Ventures; Epignosis shifted towards SaaS workplace learning for international businesses.
- **2015** — AbZorba Games, where he served as president, was acquired by Novomatic; co-founded HeBAN.
- **2017** — Co-authored the Rome Manifesto advocating European federal integration.
- **2019** — Launched the Scale-up Greece community.
- **2020** — Founded the movement later named Together for Europe.
- **2021** — Created the Vassilios Tsingos Foundation for Education, Research and Cooperativism.
- **2025** — Returned as Epignosis CEO in June and became Starttech Ventures president.

## Achievements

- Co-founded the student venture Virtual Trip in 2000, an early Greek student startup.
- Co-built Epignosis and Starttech Ventures.
- European Young Leaders 2012-2013 alumnus.
- US State Department International Visitor Leadership Program alumnus, 2013.
- Marshall Memorial Fellow, 2018.
- IHEIE/PSL fellow, 2019.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Described Epignosis through a city-state analogy, employee share-purchase rights, a proposed company constitution and a commitment that AI would not cause employee job losses.
- **2026-04** — Listed as an Epignosis CEO participant in the Delphi Economic Forum 2026 programme.
- **2025-09** — Published reflections on 25 years since Virtual Trip and the role of persistence in entrepreneurship.
- **2025-06** — Returned as CEO of Epignosis and changed his Starttech Ventures role to president.

## Links

- Website: https://www.tsigos.gr/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tsingos/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tsingos

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Last updated: 2026-10-27