Eleni Assargiotis

Eleni is experienced in research commercialisation where it meets entrepreneurship and early-stage venture building. She’s run a market validation programme for early-stage DeepTech startups in the UK which, since 2018, has supported 62 founders, and 23 startups which raised $76+ million in investments and grants. She’s worked with international partners, external funders and helped researchers develop into successful founders. Her latest role is with UNSW Founders, working on the Climate 10x Accelerator and other projects to build the Climate Tech ecosystem and support founders who want to address some of biggest challenges around climate change, food, resources and sustainability.