# Panos Siozos

> Panos Siozos is the Greek co-founder and CEO of LearnWorlds, based in Limassol, Cyprus. A computer scientist with a PhD in educational technology, he built learning tools before working on research and innovation policy at the European Parliament from 2009 to 2014. He co-founded LearnWorlds with George Palaigeorgiou and Fanis Despotakis, launching commercially in 2014; the company secured a $32 million minority investment from Insight Partners in 2021. His public work focuses on learner experience, independent education businesses and human-directed AI.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at LearnWorlds
- **Organizations:** LearnWorlds, European Parliament, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
- **Nationality:** Greek
- **Education:** BSc in Computer Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Informatics, PhD in Educational Technology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Informatics
- **Known for:** Co-founded LearnWorlds and launched the commercial platform in 2014., Built learning management systems with collaborators beginning in 1999., Led LearnWorlds through a $32 million minority investment from Insight Partners in July 2021.

## Career timeline

- **1999** — Built a first learning management system with collaborators in an academic setting.
- **2009-2014** — Worked at the European Parliament as a policy adviser for research and innovation.
- **2012** — Began developing the commercial LearnWorlds platform with George Palaigeorgiou and Fanis Despotakis.
- **2013** — The team created HTML5 and CSS3 courses for Greek learners, selling them for $15.
- **2014** — LearnWorlds launched commercially.
- **2018** — The three founders began receiving salaries, according to Siozos’s retrospective account.
- **2019** — LearnWorlds received seed investment from Marathon Venture Capital.
- **2021** — LearnWorlds announced a $32 million minority investment from Insight Partners.
- **2026** — Presented a human-directed AI learning vision and was listed as a speaker for the October 13 Living Learning System event.

## Achievements

- Co-founded LearnWorlds and launched the commercial platform in 2014.
- Built learning management systems with collaborators beginning in 1999.
- Led LearnWorlds through a $32 million minority investment from Insight Partners in July 2021.
- LearnWorlds reports more than 13,000 customers and 32 million learners as of October 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Listed with George Palaigeorgiou as a speaker for LearnWorlds’s October 13 Living Learning System presentation, covering AI-assisted creation, learner guidance and academy management.
- **2026-10** — Discussed AI, learner experience and measuring outcomes on the EdUp Learning and Development podcast with Holly Owens.
- **2026-09** — Described educator-directed AI and simulated practice environments in TechRound commentary.
- **2026-04** — Discussed customer feedback, startup assumptions and human-directed AI in TechRound’s Founder of the Week interview.

## Links

- Website: https://about.me/siozos
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/siozos/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/psiozos

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