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Nektarios Liolios

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
174 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 622: This FinTech Accelerator Has Helped 60 Companies, Linking Industry with Startups with $17k Investment with Nektarios Liolios

I think we have sort of

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 622: This FinTech Accelerator Has Helped 60 Companies, Linking Industry with Startups with $17k Investment with Nektarios Liolios

We're close to reaching peak fintech when it comes to the hype.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 622: This FinTech Accelerator Has Helped 60 Companies, Linking Industry with Startups with $17k Investment with Nektarios Liolios

And little by little, entrepreneurs are figuring out that the insurance space is potentially more lucrative.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 622: This FinTech Accelerator Has Helped 60 Companies, Linking Industry with Startups with $17k Investment with Nektarios Liolios

It's less crowded.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 622: This FinTech Accelerator Has Helped 60 Companies, Linking Industry with Startups with $17k Investment with Nektarios Liolios

There's so many problems to solve.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 622: This FinTech Accelerator Has Helped 60 Companies, Linking Industry with Startups with $17k Investment with Nektarios Liolios

They're waking up to this.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 622: This FinTech Accelerator Has Helped 60 Companies, Linking Industry with Startups with $17k Investment with Nektarios Liolios

But we know that when we go out to attract entrepreneurs to come into the program,

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 622: This FinTech Accelerator Has Helped 60 Companies, Linking Industry with Startups with $17k Investment with Nektarios Liolios

We have a different approach when we talk to the InsurTech people.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 622: This FinTech Accelerator Has Helped 60 Companies, Linking Industry with Startups with $17k Investment with Nektarios Liolios

We actually try to get them to understand that they are relevant for the industry because they usually see themselves as, I don't know, big data startups or AI companies, but never self-identify as InsurTech.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 622: This FinTech Accelerator Has Helped 60 Companies, Linking Industry with Startups with $17k Investment with Nektarios Liolios

We create for every program, for every location, we create a sort of mini fund type structure.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 622: This FinTech Accelerator Has Helped 60 Companies, Linking Industry with Startups with $17k Investment with Nektarios Liolios

But some of the organizations come in as sponsors, pure sponsorship money.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 622: This FinTech Accelerator Has Helped 60 Companies, Linking Industry with Startups with $17k Investment with Nektarios Liolios

No, not at all.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 622: This FinTech Accelerator Has Helped 60 Companies, Linking Industry with Startups with $17k Investment with Nektarios Liolios

From that perspective, it's not a fund at all.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 622: This FinTech Accelerator Has Helped 60 Companies, Linking Industry with Startups with $17k Investment with Nektarios Liolios

So we really, so we need a minimum amount of cash to run the program.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 622: This FinTech Accelerator Has Helped 60 Companies, Linking Industry with Startups with $17k Investment with Nektarios Liolios

How much?

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 622: This FinTech Accelerator Has Helped 60 Companies, Linking Industry with Startups with $17k Investment with Nektarios Liolios

About a million US a year.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 622: This FinTech Accelerator Has Helped 60 Companies, Linking Industry with Startups with $17k Investment with Nektarios Liolios

And that really is just to keep the lights on and deliver a quality program.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 622: This FinTech Accelerator Has Helped 60 Companies, Linking Industry with Startups with $17k Investment with Nektarios Liolios

Anything we raise beyond that is upside for us.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 622: This FinTech Accelerator Has Helped 60 Companies, Linking Industry with Startups with $17k Investment with Nektarios Liolios

But as I said, in most programs, we don't really do that.

SaaS Interviews with CEOs, Startups, Founders
EP 622: This FinTech Accelerator Has Helped 60 Companies, Linking Industry with Startups with $17k Investment with Nektarios Liolios

So every location has about five people.