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Next-generation, full-stack insurance company offering car, motorbike, and home insurance as well as mobility financing solutions

Municipality of Marousi, GreeceFounded 2011Fintech
Valuation $100–500M Latest valuation · 2024
Revenue $10–50M Latest reported FY
Headcount 100–500 Current team size
Total funding $50–100M Disclosed equity funding
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About Hellas Direct

Hellas Direct is a digital-first, full-stack insurance company founded in 2011 by Alexis Pantazis and Emilios Markou. Launched amidst the Greek economic crisis, the founders left their careers in investment banking at Goldman Sachs and Barclays Capital to address the inefficiencies within the traditional insurance sector. Pantazis' background includes roles at the Boston Consulting Group and Miramax Films, while Markou, a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, was a strategy consultant with McKinsey & Company. Their combined experience in finance and strategy provided the foundation to disrupt the market.

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The company operates primarily as a direct-to-consumer and business-to-business provider of non-life insurance, focusing on motor, motorcycle, and home insurance. Its business model leverages a proprietary, in-house technology platform to manage the entire customer journey, from underwriting to claims processing. This digital approach creates a lean cost structure, enabling Hellas Direct to offer competitively priced products directly to consumers and, more recently, through a multi-channel distribution model that includes insurance brokers and agents. Revenue is generated from the premiums underwritten, which amounted to €155 million by the end of 2023.

Serving over 1.4 million customers, Hellas Direct has expanded its operations from Greece to Cyprus and Romania, with plans for further expansion across central and southern Europe. The company's product suite is designed for flexibility, offering services like per-day insurance, which was a market first. Key features include FastTrack claims, which settles a significant portion of claims within 24 hours, and Wallet+, a digital wallet that facilitates vehicle-related financing through partner banks. The company is also developing products focused on climate change resilience and sustainability, such as financing for energy-efficient home upgrades. The company has received multiple accolades, including being listed in the Financial Times' FT 1000 for Europe's fastest-growing companies five times.

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At a glance

Status
Operational
Founded
2011
Headquarters
Municipality of Marousi, Greece
Employees
281
Open positions
1
Dealroom signal
74.8/100
Industry
Fintech
Sub-industry
Insurance
Sector
Fintech, Car Insurance, Car, House and Property Insurance, Challenger Insurance, Climate Risk, PandC Insurance
Business model
Marketplace & ecommerce
Client focus
b2c
Investment activity
2 companies, latest Jul 2021
Capital deployed
$1.1M
Preferred round
ACQUISITION

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Funding history

9 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
DEBTDebt Jun 2025 $22M Undisclosed
LATE VCOther financing Feb 2024 $33M $176M 5G Ventures · ETF Partners
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Financials

Revenue over time

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YearRevenueGrowth
2026
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
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Hellas Direct website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for Hellas Direct is 240K monthly website visits, down 4% over the last three months. Hellas Direct's team declined 1.1% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits240K 3-month web change-4% 1-year team growth-1.1%
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Investors

13 investors on the cap table

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Series A8 investors entered at this stage

Series B and later5 investors entered at this stage

  • Portage Ventures
  • Lord O'Neill
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  • ETF Partners
  • 5G Ventures
Team profiled 31 named & role-tagged
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Global footprint

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8 countries with
team presence
🇬🇷 Greece71.2%
🇨🇾 Cyprus14.9%
🇷🇴 Romania9.8%
🇬🇧 United Kingdom1.4%
🇺🇸 United States0.9%
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