# Nikos Moraitakis

> Nikos Moraitakis is the Greek co-founder and CEO of Workable, the recruiting and HR software company he established with former Upstream colleague Spyros Magiatis in Athens in 2012. An Imperial College London computing graduate with earlier experience in consulting and international business development, he helped build Workable into a platform that reports more than 35,000 companies served across over 100 countries. He is also an investor in Taxibeat and a board member of Endeavor Greece.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Workable
- **Organizations:** Workable, Upstream, Planet Ernst & Young, Endeavor Greece, Athens University of Economics and Business
- **From:** Athens, Greece
- **Nationality:** Greek
- **Education:** Computing, Imperial College London
- **Known for:** Co-founded Workable in Athens in 2012 with Spyros Magiatis., Led a platform now reporting more than 35,000 companies served, 2.1 million hires and reach across over 100 countries; cumulative company-reported totals checked October 26, 2026., Workable reached $10 million in revenue without a sales team, as described by Moraitakis and Endeavor.

## Career timeline

- **1995-1999** — Studied computing at Imperial College London; years listed on his public LinkedIn profile.
- **Before 2005** — Worked in IT consulting at Planet, later Planet Ernst & Young; public biographies describe five years in consulting.
- **2005-2012** — Worked in business development at Upstream, including international expansion from Dubai.
- **2012** — Returned to Greece and co-founded Workable with Spyros Magiatis in Athens.
- **2014** — Workable opened its Boston office and raised a $1.5 million financing round.
- **2015** — Workable raised a $27 million Series B led by Balderton Capital.
- **2016** — Workable achieved $10 million ARR, as recorded in the 2019 ScaleUpGreece account; Endeavor records its selection in 2016.
- **2018** — Workable raised $50 million in growth financing led by Zouk Capital.
- **2020** — Joined Endeavor Greece’s board, announced in December 2020.
- **2026** — Continues as CEO as Workable makes four AI recruiting agents generally available.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Workable in Athens in 2012 with Spyros Magiatis.
- Led a platform now reporting more than 35,000 companies served, 2.1 million hires and reach across over 100 countries; cumulative company-reported totals checked October 26, 2026.
- Workable reached $10 million in revenue without a sales team, as described by Moraitakis and Endeavor.
- Helped raise Workable financing including $27 million in 2015 and $50 million in 2018.
- Serves on the board of Endeavor Greece.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Appeared with co-founder Spyros Magiatis in THE BIG P., published October 8, discussing AI, work, entrepreneurship and geopolitics.
- **2026-09** — Workable announced general availability of four recruiting agents, credit-based pricing and expanded MCP capabilities on September 14.
- **2026-04** — Discussed the gap between AI feature adoption and organizational transformation on Recruiting Future episode 781, published April 4.
- **2026-01** — Workable’s January 5 LinkedIn article shared his argument for adapting to AI-assisted job applications rather than rejecting them wholesale.

## Links

- Website: https://about.me/moraitakis
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moraitakis/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/moraitakis
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moraitakis/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/moraitakis

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