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Hellas Direct
Next-generation, full-stack insurance company offering car, motorbike, and home insurance as well as mobility financing solutions
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.
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
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| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEBTDebt | Jun 2025 | $22M | — | Undisclosed | ↗ |
| LATE VCOther financing | Feb 2024 | $33M | $176M | 5G Ventures · ETF Partners | ↗ |
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Growth signals
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.
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Investors
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Series A8 investors entered at this stage
Emilios Markou
Efthimios Kyriakopoulos
Alexis Pantazis
Jon Moulton
Third Point Ventures
Mark Sebba
Endeavor Catalyst
International Finance Corporation
Series B and later5 investors entered at this stage
Portage Ventures- LOLord O'Neill
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
ETF Partners
5G Ventures
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