Michalis Gkontas

Founder of

Lateralus AI

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About

Lateralus AI

AI & Software Engineering

Year Founded

2025

Year Selected

2026

Total Capital Raised

3,000,000

Team Size

1-20

Location

London, United Kingdom

Team Stage

Seed

Building AI That Does the Work

Michalis is a serial entrepreneur and currently the CEO & Co-Founder of Lateralus AI, a new breed of AI company building and operating Vertical AI Agents for complex, underserved industries where generalist AI falls short.

Prior to Lateralus, Michalis co-founded Manual/Voy, the leading men’s healthcare platform in the UK and Brazil, and launched multiple ventures including Forky, an innovative food-tech company acquired by Vivartia, and Cookisto, the first peer-to-peer marketplace for homemade meals.

Inspired by his fellow Endeavor Entrepreneurs, Michalis values the global mentorship, trust, and community Endeavor provides. He holds degrees from the Athens University of Economics and Business and a Master’s in Entrepreneurship from Babson College.

Having lived and studied in Austria, France, the UK, the USA, and China, he brings a truly global perspective to his work.

Passionate about technology, martial arts, basketball, and the Greek islands, always in pursuit of meaningful work and meaningful relationships.

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