Monica Ioannidou Polemitis, Finance Expert in Limassol, Cyprus
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Monica Ioannidou Polemitis

Verified Expert  in Finance

Management Consulting Expert

Location
Limassol, Cyprus
Toptal Member Since
March 24, 2022

Monica has 15+ years of experience leading financial and strategic advisory engagements with large corporates, SMEs, and startups in the financial, telecom, public, and shipping sectors. As a director at Deloitte, Monica launched and led an innovation and entrepreneurship center and a startup accelerator, where she advised and assisted startups in securing private and public financing. Monica has also published on innovation financing and technology trends and is a Certified Blockchain Expert.

Management ConsultingMarket SizingGrowth StrategyFundraising ConsultantMarket ResearchRevenue & Expense ProjectionsFinancial ModelingStartup FundingDue DiligenceBlockchainDue Diligence ConsultantFundraisingFintechStartup ConsultingBusiness Plan Consulting

Career Highlights

Executive Director | Head of Portfolio Management
MAP Fund Management Services Ltd
CEO
MAP Innovation
Director
Deloitte

Education Highlights

Master's Degree
University of Edinburgh
Bachelor's Degree
University of Essex

Certification Highlights

Certified Blockchain Expert
Blockchain Council
Advanced Certificate
Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission

Case Studies

Work Experience

Head of Strategy and Management Consulting

2022 - PRESENT
Big 10 Audit and Consulting Firm
  • Managed a large project in the healthcare sector, which required mapping the country's total workforce and estimating healthcare needs. Performed a gap analysis between the two and predicted future needs.
  • Managed the transition from the previous management of the firm's local office.
  • Completed several engagements in sustainability compliance.
Focus areas: Compliance, Strategy, Business to Government (B2G)

Executive Director | Head of Portfolio Management

2021 - 2022
MAP Fund Management Services Ltd
  • Set up MAP fund management services, a regulated entity, and a fully authorized alternative investment fund manager.
  • Managed the company, reporting to the Cyprus regulator and the business development activities as an executive director.
  • Participated in the valuation of investment targets and decided whether a fund under management should proceed with an investment or not as the head of portfolio management.
Focus areas: STATA, Private Equity, Valuation, Asset Valuation, Intangible Asset Valuation, Due Diligence, Financial Modeling, Early-stage Venture Capital, Venture Funding, Due Diligence Consultant, Business Services, Investment Funds, Startups, Direct to Consumer (D2C), Fundraising, Blockchain

CEO

2019 - 2022
MAP Innovation
  • Set up MAP innovation and grew its operations in Cyprus and the UK.
  • Provided consultancy services to clients primarily in the fintech and agrifood sectors.
  • Established a strong collaboration with the Cyprus University of Technology in agrifood innovation and developed a pre-accelerator in this sector for them.
Focus areas: Innovation, Innovation Management, Startups, Startup Consulting, Early-stage Venture Capital, Venture Funding, Customer Experience Management, Customer Experience, Customer Engagement, Business Services, Business Strategy, Edtech, Fundraising, Global Strategy, Subscription Pricing, Management Consulting, Blockchain

Director

2017 - 2019
ARIS Accelerator
  • Designed and set up the corporate accelerator (ARIS), sponsored by Deloitte and Bank of Cyprus and managed it until mid-2019.
  • Scouted and recruited startups, designed and delivered training curriculum, and oversaw the progress of the resident teams.
  • Responsible for matchmaking resident startups with their industry and identifying investors for scaling.
Focus areas: Innovation Management, Innovation, Financial Innovation, Startups, Direct to Consumer (D2C), Fundraising

Director

2006 - 2019
Deloitte
  • Prepared a business plan for Deloitte CY to set up an innovation and entrepreneurship center and a startup accelerator. After multiple interactions with senior partners, set up both in 2017; promoted to director to manage them.
  • Assisted seven startups based in Cyprus, Russia, France, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, and Lebanon with their fundraising activities, including connecting them with private investors.
  • Completed an innovation strategy project with Bank of Cyprus, including a strategy to identify two major pain points and a field trip to Tel Aviv to match them with startups for collaboration.
Focus areas: Seed Fundraising, Fundraising Consultant, Startup Consulting, Startup Funding, Innovation, Innovation Management, Commercialization, Due Diligence, Financial Modeling, Early-stage Venture Capital, Venture Funding, Customer Experience Management, Customer Experience, Customer Engagement, Due Diligence Consultant, Business Services, Business Strategy, Startups, Direct to Consumer (D2C), Fundraising, Management Consulting, Global Strategy, Subscription Pricing
2000 - 2001

Master's Degree in Politics

University of Edinburgh - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

1997 - 2000

Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Politics

University of Essex - Essex, England, UK

MAY 2022 - PRESENT

Certified Blockchain Expert

Blockchain Council

SEPTEMBER 2021 - PRESENT

Advanced Certificate

Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission

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