Alkiviadis Pananakakis

Designing technology from the experience back

3X FOUNDER | PRODUCT DESIGNER | DESIGN ENGINEER | EB1-A RECIPIENT

Moved to the US with a suitcase. Since then:

I became an EB1-A Recipient and 3x Founder. I've shipped products for YC startups and Fortune 500 giants, bridging the gap between 0-to-1 creativity and enterprise-grade engineering.

The Track Record:

Founder/Builder: Bootstrapped Orama Labs (Design Engineering Studio) to 7 figures in revenue, shipping for Fortune 500s and YC startups.
Viral Scale (Gospic): Founded a social platform that hit Top 5 on the App Store, surpassing Snapchat in local markets and winning the region's largest tech accelerator.
The Leap: Moved to SF with a suitcase. Awarded the EB1-A Green Card for Extraordinary Ability in Tech.
Deep Tech UX: Designed V1 interfaces for autonomous surgical robotics (Andromeda Surgical, YC S23) and integrated Computer Vision for consumer apps.
Enterprise Architecture: Led Frontend & Design Engineering for internal tools managing $1B+ in revenue (Daikin).
Growth Product: Overhauled product suites to scale users to 500k+, supporting a $10M Series A raise (Jointly).

Current Focus: I am building at the intersection of Consumer and Autonomous Agents. My focus is on solving the UX and latency challenges required to bring AI into real-time human interaction.

Key Designs

A focused set of end-to-end product builds, from first interaction to scalable systems.

Fortune 500 B2B Commerce Ecosystem

Redesigned two product configuration tools used daily by thousands of distributors, contractors, and sales reps — cutting system design time in half and earning the highest user satisfaction score of any tool in Daikin's history.

Autonomous Surgical Interface (YC S23)

Designed the first tablet interface for the world's first autonomous surgical robot — a controller used by surgeons to manipulate the robot and monitor a live camera feed during the historic first robotic-assisted HoLEP procedure.

Agora — AI-Powered Live Debate Platform

Founded and built a live debate platform powered by an AI voice host that can moderate conversations in real-time — fact-checking claims, guiding discussion, asking follow-ups, and enforcing rules.

Wellness B2B & B2C Platform

As the sole designer, I built the entire product experience from MVP to scale — a consumer app that grew to 500k+ users and a retail platform deployed to 100+ stores, supporting a $10M Series A.

Reward-Based Screen Time App

Designed and developed a mobile app from zero to launch that turns screen time into something kids earn — parents set quests, kids complete them for coins, and coins buy screen time.

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