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Costas Papaikonomou

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Co-Founder, Investment Committee at Una Terra Early Growth Fund
📍 The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

Costas is a product innovation veteran, entrepreneur, and impact investor, serving as Co-Founder and Investment Committee member at Una Terra Early Growth Fund. A graduate of Delft University of Technology, he previously co-founded the global creative agency Happen®, which generated over $5Bn for clients. People often call him passionate, innovative, and disciplined.

Outside of his primary professional roles, Costas is an author of several business books, including "The Disruption Fallacy. " He also designed and owns a creative workshop space in The Hague. During his university years, he spent five years working as a cinema projectionist, reflecting a long-standing interest in creative environments.

He has a particular knack for squeezing new, successful products out of old factories and existing infrastructure.

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Experience
28 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder, Investment Committee
Job Level
Leadership
Location
The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
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Circular Economy Investing
As co-founder of Una Terra, he focuses on commercially viable scale-ups in the sustainability space, aiming to reduce CO2 emissions and plastic waste through pragmatic investment.
Pragmatic Innovation
His book "The Disruption Fallacy" argues against reckless reinvention, favoring strategic evolution. He focuses on solving consumer frustrations with commercially viable solutions.
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Career

Work history

11-2021
Co-Founder, Investment Committee
Una Terra Early Growth Fund
11-2021
Founder
RE8EL
7-2023
Board Member
Micvac
1-2023
Advisory Board Member
Chemistry
12-2020
Owner
LV94
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Education
1990 - 1996
Master of Science
Delft University of Technology
2-2020 - 2-2020
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Real World Risk Institute
2006 - 2006
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TRIZ & Systemic Innovation, Darell Mann
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